I see what you mean. Perhaps you should bein a bit earlier and confine yourself to certain aspects on CS at night. That should get you away from the computer earlier. Remember you don't have to cover the entire contents in a night.
My mother raised my on Elvis. He could sing anything. As hard as it is to find someone, there are many out there all looking for the same thing. Somehow I learned that it is better to browse and let things happen naturally. Patience gets you where you want to be and those in a rush get nowhere.
I didn't know about this, but that is a bit out of the norm. Although I expect to remain here for some time to come, I don't anticipate being on CS in the afterlife.
I can not remember the names of all of the couple who met and married subsequent to meeting on CS, but there were 5 couples who were a success story. Once in a great while you might hear from one or both of them through the forums. It was a well know fact that they were married, and married people are welcome on here to chat with friends. As a matter of fact 2 of the couples met and married from CS last year.
This is not to say that everyone who meets here will marry, but they can stay together. If it were me, I would want to remain in a long term relationship, but never marry.
You have to kiss a lot of frogs before you find a prince. It is hard not to get excited after communicating with someone, but as hard as it may be to do, try not to get too hung up on them. On paper and on the phone they seem to be all that, but when in person their true self comes out. I found that it is not worth taking on someone you know will not make you happy. Never give up on love, it is out there, but you haven't found it yet.
At the end of this quest I feel like you will have both children. When a mother or father puts their significant other ahead of their children this is be an ongoing thing. I am glad that you are fighting the good fight and the children will appreciate and respect you for it. Best wishes.
The most I have to say is that I am waiting for Fed Ex to bring my granddaughter her new sleeping bag. She has wanted this for a long time and the day is nearing. Now as for next weekend, I am having a birthday celebration which is being enforced by my 5 yr. old granddaughter. She thinks I should celebrate this one because I will be 50. Whoo Hoo! I am very happy at this stage of my life. Things are better now than ever.
As nice as it must have been to see your son take off in such a happy manner, but if she isn't the one there will be others. Now as for becoming a grandparent, that time will come soon enough. No need to rush kids into parenthood. Just enjoy being with your son.
I make it a rule not to jump into anything. I prefer to email until I know something about someone else. Should things go from there, Whoo hoo. If not then at the very least I may have made a new friend.
I am all too aware of how slow the courts work as well as the Dept. of Children's Services. My granddaughter was given to me by them after I filed a complaint against my son for serious neglect. After 5 weeks they decided to send her back to him then a couple of months later he gives her to me and I have had custody since July of "07." She was 18 mos. old then. The dept found out I had her again and then said that they should have taken her when they had the chance. I hired my own attorney to get something done. I don't prevent him from seeing her ever. He is seldom around and is bipolar so he is having a hard time dealing with his own day to day business without having her. I am also bipolar, but for guys it is harder I have been told. For a long time he accused me of taking her because I wanted a daughter. Now he admits that he cannot be there and take care of her as she needs. It is sad when children become the tools in a divorce or in this case her parents were never married. Either way, the children suffer and it takes someone tough to step against all odds. Grandparents in my state do not have any rights and I still beat the odds. I am very happy for your triumph with your son. I feel certain that your daughter will be next in line and will benefit from that.
I am sure that if you look you will find a woman of your liking. The only thing I am wondering is if she knows how to treat a man, how well will you treat her? This is a fair question.
You must remember that when you have children every day is Valentine's Day. They will always be with you and show their love unconditionally. Happy Valentine's Day to ya!
I can see where you are coming from, but instead of feeling sad for what you don't have take care of yourself. There is nothing wrong in buying things that you like for Valentine's Day. You would not be the first to do this. I have done it for myself in the same way. Treat yourself until someone comes along who will do it for you.
If you haven't tried the forums, then you should. Aside from that I can understand what you are saying. I respond to everyone who writes to me. From me you would get an email with "hi" in it. It takes time for someone to really notice you. Honestly I don't send out emails to anyone I just wait until I hear from someone. Patience is what this is all about.
Paul Simon did the song Kodachrome in the 70's. It had a nice beat to it. Here lately my 5 yr. old granddaughter has been going through my old CD's and 2 that she wanted me to play was the "Best of Bread" and the "Best of Chicago." All of the songs brought back some memories of a time when things were not so complicated. It relaxes you and puts you in the mood to fall in love. Maybe I will find love one day.
As far as I can see Mr. Right would be someone who is genuine and simply put, fits into your idea of perfection. When they are genuine they can't be Mr. Wrong.
I pined because my granddaughter wanted me to put myself out there and find someone. When I read that CS is about making friends with a small possibility of meeting a soul mate I was sold. I like things as they are for me. I have been single for 5 yrs and started raising my granddaughter a year later. If I were to meet someone who is genuine then that would be a plus. I have made many friends on here and that means a lot. This is a cool place to hang out as I go nowhere else.
RE: am new
You may find that it will serve you well if you check out some ladies' profiles and send a flower to them. It never hurts to try.