nakedfrog
No Lifer
- Apr 3, 2001
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Forty-three, but that doesn't seem particularly relevant.How old are you?
Forty-three, but that doesn't seem particularly relevant.How old are you?
Forty-three, but that doesn't seem particularly relevant.
The most successful people in life - both romanticly and monetarily - are the people who are least afraid of failures.
I like that sentiment, and I agree with it to a certain extent. But romantic failure and financial failure aren't exactly on the same plane imo.
Romantic failure a person will get over. Time heals all wounds. Financial failure can gut you for life.
Have you ever watched American Greed? Have you looked at the faces of those poor people who worked their entire lives to save a few hundred thousand bucks only to have to taken by a con? They're gutted to the bottom of their souls.
that video is super simplified and stylized however it is spot on.
State your intentions (keep it brief), don’t be Uber accommodating (mysterious as presented, personally I prefer you have value), move on if it doesn’t work.
Romance is the reason gold-diggers, both male and female, are successful at what they do. Because Romantic fantasies lead to the presumption of "saintliness" due to "true love" but then the sucker is given "da business end" of marriage and have to divorce, often looking like the bad guy when they are actually the victim.I like that sentiment, and I agree with it to a certain extent. But romantic failure and financial failure aren't exactly on the same plane imo.
Romantic failure a person will get over. Time heals all wounds. Financial failure can gut you for life.
Have you ever watched American Greed? Have you looked at the faces of those poor people who worked their entire lives to save a few hundred thousand bucks only to have to taken by a con? They're gutted to the bottom of their souls.
Romance is the reason gold-diggers, both male and female, are successful at what they do. Because Romantic fantasies lead to the presumption of "saintliness" due to "true love" but then the sucker is given "da business end" of marriage and have to divorce, often looking like the bad guy when they are actually the victim.
Romantic compatibility is partially a biological lottery. Oftentimes, the "scent" of the other is truly irresistible when a pair of lovebirds are truly in love. https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/articles/199603/the-smell-love
I like that sentiment, and I agree with it to a certain extent. But romantic failure and financial failure aren't exactly on the same plane imo.
Romantic failure a person will get over. Time heals all wounds. Financial failure can gut you for life.
Have you ever watched American Greed? Have you looked at the faces of those poor people who worked their entire lives to save a few hundred thousand bucks only to have to taken by a con? They're gutted to the bottom of their souls.
I'm not so sure about that. I once broke up with somebody in middle school and I haven't dated since.
I'm not so sure about that. I once broke up with somebody in middle school and I haven't dated since.
Ok, maybe not everyone gets over it but let me put it another way:
Love and loss is part of universal law. There's a certain logic to it that makes sense to everyone, even if only at a deep, subconscious level.
Working 30, 40 , 50 years to amass a certain amount of wealth and suddenly having it be irrevocably gone overnight? Dragging yourself to work day after day after day to add to it in tiny slivers only to have it disappear forever?
There's no universal logic in that, nothing to help a person make their peace. No "code" that can help you put the pieces back together. It's irregular and will leave you an empty husk for the rest of your life.
Unless you get the money back somehow. Here's the real question: what do you think a 60 year old would rather have back?
The love of their lives who broke up with them when they were a junior in high school or the $350,000 stolen from them in a Ponzi scheme?
Ok, maybe not everyone gets over it but let me put it another way:
Love and loss is part of universal law. There's a certain logic to it that makes sense to everyone, even if only at a deep, subconscious level.
Working 30, 40 , 50 years to amass a certain amount of wealth and suddenly having it be irrevocably gone overnight? Dragging yourself to work day after day after day to add to it in tiny slivers only to have it disappear forever?
There's no universal logic in that, nothing to help a person make their peace. No "code" that can help you put the pieces back together. It's irregular and will leave you an empty husk for the rest of your life.
Unless you get the money back somehow. Here's the real question: what do you think a 60 year old would rather have back?
The love of their lives who broke up with them when they were a junior in high school or the $350,000 stolen from them in a Ponzi scheme?
I'm with you, you hit the nail squarely on the head. It's an old fashioned term. Hip people don't date. A better term you hear is "seeing someone," but it's not great, but it's a lot better. I've never used those terms, "dating," and never had an anniversary! Ya just gotta think outside the box.Terms like "date" and "dating" are extremely formal.
You shouldn't ask a girl if she wants to "go out on a date", you should ask "do you want to HANG OUT"
And if you and her are hanging out frequently and you have a romance you shouldn't tell people you guys are "dating" you should say you guys are "SEEING EACHOTHER".
Asking a girl out on a "date" to me is just like asking "Can I kiss you on Saturday night" -_- You're not suppose to "schedule" things like that!
Another thing I hate is when someone says this is our "anniversary" when you're not married, anniversaries are for married people!
