Footnote to "Ode to My Husband"

Apparently I aggravated a couple of people because I said:

I've seen blogs that people have used as weapons against those they "love," blogs where they air their private grievances publicly, where they even criticize their "partner's" abilities in the bedroom in a public forum, and it sickens me.  I use the quotes because I find it hard to understand how a person can so casually slap someone they supposedly "love" with these libellous and insulting lines.  I also find it hard to understand how the victims can continue to live with, or date, people so vicious and shallow that they would rip and tear their "mates" before a crowd, then leave them lying there bloody.


These blogs make me think so strongly of one line above, "...and when we quarrel, we shall do so in private and tell no strangers our grievances."  But, then, we meant our vows.  However, we as a species live in a disposable society - marriage, children, morality...  Everything is disposable these days.  But I digress...


Apparently I made these people angry because I believe that, if you love someone, you should not belittle them in front of others.  Would you want to spend a life, or even a day, with someone who stood on a streetcorner and called you a "wh--e" or a "pr--k"?  I wouldn't.

Now, when I wrote that, I did not have anyone in particular in mind.  I named no names, and was not "aiming" at any one specific person, or even a group of people.  I have seen a lot of blogs - way too many - that fall into that category.

So, if you felt that I was writing about you, or if my opinions pricked your conscience so badly that you were angry or felt guilty, then perhaps it's time for a little introspection and self-analysis.