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csk

Joined: 7/14/2005

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Showing Emotion in a Campaign Posted: 1/9/2008 4:51:03 PM
My gut reaction to her showing emotion was one of discomfort. In my opinion...it made her look weak, and I don't think that most people look at being emotional as a presidential quality. I do find it ironic that no matter what she does (or doesn't do), she is criticized widely for it. Do I think it helped her with voters? Probably. But one must remember that New Hampshire is rife with independents who can swing their votes at the tip of a hat. I don't think it will make any real difference in her chances in other states.

csk

Joined: 7/14/2005

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Why politics? Posted: 1/6/2008 4:46:26 PM
Why politics on POF? YOu have to remember, that not everyone here is simply looking for a date. People are here to make friends, fill in time and lots of other reasons. These forums serve as a way to give your opinions on a large variety of topics, politics is just one of them. Politics happens to be important to me, and I like to come here and join in discussions. If I were to date someone, politics is certain to come up because I love discussing the subject.

csk

Joined: 7/14/2005

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What are you doing to...Change the future of politics Posted: 1/6/2008 4:37:34 PM
I talk about politics and current events with my children all the time. I am a news junkie, and since they were young, CNN was what was usually on TV when I was home. I am outspoken about the things that I believe in and love political discussions. I think that knowledge and consdieration of history is important when watching what is going on in the world today. And what did I get for my trouble?Neither of my children (they are college aged) care the least little bit about politics, history or current events. When I was in college I became idealistic and thought a great deal about how I thought things should be. I had lofty ideas (or...they seemed so at the time). My children and a majority of their peers think very little about the world around them, except for the things that affect them directly. My daughter's idea of history is watching the E! Entertainment channel and listening to the biography of a movie star! Both of them are of voting age, but I doubt they will take the time to vote. I find their apathy and disinterest disheartening.

csk

Joined: 7/14/2005

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Should Iowa and New Hampshire be this important??? Posted: 1/6/2008 4:24:59 PM
Somthing has to change in this primary system. I think that the power that Iowa and New Hampshire are given in every presidential campaign is unfair. I reside in Michigan, that seems to be on the brink of economic disaster. In an effort to get someone to pay attention, we tried to buck the system and move our primary up. With the hope to get some attention of the canidates. In the end, it was misguided. The republicans have stripped us of half of our delgates, and the democrats simply wrote us off. We have no voice. There has got to be a way to do this so that the attention of the canidates is spread out. This is the digital age. There has got to be a way to change this so it is fair for all the states.

csk

Joined: 7/14/2005

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The General Election: Could Mrs. Clinton or Mr. Obama Win? Posted: 1/5/2008 2:01:55 PM
I have always felt that HC is hated by too many people to be elected. She is not warm and fuzzy. She is viewed as a ball buster. As First Lady, if she had acted demure and innocous as Mrs. Bush, people would have loved her. Instead, she tried to tackle healthcare and will never be forgiven for her efforts. As for Obama...I do think he can win the nomination and beat the Republicans unless there is a decisive victory in Iraq or a big economic turnaround between now and November.

csk

Joined: 7/14/2005

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are you over your ex? Posted: 12/30/2007 1:42:17 PM
I have been divorced for almost 9 years. Since my kids are now grown and I am entering a new phase of my life, I find I miss what I could have now, had the marriage not dissolved. The years of child rearing after the divorce distracted me. Now that the kids are grown , I miss having companionship. I find recently becoming whistful when I meet a young man in his 20's that reminds me of the man I fell in love with so many years ago. He was the right person at the right time.

csk

Joined: 7/14/2005

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Abortion & Politics Posted: 6/10/2007 8:39:29 PM
I would GLADLY vote for a canidate who said that they favor a women's right to choose without softening it with "I don't personally believe in abortion...". It will never happen in the presidential election because it is votes that count, not principles.

csk

Joined: 7/14/2005

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Faith politics Posted: 6/10/2007 8:35:24 PM
As someone who leans to the left I was VERY disappointed to see the democrats discussing their faith. The fact that they have religious beliefs does not bother me...it is that fact that they give into the Republican manipulation to make it an issue. They should simply refuse to talk about it, and repeatedly mainatain that religion is personal issue and not a political one. I strongly believe that we have a Constitutional right to freedom of religion and FREEDOM FROM RELIGION.

csk

Joined: 7/14/2005

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Single for longer than you expected? Posted: 12/14/2006 7:31:57 PM
Like many others...after my divorce I never thought I would want to have someone in my life again. It took some time to heal.....a long time. But I have been healed for a while now...and this is taking much longer than I expected. It is hard to sort out what I am looking for...and there seems little to choose from for me. I am very, very worried that I will not find anyone. I am trying to be happy being on my own...and for the most part it is working pretty good for me.

csk

Joined: 7/14/2005

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Does anyone want commitment? Posted: 12/13/2006 4:05:18 PM
I want commitment. And I know how frustrating it is when chemistry is one-sided while dating. It has happened both ways for me. I have plenty of friends...I am looking for a committed relationship with someone to spend the rest of my life with.

csk

Joined: 7/14/2005

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Confused About Connection Posted: 12/12/2006 4:04:55 PM
I know exactly what you are talking about! At least it was only one date for you. I had a guy lead me on after he met me. He would kiss...we loved to talk to each other, hold my hand, etc. I even let him pick me up at my place for a date (which I have never done before). I really liked him. Shortly after we met he was traveling intermittently for 5 weeks and asked if I would take care of his house and dogs while he was gone. When he came back and he he became more distant, I finally asked him if he had interest in me romantically...and he said he had no such interest. Funny, how he seemed interested while he needed me to house and dog sit. He apparently felt no chemistry whatsoever...but would not say so until I asked. It is enough to make me give up on the whole idea of ever finding someone.

csk

Joined: 7/14/2005

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So What Are We Afraid Of? Posted: 12/6/2006 2:06:12 PM
I have been trying to find a new relationship for a couple of years now. I think it is much more difficult now because I am less starry eyed now. I know and have lived the realities, difficulties and disappointments of a long term relationships. I am no longer young, starry eyed and have lost the niave outlook I had in my twenties before I got married. It is not all the tingle down below and the dreams of what a life together is going to be like. Add to that the fact that in the latter half of life we are all looking at an eventual decline into old age. I work in a hospital. It is inevitable for all of us...just some sooner than others. So why, with all that do I bother? I want a life companion...I don't really like being alone. What do I fear? Besides the above....I fear the same thing I did when I was 20. I fear rejection...it is sooooo hard to go on date after date and find....after all the anticipation and hope....that I do not fit their expectations...and in a few cases....they don't fit mine. It is discouraging...but for some odd reason...I trudge on...

csk

Joined: 7/14/2005

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Morally speaking, which is right? Posted: 8/26/2006 6:32:17 PM
At my house the toilet paper is usually sitting on the floor or the back of the toilet. As long as it's there...it really does not matter.

csk

Joined: 7/14/2005

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Women and their Varmints (lol...Kids) Posted: 8/21/2006 4:42:19 AM
jove333.... HAVING children is not a quailfication for procreation. Any egg or sperm donor will do. But people who do not HAVE children really know nothing about parenting...and I am not saying that it is not a learned skill. I still believe that a step parent is not on equal footing with the biological parent...especially if the step parent has entered the family when the children are older than toddlers. My opinion is based upon my daughter's experience. Her dad's girlfriend decided that when my daughter was there she was going to be "mom" to her. She was negative, inappropriate and she totally alienated my daughter. And my ex let it happen. Because of this she developed an eating disorder and is very distrustful of men. It is simply my belief that a parent's first duty is to their children. If a romatic relationship threatens a parent's relationship with their children...then it must remain in the background. And...in general...it is also my opinion that parents should stay single until their children are grown....but I realize that most would disagree with me.

csk

Joined: 7/14/2005

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Women and their Varmints (lol...Kids) Posted: 8/20/2006 4:05:11 AM
It is impossible to "make up" for 14 yrs of her son not having a dad. It does not work that way. Also, in my opinion (as the mother of 2 teens) you should not walk in and expect to become a parent to that child. It is not your responsibility nor should you expect it to be. I have dated some and I would NEVER let any man come into MY HOUSE and tell me how to raise MY CHILDREN and I most definately would not take advice from somone who has not had children of their own. She is right...that is her child....you need to back off.

csk

Joined: 7/14/2005

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The things you miss most about being in a relationship... Posted: 8/5/2006 5:24:02 PM
I miss having someone special I am eager to come home to...and preferably that same person would be just as eager for me to arrive.

csk

Joined: 7/14/2005

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Sneeze vs. Orgasm Posted: 7/17/2006 12:41:54 PM
I know a lot about sneezing. I do it often and when I do...up to 25 to thirty times in a row. Trust me...the sensation is not even remotely similar to orgasam...but..I suspect you already know that. As for eyes slamming shut....it is a reflex...so that all the contaniments from your knows do not spray up into your eyes....

csk

Joined: 7/14/2005

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meeting the kids Posted: 6/30/2006 12:52:09 PM
In my opinion...unless it is a fairly serious relationship...he has no business introducing you to his kids nor should you have anything to do with them. My kids are 17 and 19 and I never introduce them to my dates. A parent's relationship with their kids is the most important...and adding someone into the mix...should be avoided.

csk

Joined: 7/14/2005

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what happen to testing the water... everyone just rides the wave now a days ... Posted: 6/28/2006 5:12:13 PM
I agree with you angel wings... I actually dated (30 years ago) when there was not such a rush. Everything happens very fast nowadays. I have children around your age....and Ihave heard that sex has become very commonplace at a very young age. Dating nowadays is very difficult because no one wants to wait and see. Maybe women are too quick to want to commit to a longterm relationshipand men are too quick to want to get a woman to commit to having sex. I am sure that is a gross generalaization, but that has been some of my experience. Unfortuntely...the two goals seem to be in conflict. The common courtesy is gone too. I think that at the end of a first meeting that someone have the courtesey..man or woman..to say that they are not intersted...or AT THE VERY LEAST..send an email if you can't do it face to face. I have no answers except this one. You are only 19...you don't belong on a dating site. YOu are young and should be involved in real life out there and meet people face to face. When i was your age it was much easier to actually meet people in real life. Go to school..take a class..mingle with people who are living the same life and has the same choices ahead of them. Good luck..

csk

Joined: 7/14/2005

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Erotic Books- The Oyster Posted: 6/28/2006 12:20:25 PM
Beatrice Small writes some pretty hot romance novels..I don't know if it is less hardcore than the book you speak of..but they are enjoyable...

csk

Joined: 7/14/2005

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I WISH I HAD A CLUE ABOUT WHAT GUYS WANT Posted: 6/11/2006 8:53:32 AM
It is difficult being a...well-rounded...woman in a skinny world. What do guys want.....first of all..sex. Second of all...a physically attractive woman. They will settle for sex with what they consider an unattractive woman if nothing else is available.

csk

Joined: 7/14/2005

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How does a women know when a guy uses sex to show he cares, or just using her for sex?? Posted: 6/11/2006 8:42:23 AM
Ok...let me get this strait....you think that men have sex with a woman because they care about her? Sex is a purely physical act for a man. I am convinced the physical nature of a relationship determines whether they become emotionally engaged at all....and the emotional connection does not necessarily happen at all.

csk

Joined: 7/14/2005

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Hope & Dreams vs logic Posted: 5/12/2006 7:27:02 PM
You are starting out by expecting the worst. She lives close by...go meet her...see what she is like. Quit dissecting her through the online contact. My personal belief is that most people are good people. I have not met a lot of people through PoF and other dating services....but the ones I have met have all been decent people. I realize there are people out there who are opprotunists and worse..I guess I trust myself to be an good judge of people.

csk

Joined: 7/14/2005

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Is there a need for the legality at this age after the kids are grown ? Posted: 5/10/2006 4:27:40 PM
Eistein was almost insightful enough to be a woman.....

csk

Joined: 7/14/2005

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Is there a need for the legality at this age after the kids are grown ? Posted: 5/10/2006 3:05:38 PM
In my opinion, at my age and circumstance (48, kids nearly grown) I would not consider marriage. Marriage..I believe..is for those who intend on raising a family. I don't intend on having more children...so there is no need. I guess I have lost faith in the "until death do us part" thing. Just enjoy the relationship while it lasts...keep finances separate...and hope for the best...

csk

Joined: 7/14/2005

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do u find the older u get, when u are not in love, sex isnt as great? Posted: 3/29/2006 5:18:29 PM
Age is relative...and since I am almost 25 years older than you...my perspective is a little bit different. I was married for 14 years....and although I loved my husband very much...the sex was almost noexistant...per my choice...due to all the pressures and difficulties that raising a family brings about. When we did have sex it was mostly a guilt thing on my part and I just wanted to get it over with. Needless to say...he found it somewhere else and left. My loss. Six years post divorce I am convinced that sex with someone you don't have intense intanglements with is best. I am not talking about a series of one night encounters...but I guess I am referreing to an FWB, with whom I can enjoy sex with but minus the difficulties that come with a full blown relationship. This is a relatively new relationship for me....so I may change my mind as time goes on. Maybe it is just a phase and someday I will agree with most who have posted answers.

csk

Joined: 7/14/2005

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why date someone you dont intend on spending the rest of your life with Posted: 2/15/2006 2:03:29 PM
Honey, neither you, your girlfriend, potential girlfriends or anyone else you go out with should be thinking about any kind of permanent relationship! I dated all through high school, had steady boyfriends and NEVER did I consider that I was going to spend the rest of my life with them! YOu need to socialize, date, fall in love....but more than that you need to set life goals and make plans for the future. And...just my opinion...the last place you need to be is a dating website. Meet girls at school and in your activities...you have no idea how good you have it now... TAKE ADVANTAGE OF IT, LIVE IT..DON'T SPEND TIME JUST TALKING ABOUT IT ONLINE....

csk

Joined: 7/14/2005

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Is dating in 2006 almost the same as when we were in our teens? Posted: 2/11/2006 4:00:08 PM
Have you ever returned to a childhood home or hang out and looked around? The places that seemed so big and exciting are now small, cramped and ordinary looking. That is kind of how I feel about dating in my 40's. Dating in my 20's seemed so exciting...so promising. Dating in my 40's seems...difficult...full of doubt and uncertainty...

csk

Joined: 7/14/2005

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Is it wrong to turn down your partner for sex? Posted: 2/9/2006 2:34:38 AM
Pleeese! When I had a high stress job, long and high stress commutes, caring for young children solo (my husband worked opposite shifts)....sex was the furthest thing from my mind on many (and admittedly too many) occasions. Sex for a woman beings in her head, sex for men begins between his legs...this leads to....conflicts among married couples. Would a man prefer a woman put out anytime he wants it whether she is into it or not? Would he prefer her fake it to get it over with?

csk

Joined: 7/14/2005

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The complete package........can it be found or are we being unrealistic????? Posted: 2/6/2006 8:41:45 AM
At my age and stage of life I do not believe that the whole package is likely to ever be there for me. Nobody's perfect, and it seems that as one gets older the field gets smaller and smaller. Men my age would prefer someone prettier and younger, and then you have the baggage and problems that come along with what remains. And then, of course, there is me...and my own set of life circumstances. So...I don't hold out much hope for the complete package...but I do hope I can find someone complete enough that we could make each other happy.

csk

Joined: 7/14/2005

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What is special to you? Posted: 2/6/2006 5:38:50 AM
So many years ago...Up in the mountains with my ex...long before marriage, children, mortgages and credit card debt. We had backpacked up to a wilderness area outside of Vail, Colorado. We were sleeping in a small pup tent...there were a million stars in the sky and it happened to be during the peak of a meteor shower. Nothing seemed wrong with that moment...we were in love and intoxicated just on what we were seeing and feeling. So many years ago...

csk

Joined: 7/14/2005

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What is going slow in regards to a relationship? Posted: 2/4/2006 7:48:43 PM
If he or she is not excited about the relationship early on...and making an effort to see their partner as much as possible...he or she is really not that into you. Move on.

csk

Joined: 7/14/2005

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Dealing with Depression positively? Posted: 2/3/2006 1:35:02 PM
Well..I see I am in the minority here....but for what it is worth... I suffered from derpession from my teenage years on. Because of years of being so distracted by my inner misery...I have little or no recollection of the details of my past. I was in therapy on and off for DECADES and it did not good whatsoever. Congitive-behavior based thereapy did not help, neither did hypnosis or regression therapy. FINALLY my therapist referred me to a psychiatrist who put me on medication. After 6-8 weeks I felt HAPPY for the first time in my life. For the first time it seemed like somone lifted the veil that I had been looking through all my life. I am still on medication and will be for the rest of my life. I've gone off it a few times...and when I do suicidal ideation begins...and I spiral down. Is it perfect? No....but life is worth living with medication and I am worth living with.

csk

Joined: 7/14/2005

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How many here believe in the fairy tale? Posted: 2/1/2006 12:20:22 PM
No, I don't believe the fairy tale works for most. I do not believe that the giddy romantic feeling we all crave can last...and that when all is said and done life intervenes and erodes what is left. Why have my parents lasted over 50 years and still seem to love each other?...People of that generation had different expectations of life...and circumstances caused their expectations to be exceeded. Many of that generation grew up poor and joined a growing and soon to boom economy. Now? Those of my generation face layoffs, plant closings, disappearance of pension plans and corporate fraud and corruption and credit that is too readily available. These circumstances put unbelievable pressure on marriages...and eventually chip them away. But maybe I am just in a bad mood today.

csk

Joined: 7/14/2005

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Should I be insulted Posted: 1/19/2006 7:57:56 PM
Ask yourself..."do I make things happen or do things happen to me?" And I don't mean just sexually or romatically, but in all aspects of your life. If this person who told you this is a friend she has probably had the opportunity to observe your patterns. Is it a bad thing? Well...are you happy? If you are..then don't worry about it. The world needs both passive and agressive types...if there were not both we'd all be fighting!

csk

Joined: 7/14/2005

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loves walks on the beach Posted: 1/18/2006 11:47:54 AM
Hey...I live in Michigan. No ocean..but really, really big lakes with really nice beaches. And...no sharks (of the fish kind, anyway!).

csk

Joined: 7/14/2005

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No father = Promiscuity? Posted: 1/15/2006 4:51:38 AM
I really don't know the answer...but I am interested because my daughter is growing up estranged from her father. What I see in her is a reluctance to get close to any of her boyfriends...she is very distant, and very disdainful of them. Actually, she tends to date boys that are quite immature for their age. She seems to enjoy breaking up with them (none of them last more than a few weeks). She is a heartbreaker. She is only 17. To my knowledge she has not been physical with them. I think the effect of growing up without a dad is very individual, but I have heard that what you are talking about often happens.

csk

Joined: 7/14/2005

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Lets discuss the content of the book LOVE SMART by DR PHIL MCGRAW Posted: 1/15/2006 1:06:57 AM
I think it is a great book! I think he has some very good advice.

csk

Joined: 7/14/2005

Msg: 11 (view)

share stories of when your relationship has jumped the shark Posted: 1/15/2006 1:05:00 AM
I clearly remember when my marriage "jumped the shark". We had been married for 11 years. We had moved from Denver to Michigan (my hometown). This was a mutual decision. Before we moved I landed a great job. My then-husband was going to get a job and go to school. He found a temp job in a factory....and hated it, and in the meantime...could not decide what he wanted to go to school for. On the day after Thanksgiving I went to work (I worked for a large lawfirm as a paralegal). I and the attorneys I worked for within the firm found out they were eliminating the plaintiff personal injury group...and all attorneys and their staff who did not jump to a different type of practice within the group would have to leave on Dec 31. Problem was....no other groups used paralegals...so I was sol anyway. About 10 days after my job ended...my husband decided that he hated his job...and refused to go in. I was DEVESTATED! I lost all respect for him. We both eventually (4 months later) found jobs and remained married for 4 more years, but I was never able to respect him again, and you can imagine the effect that had on the nature of the marriage.

csk

Joined: 7/14/2005

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cant stop thinking about him/her... Posted: 1/15/2006 12:51:18 AM
It is brain chemicals. Is it real love? I doubt it...but it sure is a hell of a lot of fun!

csk

Joined: 7/14/2005

Msg: 28 (view)

Is it time to get a life when..... Posted: 1/11/2006 2:33:09 PM
I spend WAY too much time here....thought it might be a step to me getting a life...but here I sit. Let me know about the 12 step program....

csk

Joined: 7/14/2005

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New Years Resolutions Posted: 1/4/2006 8:10:00 AM
My New Year's resolution is to quit smoking. It is January 4 and I WANT A CIGARETTE SO BAD RIGHT NOW! So far....I have resisted...

csk

Joined: 7/14/2005

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He's Just Not That Into You ... Posted: 1/3/2006 10:05:26 AM
I think it is a great book...so good I bought it for my 16 year old daughter as a dating guideline..I never want her sitting at home waiting for the phone to ring. If he is into, he will call...no matter how busy he is.....if his is into you he will make plans with you in advance...and basically....if he is into you you won't be wondering if he is..

csk

Joined: 7/14/2005

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Low Sex Drive Posted: 1/1/2006 6:19:00 PM
I can relate to your problem. I, too, have suffered from severe depression for most of my life. Throughout most of my 14 year marriage I had NO interest in sex...due in part to depression and in part to marriage issues. It was a BIG problem in the marriage..and probably the reason why he found sex somewhere else and left the marriage. Ironically, I was put on medication about 2 months before he left for my depression...which effectively extinguished what little interest in sex that I had. Two weeks before he left I was put on Effexor which has fewer of the sexual side effects...but it was too late. The Effexor is the only medication which eliviates my depression, and it has few sexual side effects...I have never heard of the medication you are on. After living with depression for so many years...given the choice between a sex drive and relieving my depression...I would pick the latter every time. Good luck. Talk to your doctor about changing meds....and keep looking on the internet and in the academic/medical articles that are published because they find new medications all the time.

csk

Joined: 7/14/2005

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Frontin' Posted: 12/31/2005 12:08:10 PM
Oh yes...but I agree with others that it is usually not out and out deception. We like to present our best side when meeting someone new. This is one of the reasons it is best to take a LONG TIME to determine if a person is the right one. Bit by bit thier (as well as your own) true nature comes through.

csk

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When to meet extended family... Posted: 12/29/2005 5:28:34 AM
When I dated my ex husband he avoided having me meet his parents. Mine were far away..so it was not an issue. Once I met his parents...I soon realized why he was so reluctant to introduce me to them....they were practically certifiable nutcakes. Being older now...I don't think meeting the parents is such a big deal. In my opinion it will happen once a relationship gets to the point when my boyfriend and I spend major holidays together.

csk

Joined: 7/14/2005

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living with some one again 24/7 Posted: 12/29/2005 5:19:54 AM
I have the same reservations. I've lived with only my two teenagers for the past 6 years...and I am not sure that co-habitation will work for me again. I am not sure that anyone could stand to live with me...kind of goes both ways. My teenagers are very close to being out on their own and out of the house in the next few years...I'm not sure how I will feel about living completely alone...just have to wait and see...living together is certainly not be taken lightly.

csk

Joined: 7/14/2005

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How has the women's movement hurt men? Posted: 12/26/2005 4:51:56 AM
Wow! Someone woke up on the wrong side of the bed this morning... Ok..first of all....these "radical man hating feminists you say dominate the media[that] dominate the media, the schools and key parts of both the government and key parts of both the legal system and goverment". I just don't see it. Women are paid far less than men from an average income standpoint and if look job for job. If we are all that powerful...what's up with that? "The governments [have] pressured most organizations into giving women preferences in hiring and promotions" As for hiring practices...if what you say is true...then why do men still dominate in executive positions? Again, why do women make less than men? As for sexual harrasment laws...it has been my experience that it works BOTH ways in the work place. Most employers are lawsuit sensitive, and they don't care what your gender is...if there is a complaint of sexual harrasment... they respond equally. Statistically, I don't know if there is a difference. As for men and boys being driven from universties...I suspect this is bull****. I do agree, however, that using false allegations by either party in a divorce is deplorable. Using children as a weapon is not acceptable. Whether this is done more by women, i don't know. I am not going to respond to each and every allegation in your post. Obvisously you feel like you have been wronged by a woman...and maybe you have. But to expand your frustration into an international conspiracy by women in ridiculous. MOst of us women are just trying to make a living, support our children and lead our lives as comfortably as possible. As for the predominance of women over men filing for divorce...if your statistic is true it is only looking at who actually filed and why. Personally, I did file for divorce...but only after my ex had an affair and refused to go into counseling to help fix our marriage. The advantage is to whoever files first (at least in my neck of the woods) and as hurt as I was, it was my duty as a mom to take the initiative. In my divorce I lost all of my retirement savings to keep the house for the kids, I got all of the marital debts (a stupid move on my part and bad advice from my attorney)...and he got liberal visitation....which was even more liberal because I'm a nice person and wanted my kids to have a mom and a dad in their lives. You are angry...and perhaps rightfully so. But trust me...if there were an organized conspiracy against men...I'd have found it, joined it and probably become president of it after my divorce...

csk

Joined: 7/14/2005

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Has anyone heard about the new child support law coming into effect? Posted: 12/20/2005 5:04:44 AM
Most child support laws are a state matter, not national. That includes determining how much you pay. I believe most states actually have formulas based on your income to determine this. The states oversee enforcement of orders as well as how it is obtained from the non-custodial parent. Personally, I would hate to see the federal government putting their hand into it....it is confusing enough already.

csk

Joined: 7/14/2005

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Any Recovering Bipolar People Here? Posted: 12/20/2005 4:54:33 AM
I tried to send you a message...but your restrictions bar me...send me a message...

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