Ambrose2007 Forum Posts (8,881)

RE: What drives people from this forums ?

RE: Taliban or US intelligence -Who is responsible ?

The USG has a long and not terribly noble history of supporting bad guys (including Muslim extremists and the Taliban) when it deems that to be in its interest, so yes, this kind of intelligence operation is certainly a possibility.

RE: can you be friends with your ex-lover?

You are one twisted puppy, G (no offense intended to the mutt).

RE: can you be friends with your ex-lover?

Is that a confession, G?

RE: can you be friends with your ex-lover?

Okay, then...here's the million dollar - well, adjusting for inflation and your currency, billion pound - question: Do you think it's possible that actively maintaining friendships with your exes might constitute a barrier to some degree to a serious romantic relationship/commitment?

RE: can you be friends with your ex-lover?

I've been reading responses like this, and I think I may be seeing a pattern here. My question is - and I don't intend this as a knock against you or Graham, this is pure Science Jeff - but is it not possible that one reason some people continue actively socializing and relying on their exes is that it's easier, both emotionally and financially - and also in terms of commitment - to have such friendships as opposed to the risk-filled, heart-rending, emotionally involving affair of attempting to develop and maintain a committed romantic relationship?

RE: can you be friends with your ex-lover?

Ah, it's time for our perennial head-butting on this subject, G.

Okay...but your pattern of hanging out and being buddy-buddy with many of your exes would change if you were in a serious romantic relationship, true? (I mean, time-constraints alone would guarantee that, no?)

RE: can you be friends with your ex-lover?

Well, it's unfortunate she didn't ask the right question (obviously people can be friends with ex-lovers).

There are certainly very good reasons for not maintaining a friendship with an ex-lover that have absolutely nothing to do with holding a grudge.

RE: Do you care about distance

True, Sweet. I'm sure there are people who are more comfortable with a "distant" relationship, for a variety of reasons (fear of commitment, deceptiveness, etc.).

I think the only way a LDR can ultimately work is if both parties are open to the idea of relocation.

RE: Paragraphs in profiles?

I did the "enters" - including an extra one - but that had no effect. I didn't do any backspacing...I wouldn't have expected that to affect anything...

RE: Do you care about distance

It is unthinkable that one "not care" about distance, with all the constraints and expenses it causes. The real question is: "Do you care enough about distance to allow it to preclude a romantic relationship?"

RE: can you be friends with your ex-lover?

Well, that really isn't the issue, Anna. It's a question of the wisdom of maintaining such a friendship...

RE: Paragraphs in profiles?

God, you must be a fellow writer to care about something like that! No, I don't believe you're allowed to have more than one paragraph in your self-description.

You wrote an excellent profile in any case, and that's the important thing, imo.

RE: L.A. Lakers vs. Orlando Magic - The Next NBA Champ

For what it's worth, I've noticed that when a team wins the first game by a large margin in a finals or semi-final they often end up losing the series.

RE: does size really matter?

Dear god...you mean to tell us that's a FRAME you're in??!!

RE: does size really matter?

Exactly.

RE: can you be friends with your ex-lover?

The real question, of course, is whether it's a good idea to remain friends with one's exes (people obviously can and do).

It's interesting to see two seemingly diametrically opposed viewpoints on this subject by roughly equal numbers of people. Clearly people's experience with friend-exes varies wildly.

I'm fairly confident one can say that if your intent is to find someone with whom you can enjoy a long-term or permanent romantic relationship, then your association with exes needs to be of a very limited nature, since an ongoing in-depth/intimate relationship with an ex will necessarily interfere both time and energy-wise with the development of a serious romantic relationship, which requires a considerable devotion of time and energy.

RE: Are Introverts Arrogant?

Interesting thread, Friend!

Bumpersticker idea: "Introverts: We're not arrogant, we're blessed."

RE: Are Introverts Arrogant?

And let's face it - the extroverts wouldn't understand their thoughts anyway.

RE: Are Introverts Arrogant?

RE: Who's got Viking ancestry here?

RE: R.I.P David Carradine....

Wow, that sucks. Makes me want to watch some Kung Fu again...

RE: THE BALLOONIST

The bass fisherman just needs to learn how to believe, Conrad.

RE: riding the greyhound bus in america

Ouch! My love's been telling me it's easier to get ahead in Canada, but I apparently had no idea...

RE: You ever get the feeling you wanted to go and the same time a feeling that you wanted to stay?

Yes, Falling. I've even felt that the other way around.

RE: What draws you to the CS forums?

I agree. For me, the weirder the stronger the attraction...

RE: Would you date an only child?

Isn't that against the law in most civilized countries? I would never date anyone who was only a child!!

RE: What draws you to the CS forums?

I agree, Wild, except for me it's more like a redneck drawn to roadkill. But to each his or her or its own.

RE: What draws you to the CS forums?

Well, what I like the most is the negativity and name-calling here, E. Or maybe it's buff women wearing strangely striped outfits? One of the two...

RE: PILLOW FIGHT!

I want to have a contest where someone is elected Pillow-Fighting Hunk of CS first, Captain.