It may not have been uncommon, but it was still inappropriate. Just because something happens doesn’t mean it’s Right.
Just because it’s no longer the norm doesn’t mean it shouldn’t be the norm. Our Society has left almost every shred of morality and decency behind in the last century.
I turned off my emotions long before I met Karen in 4th grade. She’s the one person who had been able to start turning them back on, then poof, she was gone and I was alone again. I vowed to never make that mistake again, and I never have.
My wants and desires are no more relevant than anyone else’s. I didn’t WANT to get up and go to work this morning. I don’t WANT to pay this week’s bills today, but I will. I don’t WANT to do most of the things I do on any given day of my life; but I do them be at they’re my responsibility and they need to get done.