Is this a fair assesment?
2007-08-28 07:51:31 · 14 answers · asked by diana g 3 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
Yes, I believe misery loves company. It makse sense. If I just lost my job, why would I want to be around a friend that is happy and just got a promotion. Instead, I rather have someone that is on the same problem so we can complain to each other. It's sad but true. AND it helps us to not own up to our faults. If I lost that job, maybe it could have been b/c i wasnt a good worker but I have someone else around, I can complain with them and blame everyone but myself.
"Think before you speak"
Nesha :o)
2007-08-28 08:22:30 · answer #1 · answered by GNJ 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Actually, based upon personal experience, I don't believe it. When I am miserable I want to be alone.
However, there are times when company would be good, because there are different types of misery. A personal misery, a personal tragedy or sadness, makes me want to be alone, but if there were those who actually were miserable for the same reason, we were all in the same catastrophe or something, then maybe I wouldn't mind them being around.
I always thought this phrase referred to the fact that some miserable people seem to delight in making those around them miserable also, hence the company part.
2007-08-28 08:13:46 · answer #2 · answered by LodiTX 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes. It may be a matter of instinctive attraction towards similar. I saw a man walking his dog, and the dog's face was impressively similar to the man's. I saw two lovers impressively looking like brother and sister.
Body language and behavior enter into a sort of harmony with their similars. Imperceptible bodily signs are spiritually perceived. And so like loves like because like may survive in the same way as the other like, even for the sake of the other like.
A company is a network. A network would not work without a net. Therefore we may venture to say that misery loves company. The assessment may be fair.
2007-08-28 08:22:35 · answer #3 · answered by pasquale garonfolo 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i know when i feel absolutely disgusting, i whine about it to my friends and secretly wish they'd turn miserable too. although this works temporarily, it's not good for the long term, because who wants crabby friends? i think if you're in a slump, it helps to have upbeat and happy friends, because they might be able to turn your mood around. so i guess the whole misery loves company thing might work for a while but soon it will catch up to you and make you even more miserable than you were before. it's kind of a vicious cycle.
2007-08-28 11:09:16 · answer #4 · answered by joanna the banana 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I agree. When you are miserable, it just makes you feel worse when you see people around you being happy. Thus, you are more likely to snap or provoke someone else just to try to make them feel bad too. Misery loves company.
2007-08-28 08:14:00 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
When my boss is miserable, she makes others miserable. Why? Misery loves company.
2007-08-28 10:18:20 · answer #6 · answered by mac 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think so. Misery likes to glom onto others who are miserable. Then it breeds more misery. ***** sessions are easy to start and tend to snowball.
2007-08-28 07:57:41 · answer #7 · answered by BellasMom 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes I do...there are people that I know that are happier when the people around them are as low as they are. Those are the types that normally set the mood for everyone. It is hard stay in upbeat mood.
2007-08-28 07:56:51 · answer #8 · answered by saved_by_grace 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes and this is the main reason why my Ex is my Ex.
2007-08-28 07:54:53 · answer #9 · answered by PoetForPeace 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
oh gawd yes....Yes,yes, yes. I work with someone who totally lives up to that and I never keep her "company"
2007-08-28 09:50:34 · answer #10 · answered by paz 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋