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Jump to Page << prev | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 46 | 47 | 48 | 49 | 50 | 51 | 52 | 53 | 54 | 55 | 56 | 57 | 58 | 59 | 60 | 61 | 62 | 63 | 64 | 65 | 66 | 67 | 68 | 69 | 70 | 71 | 72 | 73 | 74 | 75 | 76 | 77 | 78 | 79 | 80 | 81 | 82 | 83 | 84 | 85 | 86 | 87 | 88 | 89 | 90 | 91 | 92 | 93 | 94 | 95 | 96 | 97 | 98 | 99 | 100 | 101 | 102 | 103 | 104 | 105 | 106 | 107 | 108 | 109 | 110 | 111 | 112 | 113 | 114 | 115 | 116 | 117 | 118 | 119 | 120 | 121 | 122 | 123 | 124 | 125 | 126 | 127 | 128 | 129 | 130 | 131 | 132 | 133 | 134 | 135 | 136 | 137 | 138 | 139 | 140 | 141 | 142 | 143 | 144 | 145 | 146 | 147 | 148 | 149 | 150 | 151 | 152 | 153 | 154 | 155 | next >> “I'm in summer school now, aero. Plus, I just bought a new house and am trying to whip the garden into shape and get stuff out of boxes.” 1:54:41 PM 6/07/04 “as to your 3 questions Wingding 1.) don't know 2.) NOOOOOOO, definately no 3.) after that, i'd rather be alone too much effort, rather hang out with "the girls" tricky statement around here the mixed crowd at the lesbian bar Friday night is sounding better by the minute, in comparison the company I kept on saturday night” 1:55:46 PM 6/07/04 “mtnmom, still sounds suspicious to me. Why would anyone need to call someone 7 times? Did he leave 7 messages then? I think he suspected you were on a date. Then when you returned the call, he played hard to get. I say drop him. You don't need those kinds of games or that kind of treatment. IMHO, you probably should be up front with him that you are not dating him exclusively. It's only fair that way. And if you agreed to see him again, I think you should have let a few days pass before you made yourself available to him. Sorry, it just sounds to me like he doesn't treat you with the respect you deserve. Glad to hear your date with the other guy was pleasant. Any sparks?” 1:57:20 PM 6/07/04 “Yeah, the 7 times thing sounds weird to me, too. I'd try twice and bag it.” 1:58:15 PM 6/07/04 “Aero, I'm thinking about a short day-hike this coming weekend (local). I need to get out although there are 10 million things I need to do at home (fencing is one of them)” 1:59:03 PM 6/07/04 “Those darn homes-- always cutting into recreation time! Well, at least you're close to some good places. The Rattlesnake is always there for a quick getaway.” 2:08:04 PM 6/07/04 “mtnmom ditto what ruby said” 2:13:58 PM 6/07/04 “en garde!” 2:19:08 PM 6/07/04 “Ruby/WS: It's possible that he thought I was on a date but he has never asked for exclusivity from me and he never asked about where I was. You are prolly right about dumping him but without goin into any details I don't want to burn any bridges not with this one anyway. Sparks with the new guy? Hard to say, we seemed to be able to talk to each other in a comfortable fashion, he's intelligent, good-looking, courteous... I am not looking for husband #2, just someone to enjoy part of my life with.” 2:27:06 PM 6/07/04 “Now the BIG question: Does he backpack?” 2:34:27 PM 6/07/04 “I've dated my boyfriend for the last 10+ months, and there were no sparks the first date, and only a few on the second date. I decided to go out with him again simply because he was such a nice guy, treated me well, and was fun to be with. Sparks right away aren't always necessary for a good relationship. :)” 2:35:37 PM 6/07/04 “"Does he bp?" don't think so, he fly-fishes and carts his kids around to their games on the weekends. He's a good dad. I've had a hard time meeting any backpackers cuz I haven't been able to join any groups or just get out there. SG,I agree on the spark thing. I dated a guy once (a loonnng time ago)who when I first met him totally irritated the heck out of me. Wasn't anyway I was going to dance w/ him. But I was really young and foolish then.....boy, I do hope I've matured since then. (*frown*)” 2:44:26 PM 6/07/04 “okay, i'll reduce my criteria from "FIREWORKS" to "sparks", and that's my final offer signed -tough sell- (aka freak magnet)” 3:09:07 PM 6/07/04 “Ben Affleck's mother's summer home, is just around the corner from our new annex store so....I won't be doing too much compromising just yet a girl can dream can't she a more enjoyable fantasy than crazy ex-girlfrind hiding under a bed” 3:14:01 PM 6/07/04 “mtnmom - I would spend a few minutes thinking about what you think you need from bachelor #1....and then look for it somewhere else. In my experience...when sparks fly - someone often gets burnt.” 3:25:45 PM 6/07/04 “... I should add that slow glowing embers often start the best fires in the long run.” 3:26:59 PM 6/07/04 “I used to have a shirt that had "FREAK MAGNET" in really big letters printed on it.” 3:32:49 PM 6/07/04 “I agree w/ dhutch--smoldering...is good!” 3:42:06 PM 6/07/04 “LMAO @ aero!!” 3:52:08 PM 6/07/04 “slow and hot, eh aero :-P” 3:53:33 PM 6/07/04 “I like how you put that dhutch. I agree about slow glowing embers. My boyfriend and I started out with three very nice dates, no major sparks at first. Finally got a little kiss from him at the end of date #3. When he learned that I like to bp, he bought boots and we went on a dayhike for #4. It's been a wonderful ride since then and getting better and better every day. I couldn't have even dreamed up a guy as great as he is to me. Not sure what I did to deserve it.” 3:59:36 PM 6/07/04 “I haven't tried the crazy ex-girlfriend hiding under the bed fantasy. How does that work, exactly? LOLOL That explains a lot, HPM. Check ya later --- I Gotta Run.... LOL” 4:00:14 PM 6/07/04 “Ruby is in loveeeeeeeeeee.... Ruby is in loveeeeeeeeeee.... Ruby is in loveeeeeeeeeee.... ;-) Good for you!” 4:02:07 PM 6/07/04 “Yeah, let's see what other methaphors would apply: Embers are best for slow cooking. Less likely to flare up. A little ash is good now and then...” 4:04:15 PM 6/07/04 “YES, I AM!!!! And it's a beautiful thing, thank you very much.” 4:04:29 PM 6/07/04 “i am learning that the guys who create immediate sparks often can't sustain a fire in the long run.” 4:31:31 PM 6/07/04 “wingding, sometimes you have to keep the fire hot by blowing on it” 9:48:14 PM 6/07/04 “Smoldering embers? In my experience it was those smoldering embers that went out. (because no one was blowing on them...) hmmmm” 10:23:10 AM 6/08/04 “like all things, if the fire is to be expected to last, it must be tended to.” 10:46:26 AM 6/08/04 “Given a good stoking now and again you mean?” 10:52:19 AM 6/08/04 “oh geeze you guys! talk about thread degeneration!” 11:06:15 AM 6/08/04 “It's a thread about dating!!!!” 11:13:20 AM 6/08/04 Smiley “wingding said it, do we date for sex or not to be alone. we just followed that lead ;)” 11:17:35 AM 6/08/04 “yeah.... wingding's fault” 11:19:13 AM 6/08/04 “Yeah..."the woman whom thou gavest me, she gave me the apple, and I ate."” 11:23:20 AM 6/08/04 “I knew it was all our fault. will you ever let us forget it?” 12:37:23 PM 6/08/04 “No, wait a minute: The man is to be the head of the house, why didn't he take the initiative and tell Eve that she shouldn't have eaten it? Who is the weaker sex?” 12:38:17 PM 6/08/04 “We aren't stronger vs. weaker...we are just different. In my post was just playing along and in fact poking fun at the guys before me. I know you knew that. :)” 12:45:33 PM 6/08/04 “That's right, I did;)” 1:15:28 PM 6/08/04 “Poking fun.... huh huh .... ;op” 1:16:26 PM 6/08/04 “Ha Ha, fun poking. ;-)” 1:26:31 PM 6/08/04 “It can't be my fault - I know nothing about dating. Yes, I do know that it sucks. I'm the perfect example of stupidity when it comes to relationships. 43 years on this earth and I haven't been able to sustain a relationship for any length. I've been trying the ember route lately thinking that might be the answer, but all this blowing to turn those embers into a fire is really exhausting.” 2:53:25 PM 6/08/04 “Blowing is the best part!” 3:10:50 PM 6/08/04 “I've been married for 22 great years, so I only stopped in out of intellectual curiousity. From what I have seen in here, I am really happy to not be in the dating world. All I can say is don't give up and don't look too hard. You find the right person in the most unexpected ways and places. I did. Just be open to the possibility when you cross paths with the person who is right for you.” 3:18:12 PM 6/08/04 “It's when you put the label "dating" on it that people's expectations go haywire. Many hold to a set of rules, games and obligations. Why don't people just get to know each other, call it making friends? The friendship either grows into something on it's own or doesn't.” 3:26:20 PM 6/08/04 “Ruby, that one's gonna end up in the "Out of Context Quotes" thread if you're not lucky...lol...” 3:29:41 PM 6/08/04 “That new boyfriend's a lucky guy. Actually while it's been fun to go on these dates, I guess what I miss is the degree of intimacy (not physical ;op ), that just lets you relax in the other person's company. Gonna take a while to find that again I guess.” 3:32:59 PM 6/08/04 “ynami, if you get your date really drunk, then you can relax and just be yourself, because they're unlikely to remember anything you did.” 3:35:54 PM 6/08/04 “I've realized alcohol is the key ;o)” 3:40:04 PM 6/08/04 “lol - bitpusher when you can fart in front of the person you're dating, then you've made it to the comfortable level” 3:40:34 PM 6/08/04 Jump to Page << prev
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