wow who put your knickers in a twist?

Queen Elizabeth I

There haven't been too many times when being single has felt, well, like being SINGLE. But one of them was when it came time for prom. I didn't really care that no one asked me but it would have been nice to be asked (even if I would have said 'no' to the few who would have asked or the person who I may have agreed to go with had he asked me, didn't ask me because of something I may or may not have done… long story). Anyway, I went stag with another girlfriend of mine and we had a blast. I'm so glad that I didn't have a date. That would have been way to much pressure and stress. One of our friends spent the entire night trying to get her boyfriend to dance and ended up having a… well, not terrible time, but we totally got sick of her whining about it.

My friends go to a small Christian school and most kids go stag - in fact, it's encouraged. Seems they have a lot more fun that way.

That's not nice. No name calling, please.
No, I like FNR a lot better. Where are you?


Hey, I know someone who has a solitaire he's not using....

No, actually he took it back. It came with a 90 day return policy. I told him I wanted to live in the same city with him for at least a year before we got engaged. His idea was that he wanted to have it paid off by the time he gave it to me.

Singles are also discriminated against when it comes to stuff like health insurance. My former roommate and I couldn't get on each other's health insurance, but if we told them we were lesbians we could. (for the record, I am straight, straight, straight).

Here's another line story - One of my friends saw a guy she thought was cute so she went up to him and said,
"You look just like my first husband."
Him: "How many husbands have you had?"
Her: "None."

That's a total lie. All women say that, but none of them mean it. Looks and/or money will always come first, but few women are willing to admit it.

For anyone who's interested, there's a really depressing story on the front page of MSNBC.com about women's biological clocks. I'd link it, but I don't want to be responsible for the tears.

I guess this post falls under "awful". I'll try to do an "awesome" one later. This is supposed to be a happy place.

I am that also.

Well, I'm 3/4 Irish and 1/4 Finnish. So if I was in 'Diversity Day' that would say I'm too drunk to be depressed.

It was looks for me. I'll admit it.

I'm more of a "brains" kinda girl.

But being attractive doesn't hurt, either...

For what it is worth, I have a simple philosophy about single life. Do not waste time looking for that right someone, rather be true to yourself and live a life that allows you to be happy and fulfilled on a personal level. Happiness is a very attractive quality and will attract the right someone. I do not pretend to know the right time and place for myself or anyone else, when it comes to meeting the right someone. However, I know that by being the best person I can and enjoying life now, I will be ready if and when I meet my right someone. If I never meet the right someone, my life will not be lacking, because I never hinged my happiness on someone else. Life should be celebrated, regardless of marital status.

I went to a small Christian school ( and yes I wore a uniform plaid skirt and all) and we all went stag. The School said we had to.. well for every dance but prom. I liked when we all went stag becasue there was not as much drama!

Oh he knows what ring I want! I showed him!!



Diapers I can not find it what is the articles title??


I am a "brains" girl as well. I gues that falls under the money cat. if you do not have brains then you will not make that much money

Can I have a tie?? between humor and brains??

And looking nice does not hurt.. I agree

Pam, the fact that you got that joke both makes me witty and you lame at the same time. Why? I dont know, but it just does. Hopefully you were just humouring me

I found the joke funny, but probably for a different reason then you intended. But still my mind is a warped place, so who knows


I am starting to get a little weirded out here. Roy and I are getting along..

Roy does this have something to do with wanting to see a picture of my clavical bone??

Im not exactly sure what a clavical bone is. Is that the thing in the middle of the chest? Like the sternum?

collar bone

I would rather see the sternum. Then again, there are alot more body parts that i would like to see ahead of the sternum anyway.

Me too, Roy, 75% Irish Catholic with the guilt to show it and with a few exceptions am getting mighty sick of the Canadian whining everywhere on the boards. Love my Canadian girlfriends over on Jam Therapy so the whiny Canadians know who you are (FEELS firestorm coming my way).



I feel this in my bones... no prom for me at all, long story about not wanting to go with a freshman and huge regret on that front. So glad you went anyway Lenny and had fun!

I am sure you would.

Diapers, I couldn't find it either. If you have the link, could you post it here? I feel like getting depressed.

irish catholic roy? so thats where the that firey wit comes from. I will never cross roy for fear of his irish catholic revenge

I think you are prescribing things to Irish Catholics that arent true. Ive never heard of an Irish Wit or Irish Revenge. We also dont have superpowers.


Now, with mexicans, i have heard of Montezuma's revenge, but that isnt a power i think you want to have.

Here

only going by the years of attacks in northern ireland roy. The irish catholics are a group not to be messed with IMO. I've always thought the irish were witty.

Despite everything, doctors haven't been able to extend a woman's fertility. On average a woman's fertility peaks at 27. But before panic sets in fertility tapers off very slowly until about 36 or so, then begins to drop dramatically. But of course, everyone's body is a little different and goes through all this at slightly different rates. I've got 3 friends and a SIL who are all 42-44 and have given birth in the past year. Three of them conceived without any fertility assistance.

But if you're trying and need assistance contact 1-(800) D-I-A-P-E-R-S.

^^^

I am a brains girl too. But it's hard for me to find a guy who isn't intimidated by my intelligence. And I am a snob when it comes to dating uneducated or dumb guys. Been there, dated that. And actually I am kind of prejudiced against really good looking guys. I don't trust 'em. except for Clooney


Nicely put. That's one of the reasons I follow my own interests, regardless of whether or not I could meet someone. I've had enough of singles groups, gatherings, mixers, retreats. To me it's a big waste of my time. I really don't need another seminar in how to be single. I'm pretty good at that. So I follow my interests, gifts and talents, like singing. And I love HGTV and all those home improvement shows. So I am learning stuff, like how to plaster a wall and lay laminate flooring.

yeppers!! got the tee shirt!

Clooney can do no wrong.. him and Connery!

Ummm, here's what you'll get if you call that number.

What ess for brains came up with that one?

Me too!!!




I thoroughly enjoy following my interests and talents in any direction they choose to take me. Love home improvement and playing with power tools, not much of a singer. Photography is my big escape hobby.

One of my friends and I want to take golf lessons this summer, too. I've loved golf since I was a teenager, but I was already in other sports. Plus, I didn't have clubs. The most I've done is go to the driving range with and old boyfriend, and I took a golf class in high school (100 years ago) so basically I know how to grip the club. Now I am going to hit those estate sales looking for someone's old clubs.

oh VB you are close to 3,000!!! YAY go you!!

Thanks! Almost there.....

Unshun.

Humour??? Your maple leaf tattoo is showing....

Shun.

Montezuma's revenge= being really sick after drinking the water in Mexico

Sorry Diapers, can't agree with you. I was flirting with The Great One long before I knew what he looked like.

I will agree that when you meet someone the first thing that draws you in is the way they look, but you also have absolutely nothing else to judge them on. I'll keep talking to them as long as I can tell we're clicking, but if I can tell we don't have anything in common, I won't keep it up, no matter what they look like.

Has anyone else found that as they get to know someone they become more attractive? I find that happens to me all the time! I'll meet someone who might be considered average in the looks department, but if I take the time to get to know them, I begin to see them as more and more attractive, pretty soon, they're the cutest person I know! Others might not be able to see the attraction, but it's definitely there for me.

So looks might create an initial spark, but what keeps my attention is their personality and the way they treat me.

Looks and money matter if that's what the woman in question is looking for.

However, I can safely say that I know a few guys who get on with plenty of women and they're a far cry from being "good-looking". True, looks are a subjective thing, you all know what I'm saying.

In my experience, I've typically found that it's a guys personality and his treatment (good or bad) of women that enables him to pick them up.

That's sort of my point though. If this board was a singles bar, I'd be doing quite well. I love the girls here and some of them appear to love me back, but out in the real world... Nuh uh. I have to work my butt off to get one to notice me.

On paper, I think I'm a pretty great catch. Women don't meet me on paper though. They meet me at concerts or bars or at work, and the first thing that they notice is that I'm kinda small (5'7"-5'8" and 150 pounds soaking wet) and kinda bald.
That's all I'm asking for.

I guess I can be just as bad. I wouldn't still be single if I would just lower my standards. I want her to be smart, be able to make me laugh and (I'll admit it) be cute. I have a pretty broad definition of cute though. It's mostly in her smile and her eyes and the way she carries herself.

I get a kick out of you and GP (when I'm not being grossed out). I don't know if he'll admit it, but we're sort of kindred spirits. In fact, when he first showed up, Muffy accused me of starting another screen name because a lot of the vents that he was throwing on the board were identical to the complaints that I was making to her in PMs. True story.

It took me a second to figure out the 'deltadawn' thing. I was thinking, "Hey, that's exactly what I said! Who's this deltada .... oooohhhh!"

Wow, that makes your feat of tackling the mountain lion and ripping him apart with your bare hands a few months ago all the more impressive!

EDIT: Is that why you chose Stanley as your avatar? You've always wanted to be a 'big and tall' man?


No one should have to lower their standards as long as you don't have specifics, like must be: 117 pounds, blonde with blue eyes, own dog, like the color purple, etc. Having general ideas about the person you want to date/spend time with/marry is totally acceptable.

Yeah, we have fun, but get a little carried away sometimes. Lately the use of PM's has really toned down what everyone else has to read.


I can definitely see that.

And if they're not what she's looking for, they just get in the way, right??

Tattletale.

It's no secret D and I are best friends, and I think he's a great catch. (Here I go, being his pimp again....)
But when I got to know him, I wasn't looking for someone (obviously!). You don't normally walk into a friendship with a list of criteria a person has to meet, but unfortunately, we do that too often when we're looking for a mate. I'm not saying we shouldn't have standards, rather, some of the things we consciously or unconsciously add to that list of criteria are what keep us from giving people a chance to begin with.

There are many people, men and women, on this board that I think are awesome, and I can't figure out for the life of my why they would be single if they didn't want to be (because as far as I know, none of them are serial killers). But I'm not putting any kind of expectations on them. I got to know them as friends, without having any other motive in mind.

So anyway, back to my job: if you're interested, Diaper's number is.....

Other than being condescending, do you have a point?

women are very fickle at times and some woman only want the looks and money. but some of us don't care really. You'll get noticed soon enough diapers. You've got the amazing personality really. I love my hunny now and yes I do consider myself very lucky that he's what you would call the total package. My ex however was nothing like my fiancee, he was only 5'2(really small) but he was very talented he could sing and play so many instruments and his band was really good and thats what made me attracted to him. But his was his lack of back bone and lying and not seeing how unhappy I was that made me leave him.

I do, but I keep my hair long to cover it.

Wow...and witty too.

One of my favorite things about being single is that I can go to a restaurant and take home half of my food knowing that as soon as I get home I can crack open the left overs and not have anyone judging me for doing so. Also, if I choose not to eat them when I get home, I can put the in the fridge without having to write my name on the box so someone else doesn't eat my food!

how I miss that.

Thank you muffyduffy!

That was an interesting read. Even though I'm at my peak fertility-wise, I actually feel like I have plenty of time. Anyways I thought it was funny: in the article they mention the fertility awareness campaign, and how many women were offended by it, thinking they were being told to stay home barefoot and pregnant and raise children. Sheesh. Women. If it's not what we want to hear, we don't listen.



So true! Also no one there to judge you when you get home from a restaurant and immediately dig into Ben and Jerrys. The Venting thread has also made me grateful that there's no mother-in-law (or any kind of in-law) in my life.

Now we're back on track.

Sometimes awesome: Money. I enjoy setting my own budget. If I want to skimp on the beer and food (Milwaukee's Best is $10.99 for a 30 pack and Michelina's are a buck a box) so I can spend an exorbitant amount on entertainment, that's my right.

When I wanted a boat, I bought one. When I wanted a motorcycle, there was nobody to stop me. When I decided that I wanted to go back to school, my friends on the board were extremely supportive, and I also didn't have somebody whispering in my ear, "Wouldn't it be wiser if you just took the overtime right now?". Whenever I want a new guitar, I mull it over for a couple of weeks and eventually just go out and get one. I'm not rich, but what I have is mine. Until recently, I've had very few responsibilities.

Awful: I'd give all of those things up in a second for the right girl.

I think what Diapers needs is a sugar-mama

That's not not what I need.

Shoot. That came off as petty and materialistic. I was simply making a point. There's nothing stopping me from doing a lot of the things I want to do... Except for other people's wives. The camping trips and other getaways all dried up when my friends settled down. Which leads me to...

Awful: I get invited every year or so to go to Jamaica or Cancun. All of these groups consist of my coupled friends, and since these vacation packages are based on double occupancy...

I have never been to Mexico or Jamaica.