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Yes many enlighten me when I was down. Many made me laugh my azz off. Some I got caught up in arguing then realized I needed to remember I'm not"that guy". I was notified by a poster to get great tickets to a comedy show as a christmas gift 2 yrs ago. I introduced a perfect couple for each other and they married. Another poster has great fashion sense. I learn tons. And give mine. Many I made friends with. And I like the Pa and political threads. Even though they get crazy. But I learn.
I try to keep in mind that 90% of forum readers never post. And some of them are probably a lot more open to new ideas than some of the people who do post.
I have learned some stuff. People here are on average far more conservative than people I encounter locally / IRL. That has been an education. It's still kind of amazing to hear how insular people are, how they have no idea that the way things are done in their hometown are not the way they are done everywhere. And of course people keep saying that to me, too.
Do you mean sexually conservative???
I think people aren't either liberal or conservative, I think it's more nuanced than simple black and white.
I've been called conservative on here a few times, but my views on certain things would make a conservative faint.....
If it wasn't for this forum I would have never been able to say that I went out on dates, actually kissed a girl, actually got a girl naked, and I would still be bitter against the opposite sex. This forum got me off my a*$ and into the dating world. Even though I'm not actively dating, knowing that I'm desirable to some gives me a boost.
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Good news.....
Absolutely...great news and I was thinking the same thing when I read it! It is good to read that someone here has received input/advice that has impacted an important part of their personal life...sweet!
It's a cluster of bored housewives, retired people and unemployed people exchanging reps and giving "advice".
The real use of C-D is in the state and city boards.
This is the type of post people make that force others of us to long breaks from this forum. We can only take so much of the "bad" with the "good" before we find ourselves responding negatively too often.
I fit none of the criteria above you used to describe the posters on this forum. I am male, employed fulltime, and at least 15 years from retirement.
This is the type of post people make that force others of us to long breaks from this forum. We can only take so much of the "bad" with the "good" before we find ourselves responding negatively too often.
I fit none of the criteria above you used to describe the posters on this forum. I am male, employed fulltime, and at least 15 years from retirement.
Agree! I don't fit any of his lame assumption criteria either and I'm sure that applies for a reasonable amount here.
If I take a step back on a good day (like today) and consider the matter holistically, there are some female posters who are really good people. They really don't let looks control their choice of mates and have some genuine sympathy. They give me hope that I will meet someone similar in the real world, even if they are the minority.
OTOH, there are a lot of female posters who reinforce some of my negative opinions of people and even bring them to new heights.
I've been pretty negative during my stay here, but I have my good days and bad ones. My general advice to men I feel is good though.
Just to respond to this --
I hope you will have hope, and also I hope you come to realize that women who care about a man with substance and heart are actually in the MAJORITY.
You will notice that women with a superficial outlook, vis a vis appearance, generally are told upfront that they are petty and shallow, and do NOT reflect well on their gender.
This is the type of post people make that force others of us to long breaks from this forum. We can only take so much of the "bad" with the "good" before we find ourselves responding negatively too often.
I fit none of the criteria above you used to describe the posters on this forum. I am male, employed fulltime, and at least 15 years from retirement.
I agree.... there's a thread about a guy dressing in a pink tutu and taking pics of himself just solely for the purpose of trying to cheer up his wife who is battling cancer....
And as usual the scumbags come out and have to criticize the guy.... makes my blood boil at times, times when I think I have to GTFO of this place......
chaulk full of insecure, woman hating, bitter little man-children.
I am insecure and bitter. But I don't hate women. I believe in equality. I just get frustrated that I can't figure out how to get over my fear of social interaction. Sometimes that leads me to make snarky remarks about women on this forum. But I truly have sympathy and empathy for all women, probably more so than any other of the "insecure, woman hating, bitter little man children" that I am certainly considered to be among the ranks of.
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Another poster has great fashion sense. I learn tons. And give mine.
