diff --git a/Headers/Foundation/NSRunLoop.h b/Headers/Foundation/NSRunLoop.h
index b2eb5f6a6..c1d981ed8 100644
--- a/Headers/Foundation/NSRunLoop.h
+++ b/Headers/Foundation/NSRunLoop.h
@@ -191,8 +191,9 @@ typedef	enum {
 /** Adds a watcher to the receiver ... the watcher is used to monitor events
  * of the specified type which are associted with the event handle data and
  * it operates in the specified run loop modes.<br />
- * The watcher remains in place until a corresponding call to
- * -removeEvent:type:forMode:all: is made.
+ * The watcher is not retained, but remains in place until a corresponding
+ * call to -removeEvent:type:forMode:all: is made.  If is the watchers
+ * responsibility to ensure that it is removed from the run loop safely.
  */
 - (void) addEvent: (void*)data
 	     type: (RunLoopEventType)type
diff --git a/Source/GSRunLoopWatcher.h b/Source/GSRunLoopWatcher.h
index 836a21ad5..3ac7b9b34 100644
--- a/Source/GSRunLoopWatcher.h
+++ b/Source/GSRunLoopWatcher.h
@@ -44,8 +44,9 @@
  *	watcher is interested in.  Its meaning is system dependent.
  *
  *	The 'receiver' is the object which should be told when the event
- *	occurs.  This object is retained so that we know it will continue
- *	to exist and can handle a callback.
+ *	occurs.  This object is NOT retained so that we can avoid retain
+ *	loops.  It is the responsibility of the receiver to invalidate
+ *	the watcher before it is destroyed.
  *
  *	The 'type' variable indentifies the type of event watched for.
  *	NSRunLoops [-acceptInputForMode: beforeDate: ] method MUST contain