I quit. I won't be treated badly by anyone for any reason.

Good luck to you

Fairy tales are fiction, something most parents fail to tell their children. Prince Charming doesn't exist. Why? Because no one and nothing is perfect.

Doesn't mean there's not lots of really great people in this world but most people are looking for fairy tale perfect and it ain't happenin.

A work in progress. I make hundreds of Christmas cookies every year and I'm working on tweaking this recipe to make mini-brownie cups. I don't intend to using a brownie mix or canned frosting but have used it as a starting point. Let me know what you think.

One pillsbury fudge brownie mix made as directed, except using 1/4 cup Irish Cream instead of the water.

After the brownies are cooled:

Mix 1/3 can of fudge frosting (melted) with about 1/3 cup of kahlua. Glaze brownies.

I used waaaay too much glaze last night, they were good but really rich. And I poured the glaze on when the brownies were hot so the glaze kind of sunk into the brownie and didn't really "set" the way I'd hoped. But like I said, I'm still tweaking. I'm really just looking for proportion. I just used what I had on hand last night. I think it needed a little more irish cream.

For Christmas, I'm going to use mini-muffin cups and maybe dip the tops into a ganache of dark chocolate and kahlua.

Or, maybe make the brownies kahlua and use an Irish cream glaze. Oh decisions decisions

My brother makes them with olive oil and roasted garlic. Those are good too.

Me, I LOVE mashed potatoes, I haven't found many I don't like. I even like the boxed ones in a pinch

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Tell me your secret? How do you do that?

That is definitely a rare thing. So, yes, enjoy and be happy. It's all we can do with the life that's given us. I always say, no regrets. Whatever happens, happens. We learn, we grow, we love. Maybe it's not perfect but nothing is.

I guess the only thing is, really, is that you're ok with it. He, I think, obviously cares for you and respects you. No, it may not mean love and marriage and babies and happily ever after blah blah blah but when you think about it, very few relationships reach that point anyway. Or some guy/girl presents themselves one way and it's only when you're in too deep that you discover that they have this fear of love/committment and they dump you with nothing. So, you have honesty, you have friendship, you have someone you like being with and around, someone who cares for you and respects you. Doesn't really sound like a bad thing.

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You have to give the guy props for honesty, not many people are that self-aware or honest with themselves. I think it says a lot about him.

Take this to heart, I've been working in law for my whole adult life and judge's spot people like you a mile away and believe me, they don't like it. And it will backfire.

I don't know what you're trying to do but the only thing you SHOULD do is be pleasant, polite and present yourself and your case in the best light possible. Being vindictive and juvenile is NOT the best light.

Ok, I'm tired now, Monday's officially over and I'm going home

In which case, so long as you're ok with the relationship ending eventually, and you'll be ok with being able to say that it was great while it lasted, I say go for it. Happiness, in whatever form it takes and for any duration, is hard to find and you should grab it while you can. If you think that when it's over, you'll still be able to find the joy in it, then live and love and be happy.

I don't know, Tanya, I guess that would depend on your own goals in a relationship, your own dreams and desires, etc. If you're ok, long-term, with him maybe never being able to commit, then I don't see anything wrong with it. If at this place in your life, you just want someone to hang out with, have fun with and are ok with knowing it's not going anywhere, then nothing wrong with that either. But, if you are looking for a long-term, permanent partner, more children (?), etc (maybe not now but in the future), then it may not be such a good idea. Your head may say one thing but our emotions don't always do as they're told. You'd be cheating yourself by taking yourself off the market (so to speak), or by downgrading/downplaying your OWN wants and needs.

I don't think there's any right or wrong here, just a matter of potentially being in 2 different places in your lives with differing sets of priorities. And that's something only you can decide for yourself.

Yeah, I saw that after I posted, was hoping no one would notice

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Hiya Cutie

I agree

I hate bad haircuts, I look like a troll doll who's hair's been cut with a weedwhacker