it sems to me from all i've read that you are a serial monogamist. you like the idea of settling down but you're simply not ready. eventually when the time is right you will meet a girl you must stay with, and the problem will solve itself.
staying in a long term relationship is challenging unless it's the right person then it just gets easier.
if yu nee a break from all the heartbreak take it, you've got loads of time.
very nice to hear that you've found some joy on this dreary day. don't let the lack of response bother you honey, just enjoy the moment. your poem was lovely, your sentiment sweet and tender.
been there done that. and in all honesty, despite the pain, i'd do it again rather than miss a minute with my beloved.
i guess the perspective i gained was that we are all terminally alive, and if we find love that lasts, one will be left behind. honestly it takes tremendous courage to keep an open heart. i think we should all congratulate ourselves here at CS for doing just that.
this has been a most interesting thread to follow. actually very educational.
LBGUY you are entitled to your preferences, those who counter are equally entitled to their's.
my only real comment here is one i made up years ago, "nothing is ever always anything". There ARE strong self reliant woman seeking the same in a man, finding em is your challenge. Finding a man secure enough to deal with their level of conviction is their's.
i do believe in true love. after 17 year of marriage i still hadn't experienced it. i was 48 y/o when i met a truly kind, good, honest man and get this he was crazy about ME. i loved, honored and respected him. crotchedty old things that we were we even talked about getting married. unfortunately he passed away suddenly last june. here's where the true love part comes into play. i now know it's real, i'm worthy of it, jim would want me to have it again. i go forward with confidence i will revel in the comfort and joy of true love again.
you're a beautiful young woman, be patient, be fearless, be yourself, it'll happen. don't give up, you're worth it
oh yeah and that physical attaction thing is nice, but it doesn't compare to respectful, mutual, life enhancement.
beats me why people lie , usually it has something to do with an inconvenient truth ( not the book). yes i believe peple lie to defend themselves all the time. sometimes they lie not to get in trouble, but probably as often it's a defense mechanism so other's won't know how to hurt them.
well i guess anything that puts you in a target rich environment can only help. i know 3 couples who met online and have been together more than 5 years, so for them it has worked. i think you will find your online love life similar to real life, if you're really lucky you'll find her.
and yes it's dam tuff out there. whether on a paid site or a free one.
why not cruise the halls? take a class you're interested in, join a club or game league. my brother took an oriental cooking course at adult eduation (nights at the high school), another target rich environment, where his lack of skill made him a darling of the class. He didn't find his true love there but he had a quite a few dates. and now makes great fried rice.
i recently reunited with my daughter who was adopted at birth. she's a carbon copy of me, raised in a conservative home, she's a liberal. her basic habits and attitudes are exactly like mine. ie: she doesn't care about clothes, bites her nails, loves animals, bad housekeeper/ passionate cook, identical handwriting. i could go on and on
so yes i believe you carry on many as yet unidentified genetic characterisitics why not homicidal tendencies. suicide runs in families why not homicide. tt
actually i've had some similar experiences this past year and indeed we do have more to be grateful for because we now know how very fleeting and precious loved ones are in our lives.
i'm so glad to hear it's inspired you to get back to your art. therapy and beauty in action.
as a special treat after the cheap travel is done. i tell everyone i'll be home the day after i actually land, i don't tell a soul and book myself into my very favorite pricey hotel, get a jacuzzi room just for me and have room service.
when i return home i'm actually rested and relaxed.
i want my body to look and feel great, and i'd like to be a bit taller as well.
then hop that flight for austrailia, see the cockatoos flying free, and dive the big reef. maybe hit costa rica on the way back.
oooh ooh and a great looking guy who thinks he's just average, of course he cooks, cleans and never interferes.
after the trip, it's off to new mexico or someplace out west to move into my self sufficient, environmentally friendly house. spacious and beautifully decorated there's room for any kind of critter i set my heart on.
Oh and we'll need an R.V. so i can see the rocky mountains all the way up to the yukon, then back down the mississippi. the great looking guy will be a willing driver.
don't really care much about clothes so we'll do the whole thing naked.
while your at it fix global warming, world hunger, war, greed, avarice, all diseases cured, all pet animals safely in good homes, all wild animals safely in secure habitats.
people live where they live by choice or necessity. i live in the suburbs out of medical necesity. my choice would be to live on a mountain in the the southwest or an island in the warm south seas. isolation would be delightful, no judgements, no greedy weasels, no obligations, no cops, no goverments.
RE: When you see the person above you......say first word comes to ur mind ?
weaned too early