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EffinGee

EffinGee

I'm lost
April 2005

APR 28, 2008 10:17 AM

When people get lost in themselves by taking life too seriously, they begin to teach themselves to freak eeek at the thought of someone being more weird and fucked up than they are. It throws their idea of relationships as a self-improvement mechanism all out of whack when the prospect of your problems being more grandiose and attention worthy than their own. The solution? Date a social worker. When your day planner has things like "Practice finger extraction technique for meeting with Sarah The Biter today at 3:00pm.", your freak out threshold is pretty much ready for anything.

Mocha

Mocha

New Orleans, LA
April 2006

APR 28, 2008 10:28 AM

i needed to hear this today. wonderfully composed, too.

and i've been told by numerous coworkers and friends that i am well on my way to cat lady, bird lady, bag lady, or a combination of the three for years. it's pretty much my retirement plan.

Miles_L

Miles_L

Seattle, WA
February 2004

APR 28, 2008 12:06 PM

Wonderful article and comments.

I truly believe the problems with our generation and many of the people on this site is that we are too aware. Our grandparents were told find someone and then put up with them, you have no choice. Having intelligence and the ability to see we noticed that far too often there were two unhappy people. Why make the same mistake? Then we saw our parents, most of most of whom are divorced, try to be happy and never quite succeed. Why get married if I am just going to get divorced? So we have seen many different models for relationships, but none that seem to work.

So we quest out in the dark, intelligent, know what doesn't work, but no clue how to make something that does work. Wanting to be loved for myself cuts down the available dating pool by 90 some percent. And if they are compatible with me they are staying home playing on their computer watching Battlestar Galactica. So my chances of actually meeting them are even slimmer.

Which means we all feel your pain because as intelligent people we are a minority in this great country of ours. If anyone has a clue how to find someone who is compatible with me and how to make it work with two independent people please let us know.

(And if anyone says Eharmony like my relatives I will hurt something)

Taolie

Taolie

Madison, WI
November 2007

APR 28, 2008 12:34 PM

SPOILERS! (Click to view)

DevilsReject said:
i sit here at 5:30 am EST, unable to sleep for the third night in a row due to the horrible insomnia that i suffer with. I was reading your story, got about half way through it when i got this tickle in my nose, it started to bother me so much i dug around a little bit. I plucked a nose hair out that was at least an inch long. I instantly contemplated "how the fuck does a nose hair get that long and i don't notice it?" I had never seen the nose hair when looking in the mirror, it wasn't hanging out, but it was a good inch long. The thought "God i wish i had someone to show this to" then popped into my head. I continued on with the story.

I then reached over to grab one of my ferrets, who for some random reason decided she didn't want picked up, reared back and hissed at me. Of course i hissed back, to hell if she's going to get away with trying to show dominance over me. I reached over picked the boy ferret up, he scratched and clawed his way away from me, and ran off to play with his favorite yarn ball, my third ferret is comfortably sleeping, and shedding on my pillow. I continued on with your story.

Something then dawned on me while reading. I have been single for so long, and so set in my ways, that a female would more or less just be disgusted with me if she saw how i actually lived. I am basically on a porn-site, digging in my nose, i may or may not have released some gaseous pressure, from one end or the other, or both while reading this story.

I am the absolute living proof of what women are disgusted by. The idea that my ferret even hissed at me brought this on. It was a female ferret. She didn't hiss at me to try to prove dominance, she hissed at me, because as a female, she's absolutely disgusted by me. The boy ferret scratched and clawed to get away from me, because he didn't want to get loser all over him. He couldn't see the "loser" he could smell it. It's like sharks to blood. Women and ferrets are disgusted and turned off by that loser smell.

I then realized how lucky you are Fractal, at least your cats like you, even the stray ones.

I am personally doomed to be alone forever.




Perfectly written! biggrin I feel the same way, much of the time. My cats love me, but they also love to sniff each others' butts. I rank right up there with cat butt. whatever

You should have your own column, DR. "Doomed as doomed can be" I'd be a loyal reader!

/threadjack
//slashies wink

emotedcreations

emotedcreations

Germany
July 2006

APR 28, 2008 02:23 PM

Being single is not so bad, you get to work on your own problems/agenda without having to worry about someone else's. I've been single for almost two years now. I'm not going to say it's the most exciting or fun point to be at, but it does have it's perks. I've always said the right person at the wrong time is still the wrong person. You're not ready till your ready, and when you are it'll be great. Great article Fractal and good luck to all my fellow singulites!

Discipline

Discipline

Mississauga, ON
December 2004

APR 28, 2008 04:28 PM

Some people are meant to be single. I got out of a 5 year relationship last year, and the biggest thing I learned from it is that I'm better at being single. There was no fighting, cheating, etc, we just grew apart as a couple. We're still great friends and still confide in each other, but there is no desire on either side to get back together. I'm just the type of person who requires a great deal of privacy and time alone, which doesn't always work for a relationship. I'm sticking with the single life and spending quality time with my cats, which I guess might make me a "crazy cat guy," which really is an apt description when I think about it. biggrin

Zen_Sorcere

Zen_Sorcere

Seattle, WA
January 2006

APR 28, 2008 06:47 PM

Yep.

As others have said, I think some of us are just destined to be alone. I've pretty much resigned myself to my fate, at this point.

Bailey

Bailey

SUICIDEGIRL

Massachusetts, USA

APR 28, 2008 07:42 PM

at least your clit is cute

spyder13

spyder13

San Francisco, CA
October 2006

APR 28, 2008 08:07 PM

spyder13

spyder13

San Francisco, CA
October 2006

APR 28, 2008 08:16 PM

James said:
oh man. I will forever constantly be wondering if i am one of those girls who makes you a slut by proxy wink



My roommate has been referring to me as a man-whore as of late so I might be a slut by proxy. However, I don't think having sex 3 times this whole year should count. Each time I was trying to form a friends with benefits at least or a relationship, but failed. They all ended up as a 1 or 2 night thing. I guess we all want the same thing in some ways. It is just about being able to pack the emotional/mental/physical baggage into the car for the trip to make it work... Whatever that trip might be.

lust4life

lust4life

I'm lost
April 2008

APR 28, 2008 10:19 PM

This column rang so true to me at this point in my life. I totally relate. For me, it may be a cycle or a fear that I've held onto since my first chance at a serious relationship. Thing is, everyone has their own shit to deal with and most people are too judgmental and not detached enough. I realize this and am working on breaking my cycle. Ok...So, what am I suppose to do with that in the meantime??? Feed fucking cats?!?

_Fatalist

_Fatalist

USA
July 2006

APR 28, 2008 10:25 PM

So true. Only in my case, living in LA especially, I have to deal with superficiality. If people ever get past that, then its my wall that I've put up because I don't want to get hurt again like I did on my last relationship.

Great article. It's nice to know that even though I'm single and haven't been with anyone in over a year, that I'm not alone. Even if it is in a round-about way.

Thanks for this.

Maddog_Hoek

maddog_hoek

Denver, CO
November 2004

APR 28, 2008 10:52 PM

The choices I made aren't the right ones if I wanted to still be in said relationship. Your delightful friend probably spent more time dealing with missing the reality of her world rather than the decisions and behavior in his.
I've got enough to agonize over; please stop suggesting my choices weren't right for the time.

JOVANKA

JOVANKA

Toronto, ON
October 2002

APR 29, 2008 09:57 AM

You have plenty to offer, Mrs. Crankypants. I'm going to start calling you "The Great Pretender." wink kiss kiss kiss kiss

Sawa

Sawa

SUICIDEGIRL

California, USA

APR 29, 2008 10:33 AM

I loved it!

Vimes

Vimes

New York, NY
June 2006

APR 29, 2008 11:16 AM

The things you do aren't who you are. The trick is to find the person who digs you for the grumpy mornings and closet full of skeletons. Just be you...and feeding cats is cool.

Drakyn

Drakyn

New Providence, NJ
September 2006

APR 29, 2008 01:36 PM

I've had the "Legally.... I'm Still Married" Bomb Drop before. That came Somewhere between the "I'm not 26, I'm 34" bomb(I was 18 at the time) and the "I'm Massage Therapist *Cough*At A Strip Club*Cough*" Bomb

I stuck through it though, but I think it may have been because I felt sorry for her. Finally broke things off when I realized all her problems were her own because she was only satisfied when enough people hated her, when debt was about the drown her, and She would not have the energy to leave her house.

'Cause that's when her prince would come and whisk her away to his castle and she'd never have to work or lift a finger again. After all, a true lady like her shouldn't have to work

Last time I talked to her. She Was a Mermaid at a Car Dealership in Texas

Fuck you Horatio Alger and Disney

DevilsReject

DevilsReject

Cleveland, OH
February 2007

APR 29, 2008 02:07 PM

Drakyn said:
I've had the "Legally.... I'm Still Married" Bomb Drop before. That came Somewhere between the "I'm not 26, I'm 34" bomb(I was 18 at the time) and the "I'm Massage Therapist *Cough*At A Strip Club*Cough*" Bomb



Holy Crap. It's like she was carpet bombing you. There were tank plants in Germany during World War II that took less bombs than you.

Drakyn

Drakyn

New Providence, NJ
September 2006

APR 29, 2008 05:27 PM

DevilsReject said:

Drakyn said:
I've had the "Legally.... I'm Still Married" Bomb Drop before. That came Somewhere between the "I'm not 26, I'm 34" bomb(I was 18 at the time) and the "I'm Massage Therapist *Cough*At A Strip Club*Cough*" Bomb



Holy Crap. It's like she was carpet bombing you. There were tank plants in Germany during World War II that took less bombs than you.



It didn't really Upset me much. The only problem I had was the whole "Adulter" thing

Grrr.... CCD

Well, at least it makes for a Great Story

Miles_L

Miles_L

Seattle, WA
February 2004

APR 30, 2008 08:29 AM

Drakyn said:
Fuck you Horatio Alger and Disney



You said it brother. I'm with you on that.

DevilsReject

DevilsReject

Cleveland, OH
February 2007

APR 30, 2008 01:24 PM

Drakyn said:

DevilsReject said:

Drakyn said:
I've had the "Legally.... I'm Still Married" Bomb Drop before. That came Somewhere between the "I'm not 26, I'm 34" bomb(I was 18 at the time) and the "I'm Massage Therapist *Cough*At A Strip Club*Cough*" Bomb



Holy Crap. It's like she was carpet bombing you. There were tank plants in Germany during World War II that took less bombs than you.



It didn't really Upset me much. The only problem I had was the whole "Adulter" thing

Grrr.... CCD

Well, at least it makes for a Great Story



See, the "still legally married" thing doesn't affect me much. I was married for on year, i was "legally" married for 4 and a half, since the divorce/custody battle took so long. I didn't date during that time, mostly because i was disgusted with my ex-wife and related her to everyone woman. So still being legally married, wouldn't bother me a whole lot in those type circumstances. Divorces take time and money some people don't have.

Age is relative to people anyway, i am 33 and get told i look like i am 25 all the time. If you're comfortable with the age thing, it's not a big deal.

The "massage therapist *cough* at a strip club *cough*" would intrigue me though. It probably would of been followed by me saying "wait. What?" and then letting her educate me on how things work, and hope that she is being honest with me.

voodoochile93

voodoochile93

West Chester, PA
July 2006

MAY 01, 2008 09:56 AM

I, myself, am the perpetually single guy in every group of friends I enter. When I meet another hopelessly single person, they inevitable, against all odds, find the love of their life. It would appear as though I'm a good luck charm for everyone around me but I litterally don't meet any single women, myself. Even my roommate, who is a 40 year old dirtball who spent 90% of his free time locked in his room listening to music now has a ladyfriend he's planning to move in with. This is the dude who once cock blocked me with the line "How do you feel about a guy with a good personality but with absolutelyno ambition?" Seriously. This is a phenomena that has baffled and frustrated me for as long as I can recall.

You feel like the cat lady and I feel like the cat with love being the piece of string dangling in front of it. I bat at it and do everything I can to get it and just when I come close, it's yanked away and then dropped back in for the process to start all over again. I've always felt like I'm paying some pennance for a past life and am not allowed to find love. Maybe that's just me trying to come to terms with being perpetually single though.

Thank you for sharing your vulnerability and for showing so many people that maybe they're not as alone as they once thought. Hopefully you get the same reassurance from all the feedback. smile

erin_broadley

erin_broadley

Los Angeles, CA
October 2006

MAY 01, 2008 03:11 PM

voodoochile93 said:
This is the dude who once cock blocked me with the line "How do you feel about a guy with a good personality but with absolutely no ambition?" Seriously.


holy shit. that is quite a line. hahaha

Darksong

Darksong

Atlanta, GA
January 2006

MAY 10, 2008 11:45 AM

I don't understand the men in your life. How exactly are you not so desirable it's insane? Because you talk about your cat a lot? You don't have a super high opinion of the rest of humanity? I log on to see if your blog is updated almost everyday. I've seen you naked many many many times. I truly do not understand this at all. You in all honesty seem as close to perfection as one could reasonably get. I admit I'm not anywhere in your league but I still manage to mantain reasonably high standards and I'm honestly not saying any of this to hit on you.

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