Show willing and keen towards a girl and chances are she won't be interested that much. Show no interest, disdain even, and they're on the hunt, wanting to know why (almost prove you wrong)!!
Kev McGann is such a bad ass that he only cries when an orchestra is cutting onions in his kitchen.
I'm leaving my job this Sunday. I have like two work wives and four work girlfriends. (eat your heat out Joan) Should I give them all a box of candy and roses as I say my goodbyes?
I think most of us guys here could agree that we are lucky or blessed with our wives, or as they say here in the South (USA) we "Married Up".
Jim, your story is compelling and heartfelt and likely shared by many. I never had that harsh an experience, but I think I can relate.
Joan, thanks for sharing! I've seen that sort of thing happen all too often with friends. And, I guess it goes without saying that when the man bails like that it's almost always for a younger woman. I've had several pals in their 40s and 50s whom left their wives for "girls" that were even younger than their own daughters. And it usually ruined them. My wife and I have had that "discussion" and I've said it and mean it, would I really want to date a woman who's likely going to have to take care of me in 20 years?
Anyway, corny or not a Valentine gift should be arriving shortly at my wife's workplace for her about now.
Thanks, Jackfu. I'm envying your wife who will have a gift delivered to her workplace. She will be envied.
Below is a song I've always liked. I've heard it was kind of a one hit wonder. I find it lovely but sad because of the line, "I will never be with you." I think most people see a wonderous face in the crowd that we never see again.
Oh dear Joan. James Blunt. Sounds like Cockney rhyming slang. Ex British Soldier, speaks with a posh accent. Seems a decent chap. As he said himself, proof that all you need is one song (He actually had a few hits in the UK, each one as irritating as the last).
Below is a song I've always liked. I've heard it was kind of a one hit wonder. I find it lovely but sad because of the line, "I will never be with you." I think most people see a wonderous face in the crowd that we never see again.
Joan, have you ventured into the "Who is YOUR Girl with the White Parasol?" thread? It's chock full o'wondrous face(s) in the crowd that we never see again."
"My wife and I have had that "discussion" and I've said it and mean it, would I really want to date a woman who's likely going to have to take care of me in 20 years?" --------------- You're spot on again Jack (I once saw mr marshmallow - I know - refer to you as jackfool, but you're anything but) Me and the missus are often saying 'oh, could you be @rsed', when watching some drama or soap, wherein some sad sap has risked/traded-in all his/her past and future happiness for a few weeks of 'honeymoon-period bonking' with some fly-by-night that made him/her feel like they were 20 again for a bit. You're a wise man, jack-fu
"My wife and I have had that "discussion" and I've said it and mean it, would I really want to date a woman who's likely going to have to take care of me in 20 years?" --------------- You're spot on again Jack (I once saw mr marshmallow - I know - refer to you as jackfool, but you're anything but) Me and the missus are often saying 'oh, could you be @rsed', when watching some drama or soap, wherein some sad sap has risked/traded-in all his/her past and future happiness for a few weeks of 'honeymoon-period bonking' with some fly-by-night that made him/her feel like they were 20 again for a bit. You're a wise man, jack-fu
Thanks Thomas and Bill for the James Blunt information. Also, I have noted the White Parasol thread, but I've never seen a guy carrying a white parasol.
I remember back in the early 70s, I think, Suzanne Pleshette was a guest on Johnny Carson and she recited a poem she wrote - "My Thirty Plus Three", I think she called it. It was, of course, about her husband and about the ups and downs of marriage and was witty and poignant, as I recall. I would have been in my teens and always had a crush on her and women her age back then. Her smooth, sultry, smoky voice was music to my ears. I really can't recall the words, but only the context of her poem, and I wish I could find it now.
Another merciful rejection line or two that girls would use to turn you down: "I love you like a brother", "I like you as a friend" - frustrating in that it put the ball back in your court.
Another merciful rejection line or two that girls would use to turn you down: "I love you like a brother", "I like you as a friend" - frustrating in that it put the ball back in your court.
"I....like you too, I guess."
"You'll find real love eventually with someone else."
"Right now, I'm looking for someone who can ensure me security in the future."