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Yes, but will he want them? He's got some pretty exclusive criteria. How many women do you know who don't drink and don't watch TV? And could engage the Kid in interesting conversation?
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Originally Posted by JetJockey
That might be a problem, even with 'intellectual' types. I have a few very smart friends and every once in a while all we want to do is sit around, drink a few beers and talk about silly pop culture stuff. Sometimes we even have stupid tv marathons where we sit around and watch bad reality tv and laugh about it.
Being that rigid in your requirements is going to give you problems. You sound like a nice guy, but there's no way I could date someone that can't let loose and relax and talk about stupid stuff sometimes.
I can relax. But remember, it's not the other person who doesn't drink and doesn't watch tv, it's me. And while I don't talk about stupid stuff, Ill be glad to share my ear and listen to the rambling, provided you let me ramble on too...
I can relax. But remember, it's not the other person who doesn't drink and doesn't watch tv, it's me. And while I don't talk about stupid stuff, Ill be glad to share my ear and listen to the rambling, provided you let me ramble on too...
It just sounds like you're uptight and not a lot of fun. You give off the vibes that you're 'better' than everyone else because you don't watch tv or drink or pay attention to pop culture.... I don't watch tv often (except for random shows here and there) and rarely drink anymore and I probably wouldn't date someone that thought they were better than me because they *only* talked about important stuff.
Loosen up and do some stupid stuff, it may do you good.
I can relax. But remember, it's not the other person who doesn't drink and doesn't watch tv, it's me.
idk about you, Kid, but it's hard to share a space with a TV-watcher, unless they keep it to a minimum, which is difficult to do. I like PBS and documentaries and news magazines, but I find that if I sit down to watch just one show, I end up vegging out stupidly in front of the idiot box a lot longer than intended. I finally got rid of my TV, and have been doing a lot more reading, which seems like a good trade-off. Anyway, it might be tricky to live with a compulsive TV-watcher, and have that TV noise going on in the background. Stepka posted on another thread that she was with a guy for a while, and all he wanted to do was watch TV, and he resented it when she tried to have intelligent convos with him. She was climbing the walls out of boredom, and finally ended the relationship. I guess that's an extreme, though. She said he wasn't all that bright. Not a good match.
idk about you, Kid, but it's hard to share a space with a TV-watcher, unless they keep it to a minimum, which is difficult to do. I like PBS and documentaries and news magazines, but I find that if I sit down to watch just one show, I end up vegging out stupidly in front of the idiot box a lot longer than intended. I finally got rid of my TV, and have been doing a lot more reading, which seems like a good trade-off. Anyway, it might be tricky to live with a compulsive TV-watcher, and have that TV noise going on in the background. Stepka posted on another thread that she was with a guy for a while, and all he wanted to do was watch TV, and he resented it when she tried to have intelligent convos with him. She was climbing the walls out of boredom, and finally ended the relationship. I guess that's an extreme, though. She said he wasn't all that bright. Not a good match.
That might be a problem, even with 'intellectual' types. I have a few very smart friends and every once in a while all we want to do is sit around, drink a few beers and talk about silly pop culture stuff. Sometimes we even have stupid tv marathons where we sit around and watch bad reality tv and laugh about it.
Being that rigid in your requirements is going to give you problems. You sound like a nice guy, but there's no way I could date someone that can't let loose and relax and talk about stupid stuff sometimes.
I agree. I watch dumb escapist television too! (Chopped! Revenge! CSI! Scandal! I don't typically watch the "nerd" or "hipster" shows but I have many many friends that do. And sometimes it is nice to make fun of the vapidness of the Kardashian family.
It just sounds like you're uptight and not a lot of fun. You give off the vibes that you're 'better' than everyone else because you don't watch tv or drink or pay attention to pop culture.... I don't watch tv often (except for random shows here and there) and rarely drink anymore and I probably wouldn't date someone that thought they were better than me because they *only* talked about important stuff.
Loosen up and do some stupid stuff, it may do you good.
My idea of stupid stuff is pushing my limits.
Once, I chewed on a spoonful of wasabi sauce for a dare.
Once, I chewed on a spoonful of wasabi sauce for a dare.
That's amateur hour for me and my friends. If that's the most exciting/stupid thing you've done you really need to get out more
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