I wish I could lose 10 pounds.

When I hear Twinkie, I always think of Dan White.

Turns out the Twinkie Defense was a myth, but I never knew that and I was there at the time. Maybe it was partly because people (including me) were very uneducated about BPD in those days.

I think you have this backward. Employment is essential to most women, so equality becomes essential.

Not in my world.

Contributing to the family income is not looking after the family?

Good luck with that.

Look, aside from the patronizing and discrimination of this attitude toward women, it isn't doing men or children any favors either. Haven't you heard of the people who are now adults who complain that they never felt close to their fathers because they were always working to support the family, and exhausted when they did come home? Sharing the financial burden means that the father has more time to devote to building real relationships with his children. It gives them a better father and gives him a more rounded life.

Ah, well, condescending terms like "chick" and "girl" for adult women do tend to irritate, I'll grant you. Everybody likes to be talked to with respect.

Do you have a link to the BLS statistic proving that women don't work as hard as men? And if you really mean that they don't work as many hours, and then you say it's because of child care responsibilities . . . you wouldn't want to walk that judgment back a little as maybe a tad offensive?

Uh . . . what?

"Snub"? As in, ignore those who wanted unions?? I guess technically they can, but if the employees managed to get a union started management would have to deal with it. And even preventing workers from trying to form a union is illegal, I believe.



Sorry that you haven't heard of Robert Reich, the former Secretary of Labor, economist, and author.



Er, no, I don't believe physics applies here.



Well you should be very proud of yourself in that case, as that would be quite an accomplishment.



So you don't get rich working for someone else, and not by working for yourself, and not by running a business. The only things left I can think of are inheriting money and robbing banks. And what does "thinks he knows ore" mean? I've never heard that one.

"We" don't pay people enough, who's we? It sounds like you're identifying with Walmart. And saying that Walmart is smart to pay their employees so little, because that's how they've made all their money? I'm pretty sure it's more complicated than that.

What does he live on? Barter?

Well, it looks like a losing vote, but I'll post my vote for DEFINITELY YES. People who don't like the government messing with business ought to think twice before they say get rid of unions. There'd be a lot more individual employees trying to get the government to help them against abuses.

So I actually believe that unions are a necessary part of a capitalist system. And no, this doesn't mean that I think unions are perfect.

I believe this is a fringe sentiment by someone who doesn't get out enough. NObody I know is raising their daughters to think of men as the enemy, that's just ludicrous. I think she is just pushing her personal agenda. But certainly if she's taking her examples from the media, which is what she seems to be doing, then she doesn't have a clue.

This is another one of those issues that just can't be painted in black and white. SOME women are like this (but nobody I know).

Edited to add: Sure, I suppose you can find people on Mingle who sound like what she's saying, but that's even less reliable than the media, IMO. We have absolutely no way of knowing what anybody is like in real life here. It's easy, easy, easy to come across as someone you're not, either intentionally or otherwise.

I say, ignore her.

Gift cards? Cash? Who is buying whom?

That really, really looks like lip synching to me.

People don't change.

Other than that, I like what you have to say.

I see patience isn't your strong suit.

I just want to have a nice time. No pressure (of course both people will be feeling pressure, but keep it to yourselves), just a little bit of get-to-know-you.

I guess Unsure beat me to this.

I used to think a movie was a good idea, but you really can't get to know a person at all that way, so it's probably better for a second date. The first date is for seeing if you actually even enjoy the other person's company.

Erm . . . . rain dance? That's a new one.

Try Zen. Great for the big picture.

I think the whole point is that he IS trying to find a way to come to agreement. As I understand it, there are ways they can agree without actually raising taxes. But just wrapping yourself in your principles and saying no to everything all day long isn't going to get there.

Plus, there's not a chance that "everyone's" taxes will go up, I don't know where you get that from. One option is increasing the tax rate on people who earn over $200,000. That's not me, for sure. Is it you?

On the other hand, if you just post a stark question like "why hate India?" you're not going to get the most reasoned responses.

Sen. Saxby Chambliss is talking about renouncing the Norquist Pledge, even if he loses his seat for it.

http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2012/11/22/chambliss-fires-off-on-norquists-anti-tax-pledge/?hpt=hp_t2

He's a brave man! I wonder how many others will follow his example.

Patrick Stewart (drool)
Denzel Washington (swoon)

Just start posting in the forums, find a topic that interests you. If you see someone's profile that you find interesting, look to see if they've posted anything. If not, you could always e-mail them anyway and just say what you liked about them. It doesn't commit you to anything. TB Rich is right, you gotta take some chances even if they're kind of scary. If you get emailing someone and aren't sure how to proceed from there, post in the Dating forum about it and we'll give you advice!

Welcome!