12-19-2021, 11:25 AM
And I realize that I'm a little behind on posting even a single observation on 3.5. Whoops! 
So far:
I'm not saying that all relationships are like this or that Shannon wouldn't consider potential negative outcomes, but I am saying that it's easy to think that one's relationship is healthier than it actually is and to think that mind-programming for couples is a currently favorable choice. In my case, the problems weren't out in the open for the first 3 years, so even a long(-ish)-term relationship doesn't always equate to knowing the person/relationship well enough to tell the difference. Back then, I'd been as excited about couples programming as the forum seems to be now, but that'd been before I'd lived through its downside. It's one thing for a sub to have safeties built into it, but I'm guessing that, as with the ME sub, there might be no undo option. If IML were to offer such a sub eventually, it seems to me that users being very sure of their relationship's health might be important.
So far:- Libido hasn't been as high on 3.5 as had begun happening on 3.4. Maybe something that was left out of 3.4 became a higher priority in 3.5?
- Back to no dream recall. Given the sort of dreams that I'd had on 3.4, I'm extremely comfortable with this.
- Only been exposed to one woman lately, and her level of flirtation hasn't really changed. Not that it was ever all that subtle.
- Still blurting out my thoughts before realizing what's about to be said. Seems likely to get me into trouble at some point, but it hasn't done so yet.
- Have had some "stop and smell the roses" moments, something that I'd previously credited to the so-called "morphine drip" before it'd been removed.
I'm not saying that all relationships are like this or that Shannon wouldn't consider potential negative outcomes, but I am saying that it's easy to think that one's relationship is healthier than it actually is and to think that mind-programming for couples is a currently favorable choice. In my case, the problems weren't out in the open for the first 3 years, so even a long(-ish)-term relationship doesn't always equate to knowing the person/relationship well enough to tell the difference. Back then, I'd been as excited about couples programming as the forum seems to be now, but that'd been before I'd lived through its downside. It's one thing for a sub to have safeties built into it, but I'm guessing that, as with the ME sub, there might be no undo option. If IML were to offer such a sub eventually, it seems to me that users being very sure of their relationship's health might be important.
