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Old 06-02-2015, 08:36 PM
 
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Because by the time you get old enough to ponder your mortality, you realize you'd much rather have loved harder than worked harder.
You probably would. you can't speak for other people. And again not everyone is going to make it to old age to begin with.
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Old 06-02-2015, 09:04 PM
 
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Because by the time you get old enough to ponder your mortality, you realize you'd much rather have loved harder than worked harder.
But doesn't that show that Love and a job are in fact different?
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Old 06-02-2015, 09:05 PM
 
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You probably would. you can't speak for other people. And again not everyone is going to make it to old age to begin with.
Thanks for reminding me.
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Old 06-02-2015, 09:07 PM
 
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I suspect a life without a love is less rewarding than a life without a home.
Except if you don't have a home, you don't get love.

J/K

But as someone who has experienced it, I have seen how ugly people can be.
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Old 06-02-2015, 09:10 PM
 
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I suspect a life without a love is less rewarding than a life without a home.
It's not, Ralph. Only you can make yourself happy. Being happy alone is the hallmark of maturity.
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Old 06-03-2015, 05:44 AM
 
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You probably would. you can't speak for other people. And again not everyone is going to make it to old age to begin with.
Do your own survey, then. Go hang around people in their 70s, talk to them, ask them what's been important in their lives and what they care about in their old age. See if they don't spend more time talking about the people they love and who have loved them than the jobs they've held.
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Old 06-03-2015, 05:48 AM
 
Location: Huntersville/Charlotte, NC and Washington, DC
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Do your own survey, then. Go hang around people in their 70s, talk to them, ask them what's been important in their lives and what they care about in their old age. See if they don't spend more time talking about the people they love and who have loved them than the jobs they've held.
You don't speak for everyone. Can you NOT comprehend that?
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Old 06-03-2015, 05:56 AM
 
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You don't speak for everyone. Can you NOT comprehend that?
That's why I said "do your own survey." What can't you comprehend about that?
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Old 06-03-2015, 06:30 AM
 
Location: Huntersville/Charlotte, NC and Washington, DC
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That's why I said "do your own survey." What can't you comprehend about that?
No need to do my own survey. Apparently you already know the results.
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Old 06-03-2015, 06:36 AM
 
Location: Florida
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No matter how hot she is, I never hit on a woman who is a stranger. Guys who do that are just looking to get laid.
Not true. Occasionally you will come across that rare gem who meets or exceeds everything on your "wish list" like, shes into books, has brown hair, wears glasses, has nice skin, whatever. When this happens you simply cant let her get away without at least trying to introduce yourself and giving it a shot. Its not always about the D...
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