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QOTD Thread #332- Do you think that people should keep cats outdoors?
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Post by
Haxzor
If violence is in there, I don't see why they shouldnt be
Post by
Skreeran
I just don't see anything meaningful that it adds.
Post by
Rankkor
I just don't see anything meaningful that it adds.
but I don't see how it could detract either.
Just as books often can have extremely detailed descriptions of a person performing a vivisection on another being, or a guy disassembling, cleaning, and reassembling his service rifle, a detailed description of a sexual encounter, isn't something that I see could detract from the book.
As Haxzor said, if violence (and often EXTREME violence) can be there, why not sex?
Post by
Skreeran
I just don't see anything meaningful that it adds.
but I don't see how it could detract either.
Just as books often can have extremely detailed descriptions of a person performing a vivisection on another being, or a guy disassembling, cleaning, and reassembling his service rifle, a detailed description of a sexual encounter, isn't something that I see could detract from the book.
As Haxzor said, if violence (and often EXTREME violence) can be there, why not sex?Violence can be useful. If you write that a person loses an arm, then it makes sense later why they're missing an arm.
Writing a detailed description of a man cleaning his rifle can show that he is thorough, or consistent, or dutiful. A detailed explanation there can be useful.
Going into detail about which part of a lady he put his penis into really doesn't seem to tell anything about his character though.
Post by
Haxzor
If the sex is described in the same vein as his rifle cleaning, is it also not character development?
Post by
ElhonnaDS
#328- How comfortable are you with human touch?
This question is from Reina, Rank's wife.
How comfortable are you with everyday physical contact with other people- handshakes, a clap on the shoulder, hugs, etc.? How comfortable are you with hugs, kisses and other physical expressions of affection with family? How physically affectionate are you in a relationship?
Are there certain common types of physical contact that creep you out, or are odd for you? Are you typically more or less physical than others in the same kinds of interactions? Do you really like physical contact and are you sometimes percieved as overly ready to hug, hold hands or otherwise touch?
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Post by
Adamsm
I'm not really one for human contact.
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Post by
Dragalthor
#327 If it actually advances the plot then I don't really care whether it is implicit or explicit.
I cannot remember which author it was but I once read a reply that he made to a reader that question the fact that none of the characters in the book ever went to the loo and that there were no mentions of other bodily functions with the reply heavily paraphrased "We all know that bodily functions exist but these have no place in my stories and if I was to go into all this detail in minutiae then nobody would buy my books".
#328 I am an exceedingly huggy person and I can think of nothing better than a good hug well I can but we need not go into that. Age, sex, race and creed don't bother me, if the other person could do with a hug then I am more than willing to do it.
Other than that I am quite comfortable with holding hands with my fiancée in public, forgot to mention that we have just started getting replies back to wedding invitations which is making me act more excited than my advanced years should be, and it always brings a little smile to my face seeing other people show their affection to each other in that way as well.
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Rankkor
#328- How comfortable are you with human touch?
This question is from Reina, Rank's wife.
Yay ^_^ you used our question.
I'm gonna be giving my answer, and my wife's answer.
Me, I have no problem with physical contact, I'm a hugger, particularly proficient at giving and receiving Bear-hugs. And my number one show of affection is always a clap on the shoulder. Mostly with my family though, and with really close friends, people that earned my trust. With complete strangers, I just limit myself to a handshake if anything, though I don't feel unconfortable if a stranger displays physical contact.
With my wife, well, I absolutely adore every form of physical affection I can think of, and we love to snuggle up when sleeping =)
My wife however is full hands-on xD With everyone, she's really friendly, and never hesitates to give a hug, or a cheek-kiss, etc.
I'm very comfortable, everyone who's met me knows I'm very into touching peoples faces. A lot.
Then you, little sister, have A LOT in common with Reina :P cuz she loves to touch other people's faces quite often. It helps that her mom is blind, so ever since she was a child, her mom touched her face to be able to "see" her, and thus she applied that to adult life.
Are there certain common types of physical contact that creep you out, or are odd for you?
Yep, now, bear with me, I've never been to France, so I dunno if this is still common there, or if its ever been common there or it was just a simple rumor, but I've heard that its quite common to kiss on the lips when meeting, rather than on the cheeks. I find that odd, kissing on the lips should be reserved for couples, and maybe parents with their children, but between non-romantic relationships, I find it weird.
Assuming its true that is.
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Post by
Haxzor
I'm pretty ok with contact, but holding hands is a weird thing for me
Post by
Izichial
I'm perfectly fine with it, any kind really. Human touch is a comfort. Physically affectionate in a relationship is my middle name, or would be if it was allowed.
I suppose it's a matter of culture as well. At least for my generation (I'm 24 at the time of writing, living in Sweden) I'd say hugging is the norm for greeting friends. When I lived in the UK (I studied abroad) this raised some eyebrows and they raised some of ours in turn with some of the rules they had. If you were in a relationship with someone you weren't allowed to kiss them in public while with the school (we were 17-18 at the time) - theoretically they could actually send you home for breaking that rule. We had people warned verbally for "inappropriate behaviour" when two guys hugged each other as a greeting. A bunch of stuff like that, pretty mind boggling, at least to us.
@Rank: I've been to France plenty and my parents have some fairly close French friends that we've been to see on several occasions (including their wedding which unsurprisingly was attended by quite a lot of French people who knew each other well) and I've never seen that. Rumour or misunderstanding, I'd say.
Post by
MyTie
Depends on the person. If some strange girl tried to touch my face or something, that would probably piss me off.
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Post by
Interest
Meh. (This is literally my answer)
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Post by
Monday
I'm fine with anything, though I'm not a big fan of kissing/hand holding. I dunno why, but they feel weird.
But I'll hug/shake hands/whatever.
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