This letter gives a good opportunity to see the situation from Taylor’s perspective. He felt intruded upon, threatened, and, perhaps most importantly, emasculated. Recall the assumptions I said could be applied to most of us: We seek connection with others. We are saddened by loss, and try to avoid it. We dislike rejection. We like recognition and attention. We will do more to avoid pain than we will do to seek pleasure. We dislike ridicule and embarrassment. We care what others think of us. We seek a degree of control over our lives.
