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Jul 21, 2016 7:24 PM CST Can we talk?
Hi anyone and everyone. This is just a short story, and a polite request for your opinions and comments after. (Please be cool and chillax about it, though, OK?)

For a couple of weeks I have been corresponding to someone who seemed a possible match for me, being only a couple of hours away and easy to travel to, etc... In his last letter he told me of two things going on in his life that were, I am afraid, a deal-breaker. My last letter, just a few minutes ago, was this reply:

"No, you did not offer too much information. I have a non-moral but severe aversion to *(420) in any of its forms. Being even occasionally promiscuous with other people is untenable for me. Too much information? (signed)

Now, for youse guys--was this wrong of me, did it sound terrible, rude, etc... or was I also, being upfront? What do you think. What's done is done, I sent it already, but, for future reference, is this way OK enough, is there a better way? Just wondering. (I don not want to be mean to people, so I am trying to ferret out a better design for my life, please try to understand). thx
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Jul 21, 2016 7:47 PM CST Can we talk?
secretagent09
secretagent09secretagent09New Jersey Girl in, North Carolina USA198 Threads 4 Polls 7,230 Posts
rohaan: Hi anyone and everyone. This is just a short story, and a polite request for your opinions and comments after. (Please be cool and chillax about it, though, OK?)

For a couple of weeks I have been corresponding to someone who seemed a possible match for me, being only a couple of hours away and easy to travel to, etc... In his last letter he told me of two things going on in his life that were, I am afraid, a deal-breaker. My last letter, just a few minutes ago, was this reply:

"No, you did not offer too much information. I have a non-moral but severe aversion to *(420) in any of its forms. Being even occasionally promiscuous with other people is untenable for me. Too much information? (signed)

Now, for youse guys--was this wrong of me, did it sound terrible, rude, etc... or was I also, being upfront? What do you think. What's done is done, I sent it already, but, for future reference, is this way OK enough, is there a better way? Just wondering. (I don not want to be mean to people, so I am trying to ferret out a better design for my life, please try to understand). thx



I don't know what "420" is.

You told him what you will not accept. I would have done the same thing if it was a deal breaker.

Other then that, I'm not sure what you are asking of us.

dunno
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Jul 21, 2016 7:55 PM CST Can we talk?
pat8lanips
pat8lanipspat8lanipsbabinda, Queensland Australia67 Threads 14 Polls 6,372 Posts
I think a 410 is a small shotgun, used for snakes and birds.
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Jul 21, 2016 8:08 PM CST Can we talk?
jono7
jono7jono7Out West, British Columbia Canada3 Threads 8,017 Posts
secretagent09: I don't know what "420" is.

You told him what you will not accept. I would have done the same thing if it was a deal breaker.

Other then that, I'm not sure what you are asking of us.


hiya monte wave

420 smoking (<--------- and it's not a cigarette....grin)
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Jul 21, 2016 8:09 PM CST Can we talk?
CapNemo
CapNemoCapNemoLongview, Texas USA6 Threads 599 Posts
Yeah, there's definitely something wrong here.
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Jul 21, 2016 8:18 PM CST Can we talk?
CapNemo: Yeah, there's definitely something wrong here.
could you expand, or are you just saying that in a general term? (I realize there are people who do not think that same-gender relationships are cool, and I do respect that not all of us agree on all things, FYI--)
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Jul 21, 2016 8:42 PM CST Can we talk?
dutchfreckles
dutchfrecklesdutchfrecklesmaaseik, Limburg Belgium86 Posts
your gay or bi ,ok with that,but whats 420
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Jul 21, 2016 8:50 PM CST Can we talk?
pat8lanips
pat8lanipspat8lanipsbabinda, Queensland Australia67 Threads 14 Polls 6,372 Posts
I think the 420 is the bus route that takes you to the library and the city.
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Jul 21, 2016 8:58 PM CST Can we talk?
dutchfreckles: your gay or bi ,ok with that,but whats 420
I don't usually use the term, but I believe it's pot.
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Jul 21, 2016 9:14 PM CST Can we talk?
jono7: the wonderful thing about having boundaries, is that one doesn't have to disappoint themselves.

honesty with respect and compassion....
thanks honey--check your mail in a minute or two--


*cards
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Jul 21, 2016 9:15 PM CST Can we talk?
galrads
galradsgalradsDublin, Ohio USA2,264 Threads 279 Polls 36,283 Posts
pat8lanips: I think a 410 is a small shotgun, used for snakes and birds.


thumbs up


I use a 410 to handicap myself and shoot sporting clays.
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Jul 21, 2016 9:17 PM CST Can we talk?
galrads
galradsgalradsDublin, Ohio USA2,264 Threads 279 Polls 36,283 Posts
rohaan: I don't usually use the term, but I believe it's pot.


medicinal cannabis is good stuff. thumbs up
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Jul 21, 2016 9:32 PM CST Can we talk?
sophiasummer
sophiasummersophiasummerNorthland, New Zealand112 Threads 6,528 Posts
(Four'N Twenty) Pies! yummyyay

Originated from auzzie.

grin
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Jul 21, 2016 9:52 PM CST Can we talk?
sophiasummer
sophiasummersophiasummerNorthland, New Zealand112 Threads 6,528 Posts
Hi rohaan

If you cannot adjust, then its not for you.

At least he was honest.

hug
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Jul 21, 2016 9:52 PM CST Can we talk?
Ocee102
Ocee102Ocee102unkown, California USA10 Threads 1,399 Posts
Na...there's nothing wrong with how you handled that.


There were some things that weren't going to work for you, you explained them without belittling him for them. I think that's about all that's reasonable to expect of ourselves.
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Jul 21, 2016 10:37 PM CST Can we talk?
i copied *(420) into google came up relating to cannabis.

(cannabis_culture)

to my mind i think rohaan expressed a view that inhaling is not something she has or would ever consider.
Probably a closed-minded person, lacking tolerance, flexibility or breadth of view, she is capable of being shocked so watch out steer clear
tongue
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Jul 21, 2016 11:34 PM CST Can we talk?
2intrigued
2intrigued2intriguedMississauga, Ontario Canada11 Threads 18,576 Posts
rohaan: Hi anyone and everyone. This is just a short story, and a polite request for your opinions and comments after. (Please be cool and chillax about it, though, OK?)

For a couple of weeks I have been corresponding to someone who seemed a possible match for me, being only a couple of hours away and easy to travel to, etc... In his last letter he told me of two things going on in his life that were, I am afraid, a deal-breaker. My last letter, just a few minutes ago, was this reply:

"No, you did not offer too much information. I have a non-moral but severe aversion to *(420) in any of its forms. Being even occasionally promiscuous with other people is untenable for me. Too much information? (signed)

Now, for youse guys--was this wrong of me, did it sound terrible, rude, etc... or was I also, being upfront? What do you think. What's done is done, I sent it already, but, for future reference, is this way OK enough, is there a better way? Just wondering. (I don not want to be mean to people, so I am trying to ferret out a better design for my life, please try to understand). thx


Hiya Ro wave You're response was perfect...not rude at all, specific and upfront as it should be. Honest and open communication without being brutal is the way to go and you did it. thumbs up
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Jul 22, 2016 2:28 AM CST Can we talk?
rohaan: Hi anyone and everyone. This is just a short story, and a polite request for your opinions and comments after. (Please be cool and chillax about it, though, OK?)

For a couple of weeks I have been corresponding to someone who seemed a possible match for me, being only a couple of hours away and easy to travel to, etc... In his last letter he told me of two things going on in his life that were, I am afraid, a deal-breaker. My last letter, just a few minutes ago, was this reply:

"No, you did not offer too much information. I have a non-moral but severe aversion to *(420) in any of its forms. Being even occasionally promiscuous with other people is untenable for me. Too much information? (signed)

Now, for youse guys--was this wrong of me, did it sound terrible, rude, etc... or was I also, being upfront? What do you think. What's done is done, I sent it already, but, for future reference, is this way OK enough, is there a better way? Just wondering. (I don not want to be mean to people, so I am trying to ferret out a better design for my life, please try to understand). thx


Think you did exactly the right thing Ro.
Too many ppl are not honest in the ''getting to know you phase'' and if they were, it would cut out a lot of heartbreak and wasted energy.
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Jul 22, 2016 3:24 AM CST Can we talk?
KNenagh
KNenaghKNenaghAachen, Kilkenny Ireland12 Threads 11,160 Posts
rohaan: Hi anyone and everyone. This is just a short story, and a polite request for your opinions and comments after. (Please be cool and chillax about it, though, OK?)

For a couple of weeks I have been corresponding to someone who seemed a possible match for me, being only a couple of hours away and easy to travel to, etc... In his last letter he told me of two things going on in his life that were, I am afraid, a deal-breaker. My last letter, just a few minutes ago, was this reply:

"No, you did not offer too much information. I have a non-moral but severe aversion to *(420) in any of its forms. Being even occasionally promiscuous with other people is untenable for me. Too much information? (signed)

Now, for youse guys--was this wrong of me, did it sound terrible, rude, etc... or was I also, being upfront? What do you think. What's done is done, I sent it already, but, for future reference, is this way OK enough, is there a better way? Just wondering. (I don not want to be mean to people, so I am trying to ferret out a better design for my life, please try to understand). thx


Would have done the same.

Good of the guy to be upfront and to not waste your time as well. Something that unfortunately isn't a given.
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