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Thread: I think women that have pulsating orgasms are rare!
desi1955
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I think women that have pulsating orgasms are rare!
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3/1/2008 8:49:55 PM
This is the U.S.A....we speak American here?
Umm...actually POF is Canadian. So we should probably all be speaking Canadian.
desi1955
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Why Is It Wrong To Hate Being Alone?
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3/1/2008 6:26:27 AM
Hmm, it's hard to say. I've been in similar relationships where I was the one who put forth a lot of effort, and it would have taken very little on their part to turn it into a good, healthy relationship. The only difference is that I have never been the one to disengage.
I'm curious why men don't leave unsatifying relationships. Are they still getting what they need, even from a bad relationship? I know that I am MUCH happier alone now than I was in a bad marriage.
Once you threaten the relationship, it shows (despite intentions) that you're not serious about it.
I only threatened after I'd told him what I wanted a couple of times and he ignored me; at that point I was leaving and there was only one way to stop me. I spent 26 years, almost as long as you've been alive, trying ot make my marriage work. I've decided that it's not worth it if I'm the only one trying.
desi1955
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Sarcasm red flag or not?
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3/1/2008 5:45:07 AM
wtf???is everyone out there thinking they`re the 2nd coming of dr. phil or something?sarcasm is in everyone of us,since the dawn of civilization!damn get a grip people,accept it and get on with things,stop looking for that so called pefrect person,theres no perfect person,there was only one perfect person in history and the jews crucified him!pull your heads out!
YOU are sarcastic, therefore everyone is? Not true; sarcasm is a choice; it's what comes out of our mouth and we control that, the same way we can choose to speak the truth or not insult people. I don't understand the 'perfect person' reference...are you implying that sarcasm is a flaw and only perfect people aren't sarcastic?? Get a clue. The shallowness and faulty thinking of some people here amazes me.
desi1955
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Sarcasm red flag or not?
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3/1/2008 5:36:11 AM
Sarcasm is negative, it has undertones of contempt - the world is a better place without it. Personally it seems to go hand in hand with deceit, outright lying, selfishness, conceit, insensitivity and a whole grab bag of negative personality traits. I walk away from such people and don't tolerate their put downs as funny or fun towards myself or others. Sarcasm is not welcome in my home nor in my workspace.
Well said, Quicksilver217. I've also found that many of those traits tend to go together. People don't realize how ugly and negative sarcasm can be, even if it's not directed specifically at you...it spreads bad vibes to everyone within earshot. I also won't stay around sarcastic people...maybe that should be another POF filter we can put up
desi1955
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Always the bad guy
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2/29/2008 12:13:40 PM
If it happens all the time, maybe you are oblivious. Women give lots of hints, and men don't see them...it sometimes takes years for a woman to figure out that men don't get hints.
Maybe you are too aggressive...moving a girl on top of you while you are snuggling might not be what she wanted (and she DID tell you that she didn't like it, or you wouldn't be writing about it). Maybe the comment about everything being 'your way' is the same message. If you make "every move and decision", maybe you are going too fast; she doesn't make moves because she wants you to back down a little? When you were 'snuggling' and pulled her on top of you, did she protest or try to get off of you? A lot of times women don't like telling a guy that they don't like what he is doing because some guys get really pissed and go off for "telling him he is wrong".
desi1955
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Feminism
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2/29/2008 11:18:04 AM
I also agree with Herding Cats...I couldn't say it any better. I think in the beginning feminism needed to be radical, and I am so greatful for those women. I watched my mother stay in a bad marriage because women just didn't have the opportunities in the 60's, and she felt that she couldn't have provided for her and us, her children. Today I don't have to 'settle' or stay in a bad relationship just to keep a roof over my head. I think now, we don't need the radical feminism; we need to keep setting examples and teaching children. I hope someday that freedom will spread to women everywhere.
desi1955
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five years an then you know???
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2/29/2008 10:46:24 AM
OP; many relationships hit a snag at various points. It has to evolve or end. It's a natural part of any relationship. The 'lust' factor wears off and that's where the work comes in or the situation changes (like adding children) and you have to work out a new relationship as parents, not just lovers. If the people involved haven't moved the relationship to a deeper level of love, it starts to fall apart. My 26 year relationship/marriage hit several of those snags. We worked though a few, but gave up after the last one...it just wasn't worth the work to save it again.
desi1955
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Foreskin Restoration
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2/29/2008 8:15:13 AM
But the uncirc'ed thing on a man...totally different issue. It's not like I knew ahead of time. I was like, "hey, um, are you circ'ed? Because something seems different down there." LOL I'm so naive.
Yeah, it's kind of rare. The first time I came across one, I was the same way...like "Umm...what do I do with it?" Fortunately the guy was more than happy to explain it all to me. There's so much variation in men and their 'styles' that during sex, I honestly can't tell any difference. I also did not get my son circumcised...I hadn't really thought about it, but my ex was very much against it, so I agreed. Now of course my ex isn't here, so I have to explain to my (very embarrassed) son how to clean it (like I would know?).
desi1955
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Sarcasm red flag or not?
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2/29/2008 7:41:51 AM
I love sarcasm as long as it doesn't include a viscous barb directed at somebody present within ear shot.
That is the definition of sarcasm.
Sarcasm:
(Dictionary.com)
1. harsh or bitter derision or irony.
2. a sharply ironical taunt; sneering or cutting remark: a review full of sarcasms.
(American Heritage Dictionary)
A cutting, often ironic remark intended to wound.
A form of wit that is marked by the use of sarcastic language and is intended to make its victim the butt of contempt or ridicule.
(online Etymology Dictionary)
1579, from L.L. sarcasmos, from Gk. sarkasmos "a sneer, jest, taunt, mockery," from sarkazein "to speak bitterly, sneer," lit. "to strip off the flesh," from sarx (gen. sarkos) "flesh," prop. "piece of meat," from PIE base *twerk- "to cut" (cf. Avestan thwares "to cut"). Sarcastic is from 1695.
(Wordnet)
witty language used to convey insults or scorn; "he used sarcasm to upset his opponent"; "irony is wasted on the stupid"; "Satire is a sort of glass, wherein beholders do generally discover everybody's face but their own"--Jonathan Swift
desi1955
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Sarcasm red flag or not?
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2/29/2008 7:28:39 AM
I don't like sarcasm, so to me it's a red flag. I especially hate it when someone says something mean, then says "I was just kidding. Can't you take a joke?" I don't keep people like that in my life.
desi1955
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High maintenance - material or emotional?
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2/29/2008 7:18:46 AM
There are definately high maintenance people, both men and women. My ex was one...very clingy and needy. No matter how much attention I paid, it wasn't enough. He was always whining that I didn't appreciate him. He refused to make decisions or take responsibility...I was the only responsible adult in the relationship. He also was not above buying toys for himself when we couldn't pay the electric bill. That kind of person is draining to live with.
desi1955
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I think women that have pulsating orgasms are rare!
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2/29/2008 6:27:02 AM
If you still don't understand what I am saying, then guess what, YOU don't have these types of orgasms. So you are not the women I originally were posting about and asking the original question to. (refer to OP)
Reread what people have written. I think women understand EXACTLY what you described, and most have said that your description IS an orgasm. If the intense contractions aren't there, maybe they aren't having one (true for me, anyway). I think you are just pissed that someone suggested that women were faking it with you. You'd be amazed how many women fake it just so a guy's ego doesn't get bruised. Most guys can't tell....the lack of contractions is a clue.
BTW you started out posting a question; now you are trying to tell women that they don't know what an orgasm feels like.
desi1955
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I think women that have pulsating orgasms are rare!
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2/29/2008 6:19:57 AM
I thought all women have puslating orgasms?!?! How very sad if they don't! I think they need to practice - to get it perfect!!
I thought so, too. Is there any other kind?
desi1955
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Why do most guys want a woman who needs them?
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2/28/2008 1:21:18 PM
Allowing yourself to need someone, does not imply that you cannot fulfill that need yourself or that it can’t be fulfilled by someone or something else. It’s about trusting someone else enough to let them fulfill that need, not that they are the only person in the world capable of doing that.
Lola and her honey; now THAT'S an explanation I can accept. We all have NEEDS to fufill. We can allow someone else to fufill some of those needs. I can accept that. We don't NEED that person, we ALLOW that person to fill needs that we have. To me, that's very different than needing someone.
desi1955
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Penpals?
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2/28/2008 11:25:32 AM
Thanks, all. I don't mind the 'just chatting' type emails; I always answer them and have had some interesting conversations. It would be better, though, if I heard from men close enough to see and touch (and who were looking for those things!)....the last time a new man who was actually interested in a date emailed me was August, 2007. So I sit home every Saturday night, writing to my penpals.
desi1955
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Why do most guys want a woman who needs them?
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2/28/2008 10:47:21 AM
I feel very sorry for those people who will never be able to trust another person enough to allow themselves to need someone. Because that’s basically what it boils down to. After all, to need someone places you in a position of vulnerability; you are depending on that person NOT to abuse that trust and hurt you or let you down.
What happens if you allow yourself to need someone and that person DOES abuse you, or seriously lets you down or leaves you? To me 'need' implies that it would be difficult to live without that person. Do you stay in an abuse relationship because you 'need' that person? If the person leaves you, do you stalk them because you 'need' them? If the person leaves you and you accept it, how strong of a 'need' could that have been?
desi1955
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Penpals?
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2/28/2008 6:40:15 AM
Most of the mail I get on POF is from men who tell me right up front that they just want to email. They sometimes live 1000 miles away and aren't looking for a relationship, and often admit that they are married. Why do men come here, find someone looking for a long term relationship, and want to be penpals?
desi1955
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A REALLY Mixed Signal
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2/28/2008 5:48:00 AM
OP; if you are talking about emailing her last Friday, it hasn't even been a week! I don't see how you can expect her to rearrange her life for you in less than a week. She's emailed, texted, talked on the phone a couple times, all in less than a week. That's more than I got when I had been going out with someone for 3 months!
desi1955
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Why Is It Wrong To Hate Being Alone?
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2/28/2008 5:05:45 AM
What I find strange is many people who claim to be independent and not need a partner seem to be the ones demanding more from a partner and I feel, in those cases, there isn't true chemistry. The initial attraction, the "I want you!", is more a case of "I want you IF...."
I find it strange when people DON'T put conditions on being with someone. "I want you IF...." IF you don't make me pull teeth to get information or a kiss or a hug or a bit of kindness. IF you don't take advantage of the fact that I'm willing to do nice things for you. IF you don't expect me to wait on you or clean up after you. IF you don't think you can ignore me all day and get sex at night. IF a man puts all the work of a relationship on me, he's not for me. If a man won't give me at least as much as I'm giving him, I'm gone.
desi1955
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Why do people lure you in to trusting them, then stab you in the back?
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2/28/2008 4:24:33 AM
Don't talk about your serious personal stuff with someone unless it appears that the relationship is going to be long lasting. Dating doesn't constitute long-term. I'm talking living together, engaged or married. Protect yourself. You don't need to tell every woman you date what has happened in your past. Save it for someone you are considering spending you life with.
OMG. If womeone waited a year to drop a bombshell about his past on me, I'd be gone so fast...I can't stand that kind of dishonesty. My life is an open book to people I date, and I exzpect the same from him.
"Why do people lure you in to trusting them, then stab you in the back?"...seems to me that's what the OP does to women when he gains their trust while withholding something very important. Then drops the bomb on them.
desi1955
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why does it take guys longer to heal?
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2/27/2008 11:06:09 AM
I know that for me personally, I did all my crying and grieving while I was IN the relationship. I've begged and pleaded with partners to to work with me to 'fix' whatever was wrong. By the time I finally got out, I had given up and was done and over him. The man, on the other hand, didn't think I was serious and when I ended it was like "Hey, wait....what's wrong?". He was just starting his grieving.
desi1955
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Five languages of love
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2/27/2008 10:43:17 AM
I think they are all important, and if any (gifts per se are not important to me, but thoughtful actions are) is missing from a relationship, it won't be as good as it should be. I can see how an individual could lean more toward one type or another, though.
desi1955
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Are women capable of having sex on a regular basis?
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2/27/2008 7:54:01 AM
Are women capable of having sex at least twice a week
with the same man for the life of their relationship?
(Assuming he is doing the right things)
They sure are. If it slows down, I think you need to check the assumption that you are doing the right things. And not just in bed.
desi1955
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Why Is It Wrong To Hate Being Alone?
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2/27/2008 5:56:58 AM
When we're in a relationship, even if that relationship isnt going so well, we still feel desired. And thats what makes so many men hang on to bad relationships, I think.
Yman; great post! It probably helped me understand men more than anything I've read in a long time. I think that both men and women feel better when they are in a good relationship. What I don't understand (just from my own personal experience) is why the men in my life were not willing to try to make our relationship into a good one.
I had a marriage and a more recent relationship where the men behaved badly...by almost anyone's standards (my ex refused to get a job and played on the internet all day, dumping all the burdens of life and family on me; the other man wouldn't show any signs of affection...hugging, kissing, etc, yet still expected sex). In each case I pointed out the behavior and told them how it affected me and that I wouldn't stay if it continued. I put forth a lot of effort for my man; they always seem pretty happy with the way things are going. It would have taken so little effort on their part to turn a bad relationship into a good one.
They ignored what I wanted, then were shocked when I actually ended it. These were the only 2 serious relationships I've had in my life, and they both ended because the men apparently didn't care enough to make them work. If men so desperately need to be desired, why are some not willing to work to EARN that? And why are they so shocked that a woman won't stay where she's not appreciated? Both these men were basically decent men, not players or cheaters, but destroyed the relationships because they thought it was OK to take what they wanted but not even consider what I wanted. Both of these men claimed to want a 'life-long' relationship with me, and I believe that they did want that, yet wouldn't do what it took to make it work. Are they just lazy? Dysfunctional? Selfish? Did I just pick the wrong men? I just don't get it.
desi1955
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Why Is It Wrong To Hate Being Alone?
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2/26/2008 5:53:07 PM
I wrote: I know when I've ended relationships, I've felt that a big burden was taken off of me. It certainly was sad, but there was a sense of relief...my relationships have always been lopsided, with me doing most of the work, whether it be pulling teeth to get him to communicate, trying to get him to show affection, or talking him into cleaning up after himself.
Excogitator wrote: You expected him to be things he was not, rather than accepting and appreciating him for what he was. Your relief came no doubt from dropping this burden of unfulfilled expectation(s).
Yeah, I've wondered if I expect too much. Talking to me, give me a hug once in a while, clean up after himself....unreasonable things to expect from a man, huh? That's why I don't NEED a man, and why I'm happy alone. The men in my life have been more work than they are worth.
desi1955
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Why do most guys want a woman who needs them?
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2/26/2008 3:57:36 PM
I read recently, there was a time when there were clear distinctions between what men and women did and in this way by playing to their respective strengths, labour was divided up and this caused both to specialise at what they could do best. It concluded, the biggest advantage man had over the Neanderthal, was in the skills that woman did, by gathering, making clothes, cooking and so on.
That wasn't because of 'skills' or strengths, it was because of childbearing. Since women are the ones who bear and feed children, they were not able to go chasing off after animals. They stayed by camp and did the gathering, cooking, childrearing, etc.
The advent of reliable birth control has freed women to be the 'hunter' if she chooses. I think it's been pretty well established that men can cook as well as women, women can hunt animals (or earn a paycheck to provide for her family), and hopefully either sex can manage to clean a toilet. Most of us without partners do all the things that both men and women do in a traditional marriage...we ALL have to cook, clean, earn a living, maintain our vehicles, mow the lawn, fix the leaky faucet...there are no 'male or female' jobs when you are the only one there to do it! I really hope that is setting the stage for more equal partnerships, where there are fewer 'male roles' and 'female roles'.
desi1955
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Why do most guys want a woman who needs them?
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2/26/2008 3:31:38 PM
Human families don't need men to provide anymore. Most of us don't live in agrarian societies.
I run a farm by myself, so even there, I don't NEED a man...
I would, however, love to have a partner. I hope there are men who can accept being a partner instead of provider or protector.
desi1955
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Woman who never had orgasm during sex?
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2/26/2008 1:30:34 PM
Sometimes women have to work for an orgasm, by penetration, they need to push their hips up and kinda rub the penis into the wall of their vagina! It can make you get stimulated enough to orgasm, and it feels damn good with a penis in there, but it does require thight hip work.
That would work for me, but it must feel good for the man, too. I'd love to find a man who lasts through more than 30 seconds of that
desi1955
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Traditional Man in a new world
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2/26/2008 12:30:52 PM
That Sam I Am wrote:
7) Household chores (men)
Me no do housework!
Just out of curiousity, who cleans your house? Does that have something to do with your Prefer Not to Say marital status? She cleans your house and still you are looking to cheat on her? Not nice.
desi1955
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Boomer sex
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2/26/2008 11:00:38 AM
I think that many of us were in long-term relationships where sex got to be a routine thing; after 26 year with the same man, I couldn't have even remembered if we did it last night or not (until the last few years where we didn't at all). It was easy to slide into it with a new man. It came too soon in the relationship and I won't do that again. Next time, I'll wait for the other components of a good relationship to be in place.
desi1955
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Traditional Man in a new world
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2/26/2008 10:43:51 AM
So I really don’t understand how or why all of a sudden it is the man’s responsibility to assist a woman with her natural duties as one who cooks, cleans, and looks after the children.
I must have missed the memo about my '"natural duties". Who died and made you king?
desi1955
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Traditional Man in a new world
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2/26/2008 7:26:19 AM
These seem like sort of silly questions. This is the whole point of equality...there's very little "men do this/women do that" rules anymore. It boils down to manners, negotiation, and reciprocity.
1) Opening doors for the lady - or the man...depends on who gets there first or who's hands are full. It's just good manners.
(2) Shaving (Ladies) Entirely up to the woman...or man...most men here have beards. It's pretty hypocritical for a man with a beard to expect women to shave anything.
(3) Telling the man that you're about to abort his and your child. That should be a joint decision, but if only one wants to keep the child, s/he needs to take primary responsibility for raising it.
(4) Men paying for dinner...sometimes, but the woman needs to treat the man sometimes, too.
(5) Gifts, just because...should go both ways, but I'm uncomfortable with expensive gifts.
(6) Cooking (women for men AND men for women). Yes
(7) Household chores (men)...50/50 if they live together
(8) Driver (men or women)...whatever works; I have an old pickup, so I'm sort of embarrassed to let anyone in it.
(9) Religion for child (Father or mothers) That should be negotiated...ultimately it will be the child's choice when s/he gets old enough. My ex and I are both non-religious, so that worked itself out.
desi1955
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Is my marital status misleading?
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2/26/2008 5:57:59 AM
I know that there are married people out there, who say that they want to leave their spouse and date, and have sex outside the marriage bed... but their spouse probably has no idea. That isn't separated, it's cheating. When someone "accuses" me of still being married, it's the unspoken implication that they think I'm cheating that disturbs me: I've never cheated on anyone, and I never will.
Adultery is adultery, and a LOT of people don't want to get involved in it. As long as you don't lie about marital status to get people to date you, I don't care.
desi1955
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Why Is It Wrong To Hate Being Alone?
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2/26/2008 4:46:27 AM
Also, so WHAT if women can more easily get 'picked up'???? Could it just at some point penetrate into the skulls of men (sorry, but I really tired of this) that it means NOTHING GOOD or JOYFUL for a non-bimbo woman that she can picked up by some random guy who'll barely remember her name. On the contrary, it feels like salt added to the wound of being single when slimy creep who set eyes on me 5 secs before thinks he a great Don Giovanni and tries to pick me up.
Well said, FemaleWoman! Some men don't seem to understand that though sex is there for the taking, but that's not what we want. I certainly don't feel 'fortunate' that I could find someone to jump my bones, but can't find someone to care about me.
I also don't have a 'pack' of friends. I was married for many years and all my friends are married. If I can get them to go out, they are likely to drag their husbands along...not much of a girls night out, or a chance to meet men! I'm alone, but only ocassionally lonely.
desi1955
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why cant sex without commitment be the new way
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2/25/2008 7:55:07 AM
Kinsey studies and other statistics confirm females of most species are hypocrites. Even women of cultured and developing societies still have women claiming they want monograms relationships, but just not during child bearing years. The facts are women stray to a virile male to impregnate her. Then return home to the lifestyle she has become accustomed to raise the child. Now whom is the user ? Men just want to be open and honest about this fidelity issue.
Kinsey...yeah right. So men are raising other (better) men's children the world over, huh? Cite THAT research.
I think it's confirmed that some men make up all kinds of lies to justify their stupidity. If you don't like women, go away. We won't miss you.
desi1955
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Why Is It Wrong To Hate Being Alone?
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2/25/2008 5:50:36 AM
My theory has always been that men's needs are different when it comes to sex than women's. When women hit their sexual primes in their 30s I think we awaken and realize that we need a lot more than something physical or just going through the motions. Men seem to be able to satisfy their needs with some more basic and physical. Now don't get me wrong... I'm not saying all men are like that. :) I'm just saying that the nature in how each sex uses sex tends to be significantly different.
I know that our sex life was better for my ex than it was for me. The sex was bad, but at least he was satisfied enough to keep wanting more...I never was satisfied and DIDN'T want more. But even in other ways, he seemed miserable in the marriage, but he NEVER would have ended it. I finally forced him out, and still he wouldn't file for divorce (he didn't even want people to know he'd left...he told people that he just had a job with a lot of travel; truth was he moved 250 miles away from us to take a job). It seemed likeeven though he wasn't here, he was just hanging on like grim death to a marriage that was over. I finally filed and did all the work for the divorce; all he did was show up at the notary to sign stuff.
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Age or Idleness?
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2/25/2008 5:30:24 AM
Darlin' wait until you hit your 50's. Everything lags and wants to droop. Idleness can be a good thing...time to reflect...on where you left the car keys (a companion can be good for that, too, unless they are more forgetful than you!).
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Why Is It Wrong To Hate Being Alone?
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2/25/2008 5:15:29 AM
When a relationship ends typically both people end up hurt to a certain degree, but you never see guys talking about their "new life". Thats because, chances are, the guy in that particular equation is sitting alone at a bar someplace drowning his sorrows and eating stale peanuts.
This is something I've wondered about. From my life experience and reading lots of posts here, it seems that, in general, men are more willing to stay in a bad relationship. Women initiate most divorces, and, I suspect, are the ones to leave most relationships. Do men view the relationship as being as bad as the women do but are willing to settle? I've known men who complain and complain to the point that you wonder why they are in a relationship.
Or is it going OK for the men; they are getting what they want out of it? Men often seem to be blindsided when a woman ends a relationship...does it come out of thin air, or have they not paid attention to the clues that she wasn't happy? I know when I've ended relationships, I've felt that a big burden was taken off of me. It certainly was sad, but there was a sense of relief...my relationships have always been lopsided, with me doing most of the work, whether it be pulling teeth to get him to communicate, trying to get him to show affection, or talking him into cleaning up after himself.
By the way, whoever wrote it, not being happy isn't the same as saying "you don't make me happy". Obviously your partner can't MAKE you happy...but they can damage a relationship to the point where it is difficult to be happy in it. If I'm not happier in a relationship than not in one, why would I stay?
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Help Dating Single Dads with Kids
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2/25/2008 4:37:54 AM
Ocean Tide; It sure sounds like he's getting cold feet, at least about involving his kids. Maybe he sees you spending 'quality time' with your daughter and is feeling guilty that he doesn't see his kids more? Maybe his life is too busy with one weekend with the kids, then one with you? After 5 months, you'd think your relationship would be moving forward. Maybe you should back off a little and see what he does.
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Movie at home or at a theater
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2/24/2008 2:36:54 PM
Seems odd to me. I don't cuddle up with strangers on a first date.
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Is my marital status misleading?
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2/24/2008 1:26:45 PM
if your seperated,people give you a wider birth,due to the fact theres always a chance of him /her returning to the relationship.if you put single its a forward positive step ,that youve moved on with your life
All it would show is that she's a liar. If I found out that a man I was seeing lied about his marital status to get a date, I'd drop him like a hot rock.
I find it hard to believe that her husband has to be missing for 7 years. I believe in Canada there is a "motion to dispense with service", which means that he does NOT have to be served and the divorce proceeds without him. That would be a lot easier than having him there, mouthing off
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Last Missing Piece of the Puzzle ....
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2/24/2008 12:51:15 PM
Savona; I've been thinking about this a lot. I have a farm that is my livelihood, so right now a man would have to fit into my lifestyle...maybe I should start looking under bridges to find a man with nothing. Then there are days when I think that when my kids get older, I'll give them the farm and run away from home; that opens up a world of possibilities
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Editted to add: the kids and I just watched the movie Flipper. The whole time, I kept thinking that running off to a tropical island and finding a beachbum like Paul Hogan sounds better and better.
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Am I shallow and vain?
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2/24/2008 6:53:24 AM
It's not vain and shallow; it's a preference, and we all have the right to have them. Ask for full-body pictures while you are chatting before you meet.
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Equality in Drive and Desire in the over 45 crowd
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2/24/2008 6:46:37 AM
Some things simply cannot be compared, i.e. apples and oranges, so when a woman says "men can't keep up with me sexually", it's a nonsensical remark.
It's only nonsense until you want sex and your partner can rarely comply. Then it gets pretty serious.
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Interviewing for a Relationship
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2/24/2008 5:41:09 AM
If you read a story like this, of any man who has been "friends" with a woman for a 1 1/2 years, and is hurt, and then switch it, man for woman, and cosy conversations for sex, you can pick up any thread with an FB for 1 1/2 years, and it reads exactly the same.
"Why buy the cow if you can get the milk for free?"
Why should she make you her boyfriend if she can get your intimacy for free?
I suppose if a woman is in a clearly stated FWB relationship, but hopes it will become more, the situation is similar. In both cases, the person is deluding themselves, hoping for something that isn't likely to happen. But the 'milk is free' part isn't the same. For most women the intimacy we share with friends is completely different than that intimacy we share with lovers. It's more like saying "why do you need a girlfriend if you have a mother?"...they are completely different relationships, and one can't turn into the other...it's nice to have both.
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Why do most guys want a woman who needs them?
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2/23/2008 1:54:42 PM
Being needed is being reminded that one is not a useless appendage in a relationship. If you aren't needed in a relationship... that is to say, if you are only *wanted*... then you can eventually cease to be wanted.
That may be bad for men, but it's good for women. I watched my mother stay in a bad marriage because she "needed" my father to support us. Today most women on POF provide for, protect, and support themselves, and often their children. Women no longer have to stay in a bad relationhship. I think the chance that a man could "cease to be wanted" is a GOOD thing...it should make him appreciate the relationship more. He can't just throw money around and assure his spot in her bed, no matter how badly he behaves. He has to make the effort to be 'wanted'; I think that scares some men.
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Lovemaking in front of pets
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2/23/2008 8:17:13 AM
plus, he's better now, but my dog used to bark when i would make out... then... when my date left, at 5am... LOLOL...i would think 'thanks for letting the whole neighborhood know, angelo, i appreciate it'
I didn't realize how protective of me my dog was until I had a man stay for the weekend. The poor guy couldn't move or speak or roll over in bed without setting the dog off barking...it went on like that for an entire weekend. We spent lots of time going places just to get away from the dog.
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Seeing someone, mobile habits?
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2/23/2008 6:35:13 AM
Trouble is I really do like the girl, so much. Just dont know what to do
You are already doing it. Get on a dating site and find someone else. It would be nice if you broke up with your present girlfriend first, though.
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Men over 50 wanting children
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2/23/2008 5:52:20 AM
My adjusted biological age is about 45, and I will live to be 95 plus.
An awful lot of men think that. "I don't look my age" they say.
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Unavailable Love
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2/23/2008 5:31:59 AM
It's OK with you that he is engaged to marry someone else? And she knows about you and is still willing to marry him? It sound like this guy is a magnet for weak, codependent women. You need to figure out why you are one.
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