The Romantic Lives of NOOLers Part 2 :love2:

Seeing as we have a lot of new blood come in the months since I did this thread originally, and my own situation has changed since I posted this in November(?), I thought it might be fun to see what everyone's up to in the shagging or non-shagging department.

I guess I'll start: I was feeling pretty low on myself until just recently, when I met a girl who

1.) had a pulse

2.) Didn't have to be blown up

3.) actually seemed to enjoy talking to me

I've been chatting with her at work, and am at least resolved to ask her out before I start imagining what our kids would look like. Even if things don't turn out well with her, it's the best I've felt about anything romantic in a long, long, long, long while.

And no, she's not to be found in the field, munching on grass. I seriously met a girl. And if I'm not a huge ass about it, I might even have a shot with her

(now watch me jinx myself to a life of lonely scribbling in a corner, as friends come over and remark "he just sits there, doodling on his notepad. Never will show anyone what he's drawing, something about sheep or Yanni or Hasselhoff, or sometimes some guy named 'blue order' who he swears is out to get him"....)

But to answer the question, last time around, I think an ex and I were just starting to warm things up again, 12 years after our breakup. We started talking marriage, family, etc. A month later, she calls me one morning to say "it was too much, too soon." End of the new beginning.

To be fair, I let it go. We didn't fight or argue, I just didn't think it was worth trying to save-- to say "let's just take it slower and see what happens." I could have done that, but the issue this time around was the same issue as last time around-- me being in school, busy trying to graduate, no money being a student. Only last time around, I had a two-year haul in front of me, and I felt utterly betrayed, in a lack of moral support kind of way, at her leaving over me trying to get a degree. This time around, she couldn't wait three months for me to finish school, so I just didn't think it was worth bothering with. When she said "too much, too soon," I said "yeah, OK."

To be honest, I don't think it's going to change for me. I've got no job, no money, no car-- none of the things it takes to get out there and meet somebody. And with my odometer about to roll over, even when I've graduated, and have a job, and money, and a car, I'm going to be too old to meet somebody who wants marriage and a family. Her mother, maybe, but...

I dunno.

Oh, congratulations on the new love interest, Trev-- I'll be rooting for you, and hope for nothing but the best for ewe two.

Dunno what this all mean, but I met Sara 13 years ago. Lived together for 11 years.

And I'm happy to say that she will be Mrs Rian in September

Congrats Rian!!

I didn't get married until 11 years together. I had two rules:

1. We get married on our "anniversary" so I didn't have to remember yet another date.
2. We continue onward and not start back at 1. I invested too many years in our relationship to start back at 1 dammit!!

i met a guy a few months ago (through my roommate) who was interested in me--he would call me on the phone and tell me how intelligent and fascinating i was. we would talk for hours about string theory, the unification of general physics and quantum physics, and the moral and ethical implications of artificial intelligence. cool stuff like that.... then he found out i was moving to hawaii and i never heard from him again. turns out he started dating this girl from work who he had gone out on one date with which ended with him calling me up afterwards because 'she was so shallow and boring he needed someone interesting to speak with.' according to him, she had dragged him out on the date. so...he discovers i'm going to hawaii and suddenly she becomes interesting. according to my roommate, he just wanted 'someone around.'

well, guess what? i'm not moving to hawaii and i get a phone call on thursday from our other friend asking if i wanted to join them for coffee. i told him i was busy and said i'd love to join him for coffee at some point, but if the other chap was there then i would most likely be busy.

too bad, pal. you had your chance. we could have been friends, but you decided that i was expendable since i was moving. guess what--i have enough friends, i don't need any fairweather ones. go amuse yourself with your mind-numbing lady friend and think about treating people with a bit more respect next time.

why can't i find a decent man in this country? i know they must be out there.

*end of rant*

Rian wrote: Dunno what this all mean, but I met Sara 13 years ago. Lived together for 11 years.

And I'm happy to say that she will be Mrs Rian in September

About fecking time, I'd say. Congratulations!

oh dear oh dear taboo and order get out and enjoy yourselves guys and dont let minor setbacks get yer down there is someone for everyone if you look hard enough (im living proof). and woody what do you expect ffs how can you gell with a guy that still belives in string theory and the implications of ai??? . ai will happen wether you like it or not so why bother,and if you really want to impress a guy on a 1st date try discussing the theory of everything. but tbh if i was your date and you did i would pay for your cab fare home. chat about fun stuff.fcol. the rest will come easy.

I went out for a walk last night. Everybody was out at a cafe or restaurant or bar. I was thinking if I had any money at all, I could at least go to a cafe, even by myself, and at least be out somewhere were I might have a chance to meet someone. See and be seen.

But I literally have less than 10 cents to my name. When I finish some contract jobs I'm working on, I can get paid, but that money will go to rent, so...

So I'm thinking about see and be seen, and I'm walking along the street, and seated at a sidewalk cafe is a former classmate of mine, a mind-stunningly sexy Russian babe, so we start talking for awhile (this isn't going anywhere romantic, she's got a boyfriend), catching up, before I continue on. If I had any money at all, I could go out, see and be seen, etc. She's not available, but she might be out with a friend; that sort of thing. But without money, even if I met someone, I couldn't ask her out. And without money, I can't even afford a cup of coffee in a cafe. Literally.

Panhandlers are doing better than I am.

I dunno.

AgentWood wrote: i met a guy a few months ago (through my roommate) who was interested in me--he would call me on the phone and tell me how intelligent and fascinating i was. we would talk for hours about string theory, the unification of general physics and quantum physics, and the moral and ethical implications of artificial intelligence. cool stuff like that.... then he found out i was moving to hawaii and i never heard from him again. turns out he started dating this girl from work who he had gone out on one date with which ended with him calling me up afterwards because 'she was so shallow and boring he needed someone interesting to speak with.' according to him, she had dragged him out on the date. so...he discovers i'm going to hawaii and suddenly she becomes interesting. according to my roommate, he just wanted 'someone around.'

well, guess what? i'm not moving to hawaii and i get a phone call on thursday from our other friend asking if i wanted to join them for coffee. i told him i was busy and said i'd love to join him for coffee at some point, but if the other chap was there then i would most likely be busy.

too bad, pal. you had your chance. we could have been friends, but you decided that i was expendable since i was moving. guess what--i have enough friends, i don't need any fairweather ones. go amuse yourself with your mind-numbing lady friend and think about treating people with a bit more respect next time.

why can't i find a decent man in this country? i know they must be out there.

*end of rant*

AgentWood, it sounds like he never asked you out. Always called, but never asked. And the other girl asked him; was he waiting for you to ask him out, do you suppose? Sounds a bit cowardly to me, waiting for you to ask him (and I know it can be nerve-wracking to get up the nerve to ask someone out, but come on, it's not as if you were putting up a red light). Sounds the same now-- having another friend set up a get together for the three of you.

Also, as appealing as it may be to find an intellectual connection with somebody who is a romantic interest, you need to find a way to move the conversation beyond string theory if it's going to beome a romance, rather than a friendship. Don't make yourself into "one of the guys," or "just a friend." Why should the "shallow and boring" girl get all of the sex and romance, while you, AgentWood, fulfill his need for intellectual stimulation? If he can't figure out how to move the conversation to matters other than string theory, then you need to figure out how to give it a gentle push in that direction. If he's interested, and he knows you're interested, there's no reason he should be dating a "shallow and boring" girl.

Or maybe in his case, she's got it right-- asking for what she wants.

well, i only met the guy once (the discussion wasn't all about string theory, by the way!) and talked on the phone with him a few times. we decided to get together and hang out on his next day off--and then he found out i was moving!

BTW, my roommate wasn't trying to 'set us up,' and it wasn't just the three of us. she just mentioned that we might get along and we did. frankly, i was sort of interested in him, but he made it relatively clear that he was interested in me and he wanted to talk about physics, etc. because he had no one else to talk about them with (perhaps i should have prefaced my previous rant with this).

one last thing: i'm not going to play dumb to get a guy. ever. in fact, i had a lot of luck in the UK with men because i didn't play dumb. maybe it's just orlando. i dunno.

I went to a new year eve party in San Francisco back in the 80s. My cousin always reminds me of it. A bunch of comics, starring Jay Leno (pre-TV fame), and a DJ spinning afterwards. When the DJ was spinning, I was dancing with three girls at once-- three friends out together-- and one of them, the one who liked me the most, was leaving for Germany the next day. I would have asked her out, but she was leaving. Looking back from my advanced state of wisdom today, I should have told her I wanted to stay in touch, gotten an address, given her my address, something. I would have been glad to fly Germany for a romance. But I didn't know what to do then, so I did nothing.

Regret.

AgentWood wrote: well, i only met the guy once (the discussion wasn't all about string theory, by the way!) and talked on the phone with him a few times. we decided to get together and hang out on his next day off--and then he found out i was moving!

BTW, my roommate wasn't trying to 'set us up,' and it wasn't just the three of us. she just mentioned that we might get along and we did. frankly, i was sort of interested in him, but he made it relatively clear that he was interested in me and he wanted to talk about physics, etc. because he had no one else to talk about them with (perhaps i should have prefaced my previous rant with this).

Yeah, I know, BUT...if that's all you talk about, it never becomes more than "just friends." Meanwhile, little Miss Batshereyelashes is going out on a d-a-t-e.

bLuE oRdEr wrote:

AgentWood wrote: well, i only met the guy once (the discussion wasn't all about string theory, by the way!) and talked on the phone with him a few times. we decided to get together and hang out on his next day off--and then he found out i was moving!

BTW, my roommate wasn't trying to 'set us up,' and it wasn't just the three of us. she just mentioned that we might get along and we did. frankly, i was sort of interested in him, but he made it relatively clear that he was interested in me and he wanted to talk about physics, etc. because he had no one else to talk about them with (perhaps i should have prefaced my previous rant with this).

Yeah, I know, BUT...if that's all you talk about, it never becomes more than "just friends." Meanwhile, little Miss Batshereyelashes is going out on a d-a-t-e.

believe me, i'm not that big of a dork! in fact, i found him a bit too serious for me! he was the one going on and on about AI. it was interesting, but sometimes one needs a break.

when he was over at our apartment, we were talking about politics and i showed him jon stewart's america: the book. he said he had seen it in the bookstore, but it was too 'humorous' for him. hmmmm.

i love talking about politics, science, literature, etc. and i need that mental stimulation. i won't change for anyone and i'll never dumb down for anyone. but a sense of humour is vital, as well!

i'm not pissed off that we didn't end up dating, i'm pissed off that he decided that i was expendable once he found out that i was moving!

If he found Jon Stewart "too humorous," you'll probably be happier in the long run with somebody else. Dork. ;)

AgentWood wrote: i'm not pissed off that we didn't end up dating, i'm pissed off that he decided that i was expendable once he found out that i was moving!

As I said above, I had no idea at the tender age of twenty-something about how to stay in touch with a woman who was moving to Germany. To me, and maybe I'm reading too much into it, he just sounds like he's socially inept, not like he thinks you're expendable.

bLuE oRdEr wrote: If he found Jon Stewart "too humorous," you'll probably be happier in the long run with somebody else. Dork. ;)

no shit. liking the daily show is a prerequisite for any man worth dating.

and star wars.

jesus, maybe i am a dork.

AgentWood wrote:

bLuE oRdEr wrote: If he found Jon Stewart "too humorous," you'll probably be happier in the long run with somebody else. Dork. ;)

no shit. liking the daily show is a prerequisite for any man worth dating.

and star wars.

jesus, maybe i am a dork.

Depends on your reason for liking Star Wars:

or...

puhleeze. neither.

try these two babeosauruses:

No thanks, you can try them, they're not my type. Although I did have the braid at one time.

Please do not turn this thread into a Star Wars thread...at least until I feck it up with the new lady

I don't know that I want to get into prerequsites a'la "High Fidelity" about dating. I think it's all a matter of shared interests. That being said, I can't love a woman who can't love "Blazing Saddles", Monty Python, The Smiths, NO, Nick Hornby, P.J. O'Rourke, "The Great Gatsby", Radiohead, "Rushmore", Lou Reed, Peter Sellers, Jonathan Richman, Gram Parsons, The post-Beatles work of at least John or George (but no Paul past 1978 or so), "The producers" (the movie, not the play), or a combination of two or three :p

I'm of that classic "can't read the signs" variety. I can't tell you how many times a girl actually has been interested in me, and I can't see it because usually I am too cynical about it. Like "oh, like she really likes me just because she talks to me, smiles at me, rams her hand down my pants, lets me touch her breasts and make out with me. Yeah, right..."

bLuE oRdEr wrote: No thanks, you can try them, they're not my type. Although I did have the braid at one time.

fine, tabsy. we'll turn it into a corvette summer/shattered glass thread.

mark hamill is too old for me now (and not very good looking anymore).

but hayden christensen? D-A-M-N!!!!

AgentWood wrote: but hayden christensen? D-A-M-N!!!!

Cradlerobber.

he's 24, thank you very much.

and i happen to like younger men.

AgentWood wrote: he's 24, thank you very much.

and i happen to like younger men.

The same rationale I'll be using when I'm dating a 24 year old woman. :D

Taboo # 7 wrote: "Blazing Saddles"

Or as the English-challenged husband of my best friend calls it, "Burning Seats."**

**True story.

I'm of that classic "can't read the signs" variety. I can't tell you how many times a girl actually has been interested in me, and I can't see it because usually I am too cynical about it. Like "oh, like she really likes me just because she talks to me, smiles at me, rams her hand down my pants, lets me touch her breasts and make out with me. Yeah, right..."

Ditto.

bLuE oRdEr wrote:

Taboo # 7 wrote: "Blazing Saddles"

Or as the English-challenged husband of my best friend calls it, "Burning Seats."**

**True story.

I'm of that classic "can't read the signs" variety. I can't tell you how many times a girl actually has been interested in me, and I can't see it because usually I am too cynical about it. Like "oh, like she really likes me just because she talks to me, smiles at me, rams her hand down my pants, lets me touch her breasts and make out with me. Yeah, right..."

Ditto.

Signs, signs, everywhere signs, but we can't read them. Must be some sort of f-ed up brotherhood of losers we can join somewhere to help us improve our girl-reading skills

Spotnick wrote:

AgentWood wrote: why can't i find a decent man in this country? i know they must be out there.

*end of rant*

You're simply looking in the wrong country...

American Males: Clueless Since 1966

That's the title of my new book, about how men can't tell women like them

Spotnick wrote: I don't know if it's of anyone's interest, but just for answering Trevor's question.

I just passed my 2nd wedding anniversary last month, and the 4th year with the same woman.

Anybody knowing me, I never managed to have a relationship that lasted more than 3 months before, so it's an ongoing record

And yes, I met her through the net, so it DOES work... ;)

Ah, so you're the Canadian version of "You've Got Mail" (shitty Tom hanks-Meg Ryan romantic comedy)..."You've Got Mail, Eh!"

Well, I'm engaged to Dan (Danielle, aka the LadyBear) after a paltry 8 years of shacking up. We will be getting married next year, but we are essentially married in almost every way already CTB

I'll be celebrating my 5th wedding anniversary in two months, but our first kiss happened more than 8 years ago.

Our relationship went through serious difficulties lately (it started with my wife's pregnancy two years ago) and I nearly had an affair with my best friend who separated with her boyfriend two months ago. It did happen, she now has a new boyfriend, and I settled with my wife. We're a happy couple again.

Spotnick wrote:

AgentWood wrote: why can't i find a decent man in this country? i know they must be out there.

*end of rant*

You're simply looking in the wrong country...

yup.

Hooray! I'm Single, meaning i can do things such as going to the pub when i want, slobbing out in front of the tv, and going to whatever gigs i feel like.

Uncle Liam wrote: Hooray! I'm Single, meaning i can do things such as going to the pub when i want, slobbing out in front of the tv, and going to whatever gigs i feel like.

You jammy bastard...I remember them days well Now everything has to be carefully planned (baby sitters etc) and sensitivly negotiated,with regards to solo jaunts ...You got it made in some ways, amigoBut do you get your nuts as regular tho?:D

38ee's Natural English ones, not plastic American ones

Digital Mike Binoche wrote: 38ee's Natural English ones, not plastic American ones

who says all american 38EEs (or thereabouts) are plastic?

We Are All On Drugs wrote:

bLuE oRdEr wrote:

AgentWood wrote: he's 24, thank you very much.

and i happen to like younger men.

The same rationale I'll be using when I'm dating a 24 year old woman. :D

you like younger men Richard???

If I did, I'd probably be getting more action.

Hell, if I was into sheep, like tabbsy, I'd be getting more action. :D

Uncle Liam wrote: Hooray! I'm Single, meaning i can do things such as going to the pub when i want, slobbing out in front of the tv, and going to whatever gigs i feel like.

That's the spirit!

And congratulations to everybody above who's getting married and celebrating anniversaries.

Here's one guy's approach... Date Lance

AgentWood wrote: i met a guy a few months ago (through my roommate) who was interested in me--he would call me on the phone and tell me how intelligent and fascinating i was. we would talk for hours about string theory, the unification of general physics and quantum physics, and the moral and ethical implications of artificial intelligence. cool stuff like that.... then he found out i was moving to hawaii and i never heard from him again. turns out he started dating this girl from work who he had gone out on one date with which ended with him calling me up afterwards because 'she was so shallow and boring he needed someone interesting to speak with.' according to him, she had dragged him out on the date. so...he discovers i'm going to hawaii and suddenly she becomes interesting. according to my roommate, he just wanted 'someone around.'

well, guess what? i'm not moving to hawaii and i get a phone call on thursday from our other friend asking if i wanted to join them for coffee. i told him i was busy and said i'd love to join him for coffee at some point, but if the other chap was there then i would most likely be busy.

too bad, pal. you had your chance. we could have been friends, but you decided that i was expendable since i was moving. guess what--i have enough friends, i don't need any fairweather ones. go amuse yourself with your mind-numbing lady friend and think about treating people with a bit more respect next time.

why can't i find a decent man in this country? i know they must be out there.

*end of rant*

Here here!

April Berhow wrote:

AgentWood wrote: i met a guy a few months ago (through my roommate) who was interested in me--he would call me on the phone and tell me how intelligent and fascinating i was. we would talk for hours about string theory, the unification of general physics and quantum physics, and the moral and ethical implications of artificial intelligence. cool stuff like that.... then he found out i was moving to hawaii and i never heard from him again. turns out he started dating this girl from work who he had gone out on one date with which ended with him calling me up afterwards because 'she was so shallow and boring he needed someone interesting to speak with.' according to him, she had dragged him out on the date. so...he discovers i'm going to hawaii and suddenly she becomes interesting. according to my roommate, he just wanted 'someone around.'

well, guess what? i'm not moving to hawaii and i get a phone call on thursday from our other friend asking if i wanted to join them for coffee. i told him i was busy and said i'd love to join him for coffee at some point, but if the other chap was there then i would most likely be busy.

too bad, pal. you had your chance. we could have been friends, but you decided that i was expendable since i was moving. guess what--i have enough friends, i don't need any fairweather ones. go amuse yourself with your mind-numbing lady friend and think about treating people with a bit more respect next time.

why can't i find a decent man in this country? i know they must be out there.

*end of rant*

Here here!

Ladies, ladies...I can't be all over the country at once. One at a time! The Trev Love All-Star Romantic Tour has yet to leave Alabama, much less the Deep South yet.

Me and the missus celebrated our 4-month anniversary this week and we are giddy and happy and very much in love. How refreshing to finally have a woman in my life who is perfect for me. Oh, and she's an older woman with a career, so she's my sugar mamma.

Uncle Liam wrote: Hooray! I'm Single, meaning i can do things such as going to the pub when i want, slobbing out in front of the tv, and going to whatever gigs i feel like.

Great! And you can have sex whenever you want as well... with your right hand!

AgentWood wrote: why can't i find a decent man in this country? i know they must be out there.

*end of rant*

OK, I'm assuming you're looking for men, and you're currently in America..... So, I hope that answers your question. :D

Oh, but to join the thread in a non "misandrous" way...

I haven't shagged in about a decade. I messed around a bit when I was 26, but it didn't last long, and didn't include "full shag"...and...I'm shy, and don't get out as much as I should. But mainly, I'm shy, and I grew up in a really rural area, so I sometimes have trouble reading the signals women try....or DON'T try....to give me, and I tend to err on the side of "she didn't mean it like that," only to later discover she meant it like that... ...with handcuffs and Crisco.... ...but too late to do anything about it.

AgentWood wrote:

Digital Mike Binoche wrote: 38ee's Natural English ones, not plastic American ones

who says all american 38EEs (or thereabouts) are plastic?

Having trouble with the conversion from metric? :D

bLuE oRdEr wrote:

AgentWood wrote:

Digital Mike Binoche wrote: 38ee's Natural English ones, not plastic American ones

who says all american 38EEs (or thereabouts) are plastic?

Having trouble with the conversion from metric? :D

nope. the UK and US have the same bra sizes. *ahem*

I'm also single; haven't had time to look for men, plus all the ones I see when I go out are normally at least one of the following: (a) fucked, (b) unattractive and (c) complete sleazeballs. Where are all the nice guys?

Seems like I need to start a support group for guys with low signal-reading skills. I'm not only the president of said group, I'm also a client

Ladies, if you'll indulge me, what are some signs that you send off to attract a male that just doesn't pick up on the fact that you'd like to see him naked?

I'll be taking notes

I dunno, call me dense, but I'm wondering if that that "hands jammed down your pants" thing might be a signal?

bLuE oRdEr wrote: I dunno, call me dense, but I'm wondering if that that "hands jammed down your pants" thing might be a signal?

That was just a...metaphor? alliteration? oxymoron? double entendre? romen a clef? breakfast of champions? bi-curious? Winston Churchill? 867-5309? personality? stag party? What is the word?

Anyway, it's an example, not a real incident...though I wish it had been during my brief trsyt with Carmen Electra

Taboo # 7 wrote: Seems like I need to start a support group for guys with low signal-reading skills. I'm not only the president of said group, I'm also a client

Ladies, if you'll indulge me, what are some signs that you send off to attract a male that just doesn't pick up on the fact that you'd like to see him naked?

I'll be taking notes

Given the underwhelming response to your query, Tabbsy, I think I see the problem now...

My hypothesis: "the ladies" have no idea how to signal that they're interested, and therefore, "the guys" have no idea that they're being signaled. Thus, the inability of "the ladies" to formulate a response to your query.

Errm, my hypothesis would obviously only be applicable to the pathetically single.** Obviously, the successfully coupled have worked out the signals somehow.

** Pathetically single being the chronically single, as distinguished from those singles between relationships.

bLuE oRdEr wrote: Errm, my hypothesis would obviously only be applicable to the pathetically single.** Obviously, the successfully coupled have worked out the signals somehow.

** Pathetically single being the chronically single, as distinguished from those singles between relationships.

So.. if what you are saying is "Everything is a state of mind...and it is that which governs me,with circumstance often influencing one's state of mind,but ultimatly it is my mind to coach"you would be spot on.....If not then I'm full of shit.. But if you can be positive in a pulling situation then your chances are dramatically increased..I have been smooking weed by the way..please excuse any text you may deem utter gobeldeeshite

Boatraceface wrote:

bLuE oRdEr wrote: Errm, my hypothesis would obviously only be applicable to the pathetically single.** Obviously, the successfully coupled have worked out the signals somehow.

** Pathetically single being the chronically single, as distinguished from those singles between relationships.

So.. if what you are saying is "Everything is a state of mind...and it is that which governs me,with circumstance often influencing one's state of mind,but ultimatly it is my mind to coach"you would be spot on.....If not then I'm full of shit.. But if you can be positive in a pulling situation then your chances are dramatically increased..I have been smooking weed by the way..please excuse any text you may deem utter gobeldeeshite

Hmm, perhaps if we all smoked this "weed" you speak of, our signal-reading skills would improve

Pardon me, does anyone here have some spare Mary Jane on them? It's strictly for science, my good man

Oh yeah, that oughta do wonders for your motivation to meet "the ladies."

Or would it be doing wonders for your motivation to veg out in front of the TV eating pie?

I would imagine it possible,as perception in general becomes enhanced whilst stoned in my case,e.g music,readingand suchlike But alas to share this spliff with you I would need arms much longer than strech Armstrong and even Mr tickle himself.I would if I could

bLuE oRdEr wrote: Oh yeah, that oughta do wonders for your motivation to meet "the ladies."

Or would it be doing wonders for your motivation to veg out in front of the TV eating pie?

you better leave the leaf on the stalk if this is the effect it is likely to take..Hey I aint telling you to "smoke dope and pull" at all...I was just making an observation regarding the "terminally single"mindset you employ

Can you please include me in the group for males that can't read womens signs? I've been single for like a year now, and I go to school full of dancers, actresses, musicians, and artists! And I still can't get a girl friend. And I'm young to boot. I think I should start a punk band and be a rebel. Does that work?

SINGLE again but one HOPES that THINGS CAN ONLY GET BETTER,but as i am still in SHOCK at having to graft at work then ONE STEP AT A TIME.Remember the good times though.Remember to CHERISH what you have and look after the one you LOVE.I should have done BETTER myself. COE BABY THAT'S REALLY FREE

Beach Boy wrote: I think I should start a punk band and be a rebel. Does that work?

Seemed to work for Spike so this route probably has a very high chance of success.:D

just take one E when you go out and your signal telling abilties will improve.

Yes, Im promoting dope.

Just back, almost since I am at my Mother's house picking up children, froma week long 500 mile bicycle ride across Iowa. Really, really wanted to get it on with my wife on Sunday but when we got to our destination we discovered that out support vehicle never left town. No tent, no clean clothes just our dirty bike clothes, cash and beer coozies. We slepted on a friend's bus with a few other people seeking shelter from the rain. the next night we stayed at a friend's house and were able to get a waterbed to bottom out. Early that day we found a secluded spot outdoors. The next night tent sex

Spotnick wrote:

AgentWood wrote: why can't i find a decent man in this country? i know they must be out there.

*end of rant*

You're simply looking in the wrong country...

from the pics i've seen on this site i really need to be back in the UK!

The girl I like hasn't been at work for almost a week now, it might have something to do with the fact that she'd worked every day straight for three weeks back when we all thought we were closing on the 28th (before finding out last weekend that no, we would stay open until the first of September), so that she could get as much time in before we shut down. Of course, we aren't until September, and she's got the week off.

And I really feel like I blew a perfect chance to ask her out this past Monday, so I'm a bit bummed about that. Definitely want to try soon...unless of course I can't tell if she's trying to signal that she likes me or not. Again, how can you tell?

Anyway...

AgentWood wrote:

Spotnick wrote:

AgentWood wrote: why can't i find a decent man in this country? i know they must be out there.

*end of rant*

You're simply looking in the wrong country...

from the pics i've seen on this site i really need to be back in the UK!

"And the Yank men take another one to the chin. The beating they're taking at the hands of the Yank women is brutal, but somehow, no matter how much punishment is dished out, they remain standing in the ring-- they refuse to go down. Ladies and gentlemen, you've seen it here tonight with your own eyes. These Yank women are extremely tough fighters, but the Yank men just won't quit."

bLuE oRdEr wrote:

AgentWood wrote:

Spotnick wrote:

AgentWood wrote: why can't i find a decent man in this country? i know they must be out there.

*end of rant*

You're simply looking in the wrong country...

from the pics i've seen on this site i really need to be back in the UK!

"And the Yank men take another one to the chin. The beating they're taking at the hands of the Yank women is brutal, but somehow, no matter how much punishment is dished out, they remain standing in the ring-- they refuse to go down. Ladies and gentlemen, you've seen it here tonight with your own eyes. These Yank women are extremely tough fighters, but the Yank men just won't quit."

Left...right...left...right...The Yank men is hitting the Yank women with an impressive combination of jabs and...what's this? Moe Siszlak is flying into the ring...he's taking the Yank Women out of it! These people came here to see a brutal bare-knuckled exchange, and they're getting treated to a manager taking his fighter out without a decision being rendered! This is a dark day for boxing, ladies and gentlemen...

AgentWood wrote: from the pics i've seen on this site i really need to be back in the UK!

Couldn't agree more!

Try Derby UK

Brussels Belgium ain't bad either, and you'll learn other languages...

NObabe wrote:

AgentWood wrote: from the pics i've seen on this site i really need to be back in the UK!

Couldn't agree more!

So many fucked teeth in one place must be very tempting for you girls

Boatraceface wrote:

NObabe wrote:

AgentWood wrote: from the pics i've seen on this site i really need to be back in the UK!

Couldn't agree more!

So many fucked teeth in one place must be very tempting for you girls

orthodontry has vastly improved in the united kingdom over the past few decades, with crouch end leading the way.

actually, all of the british men i've been involved with in one way or another have had very nice teeth. :D

AgentWood wrote:

actually, all of the british men i've been involved with in one way or another have had very nice teeth. :D

...all the better to bite you with!

I am this close to asking the new girl out...I just haven't yet

I look at it this way: in less than a week, I will be starting a new job at the grocery store across the street, I might not see her again (which is good if she turns me down), and nevermind all the other guys that swoop in around her at any given moment (seeing that she is a hottie), I might...just...have...a sliver...of a possiblility...that maybe is just enough...to be a chance...maybe...with her.

And if she turns me down, there's a nice ewe I've been keeping an eye on

I just hope that $3,000 I spent on dating tips from Tony Robbins was worth it :D

BIGINOIL wrote:

AgentWood wrote:

actually, all of the british men i've been involved with in one way or another have had very nice teeth. :D

...all the better to bite you with!

depends where the biting's taking place.

remember, i'm a slayer.

Tabsy, JUST ASK HER OUT!!!!!!!! She'll like it even if she turns you down, it's always nice to be asked out. And if she's nice, she will be gentle saying no. BUT SHE MIGHT SAY YES!

I tell people how I feel about them. If I'm into you, you know it. I can't stand all the guessing and speculation with girlfriends, just talk to each other.

There was a thread ages ago about why the girls disappear from NOOL. Someone (Blue?) said "it's called getting a boyfriend". Well, that was me sort of. I've been away a few weeks, have been talking on the phone and seeing a guy who the australians might think is cool - he used to be in the Laughing Clowns and Crime and the City Solutions- and plays a zillion instruments and he's really smart and I feel very comfortable with him but it's been a few weeks and I feel nothing. People tell me it can develop over time but I don't get that. I've only ever been with guys that I have had undeniable chemistry with. I love that crazy in love feeling and I know that fades and I know how it morphs into something deeper and wonderful in a different way but I've never met someone I felt nothing for and developed feelings for after weeks, months or years.

Nothing's happened so I don't feel the need to have any Talk with him but I know he googled me so Dan, if you're reading this, this was The Talk. xx

t

Oh yes, congratulations from me too to all of you celebrating anniversaries and upcoming weddings! I love weddings. Rian, are we all invited because I haven't got my invite yet...

Tinny wrote:

Oh yes, congratulations from me too to all of you celebrating anniversaries and upcoming weddings! I love weddings. Rian, are we all invited because I haven't got my invite yet...

As long as you pay for your ticket to Sweden, you're invited.

Taboo # 7 wrote: Went out today and found Belle and Sebastian: Just a Modern Rock Band, which I had to have.

I'm not sure I really want to pull back the veil on B&S, as they're one of the few bands that pull off "mystery" very well these days. But on the other hand, it looks like a good read, with co-operation from the band members themselves

Hey Tabbsy! Here's something for you to read:

PUT THE BOOKS DOWN AND ASK HER OUT ALREADY!!!

If nothing else, you might get some nice soft warm wool out of it.

bLuE oRdEr wrote:

Taboo # 7 wrote: Went out today and found Belle and Sebastian: Just a Modern Rock Band, which I had to have.

I'm not sure I really want to pull back the veil on B&S, as they're one of the few bands that pull off "mystery" very well these days. But on the other hand, it looks like a good read, with co-operation from the band members themselves

Hey Tabbsy! Here's something for you to read:

PUT THE BOOKS DOWN AND ASK HER OUT ALREADY!!!

If nothing else, you might get some nice soft warm wool out of it.

Hey, books are my friends!

B&S book: you tell 'em, Trevor!

Ball Four: Yeah, who needs women when you've got my memories of one wild and crazy season

All The King's Men: Or my loosely-based story about Huey Long

Gene Wilder: Gilda was a needy bitch

The other books: (stunned silence)

GW: Well, she was!...

The other books: Yeah, go ahead and ask her out...we'll be fine over here...beating the shit outta Gene

GW: Oh dear...did I mention Gilda was needy?

While you and "your friends" are having this little round-table discussion, she'll be accepting a date from some guy who's looking forward to stroking her soft, warm wool tonight.

bLuE oRdEr wrote: While you and "your friends" are having this little round-table discussion, she'll be accepting a date from some guy who's looking forward to stroking her soft, warm wool tonight.

Yes, but "50 Years of Sheep and Shagging" has yet to let me down :p

Taboo # 7 wrote:

bLuE oRdEr wrote: While you and "your friends" are having this little round-table discussion, she'll be accepting a date from some guy who's looking forward to stroking her soft, warm wool tonight.

Yes, but "50 Years of Sheep and Shagging" has yet to let me down :p

Well, if it hasn't let you down, it must be getting you up. :p

My apologies.

Here's the thing: she turned me down but I'm optimistic.

It all went down Wednesday night, as she was leaving for the night. We were talking and such (turns out she's going to work at the grocery store I've switched to after W-D shuts down), and I took the moment and ran with it.

I said that I'd like to take her out to dinner, or a movie, or both, or neither, or sky-diving. She didn't look at me like I was crazy, and she simply said after I asked if I was barking up the wrong tree, that she had a boyfriend. Not "no way, you disgusting freak!" or "Please, like I'd date you!". Perfectly nice about it, I then said "I can see where that would be a problem" and left it at that. No crying jags about "please dump him!" or "you led me on!". And what's more, it's now forty-eight hours since and I don't feel like doing any of those things at all (could have something to do with my purchase of Chappelle's Show Season One recently, which I'm working through and loving).

Anyway, the deed is done, I have been turned down but not harshly, and what's more she won't be dating this guy forever...because she can't date him if I've got the dude tied up downstairs, with no hope of rescue Bwahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha!

I am more than willing to be "her guy on the rebound"

Years ago, a friend of mine-- a very popular guy with "the ladies"-- asked a girl out. She said she had a boyfriend. He said "That's OK, I'm not the jealous type." She replied "But my boyfriend is." :D

One of the few times he heard the word "no."

bLuE oRdEr wrote: Years ago, a friend of mine-- a very popular guy with "the ladies"-- asked a girl out. She said she had a boyfriend. He said "That's OK, I'm not the jealous type." She replied "But my boyfriend is." :D

One of the few times he heard the word "no."

In one of those classic "things you could have said at the time, had you thought of it" moments. I thought up the following to the "I have a boyfriend":

"That's fine, I'm not really into threeways but I guess I could get used to it"

On second thought, probably a good idea that I didn't think of that at the time

(the only reason I'm posting this in the morning is for some reason my new boss seems to think I'm a morning person. I'm not, and I'm even less a fan of working nine hours today)

Back to topic: Trust me, it sucks that she turned me down. But it's not something to get dramatic about. And I still really, really, really, really like her. Normally I curse the name of any girl I've invested time into who rejects me, but I guess that works fine when you're a teenager. When you're all grown up (supposedly), you roll with it and hope she remembers you the next time her boyfriend turns up "missing" :p

The security dude at work is 23 and is dating a 17 year old. Much to young but as I used to say "hit on 16, hold on 17."

What "romantic life"? I'm married, for chrissakes, I have no friggin' romantic life!

Taboo # 7 wrote:

bLuE oRdEr wrote: Years ago, a friend of mine-- a very popular guy with "the ladies"-- asked a girl out. She said she had a boyfriend. He said "That's OK, I'm not the jealous type." She replied "But my boyfriend is." :D

One of the few times he heard the word "no."

In one of those classic "things you could have said at the time, had you thought of it" moments. I thought up the following to the "I have a boyfriend":

"That's fine, I'm not really into threeways but I guess I could get used to it"

On second thought, probably a good idea that I didn't think of that at the time

(the only reason I'm posting this in the morning is for some reason my new boss seems to think I'm a morning person. I'm not, and I'm even less a fan of working nine hours today)

Back to topic: Trust me, it sucks that she turned me down. But it's not something to get dramatic about. And I still really, really, really, really like her. Normally I curse the name of any girl I've invested time into who rejects me, but I guess that works fine when you're a teenager. When you're all grown up (supposedly), you roll with it and hope she remembers you the next time her boyfriend turns up "missing" :p

The important thing is you asked her out.

Ya done me proud.

Keep letting her know what a great SINGLE guy you are. Who knows, she might be single again one day, OR she might know some great SINGLE girls who'd appreciate being introduced to a great SINGLE guy.

bLuE oRdEr wrote:

Taboo # 7 wrote:

bLuE oRdEr wrote: Years ago, a friend of mine-- a very popular guy with "the ladies"-- asked a girl out. She said she had a boyfriend. He said "That's OK, I'm not the jealous type." She replied "But my boyfriend is." :D

One of the few times he heard the word "no."

In one of those classic "things you could have said at the time, had you thought of it" moments. I thought up the following to the "I have a boyfriend":

"That's fine, I'm not really into threeways but I guess I could get used to it"

On second thought, probably a good idea that I didn't think of that at the time

(the only reason I'm posting this in the morning is for some reason my new boss seems to think I'm a morning person. I'm not, and I'm even less a fan of working nine hours today)

Back to topic: Trust me, it sucks that she turned me down. But it's not something to get dramatic about. And I still really, really, really, really like her. Normally I curse the name of any girl I've invested time into who rejects me, but I guess that works fine when you're a teenager. When you're all grown up (supposedly), you roll with it and hope she remembers you the next time her boyfriend turns up "missing" :p

The important thing is you asked her out.

Ya done me proud.

Keep letting her know what a great SINGLE guy you are. Who knows, she might be single again one day, OR she might know some great SINGLE girls who'd appreciate being introduced to a great SINGLE guy.

Ah, man, I was already for some casual sex with random strange women that I meet everyday, now that I'm at the main grocery store for the county. Oh, those are some "desperate housewives" alright...

TABOO ---is she called BO BEEP?:)

Been hanging out by the cucumbers?

One of my new co-workers is something of a "love guru", here, I think I have a picture of him

Apparently the only way he can get the ladies to have sex with him is to get them drunk. But if it works, it works... :beer2: :sex:

Taboo # 7 wrote: One of my new co-workers is something of a "love guru"

Apparently the only way he can get the ladies to have sex with him is to get them drunk. But if it works, it works... :beer2: :sex:

Lucky *£$%@!D

I can't get any to even look at me.:D

"Drink 'til you want me." That five-word phrase catapulted 34-year-old Portlander Phillip Ross from mild-mannered PSU student to a blogger's wet dream. Ross' online T-shirt shop (www.drinktilyouwantme.com) started off as a way to pay off college debt (he's made enough to cover a full term and then some) but has since taken on a life of its own. Ross started small, but when he shilled the shirts at local wine festivals, people went "nuts." "They never buy them for themselves. They always buy them for someone who they know will wear them," he says. "[Customers] are always totally thrashing whoever they're buying it for."

To quote Rick from the Young Ones. "Still Alone and Prostitute".

BTW ladies there are countries besides the UK and USA.

Ronald Kirsch wrote: To quote Neil from the Young Ones. "Still Alone and Prostitute".

BTW ladies there are countries besides the UK and USA.

i know. i've always thought the netherlands was a wonderful place. ;)

Yes the Netherlands, almost like home.

The trouble with the Dutch is that when the speak I can understand 80% of what they say(being from North Germany), but man do they spell weirdly.