Lets Play WYSYM

Back in 1964, the year I finished university and got married, Eric Berne published a book called "The Games People Play". He described how interactions between people could be analyzed as games, providing insight into our motivations and strategies so we might get along better. I read a couple of his books on transactional analysis and continued getting it wrong for sixty years. Ask Dorothy. She's got stories. It's one thing to know you are wrong and another to practice getting it right. 

To simplify the task for us busy (lazy) people, Berne gave games memorable names like "Ain't it awful" and "See what you made me do" and "Why don't you -Yes but" and "NIGYSOB" (you'll have to look it up) and "Blemish" (my favourite). Since I have forgotten most of Eric's insights while I've been busy playing, I just make up my own games and try to get people to play by my rules. As it happens, that is another game which I have dubbed "I'm the king of the castle and you're the dirty rascal", or ITKYDR for short. 

That's maybe why so few people comment on my blog. They want to be the king (or queen), but it's my game so I'm the king. 

OK. Anything to get comments. New game: "Whatever You Say, Your Majesty", WYSYM for short. This game works best when we are all royalty. You WYS me and I WYS you. Everybody wins. 

Let's play WYSYM. Your move.