Re: My friend girl lost the Arc AAA that I gave he
Whoa Mark, I didn't mean to tickle your particular sensitive spot. Of course, it's a wonderful light and worth maybe $60 or 4 hours at twice minimum wage, and that's something.
I was just trying to put a little humor into the perspective between human relationships and even very nice objects. If this was the right girl, then the value of that relationship is on another scale compared to that of an Arc AAA, or a Chris Reeve folder, or whatever. If not, then maybe you shouldn't be giving her any objects whose value to you exceed her value to you.
As for responsibility, it is important; but I would probably try to inform my significant other of the exact responsibility I was bestowing on her with my prize toy BEFORE I gave it to her, i.e. that it came with this particular string attached. It's unfair to expect someone to understand by mental telepathy what that little 3" x 1/2" metal tube means to me so she will value it accordingly. While I share our common fascination with these things, it's not always apparent to everyone else, even if I do go on and on about them.
So then if she took it, you would both understand. Or maybe she would understand and decide to not take it because what you'd be giving would be more of a burden than a true gift.
And with that, you've told her something important about yourself as well, for better or worse...
Geopondy - sorry about the rant. It's not about you or your girlfriend, just a clarification for Mark.
