dadmonson Posted June 24, 2008 Report Share Posted June 24, 2008 (edited) I heard that objectivism brings many couples together... I'm doing a survey to see how many couples on this forum have gotten together because of Objectivism. Did it bring you all together? Where did you meet your spouse or boyfriend/girlfriend? I'll start first, I met my ex girlfriend at my old job at McDonalds. She was my coworker and she was my best lady friend. After awhile of knowing her I decided to ask her out on a date, and she became my girlfriend. We went strong for about 6 months. This was before I had read any of Ayn Rand's books so Objectivism didn't really play a role in our relationship. Edited June 24, 2008 by dadmonson Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
athena glaukopis Posted June 24, 2008 Report Share Posted June 24, 2008 West and I met on Atlasphere, a dating site for Ayn Rand admirers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
softwareNerd Posted June 24, 2008 Report Share Posted June 24, 2008 My wife and I met because we worked for the same company. Rand/Objectivism wasn't instrumental in our getting acquainted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
themadkat Posted June 24, 2008 Report Share Posted June 24, 2008 I heard that objectivism brings many couples together... I'm doing a survey to see how many couples on this forum have gotten together because of Objectivism. Did it bring you all together? Where did you meet your spouse or boyfriend/girlfriend? I'll start first, I met my ex girlfriend at my old job at McDonalds. She was my coworker and she was my best lady friend. After awhile of knowing her I decided to ask her out on a date, and she became my girlfriend. We went strong for about 6 months. This was before I had read any of Ayn Rand's books so Objectivism didn't really play a role in our relationship. My fellow and I met and befriended on the internet by happy accident. Objectivism had nothing to do with it, but Xena might have LOL My mate is actually not Objectivist at all (you could say I'm not either) and doesn't like Rand anywhere near as much as I do. But he's got a general commitment to reason and individuality just like I do, so, good enough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMeganSnow Posted June 25, 2008 Report Share Posted June 25, 2008 How would Objectivism cause two people to meet? Do you mean, you were at OCON together or you met on an Objectivist website? My ex and I met via a gaming club. You may as well say that social activities get people together. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dadmonson Posted June 25, 2008 Author Report Share Posted June 25, 2008 Do you mean, you were at OCON together or you met on an Objectivist website? Yes this is what I ment. I would say though that the philosophy itself can bring people together if you follow it's principles but I don't have time to explain it all, right now. Maybe someone on here has experienced what I am talking about and will post about it. Also how come not that many people on this forum are replying to my question? It is a simple question really. If I am going to do a survey I think I will need more people, Haha. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adrock3215 Posted June 25, 2008 Report Share Posted June 25, 2008 My wife and I met through a job we both worked. Objectivism and Rand played no part in it; my wife hadn't even heard of Rand prior to meeting me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K-Mac Posted June 25, 2008 Report Share Posted June 25, 2008 I met my boyfriend at a Winter Solstice Party last December that was hosted by North Texas Objectivist Society (NTOS). Since I met the founder of NTOS via this website and was subsequently invited to the party, I consider that my boyfriend and I met because of Objectivism. (Thanks Old Toad! ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maximus Posted June 25, 2008 Report Share Posted June 25, 2008 I met my wife twenty one years ago, we were introduced by a mutual friend. I hadn't even heard of Rand then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CmdrBretz Posted June 25, 2008 Report Share Posted June 25, 2008 I met my girlfriend at the drive-in during the summer before my senior year of highschool. She was the friend of one of my friend's girlfriend at the time. Almost 8 years later and we are going strong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMeganSnow Posted June 25, 2008 Report Share Posted June 25, 2008 Yes this is what I ment. I would say though that the philosophy itself can bring people together if you follow it's principles but I don't have time to explain it all, right now. "Meeting" and "getting together" are not the same thing. I meet people all the time but I rarely form close relationships with them. Perhaps your question would be better asked as "Did Objectivism in some way influence the *development* of your relationship with your significant other?" Objectivism could be considered one of the reasons why my ex and I split up. I'm philosophical, he's not. While he's *mostly* rational and an all around decent guy, he also has an underlying mystical bent that I find tedious. That and we don't have enough in common so we eventually became bored with each other. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Toad Posted June 26, 2008 Report Share Posted June 26, 2008 I met my boyfriend at a Winter Solstice Party last December that was hosted by North Texas Objectivist Society (NTOS). Since I met the founder of NTOS via this website and was subsequently invited to the party, I consider that my boyfriend and I met because of Objectivism. (Thanks Old Toad! ) And then she took him away from us! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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