I would like that...

Ahhh Lex..you will never ceast to amaze me.. ..What are we going to do with you??..

Well I since I don't live in Illinois, I guess that rules me out....but would still like to chat...of course if I don't fit the bill due to my geograghical location, guess it's my loss..
Hope you find people in your area to connect with..Good Luck..

Love??....I honestly don't know the meaning of the word...
I seldom say it..I couldn't tell you the last time I said the word...Oh I may say "I love going to the movies" or I love to read, but Love in the context for another person: I have difficulty with that because I feel it is such a strong and complicated word...I find too many people throw that word around far to readily without thinking...(just my past experiences) So I refrain from using it...
It would take ALOT of emotion, of which I don't have, to tell another person that I LOVE them....
There was only one exception to this rule, there was one person I truly, madly, deeply, unconditionally Loved, (and I suppose in my own way still do) that I told him so...this was along time ago...
there are so many definitions, levels for the word Love...
I do love myself.....does that count??...

Footnote...Yes I do sit back and put myself in others' demise in the forums...I try to wear their shoes...and take it from there...

Jess you nailed it on the head....when I contribute to the posts sometimes I get the feeling that I'm being mininterpreted...and not always in a positive way...It is NEVER my intent to create any kind of confrontation or "rattle anyone's cage" because I feel that EVERYONE is entitled to express, convey their thoughts, feeling, etc; besides, who am I to judge, of which I don't...You said it well here and I so can relate to what you say....yeah, I get the feeling people don't "see" the "Who" of what I am about...I chaulked it off by not expressing myself very well on here...I'm trying harder to think before I "share" in the forums, but then again, I like to shoot from the hip sometimes because I don't always think before I react...knee jerk reaction...but I feel because it's genuine on how I feel...
oh well, I'm who I am....what I am....and who and what and where I want to be....as long as I don't create harm to others, then I'm ok with it...

Scars don't bother me in the least. I don't even see the scars....It isn't the physical scars on a person that defines a person, it is what's on the inside that matters...
Doesn't bother me at all!!....
I have a dear friend of mine with scars on the left side of his face and neck....I don't see them...
Beauty is from the inside out....

OK..I have given this some thought ( I know this can be dangerous, but I didn't hurt myself)..
Age shouldn't matter, and for me It doesn't matter...with that said however, there are boundaries, to some degree...
I have dated guys who were younger than I (footnote: I'm NOT an ole bag by the way)..just thought I'd interject that for the record...when I say younger, anywhere from 4 to 9 years my junior...and I have also dated guys who were much older, 13 to 16 years my senior....I have learned from all of these experiences and have come to the realization that the "younger" guys were more mature on certain levels as opposed to the guys who were much older than I...Not saying that the older guys were "immature" just on a different plane than I...
I have always associated with people who were much older than I since I was a kid...don't know why,,I felt connect with them and can communicate with them on a deeper level...I can't wrap my mind around that..You would think that the older guys would have more to offer insofar as mental - stimulation..and some did, but it wasn't what it appeared to be...
I'm only generalizing here...I'm NOT saying ALL older men dating younger woman fit that catagory...
Guess when it comes down to the wire, it's all relative and just depends on the individuals...

Jess..You keep taking the words right out of my mouth...or mind?...(ok, I paid Jess to say that)
well said Jess..and it isn't even complicated...

Jew..
that isn't being Moody, that's a way of life for me...My choice and I must say a happy one at that..
Trust me...people know when I drop a mood...
My mood consists of needing "space".. solitude from time to time and not allowing people to "mold" me into something I am not...they are far and between...trust me however don't think one would want to be in my line of fire when I do drop one..which is not often...

Well since I'm not looking for a mate, hence I don't even have a list...sad but true...However it is by choice...better off..
Good luck to everyone though..

Afterthought..Sine you found EVERYTHING but the Vanilla Pepsi..you are in the minority then..

<~~~~~~NOT looking for "love"....it's even in my profile...
actually..not even looking for anything for that matter...
Just putting one foot in front of the other and taking it day by day....

Lex..you crack me up...gotta get that last word in eh??

Yep...Well said..

Afterthought..
I wouldn't date a "kid"...I have boundaries and for me that would be pushing the envelope....but I have dated younger men, but hey, they can drive..and drink (not that I drink, at least rarely, only on socially)..
It's all about maturity....connection with the other person,etc;...

Lex..
I've read some of the responses on this...I agree with what you say...
I suppose some people have paradoxical "views" on certain things...speak with fork tongues...In other words, they say one thing, but mean something entirely different?!....
Then again, you should consider the source...I bet that if this person met someone who was significantly older or younger but there was a STRONG chemistry, attraction, etc; they too would throw the "age" theory out the window....just my opinion, I could be wrong, there is a first time..lol..j/k..
There are alot of things that are said on here that confuses me to no end.. ...but I suppose that's the way it is on here..

((((lilbug)))) you are such a sweetie...
I know you will find that special someone because you so deserve this...
thanks for sharing lil...