If you have a bad day, family and friends are there to moan or have a good cry with, but a date with someone you don't know/barely know is not the place to moan or complain for hours.
Hmmm, being happy in someone's skin is positive and some people do have self confidence issues because of being overweight.
In general yes, self confidence is attractive and it is not attractive to sit through a meeting of whatever kind to have someone whinging. Has been a major turn-off for me with a guy in the past - btw. weight wasn't the issue there.
Many moons ago I was sick and got a lot heavier. It is not that I couldn't find a partner, but when all of this was resolved and I was within my BMI index, I got a LOT more attention.
Guys that wouldn't have given me the time of the day were suddenly all over me (and no, I wasn't flattered nor desperate )
Different strokes for different folks and if someone has a personality like a dead fish, they can be pretty and slim as much as they like and not being able to get into a relationship - but it is a LOT easier to meet guys if you fit in a nice, flattering dress and are happy in your skin.
We are all our own people with things someone loves doing or loathes.
I think you simply have to take someone as they are, I wouldn't try to change someone. If there are enough things in common, 2 people will stick together.
But yeah, there are people who will always stay on their own.
2017 went well both personally and professionally - I'm happy if 2018 will keep going like it is at the moment. Wouldn't mind winning the lotto though!
I have a big, unmanageable garden that is a lot of work and no enjoyment.
First thing I did when I moved in was to dig up a little patch in front of the house and planted perennials. They thrive and it's a pretty sight in summer.
The rest of the garden will be tackled this year. Everything will be changed to ensure less work going forward - no hedge or timber fences, flower beds with scrubs and perennials (and hopefully creeping thyme instead of grass) and a veranda to sit out and enjoy the garden.
It'll be a lot of weeding and establishing flowers and a lawn alternative for the first 2 years, but it should be getting easier after that. I like flowers and had a good crop of tomatoes and salad this year.
Enjoy your garden, it is time well spend if it relaxes you.
I keep photos and some practical presents, some of these we picked out together. I don't keep letters or text messages. For me to move on, I don't want any contact with my ex and break with the past.
It depends where in Europe - in Germany, we usually have people over at home if we have family celebrations etc. In Ireland, I have been been more to hotels or pubs than to people's home for these occasions.
Food is cheaper in Germany, so when we went out on the weekends, it always included food - often casual and for a few Euros. In Ireland, it's mainly just going out for drinks - it it's food, it's often a sit-down meal and they don't come cheap.
These days - I still like to have people over, but with kids around etc. meeting up is not happening as often as it did before. I do notice that when we meet up with friends, it's mainly going into a cafe (preferable with a playground around).
There are posters with off the wall opinions who are here to get these opinions validated by other weirdos. In a lot of cases there are the same few posters spewing hate on their threads and propping each other up to validate their point of view and personally attack the ones that come onto their threads with a different opinion. At this stage a lot of people simply avoid these posters.
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RE: Do you think slim women have a better chance of dating ...
I learned my lesson and would hit the ground running.