So, I come to this site and I check the Invoice. Sometimes there is a message, sometimes there isn't. I also check the blogs, seeing if any catch my interest (a few do, but please keep writing). And then I start on the "Meet Me" course, adjusting my search for any woman between 24 years of age and 34 years of age (I am 34). First, I start with my home state. When no results show up, I go for the option of all states and, sometimes, even different nations. I do find quite the unique individuals, women of different backgrounds from entrepreneurship to working in high-paying fields like business, law, and medical fields. There's even a few former military women on the site.
I am asked if I want to meet the woman, which I respond with a "Yes" or a "Maybe"; I only say "No" if the woman's status is married or separated (divorced makes me more hesitant, so I usually skip those individuals). I even give a few women a "Like" every now and then.
Now, I know I am not the only one who does this; it is a public site after all, and the options and preferences are available for all. My question is this: would anyone like to actually meet up?
I had signed with Dorrance Publishing to publish two of my books (Intorqueo: A Collection of Short Stories and Intorqueo: More Twists, More Turns). The contract, it turned out, made me the owner of the stories in name only. Oh, I will still get money if the books sell, whether on Amazon or in Barnes and Noble (or off of the Dorrance Bookstore online), but the company basically has the say on ownership. Even when the contracts end after a couple years, I would have to submit my withdrawal in writing.
Basically, they can do with my submitted books as they see fit, keeping my name as author and me as "partner", which is code for "I became a sucker to their words and promises".
I plan to have any contract from any publisher scrutinized by lawyers, as such will be cheaper than what was paid to have those two books published in the first place.
So, if anyone has any name of any legitimate publishing house that isn't trying to scam a person out of a lot of money, I'm all ears.
If you were to have children with your spouse, or if you are considering having children, what names would you choose if the child was a boy or a girl? What does the name mean? Why did you choose this name?
For me, if I had a boy and a girl, my son would carry the name Rytsar (Russian for "knight"). My daughter would be called Reka (Russian for "river"). Mind you, these are just ideas and not finalized; if I ever find my spouse, we would both find a name for our children.
Once my lease is up in the summer, I'm putting Washington State to the rear bumper and hitting for Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, or even South Carolina (leaning towards Florida). Minimum wage increases resulting in tax increases, as well as lack of payments of apartment rents by many during Covid has raised the cost of living, has made this place unbearable. Combine that with the migration of the homeless straight from either Oregon or California, and now I have to keep my head on a swivel every time I go outside. Heck, I have to do that at my place of work, which is the mall where vagrants have come inside to make trouble!
It would be nice to have someone come along for the ride, or maybe meet me at that final destination away from the Pacific Northwest.
Aside from that, anyone else wanting to leave the Pacific Northwest/California? If so, why? If not, why not?
So, fellow singles from around the world, as Cody Rhodes asked in every appearance, what do you want to talk about? And by this, I mean what do you want to discuss in relationships? What topics would attract a person to commit to a relationship, whether mutual or more? What could be said to keep the interest going? Or, if no interest be found, what could be said to appear interesting that maybe, just maybe, a relationship could be formed in the first place?
And no, I am not on drugs when I wrote this. Well, unless you count caffeine...
What are we doing here? Why are we here? Do we actually find love here? View profile, read summary and description, maybe get a like, a "hi there", and then...nothing? What?
Is this site really where singles connect, or is it just an admission that online dating is a joke, or are we just here because everyone else that we know is living their lives and having families of their own and this is just how we can connect, by doing the same thing we do on Facebook and Twitter (or X)?
Are we even connecting, or just reacting?
I plan to move in one year. That means a load of planning, a search for a full-time job that would take someone like me (high school diploma, almost a decade working full-time at Goodwill Industries, punctual and dedicated), an affordable place to rent (or buy a home, since I have the credit to do so).
As my current location offers little in the ways of single events, places for hookups, and even online connections, I must ask for honest opinions: where would be the best place to go for dating? Where would my chances of mingling with another be highest? Where would the best places be with the options of singles getting together?
I am 33, and time is of the essence.
We have successful musicians, and some go on to have marriages. Some more than once.
We have successful actors/celebrities. Some marry, some don't, some have divorces, some have families out of wedlock, and some have more than one family.
We even have YouTubers who find fame (hopefully good fame), and also found love, or at least a potential interest.
But we hardly ever hear of writers getting lucky. Sure, a great author will become more interesting for potential spouses as they are not just successful, they're a household name. Even those who write out articles that are, at best, exaggerations tend to be engaged to someone.
I would like to hear your thoughts; would any of you date a writer, even an author?
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