I’m giving up on finding a good girl in this burg. I’ve lived here for nearly two years and haven’t even had a date. I’m a nice, decent guy, but no single woman in this city gives a shit. No, I’m not the best-looking guy in the world and no, I don’t make a ton of money. But I’m not ugly and I do have a job! Though, for the period of time I’ve lived here, I have been rejected by 10-12 single women. Most of them ended up with better looking and/or richer guys. Is that all women care about around these parts? I asked my so-called friends why they think I can’t get someone. Perhaps, I came across as desperate? Apparently, I didn’t seem desperate, but all I had to do was lower my standards! You’ve got to be kidding! So I’m not good enough for these girls because I’m not hot and loaded? I guess my friends don’t think too much of me. I’m 36 years old and want to start a family with a great girl before I’m 40. Is that too much to ask? —Good Guy Who Can’t Get a Girlfriend
This article appears in Jul 19-25, 2012.
BAHAHAHAHAHAHA Bird knows what’s comin’
Love the tag, lady!
Do you tell them you’re looking for a girl to start a family with? That might be what scares them. Good ladies are out there, it’s just oftentimes they get snatched up by good boys :).
Try hanging out at Mcdonalds in Sprytown, those lovely ladies will be impressed that you can afford food on any other day than “cheque day”. Plus, most of them already have kids, so it’s instant family for you.
Volunteering, where nice people meet.
– or –
Shore Club, on a Saturday night.
The OB needs to realize that eventually even the most attractive woman will get desperate enough to get with a poor uggie like himself. You just gotta be in the right place at the right time. At least thats what I’m banking on….
I just made myself sad 🙁
Instead of looking for a good girl, go the skank route?
They have to lower their standards but you don’t? Don’t blame the ladies; blame evolution. Survival of the species = a subconscious (or not) preference for good genetic stock & ability to provide.
harrumph – exactly what I was gonna say!!
You don’t have to be good looking or rich to get a great woman, but you do have to have a personality; a little confidence, intelligence, humor and charm can go a very long way. Some of the sexiest, most sought-after guys I have known were neither rich nor gorgeous; they just knew how to make a woman happy with their loveable, funny, perceptive selves.
And just in case you don’t already realize this: not all pretty, successful women are vain, shallow, money-grubbing witches. Maybe this is the type you pursue? Or maybe you’re just the angry “why me?” type who prefers to blame us women than look critically at your own self. Or maybe you’re just another perfectly normal single person for whom it hasn’t happened yet, as there are lots of those too.
yeah, kind of being a hypocrite there OP, as harrumph alluded to. You want the ladies to look past your looks but you don’t want to do the same. That being said I wouldn’t advise lowering your standards, whether that means looks or personality or something else. I would advise working on making yourself more interesting. Do some cool stuff. even being rich and good looking means nothing if you have nothing interesting to talk about. Don’t get frustrated, girls can smell that victim mentality a mile away. good luck
I agree with the exact opposite of everything Lucyfer said….
because I prefer to live in reality… shit-sticks n all.
Fuck off, zed.
go blow a biscuit.
what I said was true and you know it.
personality won’t get you anywhere if you’re an average looking guy arriving on the date via scooter, only drink water cause you can’t afford a drink AND leaving a tip….
and have to split the bill.
bitch’d be like… “thanks for the date, call me when you get a decent job….”
“go blow a biscuit”
nah.
“personality won’t get you anywhere if you’re an average looking guy arriving on the date via scooter, only drink water cause you can’t afford a drink AND leaving a tip….”
I wouldn’t classify being able to afford a drink instead of water being “rich.” (and oh HAY, some people prefer to drink water).
Maybe the ladies you’ve had experience with have been money grubbing superficial whores, but some of us *actually* want to date and spend time with someone who they have things in common with, who they can have fulfilling conversations with, and who are actually not big fat jerkfaces. I’d rather fuck an uggo with a personality than someone really pretty who couldn’t rub to damn brain cells together. Nothing sexier than wit and intelligence in my books.
And one person’s “average” is another person’s “hot.”
So please don’t make all of us women out to be money grubbing superficial whores based on some fucked up experience(s) you’ve had with the fairer sex.
Kthx.
Step one: purchase a cowboy hat.
Step two: purchase a ticket to Magic Mike.
Step three: wear the hat to the movie.
Step four: giggedy.
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I’m not making these judgments solely based on my experiences…
how could I? I can count the girls I’ve dated on one hand.
I’m making them based on those, and the countless other bitches over the years with others experiencing the same exact thing.
you gals mentioned ‘oh, he’s good looking’ but I pretty much think you’re lying through your teeth because I couldn’t get a girl on a date even if I invited them to a calvin klein male swimsuit fashion show…. (not that I would ever go to that horror show… but you get my point).
Though with my mental insanity, I suppose it’s all the better since a chaotic freak show shouldn’t really be dating anyways. A sentiment I’ve expressed much lately.
…and I never said it was an issue just with women…
though the triggers are probably very different.
guys have their hangups too… and I sympathize just as much with the ladies who can’t get a date to save their life.
or maybe girls don’t like being with someone who hates the world.
One mockery of Katie Perry or some other flash-in-the-pan pop princess piece of crap and they’d be calling it a night.
that’s probably a turnoff.
FS,
step 5, every women at the theater thinks you’re more flaming than a forest fire.
Huge. Fucking. *facepalm*. Zed.
HUGE.
like, this big..
http://skepticalteacher.files.wordpress.co…
OB…the answer is YES.
But if you save your money I’ve heard the girls in S.E. Asia love Canadian’s, especially Canadian guy’s with money & since all you need is 25 bucks for room & board for a week in say Laos… their definition of rich & your financial situation are a perfect match.
Yes, zed.
You might be a smarty pants, but you dumbbbbb. *shakeshead*
Physical attraction is not necessarily “shallow”. Everyone is attracted to certain characteristics, including YOU, OP. Would you date a woman who you didn’t find attractive? Be honest with yourself. Also, as Lucyfer said, a great personality can go a long way. Sex appeal is a mysterious combination of physical characteristics and personality traits, individually tailored. I can tell you one thing, from my experience: Confidence means EVERYTHING. A woman will run like hell from a snivelling, whiny man with no self-confidence. #1 turn-off in my books.
I’m sorry you can’t find anyone to date there Daniel Abraham. Maybe you should stop talking about your % of aboriginal on every date.
On a serious note I like to think I actually am fairly good looking and I’ve had no luck finding anoyone worth dating and I’m 35. I’ve accepted that the right guy will come along if he’s supposed to and if not I’m still awesome all by myself
Well Good Guy, the most important thing for getting the right girl is not, contrary to common opinion, looks, money or personality. You must remember that girls are genetically disposed, after the minimum physical and monetary conditions have been satisfied, to copulate with the man with a MIND! I have discovered this to be the case Good Guy, and have considerable experiential background to substantiate my claim. You don’t
want to inseminate an airhead.
In a smilar fashion she will be looking for the opportunity to cultivate genetic upward mobility. She doesn’t want her eggs fertilized by some mutt. The offspring, after all, will be the fruit of her silken loins.
Planning, of course, is essential. You must frequent university libraries – I assume you have a university background – particularly the Philosophy section but any of Humanities will do. Avoid the Sciences, Engineering and Commerce. (Do they have a Commerce section in university libraries?) Follow her into the stacks. See which philosopher she selects. A good bet would be Jean-Paul Sartre since his existentialist philosophy, particularly his concept of the “for itself” (“le pour soi”), since it advocates “coming into being” by means of “direct action,.” is strongl indicates that she’s up for it. Don’t forget, Sartre looked like a toad – he was short and walleyed – but in addition to Simone de Beauvoir, he had a string of lovlies. One in particular was really good looking. Sartre, irritatingly I always thought, kept on mumbling his thanks while he was vigorouly humping her. She later committed suicide. Maybe it was his walleye.
Anyway, ask if you could discuss Sartre with her later in the university cafeteria. Specify a time. Arrive five minutes early. Select a secluded corner table. Explain that you were having difficulty with Sartre’s concept of “bad faith” (“la mal foie”)and ask her if she could help you. Wear your black beret which you picked up on your way to the caf. Buy her a coffee (espresso, no cream or sugar) and hold your cigarette between thumb and forefinger. Look into her eyes. Take her hand. Tell her that you love her mind.
Pay the bill and repair to your apartment for intense philosophical discussion and, of course, uninhibited and vigorous sex.
A pleasure as always.
Cheerio!
I had no interest in my current bf despite his lovely face, until I found out what a charmer he was. He is not rich either. He somewhat went with this approach:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6R03BVIyAdY
More – if you go to S.E. Asia – go on the Bishop Lahey tour.
OB: Perhaps you’re flying your kite a little too high?
Zed: maybe it’s because you’re an asshole.
Moman: as soon as I got to the part of your post about considerable experience fertilizing eggs, I choked on my ice cube, but then I realized the paragraph made sense from the perspective of one who wants to get his groove on with another man. To wit: “[once] the minimum physical and monetary conditions have been satisfied, [he] wants to copulate the man with a MIND!” It makes much more sense now.
And the rest of you who bring up that gold digger shit: Fuck you. I carry my own weight financially. I am well educated and have always more than “made my age” (one salary benchmark). I expect a man of my age to be at least as financially successful (given the advantages white men have in society) as I am, unless there’s a damn good reason for it.
I am not an education snob: If being a carpenter was good enough for Jesus, it’s good enough for me, but a man’s gotta have a trade, or a passion or something. Also, at my age any man I considered seriously would have to own some property and have good credit.
I’m not a gold digger-I’ve worked hard for my credit rating and my gold card-and I don’t want some parasite of a man to drain it all away.
Or, as an uncle of mine used to say “It’s just as easy to fall in love with a rich man as a poor one”
Hire a high-class hooker and save yourself a ton of fucking dough. Then find a surrogate and become Mr. Mom – the endorsements alone from being an oddity would keep you in hookers for life.
Oh boy, another Nice Guy. If you were dating two girls you liked equally but one was hotter, would you pick the hotter one or the less hot one? Option #1? Then STFU. Women are allowed to have standards same as men. Try acting a little less entitled.
Wow,MM. You’re quite the wordsmith (” Look into her eyes. Take her hand. Tell her that you love her mind”), just when will your next romance novel be hitting the shelves? How many of the LTWWB ladies just dropped their panties? You must have had to invest in one of those little tear off number machines, so fights wouldn’t break out between all your ladies, huh MM?
agreed xeno, but zedman is not an asshole
Painey, everybody’s an asshole sometimes! So he uses this site to get his meanies out? or perhaps he has an evil twin? I haven’t been on LTWWB in a while (part of my therapy for staying here) and I’m sorry if I’ve missed nuances and complexities. I can’t even recall exactly what abut Zed’s previous posts made me think of his sphincter-osity-ness, but I think we disagreed somewhat vehemently on something or other…too lazy to look it up, so I’ll guess I’ll have to give him the benefit of the doubt— for your sake.
But you must remember that MM married a (ahem) lady, whom he met in a dance hall, and has a spider-web neck tattoo.
I wonder how many female felons were in the Hubbards area in 1960?
Rex Murphy can make me wet by talking about changing the kitty litter. Now he’s got a sexy mind.
Rex Murphy is the fucking antichrist. Moman is actually proud of owning no fiction. One thing I DO know about girls…they like to talk about ‘things that never were’ lot more than than walleyed apologetic hottie humpers.
what is that in your avatar fs?
Rex Murphy looks like a toilet brush.
Me and soap.
FS-I think a man with a brain is quite attractive.I’ve dated men that were intelligent that weren’t great looking but treated me well and I didn’t screw any of them.
PG-Have you posted a photo of your new tat yet?
I once worked with an aging queen who ran the bar at a place in Vermont. He talked about his girlfriend a lot, until I stammered…”girlfriend? but, I, um thought you were gay?”
“Darlin'” he replied expansively, “a girlfriend o’ moine moight be seven feet tall, dirty and sweadee and ‘airy an’ ‘uge pores the size o’ gowf balls, but ee’s still me girlfriend, in’nt ‘ee?” (big wink)
Yes, but Rex uses his brain for evil. Smarmy prick. Just once, I wish I coupd listen to him and not notice his bias toward everything I find to be wrong and deplorable.
And what do you mean by you didn’t screw any of em? That’s like, the point.
I certainly didn’t have sex with any of them because of their lack of good looks,I found their intelligence attractive.My ex husband wasn’t great looking and he was considered a genius,before we were married we fucked like rabbits.
Sorry Arthur, I already know the tour i want to take & it has to do with tubing down the Mekong river. On top of that …. I’m a lesbian !
its females only for me Arthur, sorry if that hurts your feelings.
yes fs, thank you i see it now
no boru, sure is freaking itchy
xeno, love your phonetic slang, i’m rubbish at it
Funny.. I am a single woman and I find most of the men here to be shallow, arrogant and/or struggling with a drinking problem…. let’s just get married, OB?
I’d ask him on a date if I was sure it wasn’t Daneil hahaha
it’s not too much to ask, IF that were all you were asking for. but it ain’t. even your friends told you. you sound about a 5 in looks and ‘stuff’ trying to date male rated 9’s and 10’s. and the number system isn’t just looks, it’s everything you put on the table. and the ratings change depending on the ‘judge’. so for potential mate Suzie Q, a guy could be a 4 in looks, 5 in financial stability, 6 in intellect but a 12 in adventurous spirit. because adventurous spirit means a lot to old Suzie Q. the same guy wouldn’t interest Rhonda at all, because her interest is for a mate with a 160 IQ. who are you approaching? Lingerie models with PHD’s? give your head a shake and listen to your friends instead of calling them crappy. but you don’t sound like you would, you sound like a miserable person, and that misery entirely of your own making. lincoln said ‘any man is just about as happy as he makes up his mind to be’ . you need an epiphany, go run your head full speed into a wall.
I am a single woman and I get asked out often.Just today a man offered his services then an open invite….I’ve turned down a few men in the past couple months.All of them had jobs and most were fairly good looking.
GDM-Your right it’s all subjective.
some people have an exagerated sense of wanting, in a mate. be it money, looks brains or a combo of all 3 plus more. most men just want a good looking piece of eye candy, that is a good lay.
you will never find that perfect mate there dude. settle for whoever happens to be on the scene, and in tune, to a degree with you. my first wife, who i loved insanely, was also a childhood friend and schoolmate. it seemed that we were destined to get together, marry, and have a very happy life. well the first two came about okay, but the third was not to be. a drunk driver took her from me on christmas eve, a long time ago. and made me realize, that life is very short. in later years, i found someone else, kinda opposite to me, we hit it off, and got hitched, had 2 sons together. but after awhile, the love fizzled out. the same with number 3.
what i am saying here o.p., is that you cannot guarentee a future past a few years. if you get lucky, you might have 5 or 6 years, but things tend to get stale, lose the gleem, and even cheat on one or other. just be you, don’t sweat the kids thing. and for christ’s sake, don’t do those fucking date sites.you might get stuck with something like i did, 10 years ago. that was a bitch from hell there. just keep looking, but not hard.
Just to be clear Boru, getting asked out and someone wanting to get fucked are two very different things. While there is nothing wrong with casual sex, don’t let someone make you think them wanting to fuck you means you mean something special to them.
“I had no interest in my current bf despite his lovely face”
current bf? God damn. My efforts to anonymously woo a girl on the internet I’ve never met before and have no intention of meeting have been useless all along. I’m out of here.
http://www.datgif.com/wp-content/uploads/2…
http://www.lolpix.com/_pics/Funny_Pictures…
Stephen Hawking was married twice FFS, I’d pay big shekels to watch him fuck.
RSVPs
: Xenophilia (07/23, 5:33PM)
Good morning Xeno, and welcome back. I was very interested in your view that I am a homosexual or, more particularly, your reasons for supposing that I am. Of course, there’s no point in claiming that I am not – which is true – or even pointing to my rhapsodical description of your magnificent labia in “Woman In Red” which you can say was simply camouflage.
Reflecting on your views which, of course, are based only on my writing on this site, I see a few possibilities. The first is the elevated style of my posts which might be considered by some among the lower orders as affected or even effeminate. The answer to this is twofold, one factual and the other intellectual. The first refers to the fact that I write that way because I actually speak that way. (Speaking of speaking, many mistake my accent for English but it is more mid-Atlantic. Some have described it as “plummy” which is interesting since, as I have noticed, the voice of the actor Christopher Plummer bears a striking resemblance to my own.)
Anyway, the second possibility relates to my puckish (that’s “puckish” with a “p” in reference to Shakespeare’s “Puck,” not with an “f” in reference to, well, never mind) sense of humour. I am a bit of a spoofter – that’s “spoofter” Xeno, not “poofter” – and so take pleasure in racheting up the polysyllables and philosophical approach as the whim dictates. As with my style, some among the lower orders take this to indicate affectation or even being effeminate but, as I have indicated, it is not the case with me.
There is also the somewhat prolix or lengthy character of my posts, something like the present one as a matter of fact. (Some find this objectionable, claiming that “Brevity is the soul of wit,” little realizing that the saying was uttered by Shakespeare’s Polonius who was a garrulous old bore in “Hamlet.” Shakespeare was being sarcastic.) Of course, many among the lower orders take issue with the length of my posts but, since I am aware of their discomfort, a certain additional pleasure is added to the mix. It’s the same with my snobbery – well I must admit to being something of a snob, Xeno, which I feel adds to my charm.
Well, Xeno, I’ve prattled on a bit but I am interested in knowing your reasons for thinking I am homosexual. If you respond in depth, I will do a character analysis of you. I’ve thought about this, you know. My thinking didn’t stop at your labia.
: Stephen Harper (6:55PM)
Yes Stephen, I heard the delightful rustle of a number of panties as they slid enticingly to the floor. The thought is exciting. Were you excited as well Stephen?
: Furious Styles (7:18PM)
Well FS, I wouldn’t say that I am “proud” of owning no fiction. I’m not even sure what that would mean. It’s true that I don’t read fiction but that’s simply because it doesn’t hold me. Perhaps that’s a failure of imagination on my part but I think the real reason is my Platonic mindset – Plato, of course, banned fiction from The Republic as morally corrupting to children. I think he was on to something.
A pleasure as always.
Cheerio!
Cha! as if your verbosity would lead me to think you are gay. You can’t eat lunch in this town without being served by at least a master’s degree and prolly an ABD PhD. No that’s not it.
Besides your gay dog, you vacation in Provincetown–the gay sailor’s favorite port. Just for starters.
PF-…your riight.I realise that.I couldn’t do casual sex which is why I turned them down.
I don’t recall getting on your case xeno… in fact, you’re a smart cookie to get the hell outta hali-dodge. This place is really going in the shitter.
“Funny.. I am a single woman and I find most of the men here to be shallow, arrogant and/or struggling with a drinking problem….”
most of us aren’t struggling… we’re actually quite good at it.
I’m also thinking you may be mistaking arrogance for this magical ‘confidence’ you vehemently require.
A conundrum I’ve concocted in my spare time, if you will….
You’re at your favorite, trendy restaurant, seated by the window with a couple friends who were just about to leave. A man in a 3 piece suit pulls up in a porsche and walks into the restaurant. As he gets closer, you see he could be the brother or cousin of your favorite celebrity. It’s close, but you know it’s not him. He starts to demean the maitre d for an issue that was not at all his fault. He then goes and orders a drink. When the bartender takes too long, he starts to raz her for wasting his time. Your friends leave and he catches a glimpse of you out of the corner of his eye, buys you a drink and walks over.
Don’t for a fucking second tell me you wouldn’t sit, chat, and essentially have a date with a guy you just watched be a pontificating asshole to 2 people. I’m willing to bet you’d be thinking, “oh well he has to have some good in him, I can change him”.
now replace the car with a 96 ford taurus, suit with shorts n a tank, and the restaurant to a pizzeria. Something tells me he wouldn’t stand a chance.
Mea Culpa Zedman–I should know better by now not to jump to wacky-ass conclusions. My B.
Hay Xeenie, you knows I loves ya, and Montrealman deserves everything he can be spanked with (and enjoys it, no doubt) but pets are non-combatants:
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-HXD6Nb-SG9M/T7tE…
So ease up on the gay whippet comments, please >; )
I don’t believe things are going in the shitter in Hali. Aesop and I went to 2 libraries a couple of Saturdays ago and they were both closed. “Do you remember how the libraries in Halifax were open until 10 P.M. every day?” I asked him.
Met up with some of my Canadian family at a recent wedding in Philly. My aunt (from London) was saying her son was cooking in a restaurant and she was glad he finally got benefits. I asked her what she meant, seeings as y’all have universal health care. She said it was for prescriptions, eyeglasses and dental. Down here, most plans you get with your employment have a co-pay for prescriptions, and don’t include dental (a separate plan) or eyeglasses. (My plan only covers one optometrist visit every 2 years-I get to go every year, but my eyeglasses ($950 US last time I bought them) are not covered.) Last year, I was so thrilled to see all weather CV machines by the Babcock bike path, I took pictures: “This is what government investiture in your health looks like” I blogged.
Come the revolution/climate change continent conversion or whatever, huge swaths of the states will become huge dead zones. “Remember: when it happens-First go north, then west” a friend of ours says only part jokingly. (me— I guess I’ll go north, then east then south… if I’m going by land, anyway!)
No place is perfect, but as long as there are people who work together to make a better place, it will become just that.
Oh don’t worry, I’m sure you’ve called zed out on some crap in the past, xeno.
We all have at one called him out on his grump at one point or another.
Ivan—not a pejorative or judgement against Moman (and his little dog, too!)—I’m straight, but not narrow.
this is an italian greyhound not a whippet but i love the hat http://hounddogsrunning.tumblr.com/post/27…
Fair enough – I used to razz SOBova about her family’s chihuahua being a “little homo dog” and a “rat on a rope”, but it was a quivering, yapping little paramecium to which the family accorded divine status.
“I’m straight, but not narrow.”
Is this you implying you are bisexual? That would be super.
Halifax is shit because its a university city which attracts people that live on their parents money and have no sense of responsibility. Combine that with the amount of bars and clubs in the city and you have a drunken mess of people who rape our city for 4-6 years then leave.
Hey now-don’t bite the hand that feeds you, Zilla. Maybe Dal needs to do more to educate its students on being good neighbors…
Despite the fact that I went to one of the dykiest women’s colleges ever and would have gotten much more play had I been, I am not, alas, bi.
Except, of course, I am often ambivivilant.
Meh students make this city shit but at the same time are probably one of the main things keeping it afloat. It just saddens me to go for a drive on a Saturday night and see drunk university/college students pissing on the street and stumbling around.
Fair enough. I get uncomfortable in the presence of another free flying erection.
OP needs to practice the game. When to ignore woman, when to pay attention to them, and when to be flat out honest with his own criticisms. Love develops later; first show her that your not someone to be walked all over. If she’s a nice girl skip all this and be the nice guy you are but show her that you aren’t someone who gets walked all over.
sad but true.
If you have a problem with girls and your own friends maybe the problem is you and not ‘Halifax people’. Might be time to take a look at yourself and what you project.
RSVPs
: Xenophilia (07, 24, 9:20AM)
Weak Xeno, very weak. No depth Xeno, no depth. And an “ABD” Ph.D.? Is that some sort of American degree? Certainly not Ivy League, I would think. Anyway Xeno, more depth or no character analysis from Montealman.
: Lee Ivan Oswald (10:29AM)
On behalf of the whippets, thank you Lee.
: Xenophilia (10:40AM)
“Straight but not narrow.” Does that mean you are a tall fat hetero?
: Paingirl (10:52AM)
A good looking Italian Greyhound but, sadly, not a Whippet. Lily and Wynnie send their regards.
: Xenophilia (11:31AM)
“ambivivalent”? Do you have a speech defect or does it have something to do with your labia?
A pleasure as always.
Cheerio!
There are lots of great guys around…thats the problem for people like the OB. Lots of great guys which means he has to stand out somehow to get my attention.
10-12 girls rejected you? Your friends told you that your standards must be lowered? And you still think the girls and the friends are the problem? Hmm, not good looking, not rich, and clearly not very bright….wonder why you can’t get any pussy….
Naveed, it’s quite simple really. In all genders and in all tastes, the shallow and arrogant usually love the attention and tend to stand out more. Even if they’re in a minority, they’re just, on average, more visible than the more low-key, humble and kind-hearted people.
Heck, I’ve been single since before I moved to Halifax as a career choice 4 years ago. Can’t say I don’t miss the company, just haven’t had much free time to search or found the right person. (Or found good hangouts for the 25-to-50.) It’s not a matter of a candidate or another inherently being a superficial douche (though there are undoubtedly a few of those), it’s just a matter of compatibility.
Ah, that’s too bad. Hang in there. Your girl will come by, when you least expect it. If I could offer any advice, it would be to keep it cool, don’t talk about ex’s, or complain, casually give a nice compliment, and make her laugh. Be confident, but not so much that it comes across as arrogant. Pay for the bill. Don’t seem like you want to sleep with her on the first date. Smile. Ask her questions about herself. Wish I had more advice to give you, except to hang in there. There are nice women in the city — one with your name on her heart. Good luck! 🙂
Where do you meet these ladies OP? I would be interested to know that. Maybe you have a thing for women that don’t have a thing for you. Anyway, the tag “the pot calling the kettle black” is accurate, you are being a hypocrite.
Moman-
ABD = all but dissertation. You know what that means, right?
Straight but not narrow was not a reference to my physiognomy, I think I have established that I am tall and curvy. I was being metaphoric. You do know what that means, right?
“Ambivivilant” is something one of Aesop’s co-workers said years ago, and we have adopted the expression. We hold no copyright; Bitchez, feel free to use it.
Finally, are you familiar with the saying “Just cause a cat has kittens in the oven don’t make ’em biscuits”? Well dropping the word ‘labia’ into every post doesn’t make you hetro, either. The way you keep repeating it like it’s Peewee’s word of the day is almost amusing… in a banal sort of way.
Upon further reflection, perhaps your Tourette-like interjections of “labia” are more evocative of Dorothy’s “There’s no place like home…” in which case, ruby pumps notwithstanding, I am afraid your citizenship remains that of the Emerald City.
Maes
Durty Nelly’s Fri or Celtic corner Sat
I love you Xeno.
She isn’t bi Persevere so I hope that it isn’t physical love.
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because it has to be a bar…
Can’t imagine why you’re always running across people who have a habit of drinking.
Pick a Rec league. Get out and do something.
Advice from someone who apparently “can’t get a date”?
Lollercoaster.
Persevere: Love you back
Kitty: Lollercoaster?
Is there some new attraction in Halifax of which I am unaware? Sounds like a ride at an adult park…
Are you asking him out Daniel ;)?
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Zilla … I’ll never tell. To say you hope it isn’t physical love … if indeed you are a man who enjoys women in a sexual way … I highly doubt your ‘hope’ is a sincere reflection of your concern for my emotional well being. I would instead lean toward the assumption that your statement was simply a sarcastic taunt; an intentional or unintentional prodding to have one woman talk sexually about another that might be used as fodder to fuel your imagination. Or maybe I’m wrong …
Either way, and as much as I enjoy a witty to and fro … I didn’t comment in an attempt to continue the banter … I have things to do and morning recess is over.
Read up a few comments to realize I was referencing a joke I made to/about Xeno.
There you go. Aren’t you an intelligent informed woman!
FYI that was my sarcastic taunt.
Gotcha … will do later when I have a chance … sarcastic taunt received … guilty as charged for not reading the entire thread.
I’m a trolling asshole who flip flops around like a freshly caught fish. I can’t even tell anymore when I’m being a troll or posting to be funny so I don’t expect anyone else to either.
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: Xenophilia (07/24, 9:56PM)
A Ph.D. without a dissertation? I suppose you mean a thesis. But what an abomination! A thesis is the HEART of a Ph.D. and to acquire one without it is a sham, a farce, and a charade. It must be an American invention.
Yes dear, I am familiar with the word “metaphor” but not with the saying about the cat. Nor, for that matter, do I see its connection with the word “labia.” Similarly, I am in the dark about “Dorothy,” whoever she might be and, for that matter, the “Emerald City.” I suspect these references are to be found in elementary grades textbooks.
A pleasure as always.
Cheerio!
Why yes, the Wizard of Oz is a children’s story, but it is also an allegory about public policy in the US during the post civil war gilded age. You know what an allegory is right? The yellow brick road = the gold standard, the slipper (originally silver) = Populist backed silver standard, Cowardly Lion = Wm Jennings Bryan, Wicked Witch of the West = railroad magnates, the WW of the East = bankers and steel barons. See what you miss when you don’t read fiction?
In re: ABD— it’s not a degree, it’s a tag, and maybe why they’re waiting on table instead of writing…
**I’m a trolling asshole who flip flops around like a freshly caught fish**
Damn, Zilla, don’t sugar-coat it!
glad you’re laughing kitty…
since it’s your advice from ages ago.
I’ve tried finding the thread but the coast is choking on producing your 8000+ comments.
Coast tech monkeys, can we get the stored proc optimized or recompiled please?
I’m not laughing at your suggestion, zed — not at all! It’s excellent advice.
I was chuckling because you claim you can’t get a date (which is obviously not true), yet sharing dating advice.
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: Xenophilia (07/25, 12:32PM)
“ABD – it’s not a degree, it’s a tag.” Yes Xeno, I realized that, and the degree it’s a tag for shouldn’t be a Ph.D. A thesis-less Ph.D. The mind boggles since – wait for it – the Ph.D. thesis, in addition to being proof that the candidate can conduct original, structured, and extended research on a particular research question, is the ground for the “colloqium” (that public forum where the candidate defends his thesis against all comers including the university’s professiorate both within and without his particular faculty), is also is required to be a contribution to “new knowledge” (in contrast to the Master’s thesis). New knowledge, Xeno, and here we have that American wonder, the thesis-less Ph.D. He should dismissed from even waiting on table since he can only be a charlatan.
Yes Xeno, I do know what an allegory is but I take my History “straight.” No historical allegories for Montrealman.
By the way Xeno, I forgot to mention that the word “physiognomy” as given in your previous post refers to the face only, not the entire body. So it is incoherent to speak about a “curved physiognomy” unless, of course, you have suffered a horrible, disfiguring accident.
Still waiting for that in-depth analysis Xeno. But my hopes are dimming.
A pleasure as always.
Cheerio!
Depeche Mel
There isn’t a question mark there by what I wrote miss grammar.
I will admit though I was partly hoping some of the most fucked up people here would go scouting for me, see me in person. I’d get a laugh out of that. I can handle myself well. It’s pretty obvious if you ever see me.
Oh and I’m straight; anything else your curious about?
Oops I meant you’re not “your” (oh how…… humiliating?)
What’s your favorite colour?
Bridgekeeper: Stop. What… is your name?
Galahad: Sir Galahad of Camelot.
Bridgekeeper: What… is your quest?
Galahad: I seek the Grail.
Bridgekeeper: What… is your favourite colour?
Galahad: Blue. No, yel…
[he is also thrown over the edge]
Galahad: auuuuuuuugh.
Contrary to your high opinions of yourself Daniel I don’t think many people here would want to waste a perfectly good weekend evening bothering to track you down and see you.
Moman: I take my History “straight.”
oh, the irony…
just cause I can’t get a date doesn’t mean I don’t know where to meet people….
they all just have the same answer for me.
you probably know a thing or two about that…
Wow. You really are an asshole.
No wonder your life is so miserable. You bring it upon yourself.
How’s that workin out for ya?
Voice of treason
Good.
I would have thought that glaringly obvious by now.
and I’m also betting mother nature’s gonna rain on your edward scissorhands parade tomorrow.
makes me sad but makes me a little happy that you’ll be sad too.
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Eh. You’ve had your moments of decency, and as the genuinely nice, caring person that I am, I thought I’d give you the benefit of the doubt.
Unfortunately, even I can only take so much, and now I just hope you die in a ditch somewhere.
🙂
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: Xenophilia (07/26, 10:19AM)
Not bad Xeno. Not good but not bad.
I’m beginning to wonder Xeno, whether you have unarticulated but powerful feelings for me. You do not need to express them openly Xeno, but you might want to give me a sign. In the meantime, I shall be thinking of your labia.
A pleasure as always.
Cheerio!
Xeno
I almost lost a house last recession and my credit still hasn’t recovered (welding almost stopped in Halifax for a year). Are you sure that what you’re saying isn’t a bit dated?
Not a bit of it, DA.
I wrote “or a damn good reason why not” or something like that. People have hard times and I understand that, but shiftless guys with no gumption are anathema to me.
Ya my last girlfriend had problems finding work. She was layed off from Jets Go years ago and couldn’t get on with Air Canada because her french wasn’t good enough. I tried helping her with it but it just didn’t get anywhere. A nasty break up had her telling me all this nasty shit to get to me and I told her that at least I can take care of myself and she took it REALLY hard. I never forgave myself for that; probably a sub conscious reason for bringing up my last comment in the first place.
I don’t usually life rant I assure you.
Just for the record she broke up with me.
Zed-Where does one go to get a “date”?
**Now that my skin is thicker.**(Head hanging low with embarassment for acting like a crazed lunitic lastweek.)