The Dating Thread

[ibanezmonster]

We need you smiling, and holding the guitar in such a way as to give her the impression you're going to serenade her with love love love songs...

ew... no.

I have spoken with people close to the sitch, and I feel a lot less crazy today (I'll bet you're all real glad )

[ibanezmonster]

I needed a confidence boost or two... and both checks passed.

well, I did something snyprrr did recently and measured myself. My driver's license has always said 5'10," but I questioned it because I measured myself once a few years ago and found a lower number- however, my measuring was sloppily done. I was very careful this time- didn't cheat and took off my shoes, measure tape was totally straight, and was able to touch my finger that was on the 5'10" line with my head. So, I am officially average height. Of course, height is so relative- in the Phillipines, I would be as tall as what 6'5" appears for a guy in the U.S., but I would be 5'8" for a Northern European. In Japan, I'd be relatively 6'...

Also, I have heard recordings of my voice and didn't noooot like it... for some reason I've been thinking that it was too high-pitched, but after listening again, that's not really the problem. It can be high-pitched when I'm nervous or trying to be polite or forcing myself to talk when I don't want to while trying not to sound threatening (which is over half the time), and that can be a big problem, but the problem is that it doesn't sound good- but if I'm speaking confidently and straightforward, it actually doesn't sound bad. But overall, I could probably do a bit better.

So being aware of this is definitely helpful...

[ibanezmonster]

What I was wondering, though, is how the issue of height would relate to online profiles... like how common knowledge is it that the average guy states that he is 2 inches taller in his profile than in real life? So if I were to write 5'10", would they all just think I'm 5'8"?  Or should I just play along (I'd rather not, though) and write that I'm 6'? 

[snyprrr]

Also, I have heard recordings of my voice and didn't noooot like it...

try filming a meltdown!!


Can I bring up God for a moment? Thanks! You see, now, all of a sudden, we can potentially have a "cloud of witnesses" to our... "errors", whereas, in the past, people would say, "Oh, no one will see."  But now, technology itself has become some hellish watchdog of our every foible and flaw.

But anyhow, yes, work on the voice,... learn to do the 'In a World' voice.

Greg, you neeed to go karaoke,... please, just do it for me, once, and either sing 'My Own Prison', or, 'Rock Me Gently',... just,... mm?,... pleeease!! I have to know if I'm really as miserable as I think I am.


And, have I even had any acknowledgement that I've had my heart mercilessly vivisected for your Thread?


I'm still feeling like I've been spiritually ravaged, hit in the gut, drained of gab, and more desperate than is advisable. I just can back from the fourth redneck joint I've sampled this week, and I saw the same junkie-pool girl I saw last night,... and yes, mm, lots of different guys entertaining this junkie lookin former looker... aye aye aye...

Yea, I'm going to have to break down and put a pic online- oh, the embarrassment if someone sees me (that's the fear)- how do I show me without my smashingly obvious face? Sunglasses, probably- I just don't trust that I'd write something that I'd be able to stick my pic on, without dying of embarrassment if an ex or something saw it.

Greg, we need serious strategy now. It's getting close to 'Lonely Cold Season'- yea, it's already cold here- and please please please I don't want to have another Black VChristmas.


You know, I DO whine like a little _____. If there's something NO ONE likes, it's a whiner. Satan and Jesus both don't like whiners, much less the fairer sex.





Oh, I'm just going to camp out in the Thread overnight. It's so cozy in here!! I brought my own kleenex!

[Mirror Image]

Damn, this thread has turned from amusing to pathetic in the blink of an eye.

[ibanezmonster]

Greg, you neeed to go karaoke,... please, just do it for me, once, and either sing 'My Own Prison', or, 'Rock Me Gently',... just,... mm?,... pleeease!! I have to know if I'm really as miserable as I think I am.

Nooooooo... I don't even know those songs. I thought you knew by now that I don't listen to normal music? 

Yea, I'm going to have to break down and put a pic online- oh, the embarrassment if someone sees me (that's the fear)- how do I show me without my smashingly obvious face? Sunglasses, probably- I just don't trust that I'd write something that I'd be able to stick my pic on, without dying of embarrassment if an ex or something saw it.

I've already seen pictures of you, though.



But yeah, if you wore shades, that would hide your identity.

Greg, we need serious strategy now. It's getting close to 'Lonely Cold Season'- yea, it's already cold here- and please please please I don't want to have another Black VChristmas.

The only thing bad about the winter other than work is that my age increases... doesn't normally get under 40F here, so quite different from where you are.

[Mirror Image]

I met a woman today on a dating site and she gave me her phone number. Hopefully, we'll be able to meet up. Wish me luck!

[ibanezmonster]

I met a woman today on a dating site and she gave me her phone number. Hopefully, we'll be able to meet up. Wish me luck!

Okay. But doesn't the fact that you just said that last time and nothing happened make you a bit more pessimistic?

(why am I asking someone who changes their avatar every 3 days?) 

[snyprrr]

Okay. But doesn't the fact that you just said that last time and nothing happened make you a bit more pessimistic?

(why am I asking someone who changes their avatar every 3 days?) 

MASSIVELY GOOD POINT!!

Damn, this thread has turned from amusing to pathetic in the blink of an eye.

aND THAT'S WHERE i PLAN TO KEEP IT!!


Mope On, Eunnuchs!!

Nooooooo... I don't even know those songs. I thought you knew by now that I don't listen to normal music? 








I've already seen pictures of you, though.



But yeah, if you wore shades, that would hide your identity.

I'm... sorry... Greg... but... I can't... do... thaaat... thaaat... thaaat... thaaat.. (boink!)... I mean, Dave.

[Sergeant Rock]

(why am I asking someone who changes their avatar every 3 days hours?) 

Fixed it for you.

Sarge

[NorthNYMark]

I met a woman today on a dating site and she gave me her phone number. Hopefully, we'll be able to meet up. Wish me luck!

Good luck! 

Okay. But doesn't the fact that you just said that last time and nothing happened make you a bit more pessimistic?

Hopefully not.  Well, it is human nature to recoil a bit after disappointment, but very, very few people in my experience don't have to go through quite a number of rejections and/or bad dates before they find someone with whom they click. It is important to manage expectations--when you meet someone and exchange numbers, it's good to let yourself feel a little excitement (or why bother in the first place?), but it should probably be tempered with the common sense recognition that those dates that turn out to be really special are by definition pretty rare.  Unless you see the same pattern repeating over multiple attempts, there's no point in blaming either yourself or the dating pool for the inevitable disappointments.   

[NorthNYMark]

What I was wondering, though, is how the issue of height would relate to online profiles... like how common knowledge is it that the average guy states that he is 2 inches taller in his profile than in real life? So if I were to write 5'10", would they all just think I'm 5'8"?  Or should I just play along (I'd rather not, though) and write that I'm 6'? 

Just ask yourself--would you prefer the person you're dealing with to be honest about her stats?  How would you react if you met someone who turned out to be a different size or age than what they had described?

I don't get the people who exaggerate their stats or appearance (for example, by using outdated pictures), or lie about their age.  Wouldn't you want your date to be pleasantly surprised by your real-life appearance when you meet, rather than disappointed?

[Mirror Image]

Okay. But doesn't the fact that you just said that last time and nothing happened make you a bit more pessimistic?

(why am I asking someone who changes their avatar every 3 days?) 

You do not know the details of my last stab at online dating and, trust me, it's reason enough to continue the search. You should be more optimistic, Greg.

[ibanezmonster]

Just ask yourself--would you prefer the person you're dealing with to be honest about her stats?  How would you react if you met someone who turned out to be a different size or age than what they had described?

I don't get the people who exaggerate their stats or appearance (for example, by using outdated pictures), or lie about their age.  Wouldn't you want your date to be pleasantly surprised by your real-life appearance when you meet, rather than disappointed?

Definitely.

You do not know the details of my last stab at online dating and, trust me, it's reason enough to continue the search. You should be more optimistic, Greg.

Heh. We'll see. 

[Mirror Image]

Heh. We'll see. 

Just because you didn't have any luck doesn't mean that I won't or anyone else for that matter. You could have a girlfriend if you really wanted one, Greg. I think one problem is you lack confidence in yourself as a person and this is one thing a woman can pick up on like a piranha sensing blood in the water. In other words, it's a turn-off. I'm not saying act like an arrogant, egotistical jerk, but a genuine understanding of who you are will definitely help you and if it's something that hinders you, then you're not doing something right.

[Mirror Image]

I'll give you an example, Greg. I work with this woman who I have spoken with on a few occasions and she seems to respond quite well to me and laughs at my jokes. Anyway, it was pretty cold outside tonight and when I was leaving she was telling me how cold it was outside and she cupped the side of my face instead of what people normally do which is touch my hand. She actually cupped my face which is surely a sign that she likes me. Bear in mind, I don't hardly know her. Anyway, I've have shown this woman that I'm confident and I'm genuine in learning more about her and she doesn't feel threatened by me. Anyway, as a result, I'll probably ask her out for some coffee or go have dinner sometime tomorrow. Where I'm getting at is this: be a man and don't be a coward. Get out there and ask some women out and, if all else fails, try the dating site again. Also, you should learn how to accept women for who they are and simply take them at face value. It seems like you continuously try to find fault with every encounter you have with a woman and who cares if she's not into everything you're into. You've got to be more realistic about these things, Greg.

[Moonfish]

Here you go Greg!   

[snyprrr]

Here you go Greg!   

lol! I just heard the sonic boom from him poppin a boner!!




CAN SOMEONE TELL ME, AGAIN, WHERE I'M NOOOT ALLOWED TO ASK,... such as, Work,... Bars,... etc.,... (just curioius as to what's still ON the list, seeing as "Girl Walking in Manhattan 10 Hours' has made most ice breakers "rape". (or, "fore-rape")?? Many feel the only thing a man is allowed to do is Post a Profile, like chattel, on a site, and "allow" the ... err... 'goddesses' to sift through your being, like wheat, to weed out any possibility that you may not ACTUALLY be Prince Charming.

I almost went up to the lady with the kid and the shopping bags in the parking lot,... buuut,.. haha,... yea,... Bundy much? I mean, I'd DO it, but,... err,... mm,... does this make me "smart", or a "coward"?

[ibanezmonster]

So, ummm, two odd things...

One is that all of a sudden, the girl I "asked out," what, two months ago or so, wants to hang out with me now. Not sure why, but she wants me to text her, so we'll see.
Two is that I had a lucid dream last night where, at least for a minute, me and Mila Kunis... hehe, had some fun.  But at the same time it was a bit of a disappointment- even though I think highly of her, I was looking for something more like:

Here you go Greg!   

Senjougahara from the Mongatari series? Well, she's a bit too tsundere for me, but still not bad.


Just opened my pof and got a message from a girl that is kinda cute imo. And did I mention this other girl at work who flirts with me everyday and like yesterday, does stuff like just randomly massaging me?...

CAN SOMEONE TELL ME, AGAIN, WHERE I'M NOOOT ALLOWED TO ASK,... such as, Work,... Bars,... etc.,...

I foresee that being the next feminist complaint... but they'll never complain about the free drinks. 




I'm starting to think that lucid dreaming is similar to girls... just be there, don't state your wishes and you'll be chased. You don't have any control, so don't even try. Not sure how I feel about that...

[snyprrr]

So, ummm, two odd things...

One is that all of a sudden, the girl I "asked out," what, two months ago or so, wants to hang out with me now. Not sure why, but she wants me to text her, so we'll see.
Two is that I had a lucid dream last night where, at least for a minute, me and Mila Kunis... hehe, had some fun.  But at the same time it was a bit of a disappointment- even though I think highly of her, I was looking for something more like:


Senjougahara from the Mongatari series? Well, she's a bit too tsundere for me, but still not bad.


Just opened my pof and got a message from a girl that is kinda cute imo. And did I mention this other girl at work who flirts with me everyday and like yesterday, does stuff like just randomly massaging me?...


I foresee that being the next feminist complaint... but they'll never complain about the free drinks. 




I'm starting to think that lucid dreaming is similar to girls... just be there, don't state your wishes and you'll be chased. You don't have any control, so don't even try. Not sure how I feel about that...

wow, Greg turned philosophical... what?... overnight?? You're scaring me with all that calm logic!!!


Last night I had to purposely avoid the k-k-k-karaoke because of said lassie last week... I can't figure which is worse, being a "weenie boy" or "standing up for yourself"... harumph either way, no fun 4 me, wah





You remember when you did actually meet someone, and you woke up one morning about a week later, realizing that you had a new lover who was probably going to stick around passed the 2-week-expiration,... and realized you weren't going to have to worry about THAT (being miserably alone) today? Remember that? One top of the world? anyone?... (breaks out box of kleenex...)...




I'm starting to h8 this thread


Does ANYONE get even a follicle of action on this entire Forum?? wtf???


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