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<blockquote data-quote="Zinovia" data-source="post: 4355374" data-attributes="member: 57373">He may well be perfectly happy, nevertheless I am sorry for him because he said he was *glad* to not play RPG's with his wife, or be in a group that included couples or people with children.&nbsp; I think he's missing out on some worthwhile experiences that might enrich his playing, but that's just my opinion.&nbsp; I can feel sorry for him even if he is happy the way things are.&nbsp; I never said not sharing interests was a psychological dysfunction, it's just not the way I work, so I'm projecting my own feelings into it.&nbsp; That's not what I meant.&nbsp; it's not pity because he doesn't have children, but because he doesn't *want* to play with people who have them, with married couples, or even his wife.&nbsp; It's not that he wants her to play and she just doesn't care for it&nbsp; - perhaps that is the case, but it's sad to me that he doesn't even want her to play.&nbsp; People don't need to have a partner or children to be complete, or happy.&nbsp; My pity is akin to what I'd feel for a person who couldn't see color when faced with a glorious sunset.&nbsp; They may enjoy it, but I am experiencing it in a different way that I am sorry they cannot share.&nbsp; My feelings here may be silly, but they are mine.&nbsp; Don't read more into it than that please.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Zinovia, post: 4355374, member: 57373"] He may well be perfectly happy, nevertheless I am sorry for him because he said he was *glad* to not play RPG's with his wife, or be in a group that included couples or people with children. I think he's missing out on some worthwhile experiences that might enrich his playing, but that's just my opinion. I can feel sorry for him even if he is happy the way things are. I never said not sharing interests was a psychological dysfunction, it's just not the way I work, so I'm projecting my own feelings into it. That's not what I meant. it's not pity because he doesn't have children, but because he doesn't *want* to play with people who have them, with married couples, or even his wife. It's not that he wants her to play and she just doesn't care for it - perhaps that is the case, but it's sad to me that he doesn't even want her to play. People don't need to have a partner or children to be complete, or happy. My pity is akin to what I'd feel for a person who couldn't see color when faced with a glorious sunset. They may enjoy it, but I am experiencing it in a different way that I am sorry they cannot share. My feelings here may be silly, but they are mine. Don't read more into it than that please. [/QUOTE]

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