How does liking another's post suggest that you are a loser?!? Any other person's philosophy cannot make anyone else's less valid. It is simply a point view-nothing more, nothing less.

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Yeah, I guess your right... I was starting to get this weird geeky dirty old man vibe going. I need to go for a long bike ride. I've been working so much haven't had time to ride...

This is the most pitiful straw man. Nobody has made a derisive comment, and nobody has suggested they can't stand to be with their partner for extended periods. The debate was between one who wanted to do everything as a couple, and others who prefer to pursue some interests independently. Nobody is helped by you caricaturing their position, so I suggest you stop trying to cause trouble.

Those are harsh words... No need for name calling.

I'm not name-calling. A straw man is a logical fallacy in which the protagonist sets up a position his antagonist has not taken, and then demonstrates that it's untrue. In other words, he defeats an argument that has never been made. That's what Rowan did in the passage I quoted.

I can relate to BBW. Years ago, my wife, before we were married, asked for a road bike so we could go riding together. As I recall, that was her idea. That lasted about 1 summer. Then when we got married we bought a tandem and toured the UK with it. She said she enjoyed it, but then seemed to gradually lose interest after we returned home. A few years ago, after we had moved to a home located on a gravel road, she asked for a mountain bike. She never rode it much -- maybe once or twice last year, for less than 10 miles total for the summer.

Last summer I dug out the tandem, tuned it up, etc., and asked her if she wanted to go for a ride. We went on one short ride, the first one in years. After that I asked her a couple of times if she wanted to go for another ride, but she always said no, so I dropped the subject. Then, last week, I asked her if it was okay if I sold the tandem since we almost never ride it. Her answer was, "no". She said that she liked the idea of having the bike(s) even if she doesn't ride them.

So she has 3 (2.5?) bikes that she seldom rides, while I ride most days year round. I'd say that neither of us really understands the other's philosophy (basically, "moderation in all things" vs. "too much is not enough"), but we each tolerate the others viewpoint. Well, most of the time, anyway.

You were the one throwing all the straw at the issue. In a very provocative way.