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My pool guy was just here. I have this lawn mower that has gone kaput. I asked him if he would look at it for me to diagnose it. He agreed. While he was looking at it I made the offhand comment "I need a husband." He retorted, "I am taken." Duh. And I am happy he has a great relationship.
Oh to be 20 years younger and he might have even offered to fix it for me. As it stands, I will probably just give it to him. I sooooooooo hate being a single (and not as youthful anymore) woman! Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!
You're over thinking again, dear.
I doubt the guy thought you were coming on to him. Maybe because you are in a sensitive time now (everything sucking...again, I can so relate so I am not running you down, just empathizing) that you are seeing too much into comments.
You're over thinking again, dear.
I doubt the guy thought you were coming on to him. Maybe because you are in a sensitive time now (everything sucking...again, I can so relate so I am not running you down, just empathizing) that you are seeing too much into comments.
Happy Thanksgiving, Movin' On.
Thanks, Gypsy. To you too! Yes, I am overthinking and overly sensitive. But it actually brought tears to my eyes. I spent last night with a bunch of successful people (read - employed in what I call "Big Jobs" with families, etc). Sort of made me feel like a loser. It's funny how unemployment and being single with no kids will do that to a person. Then the fact I cannot even take care of a lawnmower myself frustrates me. Too heavy for me to lift alone, cannot transport it across town in my car. Ugh.
If I could have been born a man I would have chosen that.
I don't know. He could have just as easily said "They come in handy." I just REALLY hope he doesn't think I was coming on to him. I am aware I pay him to do a service and that is the deal. He's a good guy who was telling his wife he loved her when I walked out the door. He took my mess of a pool last year, drained it for me, acid washed it and turned it around. I am just lucky to have found someone who knows how to take care of a pool.
I guess it being the holidays and all just accentuates the fact I am single, blah, blah, blah. I had too much coffee this morning.
happy day for a pool boy.
didnt get ripped off aka a few flirt smiles for a free repair job on a lawnmower
didnt get fired for responding to a fake comeon
didnt get sex he didnt need instead of money that he does need.
My pool guy was just here. I have this lawn mower that has gone kaput. I asked him if he would look at it for me to diagnose it. He agreed. While he was looking at it I made the offhand comment "I need a husband." He retorted, "I am taken." Duh. And I am happy he has a great relationship.
Oh to be 20 years younger and he might have even offered to fix it for me. As it stands, I will probably just give it to him. I sooooooooo hate being a single (and not as youthful anymore) woman! Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!
happy day for a pool boy.
didnt get ripped off aka a few flirt smiles for a free repair job on a lawnmower
didnt get fired for responding to a fake comeondidnt get sex he didnt need instead of money that he does need.
You can't dwell, that will make things way worse. This post reminds me of someone close to me who is very very bitter, they never got over their divorce eventhough it was thirty plus yrs ago and they never really dated after said divorce so now they are alone. This person blames everything for their current state and takes ZERO responsibility for their choices that created their singlehood. It is very frustrating to deal with this super bitter person as they continue to blame others for everything that happened in their life instead of just standing up and acknowledging it's due to their own decisions in life. I'm NOT saying you are like this person, but I'd hate for you to end up bitter like them as bitterness leads to misery and is often a symptom of self-loathing. I just would hate for anyone to end up like this. Please don't take this the wrong way, I'm not trying to be mean. Also, it's never a good thing to compare your life to others who "seem" to have it all together. Remember, you have no idea what goes on in private, I'm sure they have their own issues to deal with in life, no one has a "perfect" life. I do hope you have a great Thanksgiving and remember to count your blessings, things could always be worse!
You can't dwell, that will make things way worse. This post reminds me of someone close to me who is very very bitter, they never got over their divorce eventhough it was thirty plus yrs ago and they never really dated after said divorce so now they are alone. This person blames everything for their current state and takes ZERO responsibility for their choices that created their singlehood. It is very frustrating to deal with this super bitter person as they continue to blame others for everything that happened in their life instead of just standing up and acknowledging it's due to their own decisions in life. I'm NOT saying you are like this person, but I'd hate for you to end up bitter like them as bitterness leads to misery and is often a symptom of self-loathing. I just would hate for anyone to end up like this. Please don't take this the wrong way, I'm not trying to be mean. Also, it's never a good thing to compare your life to others who "seem" to have it all together. Remember, you have no idea what goes on in private, I'm sure they have their own issues to deal with in life, no one has a "perfect" life. I do hope you have a great Thanksgiving and remember to count your blessings, things could always be worse!
Believe me, I am painfully aware we are the choices that we have made (my favorite line from Bridges of Madison County )
And yes, it's easy to fall into the comparison trap of what "things look like" on the outside. And I am in some ways lucky to have a pool guy to post about! One has to have a pool to post about a pool guy. That fact isn't lost on me.
It just hit me the wrong way. Maybe I need to go on hormones. I have a script for this one but I don't want to take drugs to deal with natural stuff (like menopause). Historically, "they" have said the "change" can make a woman crazy. For the past three weeks or so I literally have felt crazy.
And you have a wonderful Thanksgiving yourself!
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