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Thread: palestinian politics
FunnyFace4U2
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palestinian politics
Posted:
4/10/2009 7:53:51 PM
Israel's overly aggressive beginning by means of terrorism inflicted on the Palestinians back in the 1940s was unconscionable. The British coined the word "terrorism" from these disgraceful actions. Israel's slow ethnic cleansing has gone on for the last 60+ years. It is reminiscent of how the Native American Indians were dishonored in their own land by us Americans. No, I'm not anti-Semetic, and don't hate, I just like to see justice performed. If I criticize Israel, it's not a breach of good behavior, if what I say is true. Neither am I anti-American because of their treatment of Native American Indians, yet I can be critical of the American actions in the past against these peoples.
I cannot divine the thoughts of all people in that region, but the net result over decades of friction is all too obvious. Even as a boy, I remember all to well the news reports of the violence in the Mid-East.
According to Israel's military leaders of the past, driving the Palestinians out of Palestine was their original goal -- a land without people for a people without land, is how the Israeli leaders described themselves and Palestinians. Seems just a bit arrogant to think that Palestinians are not people.
The Israeli's illegal settlements have been an intolerable burden for the mostly innocent Palestinian families. This is the first time in very recent history that it is okay to exterminate an entire people. One would think that the horrible time for the Jewish community back in World War II would be enough for the Israeli leaders to never get near racial extermination again. Israel is better than their leaders, or at least a Biblical Israel would be better than what the modern leaders could do. I believe I am correct in that a high percentage of Israelis are atheistic, which of course is their privilege.
The trend is still intact - keep Palestinians in less-than-human living conditions at all cost, while the whole world looks on with disbelief. Thankfully, there are some Jews who have gone into Palestine and have helped these people rebuild their homes, so that these people will not die of exposure. Israel deliberately disallows much food and medicine to go into Palestine. I don't know how they can justify this, except willingness to cause starvation to some extent. As I say, this has been a juggernaut for Israel - to eliminate Palestine. They do so slowly, perhaps not to call too much attention to itself.
At what point do we say that enough is enough. Many Palestinians think they have nothing to lose. From that, what is really the cost of suicide bombing? If you can take out some Israelis with you, why not, a desperate person would day? Of course that is not a good thing to do at all, but it is a thermometer, of sorts, to measure someone's emotional state. It doesn't matter that it is only Israel or Palestine. Any other combination of nations would result in the same situation. Palestinians don't have major weapons, so they fight with crudeness.
The Jewish people absolutely must have a homeland, as must the Palestinian people. The last 60 years have indicated to us how not to create a homeland, especially when the new kid on the block wants to level the whole block home by home, so as to make more room for himself. To have a good neighbor, be a good neighbor. That's why trading works so well; you make friends and learn to respect other people, even though they may be wildly different from you.
Solution, where both communities come out ahead -- go back to the pre-1967 war borders, bring in disinterested foreign troops to protect the peace. Tear down the ugly walls that Israel has erected. Divide the area into two pieces, and then have a de-militarized zone between them. Then the U.S.A. should spend billions of dollars rebuilding Palestine, since we are the ones who financed their destruction. Both new nations should be recognized, and not tampered with, by the U.S.A, especially.
No people deserve to suffer because of their origins, including the Jewish and Palestinian peoples. The road to peace is strewn with many obstacles, but it is worth trying anyway. For the USA, it would be a blessing, that are too numerous to list here.
FunnyFace4U2
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A breakup, a punching bag.
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4/4/2009 1:07:29 PM
I'm wondering where you are meeting these girls. Maybe you need to look in different venues.
FunnyFace4U2
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The worst breakup line ever
Posted:
4/4/2009 1:03:47 PM
Your rear-end is better looking than your front-end, so I'd like to see your better side permanently.
FunnyFace4U2
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Abusive men, why do we forgive and go back? Please help.
Posted:
4/4/2009 12:58:22 PM
Some women love to feel the opposite of what they are. Feminine loves masculine, and vice versa. If the women feels vulnerable and weak, then a man who is rough, aggressive may give her a feeling of protection. Along with that testosterone comes the potential for abuse. Perhaps some women are addicted to a man with an edge.
That makes it rough on the stable gentleman who is not abusive. That is a tough choice for some women - living with nice stability, or living with a dicey, exciting relationship. You get to choose by your choice of affiliations with single men.
I suppose there is the reverse, too, about men's choices in women. The one is not embarrassing to show to your family and friends as your new love interest, or the one who is more fun, sexy, flirtatious. Again, it's a choice.
You could project into the future and see yourself at 70 years old. Which mate would you want at that time? Let's also stipulate for this concept, that once you marry, that's it; no divorce. Hard to pick which type is right for you.
FunnyFace4U2
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Dealing with the loneliness and anxiety of a breakup...
Posted:
4/4/2009 12:45:08 PM
I have found out one thing about this topic - do what you are good at doing, and feel the high quality of what you can do well. Perhaps the ego and heart are the worst off for feeling hurt. So why not get totally involved in doing what at which you are an expert. Your ego will like that, but maybe the heart takes longer. Activity is like an anesthetic (sp?), it takes a a lot of the pain away, but not all.
You can feel like a complete reject after a breakup, but being around a lot of people can show you that your feeling of disproportionate rejection is false. Instead of focusing on yourself, which is too easy to do after being hurt, focus on other people. Even if you have to do that with held-back tears, it's better than being alone. Nothing beats feelings of hopelessness and loss of self-esteem more than projecting yourself out there among other people.
Talk to a sympathetic listener and vent. Don't keep losses to yourself. As klunky as this may sound, your ex/boyfriend/girlfriend is not the source of your worth as a human, and they are not an exclusive source of your happiness. What you miss is the feeling you had when you were around them. You can have them again with the right person.
Ben Franklin said to keep your eyes wide open before marriage and half-shut after. We would do well to keep our eyes wide open to admit that our potential mate may have some basic features that we really don't like. If so, think it over before increasing the intensity of that friendship. Hoping a person will change will not cause that change.
You might ask yourself, why did the relationship breakup? Sort through and learn from the breakup, but don't become overly defensive about the next time you meet someone you like.
I wish you a speedy emotional recovery, and I'll bet you'll meet someone that you will love, and with that person, you will find a lot of mutuality!
FunnyFace4U2
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Not eating after 8 pm question
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4/4/2009 12:00:18 AM
Stay occupied after 8 PM. Do some housecleaning, straighten things up, or go out and look in bookstores for anything, but stay occupied. If you are busy, you don't have time for food. I always find that if I'm doing a lot of errands, I don't eat ,or feel I want to. Hope that helps, Beth!
FunnyFace4U2
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5-HTP
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4/3/2009 11:50:17 PM
The magic ingredient in 5-HTP is tryptophan, or in its natural form is L-tryptophan.
It can have profoundly positive effects on depression, depending on your own body chemistry or other meds you are taking. Tryptophan is an amino acid, or component of protein, so it is found in most everything that has protein. To feel its effects, take it in without other amino acids. Other amino acids get in the way of its being absorbed. Bananas also have tryptophan.
Check with your health professional before trying it!!!!
FunnyFace4U2
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Making better food choices...
Posted:
4/3/2009 11:45:22 PM
It's not the same for everyone. However, exercise will work around the clock for you. If you exercise adequately, your metabolic rate will go up and stay up for up to 24 hours, meaning you will burn that many more. Of course, that does two friendly things for you -- let you eat more and still weight the same, or if you eat the same, it will help you lose weight.
As for what you eat, try a lot more vegetables, you know, the things mom always told you to eat, but you didn't want to. They are quite low in calories, and you can gorge on them. Dark colored fruit are the best because of their high anti-oxidant properties. For instance, eat dark-colored grapes instead of green ones. If your budget allows, try some blueberries or blackberries. Better yet, is pomegranate juice, one of the best kinds you can drink. I get mine from online for the best taste. If it stains the carpet badly, it's good for you. LOL
I eat beans, rice, or wheat to get complete protein, instead of meat with its saturated fat. If you want a better fat, try olive oil or omega-3 fats -- far superior! There is no mad bean disease. Eating at fast food places or a lot of restaurants for that matter will take their toll on your waistline, as their foods are loaded with lots of fat and sugar. It's so sad to see so many people pour into fast food places and gorge on nearly 1000 calories. Do that 3 or 4 times, and you gain a pound. Do that all year long and, well you do the math - every 3500 calories extra is another pound gained.
It's not just the weight that matters, it's also the other diseases the modern American "diet" gives us. Heart disease and cancer are the bane of our popular food choices. Shifting over to veggies helps reduce those major health threats. Eat tons of fiber. You can't get them from meat or other animal products, but you get plenty of fiber from whole grains (not white grains), beans, lentils, fruit, and vegetables. Fiber helps the heart and the whole body.
Here is one mind-boggler -- 10 pounds of broccoli had only 1200 calories. Try 10 pounds of ice cream. Ouch!! Tastes better, but you pay a price for something like that.
FunnyFace4U2
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The latest stimulus 'deal' -- a deal or a steal?
Posted:
4/3/2009 11:21:58 PM
How much stimulation can we afford? The "stimulus" is borrowed money or newly created money. New money causes inflation, because there is no wealth it represents. Thus the value of the dollar goes down, while it we have more new money. The trick is for people to catch as much of that new money as possible. The poor can't do that, and the seniors on fixed incomes are worse off. The rich have plenty of assets that will go up in value, thus attracting those new dollars to themselves. That's something few people think about.
An interesting economic example would the the Pilgrims. They had no effective money, and the only wealth they had was their belongings and talent for survival. There was no shortage of work to do for them. There is no shortage of needed work in the current U.S., either. What gets in the way is government interference and meddling.
Worse, it the enormous amount of spending for wars that don't do any good, and wasteful spending on welfare. For every dollar you send to the US Treasury, the poor person gets only 30 cents. Not very efficient. On the other hand, a charity such as the Salvation Army receives a dollar and the poor person gets directly - 80 cents. You don't have to be a rocket scientist to see that the government is not a very good dispenser of aid. Welfare accounts for about 55% of all the national budget in expenditures. For a three trillion dollar budget, that represents 1.65 trillion. If governmental welfare were modeled after private charity, that amount could be reduced to 0.619 trillion spent instead of 1.65, or a savings of about 1 trillion each year.
Add the cost of the current budget the mindless war in the mideast, and we have spent at least $200 billion more than without the war. We don't need stimuli, we need much less spending. By cutting out the war, and shifting the welfare over to charity, by means of tax credits to donators, we could save about $4,000 for each person in the USA. That's $16,000 for a family of four people. Is that a stimulus? Yep, and we wouldn't have to do into debt, or incur more inflation for this type of stimulus.
FunnyFace4U2
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Women question a man over 50 and not been married?
Posted:
3/31/2009 2:19:03 PM
Let's trivialize this discussion for a moment, just to see what happens, as one would in a laboratory.
If 50+ and single is completely unacceptable to a fair amount of folks here, how about age 49. Is that okay? Hmmm, maybe not. 48? 45? How about 40? 39? What desirabilities do each age have as we attempt (in vain, in my opinion) to find that magic age where there is a complete shutoff of being a good new mate for someone. Is there a mathematical formula we could apply? Or, maybe we should just judge singles on a case by case basis. I opt for the latter, instead of applying some arbitrary number. Is anyone following my logic here? Still, you might yet convince me that a 49 year old single person is great relatonship material, but just let that same person travel around the sun one more time, and --poof- they lose all their desirability as to being a potential mate. Maybe it's a matter of astrology.
As I have mentioned in my case, I have a good reason for being single at this age. I did it because I did not want to ruin a woman's life with my past difficulites. That shows character, self-sacrifice (whether ill-advises or not.) If a woman could not comprehend my own particular situation, in light of my singleness, there is no use in even knowing her as an acquaintence, let alone as a friend.
Because of my own decades long suffering and recovery, I can be extraordinarily empathetic if you have a problem. I don't take people or things for granted; I'm thankful for any good that comes my way, no matter how imperfect in might be. I'm extremely patient, and sensitive to the needs of others around me. Yet, by the definition of some, I do not qualify as being a good mate. My only vice is discussion boards, and of that, mostly political ones, from which I have developed bad habits of going for the jugular. I'm passionate about ideals, in theory. There are many reasons why I should not be alive today, except for my tolerance of suffering and fanatical drive to survive and get a whole lot better. I've been the route, and I've met some wondeful people along the way. I has a serious relationship with a woman, who tragically died. She suffered from the same thing I did. You can imagine how sad experience that was for me. I loved her despite her health problems.
And some would say, I'm not good material for being a mate. Sigh.
FunnyFace4U2
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Men don't like TALL women
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3/30/2009 4:59:58 PM
Tall women are fine with me; that way I can see eye to eye with them.
FunnyFace4U2
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he'll sleep with you, but won't kiss you
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3/30/2009 4:57:50 PM
Is she flatulent?
FunnyFace4U2
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Women question a man over 50 and not been married?
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3/30/2009 1:56:50 AM
You said, "And BTW, it's "infallibility". I guess YOU'RE not infallible either now, are you ?
Btw, you misspelled "site." Hehehe. You spelled it, "shite." It was funny, because I thought you had misspelled a cuss word. Hmmm, no , I guess you're no authority here, which puts us both in the penalty box. Have to go to somebody else for more wisdom, but sadly not you or me. How I wish it could have been otherwise.
I simply object to the vain attitude that single people are not worth anything as far as relationships go, without knowing that person's biography. I don't see why it's so hard for some folks to understand that, if indeed if it is that hard. I hope not. Perhaps some folks are lodging some pre-fixed attitudes about these people, and again I would hope not. Hard to fathom all that, but you have stated your point quite well, and I appreciate that. Perhaps better than I have with my lightening speed keyboard. My words may not meet all the standards but my sense of being open to all people is something I have felt strongly about for all my life. Perhaps you could re-visit that again. As I have said, you'd probably think differently if we worked in the same office. The Internet discussion breeds less than good manners, for you and me included.
I remember that while I was in the military, I was stationed overseas where the people drove on the left side of the road. My commanding officer asked me if I had ever driven on the left side of the road before. I said that I had not. He then said that if I never had before, than I couldn't learn. It's this kind of non-logic that baffles me. Same with marriage possibilities for singles over 50.
I'm not worried about who is right, but what is right, and I think it is right to find out more about 50+ singles before one speaks ill of them. On a case by case basis, you would be surprised. So, give us old single fogies a chance; I do. All the many, many divorces seems to point out that not all formerly married people are masters of relationships.
It boils down, to a good degree, that if a guy who has had, say, two divorces and is a little jaded about marriage, would he be a better candidate for another marriage, as contrasted to a fairly good guy who has not been married? There are many questions that we could come up with, regarding these two contrasting fellows. If we were to pick the experienced guy with the divorces, can we rightly say that he is the better candidate? That seems to be the thrust of the topic. Blanket statements seem hardly sufficient in this topic, although, sure, many people have strong opinions, like others and myself.
My thesis, as it were, is to give people a chance to see if they can succeed, within reason. Stereotyping may be safe sometimes, but it is not insightful. You might miss somebody wonderful , and cannot we all agree that would be tragic?
FunnyFace4U2
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womens expectations and shopping lists, OVER THE TOP
Posted:
3/29/2009 9:41:55 PM
From Redarcangel
Funnyface..
I think you forgot two...... celebrity star beautiful with rocket science intelligence!
Everything else on your list.. meant to be "funny" or not.. describes "the perfect" woman.
Don't ya think?
Maybe.. you need to re-read that one.. and ummm.. make a list that's a tad more flexible?
Hi Angel,
Let me restate my words better. I just want a woman who is easy going, has not let herself go physically, and who has a good sense of humor. C'mon, Angel, there have to be some women like that out there, right? Being formerly disabled, I can appreciate imperfection. I don't need celebrity status, and actually might avoid that sort of woman.
Of course, you ladies ought to have your shopping list in mind, too, and I wouldn't doubt it for a minute. You know, dark and handsome, rich, powerful, etc. Hehehehe
Fortunately we average guys can win over most of you gals out there.
FunnyFace4U2
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Women question a man over 50 and not been married?
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3/29/2009 8:54:54 PM
I stand corrected, Legacypmgr. Thank you for your candidness.
I can get carried away and launch into spoofs that might not be my best choice of words. I just don't like to see all the wonderful people out there, who for some reason, have not married by 50 get tagged as incapable in a relationship. I do think it is self-centered to reject all folks over 50 who are not married.
As for me, I was badly disabled for years, and through lots of hard, heartbreaking effort, I got get 99% better. I didn't think it was wise back then to get romantic, if it were possible. Then I read this shallow statement from that woman who says people like me are worthless in a relationship. Maybe now you can understand my point of view, and can see that when one doesn't know all the facts, it's difficult to make a reasonable conclusion about every man over 50. I hope that Sensual Vixen can come to understand that not all single people are pending disasters to be hauled to the relationship "dump", as she related in her universal statement. May God forbid it that she become disabled and then recover, only to find herself fitting her own description of us 50+ year olds and unmarried. If somebody married her as a trophy wife, would she be discarded by her (hypothetical) husband? Probably so, but for her sake I hope she finds someone who loves her for her mind, emotions, heart, as well as her body. I really do.
It all requires a little bit of the heart mixed in with the mind, and both need to be engaged in sizing up people. I'm sorry for any offenses on my part, and for any feelings that have been bruised.
With reasonable people, I get along famously, and I love them for who they are.
FunnyFace4U2
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Women question a man over 50 and not been married?
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3/29/2009 12:36:53 PM
Posted By: SensualVixenII on 3/25/2009 2
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Subject: Women question a man over 50 and not been married?
Message: I am very leary of dating unmarried men over 50. Too set in their ways and makes me wonder why they never committed to marriage when they were younger.
Response:
How long have you had this enlightened, intellectual point of view? (said with tongue in cheek). I'm glad you have reached a state of infallability. (see last parenthetical remark). I quite suspect that you don't need to be in any relationship; you are in love with yourself, and you will have no rivals.
FunnyFace4U2
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Women question a man over 50 and not been married?
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3/24/2009 5:06:51 PM
One concept I have not seen here is that unmarried, mature adults are not desperately asking everyone to marry himself/herself. It's not as if they were being turned down dozens of times a day. Thus, I don't see the unusually noxious judgments that some people heap on the unmarrieds. Too many people who are married might be better off divorced and single once again. But wait a moment, maybe what some people here are saying, without realizing it, that women would logically prefer to be with a man who is married. If you are a divorced man, don't you have some problems that you need to solve? There are some horrible marriages that have lasted far too long, even decades. What does that say about these people.
On the contrary regarding unmarried people, they may well be an untapped source or a more mature love, tempered by lots of life's experience, and having lived a life of many friendships and who were not settled down, were honest enough to say that they were not ready for a true commitment. On the other hand, look at the statistics for marriage in the USA; not all that successful. So, give some credit to people who have not married yet. You probably know one or two of these people, or are friends with them. Are they really horrible people?
FunnyFace4U2
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Women question a man over 50 and not been married?
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3/22/2009 9:12:29 PM
Other things to consider might be that it gets more difficult as time goes on. We're not grouped up like college students. Single people just don't pop up and say --- Over here!! Over here!! Of course as more time continues, some people brand the person as worthless, and should be relegated to the ash heap.
One thing that you cannot do is to pin down individuals with a universal behavior and attitude. For every person you meet, there is a different biography at work. Everyone is unique. I recognize that fact, and it wouldn't bother me at all if a woman had never married before. She is still a valuable person, and it there is great chemistry, I'm fine with her relationship history.
FunnyFace4U2
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How to start dating after 30 years of not being available
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3/14/2009 12:38:03 PM
It helps, sometimes, when you are clueless. That may sound odd, but it works for me. I just go meet a woman at a public place, and see what happens. If I actually knew all the obstacles that might be in the way of a good first get-together, I'd never go out to meet a single woman. My relative ignorance keeps me natural, allows me to be myself. Naturally, I pay attention to my date, offer courtesies that make for a good time. If we don't hit it off, that's that, and it's on the next woman. I prepare myself ahead of time to realize the a meeting could be a disaster, but in that instance, I walk away being glad that date is over. At least I tried meeting her, and it could have been some chemistry, but I wouldn't have known without trying. The last thing I would do is try to be someone else just to win her over. I am who I am, and if that doesn't meet her expectations, that's fine. I'm content to find out early on. Just go out and meet in a safe place without agonizing over the wouldas and shouldas. Consider dating an experiment, and don't get overemotional if the date doesn't work out. That would paralyze for future get-togethers.
FunnyFace4U2
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womens expectations and shopping lists, OVER THE TOP
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3/12/2009 9:04:10 PM
As for me, just one guy, I simply want a woman I can live with, who shares some interests, who doesn't smoke, doesn't drink to excess or daily, is not overweight, is easy to get along with, and loves to give and receive a lot of affection, with sexuality thrown in for free. Okay, the last portion of the last sentence was meant to be funny. I like all aspects of a relationship, and enjoy being around a woman who hasn't let herself go.
See how reasonable one guy can be?
FunnyFace4U2
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Are we too initmate too fast?
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3/12/2009 8:28:06 PM
Hard, cold reality does come into play here. I am not a fan of cold reality, but I do look at it once in a while. We're not 16 years old anymore, and soon, neither will they be.
When you reach middle age, or a bit pre-senior, you realize that time is more of the essence than it use to be. Some of us may not be highly romantic or sexy 30 years from now. We can give into to time pressures to get things done quickly. The Internet is an efficient way to cut to the chase, however unromantic that may be. By that, I don't mean rush into sexuality, but get down to business of emailing, meeting, and if chemistry is good, letting each other know about that chemistry. Things can take an upward path from that point.
If we were 16, we take our time in having a close friend for years, and still be very young and full of years. In our 50s or 60s, we have different ideas. We've been through many hurts and disappointments and are much wiser than the teenagers are. I believe the over 45 crowd is more patient, yet more hurried to get back into a relationship, and that can get awkward.
One thing, though, of course we know that us men are visually oriented, so seeing a woman has a different effect on us as contrasted to what women see in men.
FunnyFace4U2
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Decisions about clothes for mature daters
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3/12/2009 8:01:08 PM
Yes, I definitely think mature daters should wear clothes on their dates at the coffee shop.
FunnyFace4U2
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Women question a man over 50 and not been married?
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3/12/2009 7:56:20 PM
What I am gathering from some here is that you are better regarded as a failure in marriage or long term relatonship, than you are if you have never been married. So, if a man or woman were abusive in a marriage, and now are single because of that, they're a safer bet than a never-married person who has no history of abuse, ever.
That doesn't sound very logical, yet some people will pair up with these abusive people, because formerly married people are "always" better than unmarried people. Or, so they say.
People are people, and you take your chances with either formerly married or never married people.
FunnyFace4U2
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Women question a man over 50 and not been married?
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3/12/2009 3:56:29 PM
For some women, a man needs to have a relationship resume (the noun, resume, not the verb), just as it would be for a man to apply for a job. Ladies -- you are not a job being applied for. Even though you might have been married to a bunch of guys since you were 18 does not mean you are a great catch. An unmarried male, does not mean he is not cut out for a relationship. He may be more ready for it than a lot of other formerly married males. To make that seem ridiculous, let's assume that a woman who is not sure about men hands out applications to men that they must fill out before the woman will even consider going out with a guy. A man would have to fill out his relationship history beforehand and submit it to a single woman. Does this sound absurd? It does, but some men and women would love to do this.
There can be a number of reasons for a guy not being married. Sure, if a guy is terrified by any given woman, sure, he'd avoid them. What about a war veteran who was injured and bravely went through years of rehabilitation before he wanted to date a woman? Throw him away, right? According to some women's comments, they absolutely would not accept a guy like that in their life.
We all need a better guide as to the worth of a person in a serious relationship. Women who say they automatically reject guys who have not been married yet might as well admit they have no insight at all, but they do have a lot of prejudices stored up in their mind. Use your mind to divine the differences between worthwhile men, and don't cop out with feeble excuses like all unmarried men are losers. For that matter, why is a woman on this site? Did she fail in life, because her marriage failed? No, but if you think an unmarried guy is a failure with women, think again. If you do, I'll have no bad opinions of women who are divorced.
Again, I do not refer to all women in life, or even most of them,. just the ones who are too lazy to have more insight into an individual.
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