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Would you get a Timer?

posted 14 years ago by motaxes
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if yes: why?
if no: why not?

I'm thinking no, While I like the idea of knowing that it would guarantee id meet my soul mate, I have a couple issues with it. If im going to meet my soulmate on xx/xx day at xx:xx time then I was going to meet them anyway. If I dont have a timer we dont have to be forced together by a piece of technology. All the timer really gives you is knowledge that this is your soulmate.

Not that I believe in only having one soulmate or necessarily that we even have a soulmate at all. That said if you had a timer it would make every relationship you had seem pointless. Granted that might save you a lot of time, money and emotional rollercoasters but it would also make things pointless and bland.

The only plus side about having a timer is that you would know when to get out of your pointless relationship and meet your soulmate.

I suppose the best thing to do then is to have your pointless relationships til you are ready to meet your one, get a timer and see how long you have.

anyone else have any thoughts or insight?

I thought the idea was interesting even if completely improbable.

[–] prettyzippy 14 years ago

I would definitely not get one because I kind of like the suspense of not knowing and the timer really takes that away

But also I believe that it is necessary to go through each relationship before we get to the "one" if we each are meant for one person.

Either way I don't see any relationship as pointless because no matter what you get something out of it, whether it be big or small.
The relationships become a part of who you are and I kind of see that as necessary for getting to the point you will be at with the "one".

I find the timer makes it feel too forced like an arranged marriage.

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[–] motaxes 14 years ago

yeah it is forced like an arranged marriage however if you met someone who was perfect for you, you probably wouldn't mind on that side of it.

who wouldn't want to meet the perfect match for themselves?

I can't think of anyone offhand.

Then again I wouldn't leave someone I loved just because of the timer. thats the thing that bothered me about the ending, mikey and steph got screwed big time

[–] Xcalat3 14 years ago

Yes because..

The only plus side about having a timer is that you would know when to get out of your pointless relationship and meet your soulmate.

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[–] j_captain 14 years ago

It depends. If I was in a relationship I was completely fulfilled in, then no. The idea is to be strong enough to not let a piece of technology deter you if you're confident of your feelings. But if I was single and this tech was 100% accurate like in the movie, then yes.

[–] evilkowsrus 14 years ago

I would, but not until I was in my early 20s. I would hate to be in the situation the boy was in, feeling kind of stuck at 14. But once I felt closer to an age when I might be ready to get married soon, yes.

Like they said in the movie, it isn't forcing you to love someone, it's just confirming what you already feel.

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[–] saprater 14 years ago

I'd get one. I like the idea of an end to all the uncertainty. And the times in-between wouldn't be pointless. Not every relationship has to end with happily ever after. They can be a comfort, just for fun, to pass the time, etc...and I actually think I'd enjoy the in-betweens more because the pressure of "is he/she the one" would be off.

Then again, I come from a culture that still arranges marriages, so I think that has some bearing on my acceptance of an outside force saying "this is the person for you." I think most people in America actually enjoy the uncertainty though. Be interesting to see what others have to say about it.

[–] soxthatrock 14 years ago

Yes, without a doubt. I've had plenty of crushes on people and slept with people I knew weren't the one, and although I wouldn't erase any of this, (I'd like to think I learned and grew from my experiences), I'd like to know that there was somebody out there who could and would, love me forever. Plenty of people get completely screwed over and never get to have a one, if that was the way my life was going to be, then I'd rather know than think that somewhere along the way I missed the one.
Realistically, I want it because I'm an insecure nerd, I really love the things I love, I actually feel protective of the stupidest things, and when people reject and ridicule stuff I love, I feel like they reject parts of me. I'd like to know there's someone out there who either loves everything I love the way I do, or knows how to make me not care!! Ugh, I'm so pathetic I don't deserve a timer! Still want one though!

[–] Cwluc 14 years ago

Yes I would in a heartbeat. Even if it meant I wouldn't meet them until I was just about dead. Knowing is so much better. Life is hard enough without having to deal with is this person going to screw me over, not call, ignore me for the rest of my life, etc.

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[–] SmallNic 14 years ago

It's really hard to answer this when you don't believe in fate or soulmates or that there's one right person out there for you. So I'm just going to answer this as if "soulmate" is another way to say "the person your most compatible with."

Now, I'm a total nervous wreck when it comes to the whole dating thing, and I think having a TiMER to confirm that I've found the most compatible person for me would just make things sooooo much easier and relaxed, but I wouldn't get one. I don't want to know the future. I would rather be surprised by life. Plus I don't want to trust a machine over my own emotions and feelings. (I can only see that ending in Skynet.) And maybe that means I won't recognize the most compatible girl when I see her, and maybe I'll let her slip away, but that doesn't mean I won't find a true and happy love with someone else.

Also I don't believe there is such a thing as a pointless relationship. I think life is all about what you take from it. Nothing's pointless if you don't want it to be.

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[–] square_zebra 11 years ago

I would, but only if I wasn't in a relationship in my late twenties.

[–] DumAssDon 10 years ago

I am 26 now and I think I would if they were available. It is nerve wrecking to think that I may be single at 30 and possibly 40. I just always thought I would have been married at 25 like my older siblings and my parents were. I know it's stupid to make that the basis for that kind of thinking, but it was what I grew up knowing.

[–] kay_cee_d 10 years ago

I'm not really nervous about finding the one. But I think I would get it because…why not? Its kind of interesting and takes the guess work out.

[–] xfastfurious15 10 years ago

I would definetly get it. Probably in my early-mid 20s. To me its better knowing. And if you fall in love with someone who isn't "the one" but u still love them, then you should be with them!! Oona didnt love Mikey and that was the problem.
Dating to me seems like going to an interview. Relationships have lessons in them but...i'd just rather know beforehand what i was getting into.

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[–] RetroNewWave 9 years ago

Yes, I wouldn't have to waste any time with people, and the more knowledge the better.

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