druidess6308 Forum Posts (13,695)

RE: Old Member but New to most,

Hey, Stew, good to see you!

A pic would be nice...what happened to your cute, smiling face?

RE: O.K. Ladies, same basic criteria as the other poll. What state of dress or undress ?

Couldn't agree more!

RE: What has happened to you since you've been on Connecting Singles?

I've been here 15 months now (wow, it's been that long?), and have made a lot of good friends from across the US and around the world that I wouldn't have met otherwise. Got to meet one CS friend in person, and he was just as he is in forums, but that wasn't for romance...just friends, and we remain such.

I've had two online romances from here. One never made it past internet romance, and one made it to phone contact, but neither made it to meeting in person. And I no longer seek romantic contact here. I'm too open in the forums, and I need to be able to keep it that way, not worry about what I say being read by one I'm involved with in a relationship. Few can take that kind of openness and honesty.

Nice to meet you, Juneau. ~Dru

RE: Old Guy Memories

Awesome thread, Prana!

Trish, love that one! Definitely bringing headset tomorrow!

I just got a call to help friends, so cya all tomorrow!

RE: Old Guy Memories

I really need to start bringing headphones with me to the library!

I will tomorrow, and I'll listen to it then.

My tastes are very eclectic...John Denver and Cher to AC/DC and Metallica...and then some. I listen to a very unusual mix on my CD player, things most have probably never heard. I mix up Karanesh and Abbi Springer McBride with Bruce Springsteen and Foreigner.

RE: Old Guy Memories

Yep, and been called that more than once in my life...though honestly, it was always only one guy in the band!

Hi, Prana!

Btw, I also love Dr. Hook...and got to see him in concert and party with him afterwards. Truly a nice guy, and we had a great conversation all the way from Phoenix, AZ to Boston, MA. (The joints in his hat were real, btw...and awesome stuff!)

RE: What Song Would You Play For Your Secret Love?

No, not everyone has a secret love. And sorry, without such inspiration, it's hard to post a song. But some great ones have been posted that I would echo if I had such feelings for anyone, whether here or not.

RE: Old Guy Memories

I love the band YES, as I do many bands from the 60s and 70s. I also love swing, and Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass Band remains one of my favorites.

RE: why do people play games on here

Ain't that the truth. I've had more honesty from people I've met on here than with some I've met in "real life".

And I've had games from some on here and other sites.

So, people are people, and all you can do is keep trying. Or do like some of us, and remain in the forums to make friends and keep in touch with old ones, and get to talk about things you don't often get to in "real life". Relax, laugh, joke...and act like life is fun, even for adults!

RE: Grooming down there

Natural. I don't like getting stubble burn on my upper lip, cheeks, lips, and chin...and I like spending time down there. Honestly, no matter how hairy, I prefer the hair remain the way it's supposed to naturally.

RE: Internet dating - Getting what you expected ?

Agreed, Sophie. I had a really good relationship come out of internet dating before I met my late husband, but things have changed a lot since then. More sites are available, and many more people are out there. I've had some good experiences this time around as well...and some bad ones. But I have no regrets, for I've also made some really good friends that I treasure, I've learned a lot, and had a lot of entertainment along the way. And who knows what will happen in the future? I don't close doors, you never know who might walk through them.

RE: Online dating Nightmare. (long)

First, I think you were right to follow your gut on this and turn around. It wouldn't be the first time someone was set up online, which is why I never suggest anyone meet anywhere but in a public place the first time...unless it's a LDR and one is meeting the other, though I still prefer to stop somewhere public to talk and get comfortable in person before going to one's home, even if that home is mine.

Second, it sounds like there were some red flags along the way, but don't kick yourself for that...many of us learn via hindsight. I certainly have many times.

Third, and last, feel lucky that it wasn't worse. It could have been. I've heard worse horror stories than this one.

RE: How do you cope?

No doubt, CJ. Wow...that one brought tears to my eyes.

RE: How do you cope?

I understand how you feel. My dad and I are very close, and I would have a hard time with this one...and probably do a lot of crying when I saw him. Best advice I can give is to try not to cry every time you see him, and to soak in every moment, store them in your memory banks, and enjoy them as best you can. There will be a bittersweet, poignant edge to this visit, but that's okay. And cry all you want after you retire to bed, and after you return home. Tears help.

That advice comes from how I dealt with losing my husband. To this day, I enjoy looking back at my memories, and am glad I managed to do this. It's not easy to spend time with someone you love when you know that each moment is part of "good-bye"...but then, if you think about it, it always is anyway since we all have to die some time. We just usually choose to be oblivious of this fact.

My heart will be with you this holiday season, Bestat45.

RE: Limbo? Heaven/Hell? Purgatory? :laugh:

I'm truly hoping this is tongue deeply in cheek, Bay.

RE: 10 RULES FOR DATING

Oooh...did you say I deserved to be punished?

RE: Limbo? Heaven/Hell? Purgatory? :laugh:

Namaste and BB to you too, Prana.

We'll talk very soon, my friend.

RE: The Friday Flirt

You made me see that wording in a different light, though, English. I didn't mean internal ones, I honestly need to clean the room in the basement tonight.

However, you make it this way, I'll make sure I wash the other ones...though I keep them clean at all times anyway.










Bye everyone...have a good weekend...I'll take my overdrive of flirtation home and park it for the night.

RE: Limbo? Heaven/Hell? Purgatory? :laugh:

We all do that in our own time, and some won't do it in this lifetime.

Hmmmm...you remind me of a dear friend I haven't corresponded with in a while...I'm overdue to send an email to him. Have a great weekend, Prana.

RE: The Friday Flirt

Actually, sadly, I have walls to wash down so it's "away I go" for real.

Have a great weekend everyone! I've got a houseful planned again, teenagers this time, so I've got lots of prep to do tonight.

(Yeah, this is what I do on a Friday night. )

RE: 10 RULES FOR DATING

Duly noted.




I try not to have too many rules, life isn't fun that way.

RE: The Friday Flirt

OMG...the voice would do it to me too! Wow!

RE: What do u most crave?

And what do you taste like, English?


And I could add that it tastes just like me.


Oops...this isn't the flirt thread.
















OK...I'll go behave myself now.

RE: Limbo? Heaven/Hell? Purgatory? :laugh:

Ah, don't even get me started on that one, Prana. I know a lot of what the early Church did to make people tow the line, and get the money and power they attained...and I don't want to turn your thread into a history lesson or a war of the religions.

RE: The Friday Flirt

Do I want to know what the F and the N are here?

Seriously, that's a good one.

I've never been impressed with pick up lines (or chat up lines as you apparently call them in the UK...learned something new here), nor have I used any myself. Hmmmm...I'll have to think about this one.

Can I flirt anyway, English?

RE: Limbo? Heaven/Hell? Purgatory? :laugh:

I grew up Catholic, and never bought into all of this. I went to First Confession, came home, and told my father not to ever ask me to do that again because I wouldn't do it, it was against my beliefs. When I turned 40 and discovered Paganism, I discovered that I'd truly been born with a Pagan heart.

RE: What do u most crave?

OK, for a serious answer, I miss my New England seacoast home and all of the seafood I grew up with, so I always crave lobster, clams, scallops, scrod (the freshest catch of the day where I come from), mussels, shrimp...all fresh off the boats, not frozen. They just don't taste the same after freezing, honestly.

RE: What do u most crave?

And you beat what I was going to post by miles! I love it!

RE: BEING HATED

And through having survived we learned how to truly LIVE!

RE: BEING HATED

How well said, Ginger.

I also don't hold onto the past, so if someone does make changes in themselves for the better, I accept the new them as well as I did the old them. And I hold no grudges. You know my mother was abusive as well when I was growing up, and yet now we get along well and laugh often together, and I love her well. I forgave her years ago because I just can't hold on to negative energy like that...and especially, I can't hold a grudge against someone who truly doesn't remember what they did. But like you, I learned a lot about how not to be by watching how she was.