I hadn't even finished my first cup of coffee, thankfully I'm not awake enough to remember that later.

I really like this. I know I was 2/3 of them with my ex, some needed more attention especially towards the end when started to give up (13 years) because his biggest was # 8 and lack of communication skills in intimacy issues, and he refused to admit there were problems (would go to counseling but thought I was the problem so he didn't have to work on things).

I think this list can apply to men also. You cannot expect to meet the person you would like to spend your life with if you are not willing to do these things also, or at the very least seriously work on them together. When people lump all together in a generalization as such 'all women/men are like...' they certainly are cutting themselves off from a very content life with another.
We generally attract people with similar issues and get annoyed when the issues are mirrored back to us. That is the problem, people just run instead of asking, how can WE fix this, or I fix myself? If one is trying, the other usually starts to make the effort also...if they want the relationship to continue

I want to be in love

ya know, they say, the ones who talk about it all the time are the ones who aren't getting it.

who ever 'they' are...

yes, please.
Still don't have to look for them, they're here but respect me and my buddy Wol.

Now THAT annoys me to no end. They make up these budgets, the taxpyers have to foot those bills!!
THAT needs to stop, if we can't afford to have dinner parties, neither should they, have SOME respect. Take that $ and insist it be donated to a worthy cause, every time!

"No one is free unless we all are free".

You tell em Krupa, darn Mockingdogs.

Thats why I stick around..when the world is giving ya the cold shoulder...theres always something here to help you remember it's them, not you .

Your friend is a genius, listen to her. Many need that advice during those times and don't get it.

nude zombies/ EEEWWWW. yuccccccc.

and out came a pecan pie.

I put in a buck

Where I work, it is filled with Christians. I go around asking questions and they get flustered with me such as

Why would God lead us into temptation (lead us not?)

why are we so demanding? (Give us this day)?
I changed it to my own likeing..
Thank You for this day and lead us away from temptation.
I think God is a S/he -Ying Yang.
You can see Female/male in all creation, except of course, in rocks and stuff...but then you never know.
I like to say, our Mother...who art in Heaven because ..well.. men don't ever seem that they'd listen to this sort of stuff. If God is strictly male, when we start praying he'd probally pick up the paper (UniversalNews) to read and say...Go ahead I'm listening..

I have a roof over my head, food, enough to pay bills, clothes, running water, friends and family are doing ok. Truck doing well, my garden is surviving, animals healthy, work good. Am pretty much at poverty level but it could be worse.!
Guessed am pretty much blessed.

This has happened to me, and I find it by hitting my 'backspace' key, have you tried this? Always find mine, but then, I have a really old ocmputer.

Ms. Myka's first post and this, look great but don't steal the thunder (you wouldn't on purpose) and don't drink to calm yourself, like they've already said. You have no men friends to ask, no strings attached?

Go Drew!

Sometimes one thinks to themselves, hmmm, was I REALLY that lonely? Have to give it to ya Carold, you're still going out there. I'm giving out excuses, or putting off answering long enough, that hoping it will be forgotten. Usually works. I wonder if I'll ever really be ready to go out again, but those once in a blue moon, 'dark night of the soul' thing happens and am like ok, yea then hook up with some one like you've described and the bell goes off and it's back to the seat in the corner. .
Actually, it's not always that bad, I like talking to myself or the dogs, no one ever gives me any greif, ignores what was said, or simply just didn't hear, etc, etc, etc.

Apologize, hadn't gotten to this page before my words above, best of luck!!! You look and read like quite a great young woman, and think most here would agree and hope for the best for the both of you being togther.