[Redway]

Originally Posted by Quantum Boy

There are a few key issues here Redway.

1) You keep demonstrating that while you know a lot about the Samaritans, you don't really demonstrate much understanding of what a very close long term relationship looks like. My impression is that you have no idea what we're talking about, which is fine, and maybe I'm wrong, but you're taking a very authoritarian stance on something that's entirely alien to you if that's the case.

2) You have this bizarre notion that the Samaritans are angels beyond reproach which is flat out false, which is something I'm aware of both personally and professionally, I have had plenty of interaction with Samaritans. Many are absolutely great people but to suggest it's an organisation without flaw is simply untrue and I would reiterate - NOT a particularly safe insistence, as it invalidates anyone who has had a bad experience with Samaritans, and also sets unrealistic expectations of what people can expect when they contact these sorts of support lines.

3) Associated with the above, the idea that anyone and everyone has any desire whatsoever to train for Samaritans . It's again fine that you, personally, love it but using "good thing you're not a Samaritan" as an insult is bizarre.


My final thought really is that this has the potential to be a genuinely interesting and thought provoking discussion, but you're not in it for an open-minded good faith discussion... you seem to have made the thread to confirm your outrage that spouses tend to share more with each other than they would with anyone else, and to get further annoyed and incredulous if anyone disagrees. It's all a bit odd, and not a conversation... I'm not sure anyone is here to get a telling off for chatting with their partner from a ticked-off Samaritan who dogmatically believes that they shouldn't.

Not everyone’s a basement-virgin because they disagree with telling their partners details about things to do with other people and them alone. Know that.