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Date: 28 April 2006 16:46:12
There was this couple, Mr X and Mrs Y. Mr X was prone to getting a little bit down (nothing worthy of the name "depression", just "a little bit down") and found that life was easier if he could see things in a positive light. So he tended to talk things up and if change was coming he would talk as if he assumed it would work out as well as it could because otherwise he would curl up in a ball under his duvet and not be able to face anything. Mrs Y on the other hand was afraid that unless she looked at everything in the worst possible light, she would be disappointed. If change was coming she had to repeat over and over that it was going to be as bad as it possibly could be, so as to prepare herself for whatever happened. After all, if things went well she'd be pleasantly surprised, but if they went badly she'd still know what to do.
Mr X and Mrs Y are married. They try to talk about things. [Stop sniggering at the back there - some married couples do that]. When change is about to come they try and talk it through beforehand. Mrs Y says it's all going to go horribly wrong. Mr X counters this and explains how it'll all be fine. This doesn't go down well with Mrs Y who gives specific reasons why it can't work out. Mr X, facing such an unpleasant prospect insists that it'll be better. Do they ever reach agreement?
Farcical, isn't it.