Artemis Windsong
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Post by Artemis Windsong on Mar 26, 2015 11:03:54 GMT -5
Damn... that's harsh. Does your husband ever read the boards? No. We seem to be at a truce right now. It's those pesky inappropriate relationships he has that create in me being uneasy and grabby most of the time. ------------- The later in life dating or marriages I have seen are either their late spouses best friend or someone they have known through sports over the years.
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Phoenix84
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Post by Phoenix84 on Mar 26, 2015 11:13:46 GMT -5
Isn't the herd of women culled by weight, criminal history, mental issues and so on?
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MJ2.0
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Post by MJ2.0 on Mar 26, 2015 11:55:06 GMT -5
Isn't the herd of women culled by weight, criminal history, mental issues and so on? Nope, guys date crazy women all the time. Never underestimate the power of a nice rack /ass or crazy good sex. fixed. And yes, dating sucks ass. Are there any "good on paper" guys that aren't flaky, creepers, or boring?
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Post by emma1420 on Mar 26, 2015 12:04:54 GMT -5
Isn't the herd of women culled by weight, criminal history, mental issues and so on? Yes. But there are more women than men at least here in the US. 46.6% of the unmarried population aged 18 and older is male, while 53.4% are female (CPS, 2008).
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zibazinski
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Post by zibazinski on Mar 26, 2015 12:55:49 GMT -5
Well, if I survive DH, never again! I'm not going to be a nurse with a purse to some old geezer. I intend to live whatever life I have left in joy and happiness. Sans men.
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Phoenix84
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Post by Phoenix84 on Mar 26, 2015 12:57:40 GMT -5
Nope, guys date crazy women all the time. Never underestimate the power of a nice rack /ass or crazy good sex. fixed. And yes, dating sucks ass. Are there any "good on paper" guys that aren't flaky, creepers, or boring? What exactly makes a guy "boring?" As dark put it, is having a stable job, no addictions, no temper issues, and an overall stable personality "boring." I think just about anyone who would be described as stable would also be considered "boring."
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justme
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Post by justme on Mar 26, 2015 13:04:20 GMT -5
I consider myself all that, but readily admit I have a like good crazy in me.
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zibazinski
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Post by zibazinski on Mar 26, 2015 13:04:24 GMT -5
When you're young, dating crazy might be fun. Give me boring for someone who wants stability.
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MJ2.0
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Post by MJ2.0 on Mar 26, 2015 13:05:10 GMT -5
Boring and financially/emotionally stable usually go hand in hand. Do you want a guy with a stable job, no temper issues, and no substance abuse issues, or do you want a guy that's exciting? Exciting guy might be more fun to date, but he also gets mad at his boss tells him to go fuck himself and ends up unemployed for 9 months while you cover the mortgage. He does this every couple years. But hey, at least he isn't boring. no, you can MOST DEFINITELY be interesting and stable. I know this because I've met a few... unfortunately there may have been some chemistry issues that led to me not seeing them again. Would being a workaholic make someone unstable? I've met a couple who are definitely married to their jobs so everything else takes a backseat - or so I was told.
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MJ2.0
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Post by MJ2.0 on Mar 26, 2015 13:07:31 GMT -5
fixed. And yes, dating sucks ass. Are there any "good on paper" guys that aren't flaky, creepers, or boring? What exactly makes a guy "boring?" As dark put it, is having a stable job, no addictions, no temper issues, and an overall stable personality "boring." I think just about anyone who would be described as stable would also be considered "boring." I've been on a couple of boring dates. My issues with them were not just that they were too short (which I can overlook under the right circumstances), but they were just boring. Super quiet, didn't really have much to say. I don't know if it was nerves or what, but TALK for God's sake!
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justme
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Post by justme on Mar 26, 2015 13:08:52 GMT -5
There's someone's off their meds crazy and there's the 5pm on a Friday let's drive three hours to a random town for the weekend crazy.
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zibazinski
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Post by zibazinski on Mar 26, 2015 13:10:16 GMT -5
Give those quiet ones another chance. My first date with the doctor I dated for years was all me talking and him just sitting there. Turns out he had been on call and then mowed his lawn in the hot sun before meeting me.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 26, 2015 13:13:12 GMT -5
There's someone's off their meds crazy and there's the 5pm on a Friday let's drive three hours to a random town for the weekend crazy. But I have such a hard time telling those two apart!
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lexxy703
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Post by lexxy703 on Mar 26, 2015 13:19:04 GMT -5
My last round of dating was actually ok. I did e-harmony & met a really great guy. We were together for 3 years but as he put it he didn't like being domesticated & moved out of my house in the burbs & back to an apartment in the city.
Now the mere thought of dating seems exhausting. I'm actually happy with my own company for now at least.
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zibazinski
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Post by zibazinski on Mar 26, 2015 13:20:16 GMT -5
There's someone's off their meds crazy and there's the 5pm on a Friday let's drive three hours to a random town for the weekend crazy. But I have such a hard time telling those two apart! You'll learn.
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Phoenix84
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Post by Phoenix84 on Mar 26, 2015 13:21:39 GMT -5
There's someone's off their meds crazy and there's the 5pm on a Friday let's drive three hours to a random town for the weekend crazy. I learned that dating on weeknights after working a 10 hour day is not a good idea. It's hard to be at my best socially.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 26, 2015 13:30:22 GMT -5
But I have such a hard time telling those two apart! You'll learn. I'm not so sure. The crazies are the ones that are fun. Until they're not. I think I'll take GEL's approach and stay away from dating entirely. That's the safest bet for me.
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Post by chiver78 on Mar 26, 2015 13:31:02 GMT -5
Yeah, it does kind of suck. Sort of like GEL talked about, I met my DH when I was finally okay with being alone. It was a slippery slope though, in that I started to prefer being alone. Glad DH was persistent! As far as the "socially retarded" comment is concerned, I have to think about that. That's some pretty loaded language for someone who isn't in a hurry to settle down before 30. lol.....I totally hear you here. I am actually having a roommate in my new place, if for no other reason than to prevent me from sliding further down that slope! I lived alone for the prior 9 years, between the condo and an apt before that. this roommate is one of my best friends, and he's moving in the last of his stuff from his old place this weekend. here's hoping we don't kill each other while we're living under the same roof!
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zibazinski
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Post by zibazinski on Mar 26, 2015 13:33:46 GMT -5
Not dating gives you time to work on you. So you don't repeat mistakes already made.
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justme
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Post by justme on Mar 26, 2015 15:00:56 GMT -5
So I've learned that I'm a catch in this thread. Fun.
And plenty of crazies are snatched up by 25 too. You just gotta wait a few years for the good ones to recognize the crazy and hope they don't have kids! Lol
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Post by Deleted on Mar 26, 2015 17:36:08 GMT -5
Where is a good place to meet middle aged women?
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Post by Deleted on Mar 26, 2015 19:39:39 GMT -5
Where is a good place to meet middle aged women? Apparently here.
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Post by ArchietheDragon on Mar 26, 2015 20:56:05 GMT -5
Where is a good place to meet middle aged women? Apparently here. It's happened before it could happen again!
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Post by mmhmm on Mar 26, 2015 21:28:13 GMT -5
Sure, but those ones are taken by 25, so they aren't really pertinent here. They're like women that are 36/24/36. Plenty of them exist, but they aren't on the market at advanced ages either, so why waste time thinking about it. Skuze me? Heck, some of us are even of VERY advanced age!
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Post by ՏՇԾԵԵʅՏɧ_LԹՏՏʅҼ on Mar 26, 2015 22:05:28 GMT -5
Where is a good place to meet middle aged women? Where are you located?
(Oh, and we'll have to talk about that moustache you're sporting).
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Post by Deleted on Mar 26, 2015 22:19:42 GMT -5
Where is a good place to meet middle aged women? Where are you located?
(Oh, and we'll have to talk about that moustache you're sporting). And your aversion to shirts...
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zibazinski
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Post by zibazinski on Mar 27, 2015 9:00:35 GMT -5
Hey, I always thought someone from here would grab Phoenix!
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Post by milee on Mar 27, 2015 9:03:47 GMT -5
Where is a good place to meet middle aged women? I already told you - SW Florida. Sheesh, you go rogue for a couple of years and forgot all those good tips we gave you?
Edited to add: Although lately 90% of the single middle aged single women I know/interact with have been of the cray cray variety. We're not sure if it's something in the water or a phase, but I haven't been setting up any of my middle aged single male friends for the past year or so because I can't in good conscience set them up with any of the female nut jobs.
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Lizard Queen
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Post by Lizard Queen on Mar 27, 2015 9:11:37 GMT -5
Where is a good place to meet middle aged women? I already told you - SW Florida. Sheesh, you go rogue for a couple of years and forgot all those good tips we gave you?
Edited to add: Although lately 90% of the single middle aged single women I know/interact with have been of the cray cray variety. We're not sure if it's something in the water or a phase, but I haven't been setting up any of my middle aged single male friends for the past year or so because I can't in good conscience set them up with any of the female nut jobs.
How about looking for compatible craziness?
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milee
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Post by milee on Mar 27, 2015 9:37:48 GMT -5
I already told you - SW Florida. Sheesh, you go rogue for a couple of years and forgot all those good tips we gave you?
Edited to add: Although lately 90% of the single middle aged single women I know/interact with have been of the cray cray variety. We're not sure if it's something in the water or a phase, but I haven't been setting up any of my middle aged single male friends for the past year or so because I can't in good conscience set them up with any of the female nut jobs.
How about looking for compatible craziness? I'm not averse to that idea, but the single guy friends aren't at the same level of crazy so it would be a mismatch.
It's weird, these things tend to go in waves. For a while, I'll have lots of fantastic single female friends and it's a mystery why they're still single, then I'll have lots of fantastic single male friends and it's a mystery why they're still single, but they don't happen at the same time so I can help make good matches. Right now, I've got several great single male friends and a whole bunch of wackaloon single female acquaintances who are single for a really good reason = mismatch.
To be fair, I do have a couple of awesome single female friends who are total catches, but they're just not right for the single male friends I know.
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