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 The Artful Codger
Joined: 2/29/2008
Msg: 8 (view)
 
where can I find advertised website??
Posted: 9/19/2009 10:40:26 PM
Be careful posting your pics to some other website to be "rated".

You may now have new dating profiles up on other websites using your pics and not know it. And I am NOT joking.

Cowboy
This post seems to suggest that pics posted to other websites are somehow less secure than they are on here.
To be clear OP, any pics you post on POF can be stolen at anytime by pretty much anyone who sees them.
 The Artful Codger
Joined: 2/29/2008
Msg: 21 (view)
 
What Is The Profile For?
Posted: 8/30/2009 11:49:55 AM
Your profile has two purposes:
It is where you advertise your availability, utility and individuality.
It is also your subscription to the catalogue, in case you see something useful therein and wish to place an order.

No matter how well you target your advertising campaign, or explain your product...there will always be consumers who don't read the instructions or fine print, or who don't use the product for its intended purpose. (IE: They will give the plastic bags their mattresses came in to their young children to play with.)

Similarly, regardless of claims by the advertiser about how useful, cool or special something is...when you finally get your hands on it chances are excellent it will fall short of your expectations. (See: Sea Monkeys, Breast Implants, Online Dating)
 The Artful Codger
Joined: 2/29/2008
Msg: 8 (view)
 
Double Standard
Posted: 8/30/2009 8:24:52 AM
Now that women are doing it alot more it doesnt mean theyve become more acceptable, just that we now have scum in both genders.

id still spit on a drunken whore in the street just as much as i would a junky
Charming.


men who are single for a good reason, alot of the time those reasons are explained by the contents of there posts.
Yup.

--

On Topic:
The premise that a woman is permiscuous if she celebrates her sexuality, or has sex without marriage, or enjoys an unromantic fling is flawed. Further, many FWB relationships are long term monogamous situations, with the 'behavior' being neither 'irresponsible' nor the experience 'negative'.

Has the idea that women can think for themselves gone mainstream?
In enlightened, intelligent and secular cultures, yes.

Don't be scared OPie...
 The Artful Codger
Joined: 2/29/2008
Msg: 15 (view)
 
Blocking
Posted: 8/30/2009 6:34:37 AM
If I were an old lady, I'd keep my number blocked too.
You have three cats...you are an old lady.

OP - do your thing your way, there are a lot more Mr. Wrongs than Mr. Rights out there.
 The Artful Codger
Joined: 2/29/2008
Msg: 12 (view)
 
Why me?
Posted: 8/29/2009 5:12:28 PM
They know you and Aussie61 are the same person and one of you is a virgin, the other a stud who selfishly allows the women to sleep on the couch,
... and the cute dog thing.
 The Artful Codger
Joined: 2/29/2008
Msg: 11 (view)
 
Women picking a fight
Posted: 8/29/2009 5:03:12 PM
She just likes the make-up sex ... pray for something worthwhile like world peace, the end of starvation or a viable solution to climate change.
 The Artful Codger
Joined: 2/29/2008
Msg: 5 (view)
 
How to hang shoes on a garage wall
Posted: 8/29/2009 10:15:42 AM
Doesn't sound too secure

Try Krazy-glue...if that will hold that goofball in the hardhat, it ought to hold your shoes.
 The Artful Codger
Joined: 2/29/2008
Msg: 19 (view)
 
FB or not FB
Posted: 8/29/2009 6:12:06 AM
sort of like an unpaid call girl
I think the preferred term is 'Activity Partner'.

It became a relationship the first time the two of you Rocked the Casbah - and it seems to me that when a person of either gender has been enjoying an ongoing multi-year fvckbuddyship it is possible, perhaps even likely, that at some point they became attached to the no-strings-attached sex.
 The Artful Codger
Joined: 2/29/2008
Msg: 16 (view)
 
It's not them, it's you...
Posted: 8/28/2009 10:36:37 PM

she told me she didn’t want to see me anymore but continue dating other people.

she meets someone else and sleeps with him in 1 week

she told me that she felt I couldn’t be trusted
Nothing to do with paying for the the sins of others and everything to do with you.
These women just weren't buying whatever it is you're selling.
 The Artful Codger
Joined: 2/29/2008
Msg: 16 (view)
 
What's with the pics?
Posted: 8/27/2009 11:13:25 PM
Maybe there should be some new filters:
You must have a picture that makes you look youthful and sensual to contact this user.
You must have a picture with no grandchildren in it to contact this user.
You must have a picture with no children in it to contact this user.
You must have a picture with no dead animals in it to contact this user.
You must have a picture with no pets in it to contact this user.
You must have a picture with no inflatable girlfriends in it to contact this user.
You must have a picture with no kissing fish in it to contact this user.
You must have a picture with no drunk people in it to contact this user.
You must have a picture with no vehicles in it to contact this user.
You must have a picture with no bathroom mirrors in it to contact this user.
You must have a picture with no messy bedrooms in it to contact this user.
You must have a picture with no holiday sunsets in it to contact this user.
You must have a picture with your hot sister in it to contact this user.
You must have a picture that this user will like to contact this user.
You must have a picture with you holding yesterday's newspaper to contact this user.
You must have a picture with your latest STD test results in it to contact this user.
You must have a picture with your divorce papers in it to contact this user.
You must have a picture with balloons in it to contact this user.
 The Artful Codger
Joined: 2/29/2008
Msg: 14 (view)
 
Balloons?
Posted: 8/27/2009 10:46:29 PM

Can I stop now?
Yes.
 The Artful Codger
Joined: 2/29/2008
Msg: 17 (view)
 
What about a post-nuclear situation?
Posted: 8/27/2009 10:43:55 PM
I'd remake the film.
 The Artful Codger
Joined: 2/29/2008
Msg: 163 (view)
 
Forum Posts
Posted: 8/26/2009 8:44:18 PM

"troll, troll, troll some quotes, gently make it seeeem..."
So first it is considered slagging him to suggest he might be interested in making more money,
and then it is considered trolling to cite examples of him saying he is interested in making more money?

If laughter is indeed the best medicine, then the forums are for sure a fabulous pharmacy.

OT:
Are the "last 5 forum posts" just not going to come back, and any discussion is now 'forbidden'?
I'd guess that the links will not be coming back unless his numbers tell him that he started losing money after removing them...and I concur with an earlier poster's remarks about the futility of discussion about them here.
 The Artful Codger
Joined: 2/29/2008
Msg: 151 (view)
 
Forum Posts
Posted: 8/26/2009 7:40:54 AM
For those who believe that the changes the owner of the site makes have nothing to do with money...
I offer some quotes from his blog (http://plentyoffish.wordpress.com/):
January 27, 2009

I’m letting hundreds of millions of dollars in revenues slip through my fingers every year by sending people to competitors sites. Given what everyone else in the market is doing now the only real choice we have is to acquire a mass market paid dating site or build one myself.

I’m going to have a lot of work to do to figure out how to run a paid site properly.

...snip...

Site design for POF is fine as a free site, but if i use that design on a paid site users would consider it a joke and not pay for anything.

...snip...

I think there is a lot of opportunity right now and a opening to create a major paid site right now.

November 21, 2008

Adsense paid out $3.00 CPM’s 5 years ago, now its 30 cents. A lot of that has to do with the fact I killed off my canadian competitors so i’ve got tons of inventory but no one to sell it to.

Nov 13, 2008

We are going to start introducing some products and features to try and get some of the 10 to 20 million dollars a month my users are spending elsewhere. There is really no money in being free and we have to start experimenting with other models now or we won’t be able to compete in 3 or 4 years.

Some of his other blog entries speak of changes in the forms of online advertising and the methods of its targeting of and delivery to the user, so while placing static ads on the forums may seem simpler...that model already appears to be outdated.

As for the value of commenting here in this forum, this also from the site owner's blog:

Listening to users is bad…
November 19, 2008

When it comes to building social sites listening to users is a bad idea. The ones that want something the most are usually fringe users who want something very specific. For instance on my site there are 900,000 dailly users of which 2,000 use the forums. Of those 2000 users who use the forums less than 50% are actually single and even fewer are actively looking for someone.

Over 90% of suggestions for changes to the site come from this group of users, but these users represent less than 1/450 users on the site. Basically if there are good ideas out there that users are suggesting its ones that are standard features on other dating sites.
 The Artful Codger
Joined: 2/29/2008
Msg: 145 (view)
 
Forum Posts
Posted: 8/25/2009 6:01:50 PM

The number is probably so infinitesimally insignificant, it only has a use for slagging the owner via fallacy.
I'm not exactly sure how the suggestion that an owner of a business might want to maximise his potential for revenue is interpreted to be slagging him, but your opinion is noted.

If adding the five links doubled the number of users posting in the forums in less than a month, I wonder if - four years later - they were as insignificant as you suggest.

Revenue is revenue and every penny counts...perhaps especially now that he has salaries to pay.
 The Artful Codger
Joined: 2/29/2008
Msg: 143 (view)
 
Forum Posts
Posted: 8/25/2009 4:29:21 PM

"to make more money" takes the cake for WTF?
I'm no math whiz, but it seems to me that one exit link to the forums instead of six probably translates into more clickety-clicks on the revenue generating pages, and fewer clickety-clicks on the pages that generate no revenue.

And I'm thinking that more clickety-clicks on the pages that do generate revenue would, um, make more money.

Not that there is anything wrong with that...
 The Artful Codger
Joined: 2/29/2008
Msg: 135 (view)
 
Favourites & Last 5 Forum Posts being removed from profiles
Posted: 8/25/2009 9:55:03 AM
What does money have to do with:

Displaying or not displaying links that take/took you to the part of the site that has zero ad revenue generated?
What's the big mystery? It's no accident that IKEA has so few exits. Inviting users to leave the premises makes no cents.
 The Artful Codger
Joined: 2/29/2008
Msg: 31 (view)
 
Favourites and forum posts
Posted: 8/25/2009 9:13:23 AM
A few minutes spent reading his blog will provide some insight to the business of online dating and let you know where Il Pesce Grande's head is at in terms of the changes he does or does not make to the site. He hired a programmer in May, and this ad went up on August 8:
We are looking for someone with a PHD in statistics, mathematics or a related field. Experience with predictive modeling, multidimensional cluster analysis, or other forms of data mining is a strong plus.
The removal of the forum posts makes economic sense, since inviting people to leave your income generating website to go
to an ad-free one makes no cents.

Not as obvious with the fave lists, but I'd guess that he is either researching their potential impact on revenue,
or his tracking has already suggested that they have some kind of negative effect.
 The Artful Codger
Joined: 2/29/2008
Msg: 77 (view)
 
Wrong?
Posted: 8/14/2009 11:19:45 PM
Sorry OP - my bad.

I didn't mean to get all holier than thou on yer ass, but when you ignored the section of the criminal code I provided and
unleashed the "I have a lawyer friend" dogs, I guess my hackles went up.

I should know better.
 The Artful Codger
Joined: 2/29/2008
Msg: 22 (view)
 
Good Books?
Posted: 8/14/2009 11:09:02 AM
Try Mary Roach...learn stuff and laugh.

Stiff - The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers
Thinking of donating your body to science when you die?

Spook - Science Tackles the Afterlife
How much does a soul weigh?

Bonk - The Curious Coupling of Science and Sex
Including ten things you didn't know about orgasms.

http://www.maryroach.net/

-

For fiction...anything by Tom Sharpe.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Sharpe
 The Artful Codger
Joined: 2/29/2008
Msg: 21 (view)
 
Forum History
Posted: 8/14/2009 10:33:29 AM

I do tend to read the histories of users that start threads wanting the posts removed from their profiles.
LOL, me too. Way more interesting than reading my own spewage.
 The Artful Codger
Joined: 2/29/2008
Msg: 74 (view)
 
Wrong?
Posted: 8/14/2009 9:39:02 AM
OP, the Criminal Code is federal law in Canada. Have your lawyer friend look up Sections 342.1 and 430, as well.

Even better, do it yourself: http://laws.justice.gc.ca/en/C-46/

You'll find that what you refer to as piggybacking is variously considered to be fraud, theft or mischief - each being illegal.

The fact that it is illegal though, for me, is secondary to what my momma taught me about right and wrong...and the importance of being aware of the potential side effects of voluntary stupidity.
 The Artful Codger
Joined: 2/29/2008
Msg: 70 (view)
 
Wrong?
Posted: 8/13/2009 8:33:57 AM

I have yet to find a law that it is breaking.
Check out section 326(1)(b) of the Criminal Code:

326. (1) Every one commits theft who fraudulently, maliciously, or without colour of right,
(b) uses any telecommunication facility or obtains any telecommunication service.
...
Definition of "telecommunication"
(2) In this section and section 327, "telecommunication" means any transmission, emission or reception of signs, signals, writing, images or sounds or intelligence of any nature by wire, radio, visual or other electromagnetic system.

---

Since spammers, virus launchers, identity thieves and child pornographers often use high-jacked unsecured signals, don't be surprised if law enforcement is interested in why you are sitting in your car farting around with your laptop.

And on the other side...it seems both naive and reckless to risk various degrees of identity theft, or being implicated in the exchange of child pornography, by leaving your connection unsecured.
 The Artful Codger
Joined: 2/29/2008
Msg: 9 (view)
 
During the day?
Posted: 8/12/2009 12:12:09 AM
Don't worry OP, they're all working too...

people jogging
Postal Workers, Pro-Athletes, Purse Snatchers, People Late For Work, Homeland Security

riding bicycles
Cops, Couriers, Traffic Calmers, Homeland Security, Handlebar Testers, Pizza Delivery

walking their dogs
Dog Walkers, Homeland Security, Search & Rescue, Blind Encyclopedia Salesman, Bomb Sniffers

flying kites
Homeland Security, Alternative Energy Researchers, Google Bird's Eye View Photographers, Crop Dusters, Ben Franklin Biographers

going to the beach
Coast Guard, Sandpaper Manufacturers, Oil Spill Cleaner-Uppers, Swim Suit Models, Homeland Security

walking with their families
Baby Sitters, Drug Dealers, Camp Counsellors, Homeland Security, Anti-Abortion Lobbyists

chillin at the park
Narcs, Evangelists, Urban Planners, Big Game Hunters, Homeland Security
 The Artful Codger
Joined: 2/29/2008
Msg: 7 (view)
 
IgNobel Prize
Posted: 8/11/2009 6:31:28 PM
My favourite 2008 winners:

Marie-Christine Cadiergues, Christel Joubert, and Michel Franc of Ecole Nationale Veterinaire de Toulouse, France won the BIOLOGY PRIZE for discovering that the fleas that live on a dog can jump higher than the fleas that live on a cat.

The Swiss Federal Ethics Committee on Non-Human Biotechnology (ECNH) and the citizens of Switzerland won the PEACE PRIZE for adopting the legal principle that plants have dignity.

Geoffrey Miller, Joshua Tybur and Brent Jordan of the University of New Mexico won the ECONOMICS PRIZE for discovering that professional lap dancers earn higher tips when they are ovulating.
 The Artful Codger
Joined: 2/29/2008
Msg: 18 (view)
 
Hmmmm
Posted: 8/10/2009 12:59:42 AM

Maybe you shouldn't ask strangers on POF?
Hey OP, were you just busted?
 The Artful Codger
Joined: 2/29/2008
Msg: 11 (view)
 
Didn't just break my heart...
Posted: 8/10/2009 12:10:03 AM
You'll be singing another tune when you fall madly in love with the handsome and charming physiotherapist/personal trainer who will be helping you return to fighting trim in a couple of months. By the time you're walking without a limp again, NorthBoy won't even know where you live.
 The Artful Codger
Joined: 2/29/2008
Msg: 11 (view)
 
A good man
Posted: 8/9/2009 3:51:03 PM

I go home to an empty house with an empty heart. I assume that it is the disability getting in the way of my love life.
Look around this place - there are countless so-called able bodied folks are in the same boat as you are, and most of them have absolutely no clue as to why, so don't be too hard on yourself.

I'm thinking that one advantage you have over other women is a built-in douchebag filter.
Because when your fella does find you, and you find him, chances are better than excellent that he won't be a good man, he'll be an exceptional man.

Keep smilin' . . . he's out there.
 The Artful Codger
Joined: 2/29/2008
Msg: 40 (view)
 
Arbitrary
Posted: 8/8/2009 9:37:52 PM
That may well be your connotation of arbitrary OP, and it is a valid one ... but my connotation of the word - especially in the context in which its adverbial form was used in my earlier post - is closer to the primary definitions offered in these online dictionaries:

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/arbitrary
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/arbitrary
http://www.yourdictionary.com/arbitrary

Since it clearly distracted you, I'll remove it from the sentence.

You are simply finding that being single and dating can be a difficult and confusing endeavour and are frustrated that you have not yet found a man who meets the criteria and accepts the pace you have established for yourself to help guide your search.

I wasn't judging you, merely responding to your question - which presupposed that people who approach things differently than you do must either be part of some mysterious phenomenon limited to middle-aged singles ... or ... are lulus.

Since the (two?) people in question are only remarkable in so far as they did not live up to your expectations ... my answer to your question, accurately, was 'neither'.
 The Artful Codger
Joined: 2/29/2008
Msg: 28 (view)
 
What's the big hurry?
Posted: 8/8/2009 10:33:11 AM

Is this a single, middle aged person phenomena or am I just picking some lulus?
Neither.

You are simply finding that being single and dating can be a difficult and confusing endeavour and are frustrated that you have not yet found a man who meets the criteria and accepts the pace you have arbitrarily established for yourself to help guide your search.
 The Artful Codger
Joined: 2/29/2008
Msg: 4 (view)
 
Profile Review
Posted: 8/8/2009 1:05:05 AM
I suggest a full length photo instead of the one with the woman.
Strong start, weak finish, still above average.
Read it out loud...rework the clutter.

humdrum = one word

1 other spelling mistake
1 misplaced asterisk
1 questionable contraction
 The Artful Codger
Joined: 2/29/2008
Msg: 12 (view)
 
Living with a guy
Posted: 8/7/2009 10:07:31 PM

I have been living with someone I met on POF for over 2 years. I do love him.
Ladygal - Joined: 7/25/2008

I am ready to bring our relationship to the next level.
Marital Status: Single
I am Seeking a: Man
Who is Looking for: Long term



Do you think I am pressuring him?

If I were living with a woman who - despite claiming to love me - had signed herself up to a dating site a year ago, and was currently listed as single...I'd probably feel a bit pressured if she started nattering on about marriage.


Maybe, like you Opie, he is just keeping his options open.
 The Artful Codger
Joined: 2/29/2008
Msg: 18 (view)
 
What?
Posted: 8/7/2009 9:32:10 PM
If you were really his friend you'd already be shagging the husband of the wife he was douchebaggering around with, to help him split them up.

But since it is too late for that, tell him you're accidentally pregnant with his child so he has something else to think about for a few weeks.
 The Artful Codger
Joined: 2/29/2008
Msg: 6 (view)
 
Plenty of Limericks
Posted: 8/7/2009 7:54:17 PM
At some point when he was alone
And she'd heard no rings of the phone
They figured it time
To try dating online
And wandered into the unknown

As he logged on to Plenty of Fish
He was hoping that he'd find a dish
But when he was greeted
With Unread and Deleted
His dreams of a love bug were squished

She thought she was pretty dee-lish
When she signed up to Plenty of Fish
She put up some pics
That got tons of clicks
From guys who were thinking, "I wish"

He looked at her profile a lot
And decided to give it a shot
He typed "Hey nice tits"
"D'ya swallow or spit?"
And closed with "Yo Sister, yer hot"

At first she enjoyed all the flattery
And then it turned into ass-hattery
She had thought that the boys
Would be better than toys
But now she's out shopping for batteries

To many he wrote just for fun
Like the ad for the naughty wet nun
An intimate encounter
He hoped that he'd mount her
Then go back to searching when done

But when he came back to the flock
He found out that he was now blocked
It knocked him off kilter
To find himself filtered
For sending out notes with his c*ck

The forums were fun for a while
They are usually good for a smile
Full of "Nice guy, I am!"
Or "Why did he scram?"
Up that river in Egypt - denial

Your posts will show up on your page
And often right after the stage
Where you answer a thread
About how you gave head
To your boss for a raise in your wage

The point of this tale should be clear
Don't type when you've had too much beer
And if you're really keen
To get away from your screen
Persevere, have no fear, be sincere.

And remember to get out and date
Real life is where you'll find a mate
Recognise your affliction
Admit your addiction
Make a move before it's too late.
 The Artful Codger
Joined: 2/29/2008
Msg: 46 (view)
 
Haiku Connection
Posted: 8/7/2009 10:57:39 AM
moment to moment
he fills the sails of her thoughts
she likes the fresh air
 The Artful Codger
Joined: 2/29/2008
Msg: 19 (view)
 
Cheating
Posted: 8/6/2009 11:34:39 PM

I'm just wondering if any one could give me any advice or information on what would drive a guy to cheat on his current girlfriend with his ex?
You want your ex to cheat on his new girlfriend with you? That's just mean.

A man won't do what he doesn't want to do.
I'll think of you next time I'm at the doctor's office having my prostate checked.
 The Artful Codger
Joined: 2/29/2008
Msg: 12 (view)
 
Wondering
Posted: 8/6/2009 11:05:30 PM

What if I take him up on some of his offers to accompany me to places?
According to you, you'd probably have the relaxing and enjoyable company of a total gentleman with a pleasant nature...and a sweet guy with good values...and a kind, thoughtful and generous man...all wrapped up in one appealing package.

Life is short OP, give yourself permission to get out there and live it.
 The Artful Codger
Joined: 2/29/2008
Msg: 14 (view)
 
Why do men lie?
Posted: 8/6/2009 10:00:30 PM
Instead of trying to figure out an entire gender, I think you should find an individual who you like and trade that desk in for a padded headboard.

Way more fun.
 The Artful Codger
Joined: 2/29/2008
Msg: 35 (view)
 
Does a lack of dating make you homicidal?
Posted: 8/6/2009 8:57:10 PM
Not even close, but I suspect it will probably contribute to a future diagnosis of lateral epicondylosis.
 The Artful Codger
Joined: 2/29/2008
Msg: 25 (view)
 
Young Wife
Posted: 8/6/2009 8:40:55 PM

It's hard when marriages break up.. It's harder when you don't really know the reason, although if you look deep enough

How old is your wife?

Just saying, is there more to this story ?

You may be having a hard time sweet, but something speaks here... Something not right.
...
She was barely out of her teens when you met her...

You were/ are a grown man.
A most impressive display of intuition, I must say.
Wow...well done.

OT: Hang in there OP, stiff upper lip and all that...
 The Artful Codger
Joined: 2/29/2008
Msg: 21 (view)
 
What about waders?
Posted: 8/5/2009 2:47:07 AM
Some boots were made for walking, and some weren't.
 The Artful Codger
Joined: 2/29/2008
Msg: 11 (view)
 
Is he?
Posted: 8/1/2009 7:49:06 PM
If he's off fighting in a war and faithfully defending Her Majesty, her heirs and successors in person, crown and dignity against all enemies and observing and obeying all Her orders, and those of her heirs and successors and of the generals and officers set over him, then he's bound to be just a wee bit busy and probably pretty preoccupied, so I wouldn't be at all surprised if the frequency of his notes and the intensity of his flirtalizations were dialed back a bit - and I while I doubt that he'd be wasting his time emailing you if he wasn't into you on some level, it is most likely that he will not know for sure whether he's 'into you' until he's at least met you in person and even then he may not be sure until he's actually gotten 'into you'.
 The Artful Codger
Joined: 2/29/2008
Msg: 2 (view)
 
God Questions
Posted: 8/1/2009 1:58:13 AM
http://forums.plentyoffish.com/datingForum12.aspx
 The Artful Codger
Joined: 2/29/2008
Msg: 13 (view)
 
Rules
Posted: 8/1/2009 1:20:48 AM

So what really works in the getting to know someone scene?

Try huggin' them when they're really crabby.
 The Artful Codger
Joined: 2/29/2008
Msg: 9 (view)
 
Religion
Posted: 7/31/2009 9:56:33 PM
No offense OP, but if they did that then all the Pastafarians, Rastafarians, Scientologists, Mormons, Falun Gongists, Aetherians, Hellenists, Nuwaubians, Jehovah's Witnesses, Adventists, Jainists, Totemists, Sunnis, Taoists, Masortis, Unitarians, Foxholers, Shintoists, Pagans, Bábists, Humanists, Neo-Confucianists, Pentacostals, Sakyapaists, Anabaptists, Teapotters, Zoroastrians, Irvingites, Shaktists, Quakers, Satanists, Luciferianists, Charismatics, Shiites, Wiccans, Hitites, Diasporics, Samaritans, Pink Unicornists, Neo-Narantines, Jugglers, Swedenborgianists, Messianic Judaists, Mazuists, Christian Fundamentalists, Jedis, Assyrians, Gnostics, Pre-Lutheranites, Shamanists, Coptics, Airborn Spaghettians, Kibologists, Sufists, Martinists, Kabbalists, Lollards, Nedflanderites, Kalamists, Hasidics, Papists, Tengriists, Hutterites, Fetishists, Druze, Longhousers, Evangelicals, Shingons, Puritans, Valentinians, Christian Scientists, Rabbinics, Animists, Lingayatists, Canaanites, Voodoo Children, Brethren, Southcottites, Pietists, Neo-Pagans, Thorites, Zeusians, Atheists and the innumerable sub-sects of all of the above would want their own buttons too.

Not to mention those pesky Agnostics.

"None Of Your Business" or "Ask Me" options would be popular, I'm guessing - as would a do-it-yourself window like Profession has...but considering the amount of times this has been brought up, I'm not going to hold my breath.
 The Artful Codger
Joined: 2/29/2008
Msg: 8 (view)
 
When?
Posted: 7/31/2009 9:08:45 PM
People generally stop looking for something when they find it.

Sometimes they have to try a few things on for size before they find one that fits. Periodically they will find what they are looking for...and then upon closer inspection decide they need a newer model.
Occasionally they find something they weren't looking for, are momentarily distracted, and then return to their original search.
Often they think they have found what they were looking for, only to find out later that they were mistaken.
Sometimes when they find what they're looking for, they get it home and unwrap it - only to find out that it needs batteries.
And lots of times people don't know what they are looking for, so don't know when they've found it.

Reading between the lines OP, I'd say you're looking for more than a F*ck Buddy.
 The Artful Codger
Joined: 2/29/2008
Msg: 18 (view)
 
Bad Idea
Posted: 7/30/2009 7:27:39 AM

I think I have a pretty good handle on female emotional responses...
Go to jail.
Go directly to jail.
Do not pass Go.
Do not collect $200.
 The Artful Codger
Joined: 2/29/2008
Msg: 7 (view)
 
My Thoughts
Posted: 7/29/2009 6:34:29 PM

How do you deem a woman to be worthy of getting to know her better
The first thing I do is check your profile to see if you require me to be of a certain skin colour and minimum penis length.
If you do have such requirements, regardless of what their specifics are, you are immediately deemed unworthy of anything more than my scorn and pity.
 The Artful Codger
Joined: 2/29/2008
Msg: 19 (view)
 
Why?
Posted: 7/26/2009 6:39:24 PM
He longs for your touch, the sweet taste of your kiss lingering on his lips, the aromatic hug of your scent on his pillow. He regrets that he hurt you, while he struggled - instead of reaching out to you, his best and dearest friend, for the help he needed.

He remembers the solemn vows so effortly offered on your wedding day and the sacred promises the two of you exchanged the night you first became one. Time and distance have reminded him how wonderful the two of you were together, how magical is was to create a family and watch them grow into young adults.

He knows his life is empty now, without the joy that is you in it, and he trembles at the thought of living out his remaining days without you. The caustic sting of loneliness eats at his very soul, knowing that he will never again be afforded an opportunity to demonstrate his love for you.

He knows that it is soon over for him, a chilling darkness all that remains, his last long slow fade to black. Death is all he has to look forward to now, a welcome release from his daily pain.

And so he contacts you.

Not to rekindle old fires, for he knows them to be extinguished in you, but to remember.
There is comfort and warmth in the memories of you, of your life together, and wrapped in them he is shrouded from his agony. It is peaceful there, and quiet, amid the deafening howls of the many demons that constantly scream at him.

And so he contacts you.
 The Artful Codger
Joined: 2/29/2008
Msg: 20 (view)
 
What Would You Do?
Posted: 7/26/2009 1:28:37 AM
I'd turn out all the lights, close all the curtains, take off all my clothes, rub myself all over with cocoa butter, light some candles and maybe some magnolia incense, open a bottle of champagne, crank up Ravel's Boléro on the hi-fi, go make some lime jello in one of those copper molds that looks like a lobster, have a hot bath, shave myself head-to-toe, use his name and email address to sign up for all sorts of nasty, spammy and otherwise annoying free web stuff and then go to bed.
 
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