Discussion of the "WE's"

My concerns today are with the ‘WE's' of the world.  You know - those singular entities that become involved with another singular entity and then the two individual organisms become a ‘WE'.  Not as in ‘WE went to the store' or ‘WE saw a movie' or even ‘WE decided to paint the house.'  Rather, it is a peculiar phenomenon that occurs during communications with one or the other of the singular entities.  And for ease of identification, I shall refer to them as HE-WE's and SHE-WE's.  The WEE-WE's don't enter into this discussion.  Or maybe they do but I can't see them.  Because I'm convinced that I am witnessing possessions.

Let me try to explain further.  The comment that triggered this confusion and disparity for me was from the SHE-WE of the WE's.  The comment was something like, ‘WE will always need you.'  Now that sounds innocuous enough and flattering if one is into being needed.  However, later on the SHE-WE was talking about someone who doesn't even know the HE-WE and said, ‘WE will work on her spiritual development.'  Now, throughout this conversation, there were just two of us in the room, the SHE-WE and myself.  And to my knowledge, the HE-WE had not been part of nor invited to be part of the discourse. 

Do you understand my dilemma here?  WE is a plural pronoun; plural indicating two or more.  How many are really in this room?  I only see one person besides myself.  Are there more that I can't see and using the person I do see as their voice, their spokesWE?  If so, why?  It is so unfair and, frankly, intimidating, to be addressed by persons I cannot see.  This is just wrong! 

This peculiar identification is not restricted to this particular person.  I have experienced this with others and have the same amount of angst.  It is really difficult for me to be talking one-on-one with a person and when the individual states their feelings and aspirations and thoughts it's ‘WE.' And I really take exception when ONE is telling me that ‘WE think you should...'  yada yada yada.  You get the picture.  I feel ganged up on!

What the hell is a ‘WE'?!  Is it some gelatinous mass that was neutered and no longer even has a gender?!  Or for the Star Trek fans, a Borg - yeah, that's it - a Borg, a machine that is essentially monosyllabic and prattles off phrases handed down by the collective.  The Borg are true WE's.

And forgive me ladies, but I hear this far more often from the SHE-WE's than I do from the HE-WE's.  I can't relate to WE's!  I have no frame of reference.  To whom or what am I speaking?  WHAT am I talking to?  How do I address it? 

‘Hello, WE, love the new hairdo.'  ‘Great tie, WE.' 

And then, which part of the WE responds?  Do they take turns?  What if it is not the SHE-WE's turn and the HE-WE isn't there?  Do I not get a response?  How does ONE handle this on job applications?  Shall the whole system be altered to accommodate a dual entity?  That seems a bit of a rip-off.  The company gets two - or more - for one salary.  This could potentially destroy our whole economic structure.  Not that our politicians aren't trying but I'll leave that for another discussion.

Okay, I do understand this concept of unity and togetherness and whatever other terms are applied to couples.  I do not understand voluntarily giving over one's identity.  What if I signed my writings with Sandra WE?  Or, WE Donaldson.  Do you know how  many Donaldsons there are in the world?!  The only thing that would separate me from all the other Donaldsons is a number.  I don't want to be a number.  Numbers have no feelings, no goals, and no creativity.  They are functional - of course that is more than many non-numbers are but, again, that's a discussion for another time.

Or perhaps, since there is no HE-WE neither currently in my life nor in the foreseeable future, I don't merit a WE assignment or even a number.  Maybe I'm the non-entity.  I don't think I qualify for the collective.  I ask too many questions.  So I'm being phased out, down-sized, made irrelevant?  Oh, HELL NO, not without a fight!!!

It has been posited to me that perhaps it is in deference to the Royal We's.  Nah, the Queen assured me that they would not reference themselves as WE's.  The "Royals" does quite nicely.

So where previously I had separate and distinct and unique friends and acquaintances, I now have to relate to ‘WE's'.  I don't think I can do this.  It makes me crazy!