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Thread: The instant chemistry demand
arcticdude
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The instant chemistry demand
Posted:
3/17/2009 3:47:02 PM
What they state they want on their profile.. is usually Dating or LTR.
But.. once met with them.. what they say they want then is.. FWB.
Well, that would not be my M.O., but let me venture a guess that, perhaps they are indeed looking for a LTR, but after getting to know you, they've decided that, for them, you are not LTR material (as far as their desires go). They obviously find you attractive enough to try for FWB...Not 'Miss Right', but 'Miss Right Now"...kind of a superficial compliment at best...but I can see how this could easily seem shallow or repulsive or annoying at worst if you didn't feel the same way towards them.
Personally, if a woman is not "Miss Right" I just move on...not looking for "Miss Right Now".
All this to say what you describe is not necessarily 'deceit' on their profiles...
arcticdude
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The instant chemistry demand
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3/15/2009 9:03:02 PM
Bob2013,
Nobody is looking for 'only' chemistry...If there are such people, they are worthy of your chiding...but they aren't posting in this here thread as far as I can tell...
Phernomes, the wow factor, instant attraction, plain attraction and all the rest. Interesting how many say they had "it" with someone and now they are back looking for their next fix, kinda like a junkie.
I'm sure this site has just as many 'junkies' back looking for meaningful, sharing, communicative, relationships too...so what? I'd bet money that pretty much all of those looking for chemistry are also looking for deeper compatibility as well.
You want to date someone you're attracted too, great go ahead, I agree!! The problem I see with it is this, when you feel this way, all too often you will overlook those little things that bother the sh1t out of you.
Well, see, that's exactly the point isn't it! I don't care how compatible two people are...No one is perfect, and there will always be annoyances that arise...I'd rather be annoyed and still be attracted, than annoyed and repulsed as well...If I had the choice...and since I'm still looking, turns out I DO have the choice!
Attraction is great!! If that is chemistry to you fine. But then you have to pull your head out of your azz and see if there is something you have in common. Nobody who believes in chemistry does that.
Is that a fact?!?
Nobody who believes in chemistry does that.
Well, you said it so it MUST be true...How damned arrogant is that! You've squandered any scraps of common sense if that is the underlying assumption upon which you base your conclusions...rubbish. I can raise my hand in all honesty and categorically state that chemistry is, for me, simply a starting point from which I explore the deeper aspects of the object of my infatuation. If there ain't nothin' more...it won't continue...exactly BECAUSE I am looking for more...not because I'm NOT!!! You got it exactly backwards my misguided, well meaning, friend!
I love sex as much as the next person, I just want to know the person I'm having sex with and not just chemistry....Look I believe in attraction, I thnik it is important and without it, it won't work.
Fer cryin' out loud! This is pretty much my exact position on the matter...and I'd guess every other believer in 'chemistry'...stop getting your boxers in a twist over something that we all seem to be agreeing on!!! Much ado about nothing...sheesh!
arcticdude
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The instant chemistry demand
Posted:
3/15/2009 6:42:57 PM
Mutual attraction is very important. But I find that people who are looking for this "chemistry" BS are looking for a fantasy that doesn't exist.
"mutual attraction" = "chemistry BS" ...6 of one=1/2 dozen of the other.
A successful & happy relationship without 'chemistry' sounds even more like non-existent fantasy to me!
arcticdude
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Is your city the reason you're single?
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3/15/2009 9:03:16 AM
So I crunched a few numbers for fun...my isolated northern town has a population of a little over 900 people. Census figures list the female population (Legally marriable aged) at around 350. Subtract those 220 already married or in common law relationships, and that leaves 130. Subtract the 65 available females of mariagable age from 15 to 25 yrs old, and this leaves 65 women. Subtract the 70 available women of mariagable age, over 55 yrs old and this leaves approximately (-5) women for me to choose from...
Am I just too picky?...I mean, 15yr olds ARE technically legal...and being pedantically heterosexual only further limits my romantic prospects...
Yeah...where I live might be an aggravating factor... Ya think?!?!?
arcticdude
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You've found your soul-mate, but they live far away. Who moves?
Posted:
3/15/2009 8:28:20 AM
OP, Yep, important, right from the start...it's right there on my profile!
arcticdude
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The 25% Rule … Interesting Concept
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3/15/2009 7:57:16 AM
I am extremely protective of my daughter, but I’m in charge. Sometimes she doesn’t want to eat broccoli, or go to bed at a reasonable hour. She doesn’t always get her way simply because she has a preference. If I were to meet someone, and it progressed to the point where the two of them were to meet… Sure, I’d prefer that the two like/love each other…but personalities are funny things. Part of my ‘filtering’ of a potential mate is mental stability and the ability to ‘be an adult’…with all of the consistancy and maturity that involves. I’m not looking for a mother or even necessarily another parent for my child. She’s got 2 parents already. My daughter will be a grown & independent adult within 10 years anyway…
A bare minimum would be civility and mutual respect between the two. The safety of my child trumps all, but simply ‘not liking someone’ is not a safety issue…at best, it’s a growth opportunity.
arcticdude
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do I cheat after almost 20 years?
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3/14/2009 6:12:53 PM
OP,
What would his reaction be to you cheating?
Acceptance? Rage? Sadness? Anger?
Would he divorce you? Would he try to fix things? Which would you prefer at this point?
You say you are financially dependent on him…Might cheating put this in jeopardy anyway?…I have no idea as to his possible reaction…but I can’t see ‘cheating’ as solving anything but a temporary scratch of an itch...
How about honesty, councelling, separation, divorce...If he's a time bomb, any of these could be dangerous...but if he is a time bomb, how could cheating be any less risky than those other choices?...
arcticdude
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Dating artistic/creative people and relationships
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3/14/2009 5:13:32 PM
I might not be the most archetypal artist type to answer this, because I don't think I'm so terribly artistic...just persistant & really good at marketing...more 'creative', I'd say(refering to myself), than 'artistic'...but anyway... in keeping with my own view of myself, though I don't seek out 'artistic' women...I do very much apreciate someone who can think creatively...whether or not that translates into artistic ability is of little import to me.
If I had to choose, I'd actually probably prefer someone who 'appreciates' what I do, rather than one who could ‘execute' what I can.
I am drawn more to someone who shares my taste in music, or overall view of the world, than someone who shares my particular career path...
I am self employed...I haven't ever been with someone who was also self employed...I wonder if that would be more of a common ground than artistic ability...My guess is yes, in my case.
Creative? Yes. Artistic? Couldn’t care less, I think.
Good questions.
arcticdude
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Takes me for Pizza but his Kid to the Ritz
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3/12/2009 8:33:27 PM
Pffft! OP, with what you describe you are focusing on 'pizza'?
Some has said Im dealing with a Narcissist - and to run from him -
Any insight here?
Sounds like both of you should be running away from each other!
I need an aspirin!
arcticdude
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how do u know if he's not a predator?
Posted:
3/12/2009 8:22:29 PM
Post #10
Forward facing eyes and sharp teeth.
Best answer, hands down.
Seriously...just use your 'pred'-dar...When in doubt, toss him out!
arcticdude
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My son fell in Love for the first time
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3/12/2009 7:19:28 AM
Should I just stay the hell out of his private life?
A qualified 'Yes'. I think that as a parent you should be able to voice your opinion on this type of thing ONCE. Then stay the hell out unless you have some completely NEW observation, or until you are asked.
OR perhaps all three of us have a talk?
Hmmm...see, the thing is...this is between 'them'...not 'us'.
I am the one left picking up the pieces.
Be there for him, yes, ...but 'picking up the pieces' is HIS work.
arcticdude
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the big move?
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3/11/2009 6:19:16 AM
Yep, conscensus here...6 months is only the 'potential' for a long term relationship.
You haven't even changed your status from 'divorced' to 'not single/not looking'...what does that say about this stable relationship?
he would like me to move closer to him to make it easier for us to see each other.
This is not a problem...it's a good opportunity to 'test' the relationship...If it's real it will survive till your child finishes highschool. If it doesn't, it would not have anyway.
arcticdude
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Caucasian dating Indian/will it work?
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3/10/2009 6:02:05 AM
Indian": More information needed:
- Navaho?
- Inuit?
- Chippewa?
- Apache?
- Crow?
- Blackfoot
- Other?
Sounds like you have some issues to work through. Not enough info about the "Indian" to comment on.
How do you figure that, F117Stealth? (message # 2)
‘Indians’, for your education, are people who originate from India. The groups you listed above could best be described as indigenous or autochthonous peoples. Even if one felt that ‘indian’ was appropriate or accurate enough discriptor, including ‘Inuit’ in a list of so called ‘indians’ would probably get quite you quite a bit of disagreement from both first nations AND Inuit.
You Say “I am incredibly perceptive and intuitive, but you'd never know it.”?
Lol, I’ll say!
Even ignoring your little racial ‘faux pas’ from the whole discussion, It’s clear some advice CAN be given based on the contents of the original post:
I have already informed him that in order for us to continue seeing eachother, this relationship has to be serious or I would not be interested in seeing him.
Then:
I had told him from the beginning that it might not be a good idea to meet as we are from other cultures and that his parents might not accept me.
Then:
), I know that in time, he could probably forget about me, as it would be easier and in the end his family would matter more.
It’s obvious that you know what the right thing to do, and that you are being very selfish.
when I am with him, he makes me happy. As I have just recently got out of a painful relationship, this is like bliss.
There ya go…he’s catching you ‘on the rebound’ and you are going to marry someone with an expiring visa who needs a marriage to stay in the country…from a cultural background that will shun or devalue your relationship causing a possible permanent rift in his extended family?
Let him go. If he can get his families consent you’re laughing…If you let him solve his visa issues before you get married things will be clearer…cleaner… Not saying it can’t work…just saying you don’t seem to be thinking clearly. And I didn’t need to know whether he was from New Dehli, or Whitehorse to give it…See, F117Stealth?
arcticdude
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does getting older scare u?
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3/9/2009 7:28:34 PM
does getting older scare u?
Death scares me more...
...I'll take getting old over that any day!
arcticdude
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The instant chemistry demand
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3/9/2009 7:15:04 PM
OP, Maybe not "first 5 minute fireworks", but I share the view that there should be some apreciable ‘chemistry’. It’s not a ‘female’ thing only.
I’ll agree with the idea that “lust” has little to do with the deeper elements of long-term compatibility, however, the flipside of long-term compatibility with little physical attraction holds even less appeal for me. If all I wanted was an awsome “flat mate” I wouldn’t be so insistent on ‘chemistry’.
Seems to me, since I’m looking for both, and the ‘chemistry is more quickly apparent than all of those finer details of ‘compatibility’, it’s not so odd or shallow to come to a final conclusion on the ‘chemistry’ angle before the other compatibility elements are all determined one way or the other.
I’ll agree that perception of someone’s physical attraction changes for better or worse, as one gets to know them and their personality and who they are. While I have found that my admiration for someone might render them ‘slightly’ more attractive to me…it is no where near the spectacular impact that negative elements, or behaviors, have on my perception of their physical beauty in the negative…
I’ll agree that the odds of finding mutual “lust” as well as compatibility in the other areas of the relationship is, indeed, rare…So what? Nobody ever told me this would be easy…Though it might very well be…Who knows what’s around the next corner! I’m not desperate…I’m enjoying my life…it’s just challenging enough to make it interesting without unhealthy levels of stress…I’m using the following quote so much, I think I’m going to have to re-write my profile to fit it in…
“There are worse things than being alone”
I’m not ‘waiting’ for love to find me, but neither am I willing to settle for a really compatible room mate! I’m just looking & living…..Looking for fireworks, then looking closer to see if they are sustainable.
I can’t see a down side to this approach.
arcticdude
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How to break up... ?
Posted:
3/7/2009 5:27:45 PM
Sounds like stalking...call the police.
arcticdude
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law enforcement using pof to trap criminals?
Posted:
3/3/2009 12:38:58 PM
i had a chick email me a few months ago asking if i could find her coke. she said she lived a few towns over (and here that means like 5min away). so i said yes,
You are an idiot. You can be charged even if there were never any drugs and you never intended to traffic. I.P. addresses are trackable...knock, knock, Neo...
arcticdude
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Was he raised by a family of wild jackals?!?!
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3/3/2009 12:14:37 PM
'Acceptable levels of manners' is subjective. If you are not on the same page with your housemate/spouse/SO, there's going to be tension. I don't think its about right or wrong...just about sharing the same set of 'what's acceptable' You two obviously don't.
Make him a list and see how he takes it...sometimes people can change...even when they don't think they are doing anything 'wrong'. (heh, heh...that 'reads' a bit better...)
arcticdude
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You have kids….do you let him stay over?
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3/3/2009 10:44:44 AM
If you hide it, you give the signal that what you are doing is wrong.
Only if you hide it badly.
If it 's really hidden, you send no signal at all.
arcticdude
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Thoughts...
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3/3/2009 10:19:35 AM
My appologies in return...some people take being called a racist as kind of an insult...feeling attacked tends to diminish my sense of humour...I'm funny that way...
I should have known you were only funnin'...my telepathy is on the fritz...
arcticdude
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Thoughts...
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3/3/2009 10:07:44 AM
lol throwing a rock at an already buzzing hornets nest and watching the aftermath is always fun.
i was being quite facetious with that folks
Nice attempt to back out of it...an apology would be slightly more believable. Infinately more honourable.
arcticdude
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Who's calling your phone?
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3/3/2009 10:01:54 AM
and of course as soon as the dumb misinformed negro slips up and plays the race card every white person within an earshot will make it there life mission to call him and the entire black race out on it.
Yeah...umm... well...I was going to back you up on your observation till I read the part about "every white person within an earshot"...I guess I have a new 'life mission' now...
EPIC FAIL!!!
arcticdude
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Who's calling your phone?
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3/3/2009 6:16:24 AM
My fiance could go in my purse anytime he wanted to, there's nothing in there I wouldn't want him to see. Why is this such a difficult concept for you?
I think I can answer this one! Maybe you feel this way because he doesn't want to...?
Lets say he told you one day that you 'must' show him the contents of your purse at least once a week at a random time of his choosing...This no longer is a 'purse' issue, but a 'lack of trust' / control issue.
Why is this such a difficult concept for YOU?
And furthermore, spokenfor,
I guess we have different definitions for 'troll'... If I call someone a troll, I'm most usually refering to their communication style in a specific post...not labeling them in perpetuity. For me even if the content is honest opinion...the delivery can render it 'trollish'. Hell, I'd call myself 'trollish' at times...I try not to, but I'll admit that some bring the 'troll' out in me.
I don't defend everything about op, but I don't see how he's the only control freak in the described exchange...
arcticdude
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Who's calling your phone?
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3/3/2009 6:04:43 AM
If "making a point" is worth more to you than her feeling secure with you, then you keep on doing what you are doing. After all, it's all about "winning," isn't it?
Some people can't see that this works both ways...For her, seeing the phone is worth more to her than his privacy or sense of feeling 'trusted'. She's got her own 'point' to make...she's as guilty of wanting to 'win'
Once more and I leave this one alone...Wanting to see his phone is as much a 'control' issue / power trip on her part, as NOT wanting to show it is on his part.
There are no innocent bystanders here (except for the kids).
Again, ineedanswers, don't let some people prod you into emotional responses . They love that sh*t! The good people, even if they don't agree with you, can see the real trolls for what they are.
arcticdude
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Who's calling your phone?
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3/3/2009 5:44:15 AM
The bottom line here is that OP is an immature & insecure control freak... It's just that simple.
That's way too easy. Asking to see the phone is just a symptom. The trust just isn't there on her part...and that is regardless of whether or not he's guilty of anything. Showing her the phone is a bandaid. Won't solve her issues. Wanting to see his phone is as much a 'control' issue power trip on her part, as not wanting to show it is on his.
I think they should get rid of their cellphones alltogether...people did survive without them once upon a time...go figure...
Oh, and 'Ineedanswers' don't let the trolls bait you into reacting! Shame on them! They bait you into an emotional response and then point a finger...wow...talk about 'control freaks'!
arcticdude
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You have kids….do you let him stay over?
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3/3/2009 5:11:29 AM
Nigthtwing,
Children learn how to have adult realtionships from watching the ones (or lack thereof) that their parents have.
They don't learn how to have sex by watching their parent have sex...(or shouldn't, anyway)
Not so subtle difference between having your children seeing you 'in love' and 'make love'. The two are connected...but not interchangable.
arcticdude
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Who's calling your phone?
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3/3/2009 5:05:23 AM
Yeah...see, I'm all for openness in a relationship, and trust is essential.
I don't see openness OR trust in the relationship as described...
I actually don't think you should have to show her your phone and, obviously, you don't 'have to'.
If I was in a similar situation? I would cave in one time to try and reassure her. That said, I would not place myself in the kind of toxic relationship where I was constantly having to address my mates unfounded mistrust or anxiety attacks...it would just errode my positive feelings towards her. Not saying this can't be worked out, but doesn't sound like showing her your phone is the fix...and you guys got engaged waaaaay too early.
arcticdude
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How would you feel if your partner required pre-marital counseling?
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3/3/2009 4:41:23 AM
If one gets to the point of getting engaged, one should already be aware of the issues/baggage that the other party has (as well as ones own, hopefully). It should be clear whether counseling is 'required' at that point...If asking to go to counseling is a form of test of their openmindedness...example: If they say "Sure." Then they 'pass' the test...Yeah...ok....but it's a bit weird...
arcticdude
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You have kids….do you let him stay over?
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3/3/2009 4:29:04 AM
OP,
Unless there's "a ring and a date", no frickin way. Period.
Obviously, there are many ways to work 'around' the issue...A lot of good examples given already...babysitters, sending the kids off to sleepovers with friends...I'm just talking about the in 'your face' serial monogomy revolving door stuff.
Discrete visits that leave no evidence or knowledge behind never really happened as far as the kids know...
A la:
"If a tree falls in the forest and there's no one around to hear it, did it make any meaningful noise..."
arcticdude
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Do you suffer from feeling out of their league?
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3/2/2009 6:49:14 PM
OP,
'No' on both questions. The combination of all subjective traits that makes up a person is so vast...I make a decision on compatibility, not 'league'. Compatibility is such a 'stew'...the ingredients might be in different proportions from this person to the next, but still be fine in the end.
Am I attracted to this or that person? Then all I need to find out is if they are attracted to me too...that's the final secret ingredient! Then the fun 'work' begins!
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Just curious whats going through this guys head
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3/2/2009 5:30:54 PM
So my question is why would you have your phone switched off when you know someone is going to call you .
How do you know it was switched off?
Could have been any number of things...even you came up with the dead battery scenario...
I just find it a little strange or am I way over reacting
Over reacting, yep.
I know that he is a full time dad so could possibly be busy with his child . Or prehaps he is just another time waster what do you think ?
I vote busy with his child. Since you're asking for guesses.
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Who's calling your phone?
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3/2/2009 2:17:22 PM
Me and my fiance
Fiance? and you both have kids? You guys need to get some councelling to straighten out these issues before they get worse, and before you get married!...You BOTH sound like a couple of spoiled kids! Sheesh, gave me a headache just reading the op! Like an episode of 'The Amazing Race" without the panoramic backdrop!
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How about this one...
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3/2/2009 2:01:42 PM
Robertkoi, You asked for 'ANY thoughts'. You don't have to like or accept the thoughts that flow...but how dare you say you didn't 'ask' for them?!?!
Sweden, hmmm? I'm going to go out on a limb and attribute all of this to language miscommunication...here's your chance to bow out gracefully...Use some 'Ikea' (that's Swedish for common sense)!
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How about this one...
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3/2/2009 10:39:42 AM
Gee, Robertkoi, talk about someone being their own worst enemy!!!
You can take back whatever you want. I never asked for your opinion.
Ummm…yeah, you did exactly that…in starting this thread to begin with…
…Any thoughts?
Ring a bell?
. If you can't be yourself, relax and just allow yourself to enjoy the moment and what could possibly become something lasting, then it's just too bad…
Well, I’m sure the irony escapes you that that is exactly what you were doing to her…You were not letting her be herself, relax, just allow herself to enjoy the moment…such as answering her phone on her own schedule, returning messages when she saw fit, seeing you, or someone else, when she wished…
You’re absolutely right… “too bad.”
Everyone is wrong about this but you. How frustrating that must be. You should stop asking for advice from such stupid people!
arcticdude
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Are relationships really worth it??
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3/1/2009 5:16:27 PM
To answer the title of this thread: Yes and no.
Glad I could help clear up the confusion for you a bit!
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Psych!...
Don't rush into anything...but on the otherhand, cops are supposed to be type A adrenaline junkies...are you sure you are picking the right profession?
Anyway, back to the topic at hand...yeah, dispite your best efforts, it probably will end badly...but nevertheless, as mentionned, be super picky...it'll still have been worth it.
"Better to have loved and lost",...and all that stuff.
Oh, that makes me think of that bit by Mitch Hedburg about not eating apples because "they always end up just a core..."
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I'm wondering if I'm being too demanding, to be honest.
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3/1/2009 4:37:12 PM
Ok, based on your post...which is all I have to go on, I don't see any upside to being in a couple relationship with this guy. Time to accept that you are moving into single parent territory. Stop looking for boyfriend behavior from him and only expect 'father of your child' behavior. I'm not sure he'll excel there either, but baring extreme situations involving some sort of abuse, kids are generally better off even with crappy parents than absent ones.
He is obviously unwilling or unable to be in a couple relationship with you. If you keep pressuring on this you may end up gyping your kid out of having a father as well...
Yep, cut him loose from you, but keep the door open for your kid's sake.
Sad situation when kids are involved.
arcticdude
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Foods That Make You Go EEEEEEK !
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3/1/2009 2:09:03 PM
First place tie...Tripe/Natto.
Look 'em up.
arcticdude
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Born Believer?
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3/1/2009 1:52:50 PM
I'm not a big fan of grinding pessimism, but neither do I spend any time 'wishing' for much. I try to be a more 'active' participant in my goals (as opposed to 'destiny')...Oh, I know that one does not rule out the other...a person can do both...I just don't tend to do both myself. I tend to give people the benefit of doubt until they prove otherwise...
Having custody of my daughter makes me a tad more cautious though...Optimistic Realist?
arcticdude
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'toooo many fish in the sea?'
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3/1/2009 8:08:16 AM
Are we becoming too picky now that we have so many choices?
The sheer numbers boggle the mind, true, but that, in my mind, does not translate into actual ‘choices’!
When you start weeding, and are ‘weeded out’ by others, I wouldn’t think there are all that many ‘fishies’ left to sift through.
This is ultimately just an ‘introduction’ service. We still have to eventually meet and evaluate the ones we choose…and that is done the old fashioned ways…
I don’t see a problem here with being picky. Maybe the more careful we are to find someone compatible, the more likely things will last…
I’ve not found anything mutual yet, but I’m happy with the process.
arcticdude
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Why do tall big men want tiny women ?
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3/1/2009 7:38:03 AM
And you tall women none of you even like really tall guys most of the time so just shut up.
Wow...maybe they just don't like really tall guys that tell 'em to shut up?!
arcticdude
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How about this one...
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3/1/2009 6:51:25 AM
Op,
What I'm wondering is that how it can be more important and interesting to see a one's nephew and his girlfriend rather than dating me in this case?
Well, robertkoi, you can wonder all you like, but she obviously doesn't consider you as 'important and interesting' as you find yourself! Maybe one day she'll catch up to you, until that day comes, maybe a little humbleness on your part would make the waiting easier.
arcticdude
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she has been diagnosed with bipolarism
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3/1/2009 5:19:42 AM
Candicem:
There is nothing wrong with peopole with bipolar, depression, OCD etc...everyone is different.
Woah...That's one amazing opinion!
Anyway, I know what you are 'trying' to say, but it really doesn't matter how wonderful people are at their best...what matters is how often and to what extent they are 'not wonderful'. One thing we do agree on...everyone IS different. Everyone gets to decide what imperfections/issues they will 'put up with', and which ones they won't...
Get used to that.
arcticdude
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Unique 'getting to know each other' date ideas
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2/28/2009 8:18:45 AM
OK, back when I was living in Mtl in my 20's, a perfect first date was a variation on your 'grocery shop/cook a meal together'
Meet up around 10:30am, wander up 'The Main" (St.Laurent Blvd.) Stopping for fruit, cheese, salami, fresh bakery bread...Building a picnic together...then on to relax and talk and munch and people watch on 'The Mountain" (MtRoyal park). Perfect day.
Good times! I'm smiling just thinking about it...Any takers?
arcticdude
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Difficult Child
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2/28/2009 7:34:10 AM
I don't look at it like a "deal breaker". He is 13, I remember when I was 13, it could be worse LOL!! Everyone has things to deal with, having a son who is "difficult" should not a mark aginst you. I would run from someone who racks up credit cards, someone who drinks too much, someone who has anything to do with drugs, but I would not run from someone who has a 13yo. Just look at as a way to weed out anything but the best.
I didn't read all of the posts, but I don't need to. This^^^^ was the perfect answer.
Don't be happy that your son is being difficult, but at least be happy that the inappropriate candidates will be weeded out early!
arcticdude
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The logic of the dinner date
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2/28/2009 7:25:46 AM
op, there is nothing logical at all with the premise of the original post.
if you are a woman, you have to be a size 6 or smaller or you aren`t going to be invited out for dinner as a rule.
Right off the bat wrong.
most women, in order to maintain a small figure must pass on evening food and normally don`t eat anything after 5:00.
Even if this were true, which I challenge, the emphasis should be placed on 'normally'. Unless someone is going out on 3 or more 'dinner' dates/week I can't see it as a huge problem...
So. most women who are considered viable to date are not eating much in the first place, much less a big dinner in the evening.
Again, I argue your basic 'size 6' assumption, but even letting that go, no one is 'forced' to eat a "big" dinner, on a date or at home. One is not obliged to lick the plate clean.
Your whole post is what's "silly".
arcticdude
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Too Old, Too Fat, Too Ugly, Too Dumb!
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2/28/2009 7:08:46 AM
My guess is that there are plenty of fish who have a faulty 'self perception' that is not serving them well in either direction...I think there are also as many out there, if not more, who think of themselves as too 'youthful', too fit, too beautiful, too intelligent...to settle for anyone! I'd be more likely to fall into that side of the self delusion spectrum than the negative side...
One extreme leaves you accepting anyone regardless, the other extreme leaves you hyper picky and single.
Ahhhh...to aim for mediocrity in self perception!
arcticdude
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Weed Addiction
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2/28/2009 6:22:13 AM
My opinion? It's all about the individual, not the substance. Some people can handle things that other people can't. It's an addiction/addictive poersonality. If she's not ready (unable or unwilling)to do something about it, then there is certainly nothing you can do. You don't have kids, you're 24, Now is the time to make a decision. You can waste a lot of your life trying to 'fix' broken partners...Often you just end up enabling them. Find a support group for partners of addicts so you have the proper 'toolbox', or to evaluate if it's better for both of you to cut her loose.
Good luck!
arcticdude
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Instant Magic - anyone else find it?
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2/26/2009 6:17:35 AM
Sounds like what happened between me and my ex! Lasted 23 years...though the last 7 weren't all that 'magical' lol! Yep, enjoy!
arcticdude
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Should schools ban nuts?
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2/26/2009 4:34:31 AM
If your child was deathly allergic to peanuts I think you would be saying a different story.
No, I pretty much exactly said in my first post what I'd most likely do if my child had that affliction. If you think you know me better than I know myself...well...all I can say is, it's pretty hard to have a 'debate' with someone who 'thinks' for both parties.
In a public school it wouldn't be fair to just say deny your child a proper education, so my kid can eat nuts on school property.
I never once suggested denying anyone a proper education...I said exactly the opposite in the first post...offering a number of ways to accomodate allergic children and their families...H*ll, there even appears to be a 'cure' for it and I posted a link to that news item in the body of the thread...Who would argue for a school ban (short for 'bandaid') which still leaves the child in danger, rather than a treatment that really protects the child everywhere they go?
It seems that the only way one can argue successfully against my position, on this, is to twist my words or totally misrepresent my stand on it...Though frustrating, I'm pretty much satisfied with that result.
arcticdude
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Should schools ban nuts?
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2/25/2009 8:53:02 AM
Proof, please?
The fact is self evident. If one is shown a red paperclip, only an idiot, or the hyper argumentitive, demands 'proof' that it is a red paperclip. I won't be baited by either type of attention seeking troll.
What would you do
I've already said what I'd do. More than once.
apparently the people who are bleating away in this thread about its 'inconvenience' don't even have children! Talk about pathetic.
Nope, wrong again.
...leave parents to deal with their own concerns.
That, as well as offering them the proper support and resources, is EXACTLY what I've been advocating all along!
Again, let's really protect these unfortunate children in a meaningful way instead of just applying a crappy 'bandaid' fix!
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