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unlike Schopenhauer,who could have had any woman he took a fancy to.

No, and again, no, as Schopenhauer would say.  Schopenhauer stated that he had been very fond of several, if not many, women, and that none of them would have him.   

Of course, this statement was made in the context of being accused of misogyny.

In particular, when he was around 43, I think, he had the hots for a 17 (or 19, let's be fair) year old.  She didn't want anything to do with his grapes. 

I understand your confusion, Holden.   Myself, I had always pined for and pursued unattainable women, with some characteristic which made them particularly unattainable, such as language barrier, age barrier, cultural barrier, and even evidental lack of chemical attraction (her toward me), not to mention my lack of resources to be able to provide.   That's an entirely different can of worms.

There is a theory that the man who has chased unattainable women really wished to preserve his independence.  In the end, he may be the one who has been unattainable all along.    You see, such a man would never just choose any woman just because she would have him.  He, in reality, prefers his own company.

These are just my interpretations.   We are under no obligation to agree.

While I am not fond of Nietzsche's overrated "works" and hyperbolic "theories," I, like you, very much sympathize with the tragic existence he endured, and he is far closer to being my brother than my enemy.


As for the weeping, as I have said before, It was not easy to be Nietzsche or Schopenhauer.   It's most likely Hell to be Ligotti.  Schopenhauer admits that not every Hanzel finds his Gretyl, and yet, this idea that romantic love or marriage or procreating is some kind acheivement boggles my mind.

As I say, flies fuuck.  Not every drone gets to impregnate the queen.  Not every spider is lured to its death via intercourse with the female.

Certainly this is not a smooth running system nature has on her hands.  There's bound to be rejects and downright deserters.
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