--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" <jstein@...> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "raunchydog" <raunchydog@> wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" <jstein@> wrote: > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "feste37" <feste37@> wrote: > > > > > > > > I just hope Weiner does not resign. I see he is now > > > > undergoing "treatment." For what, I wonder? > > > > > > Just a guess, but I suspect it's for severe anxiety > > > resulting from this "scandal," not the behavior that > > > caused it (although it'll almost certainly come up > > > during his therapy). I think those close to him > > > recognized that he was about to come apart at the > > > seams and insisted he get help. > > > > > > I'd also guess that he's been suffering from anxiety > > > for some time and that his online activities were a > > > way of relieving it--self-medication, as it were. > > > > Maybe Weiner is an anxious guy, and maybe sexting helps > > relieve his anxiety, don't know. Sexting is the reason he > > gave for going into treatment > > That would be the reason given in any case. But I have > a very strong hunch he had some kind of breakdown, was > maybe even suicidal. I doubt it would have been quite > so precipitous otherwise. There was no *immediate* > need for him to be treated for his online behavior; I > can't imagine there was any danger that he'd jump > right in again. >
In any case, it gives him cover to appear as though he is trying to clean up his act, which will put him in good stead with his constituents to forgive him. I'd rather not speculate on a breakdown or suicide. I think he is more of a fighter than that. A more likely scenario is that in his meeting with his friend, and voice of experience, Bill Clinton, Bill may have told him to get treatment for compulsive sexual behaviors. Obviously, Weiner won't sext anyone anytime soon, but Bill knows, as anyone with a sexual compulsion knows, it's only a matter of time before Weiner fucks up again. IMO he is smart to address his compulsions at a point in his life when he is ready to admit he has a problem. It's critical to the survival of his political career that he do so. > > > and IMO it is exactly the reason he needs treatment. Obviously, his > > compulsion to send women pictures of his penis was so overpowering that he > > could not stop himself from stupidly engaging in extremely risky behavior. > > > > Sexual predilections are a bag of mixed nuts, so to speak. As long > > consenting adults share the same nuts, it's nobody's business and there's > > no reason to attempt changing which nuts a person prefers. But if you're in > > Congress, for God's sake don't twitter your dick from the Congressional gym! > > > > > > What is he supposed to have done wrong? I think this > > > > should be between Weiner and his wife. I can't see what > > > > it's got to do with anyone else. The problem as I see it > > > > is with monogamy, which is an unnatural practice for a > > > > man. Weiner chose to exercise his natural desire for > > > > variety in a perfectly harmless way. No actual sex, no > > > > disease, no babies, no prostitution. Just a few photos > > > > and some salacious electronic communication, to which > > > > none of the women appear to have objected. > > > > > > Some of them have, actually. The woman to whom he sent > > > the original tweet of him in his briefs was confused > > > and upset by it. > > > > > > The thing is that considering his position, it was > > > incredibly risky behavior. Most folks aren't as open- > > > minded as you are. He couldn't be sure one of the > > > women wouldn't make a public fuss, and he had to have > > > been aware of how insecure these kinds of electronic > > > communications are. > > > > > > Because he was taking such a risk--of his career and > > > his marriage--it suggests the behavior was compulsive, > > > something he couldn't control, not simply a matter of > > > choosing "to exercise his natural desire for variety." > > > > > > > I get the > > > > impression that had Weiner actually had a real affair, > > > > with real sex, no one would have cared much, > > > > > > His wife might have. > > > > > > > but because he took the electronic route he is > > > > regarded as some kind of pervert. > > > > > > There's also an exhibitionist element to this. It's > > > one thing to engage in consensual sex talk online, > > > but quite another to send women you don't know photos > > > of your penis. That's where the sense of perversion > > > comes in, I think. It's the online equivalent of the > > > guy in a raincoat in the park. > > > > > > > > > > > > I wish people would simply mind their own > > > > business regarding what other people choose to do for > > > > sexual fun. I find this entire exercise of moral > > > > condemnation to be quite repugnant. > > > > > >
