The... the other important joke, for me, is one that's usually attributed to Groucho Marx; but, I think it appears originally in Freud's 'Wit and Its Relation to the Unconscious', and it goes like this - I'm paraphrasing - um, 'I would never want to belong to any club that would have someone like me for a member.' That's the key joke of my adult life, in terms of my relationships with women.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The speaker feels unworthy of acceptance, a core feeling in relationships.
- In plain terms
- I wouldn't want me as a member either.
- What can you take from it?
- Self-rejection is common in relationships.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Why do you reject yourself?
- Is self-rejection a defense?
Another view
It assumes worthlessness without justification.
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