awesome!

I think I have given up & I am not sure how I feel about it.
I was married for many years. Divorced, than had a HORRIBLE relationship with a man for 4 years (held on with all my might so afraid to be alone)...then dated one more guy for a few months and it just didn't work out.
So now I am on my own....kind of enjoying the peace and quiet. "One less egg to fry" if you know what I mean. No Drama, no wondering, no worries other than my own personal ones.

I feel like I have been freed from myself in the sense that I always wanted "the one"...But for now I feel good being alone.

I still have the worry about growing old alone, and wonder if this feeling of peace will be broken one day with that lonely pang many of us know all too well.

Just looking for some feedback,are you happy being alone?

Funny how so many people are so willing to jump on the poor, but when someone wants to snoop around in a rich mans closet the door gets slammed shut!

Funny how the lawmakers themselves are the ones with the problem if the testing becomes directed at them.
This whole 30 year "war on drugs" is horrible anyway.

Our country has the highest incarceration rate in the ENTIRE WORLD!
We have more of our citizens locked up (per capita I am putting it in perspective here) than the entire planet!

TEST away...test the poor, but test all everyone who draws a check then too...be fair about it and dont single out the poor. Our mayors should also be tested, along with our govenors, and all of our paid representatives....

The oppression of the poor needs to end.

Interesting view.
I dont think my profile reads like the ones mentioned here.
I get very little response to my ad.
I bet if I put some boring stuff in there and maybe a boob shot I would get a whole lot more of a response.
Probably not Mr. Right....but a MR. none the less.

Our founding fathers never truely intended for there to be freedom of religion. Nor did they hope that our right to have guns would somehow be used to kill eachother.
Their written word is left for interpretation to suit the current needs of those who are doing the interpreting.

Kinda like the bible...which by the way, was also written by man.

Wow!

I susppose that is fine if neither one is looking for anything more than sex...but reality is, we all grow old, and our looks fade. So, if I woman (or man) wants to date someone double their age, clearly knowing that the only reason that person is interested is because they are young, than they should be prepared to be used for their appearance, and thrown away for the same reason when the beauty of youth escapes them.

The last man I dated was a charmer....but IMO had nothing going for him in the looks department.

However, I befriended him and evenetually fell for him like a snake for a snake charmer....

I have certain attibutes that I find attractive. However, there is so much to be said for a how a man treats you, carries himself, and so forth.

I think this is why online dating is so difficult. We really cant get past the picture to make an opinion.

Who knows...? I ask myself that question daily. I am just not ready to give up...not yet...maybe I will someday, but not now.

I dunno, you would have to ask him.

I have had a stalker & NO its not easy at all to get rid of them.

Blocked phone numbers & they figure out how to get at you from another number.

Change number they come to my home, around the corner or what not.
Traded in my car for a different model...he saw it sneaking into my garage and came back with a knife thinking there was another mans car in my garage!

I live on a main street and he has alot of friends and family all whom I have completely cut ties with, yet they always report back to him on any changes to my house. If there are any lights on, if there is a car parked out front etc....

Restraining orders are hard to get unless there has been a direct threat or actual violence. HE said she said doesnt work here. And like I said, he can stalk through other people.

The only thing that made it stop was him finding someone else to bother.

If the economy wasnt so horrible, I would have sold my house long ago and been long gone out of this county.

But, PLEASE dont ever minimize the victim of stalking. You have been fortunate enough not to have been vicimized. That is great...but dont think it is an easy thing to rid your life of. Its not!

Frightening! I have heard stories of the unjustice that goes on tho.

Welcome

Human Nature, and social acceptability.

The grass is always greener. We (as humans) always think there is something better out there. That isn't a bad trait, it is what got us to the moon.

& It is more and more socially acceptable now, so there is no reason not to.

What I find more interesting is that marriage seems to be so rare at all these days. I have actually had conversations with men who claim they are ready for fatherhood but not marriage....HUH! !

Fatherhood is FOREVER, but as we all know...marriage is NOT!

I doubt the fact that this person is being ignored has anything to do with the pigmentation of his skin, rather the country he resides.
Nigeria is infamous for scaming americans for money. It is a horribly poor country and using the internet to scam people out of their money in the name of love has literally become careers for many.
I personally will not respond to anyone outside of the United States for this very reason.
Maybe you can call me a racist, however I have no problem whatsoever dating an African-American. But I have no desire to have a relationship with someone in Ireland either.

Nigerians have a bad (yet well earned) reputation for using love and the internet to destroy peoples lives. I personally will pass.

You really wore parachute pants? Not cargo pants?
Do they even sell parachute pants anymore? Have they in the last 2 decades?

I agree and disagree. Your comment "single parents SHOULD probably date single parents" is obsurd! We all should date whom we are attracted to, for whatever reason it is that attracts us to them.

As far as the "selfish" comment, having children is one of the most selfish things a person could ever do. & I can say this because I did it. My child did not request to be born in this wicked world , but I WANTED her here! Very selfish on my part.

However, now that I am a parent, there is NO comparison to the extent I will go for my child. How the selfishness had to end the moment she was born. Not even the people who dedicate their lives helping others (and collecting a check for their efforts however so small) can compare....I get paid NOTHING...I give EVERYTHING...parenting is the ultimate selfless act

I know there are women who will not date a man with chidren, especially if he has custody...Don't ask me why I just dont know.

I personally find it extremely challenging to find men interested in dating me because of my situation..not just because I am a single mom, but because many of the men that are in my "age range" have adult children or at least teenagers. And, most likely the women they are used to dating, their children are also in that age range. My child is still in grammer school & many other people my age are grandparents.

I cant just go out with you TONIGHT! I need time to prepare, not just myself, my schedule & my child and her schedule....a sitter or what not....sorry I cant talk on the phone all day, or even whenever....I am busy , at a softball game, cutting the lawn, taking care of the pets, the laundry, making dinner, so sorry I cant drop it all to have a little chit chat with you on the telephone! I am a divorced woman of a young child...I have the responsibilites of TWO adults now... Until, I get to know you better, then our relationship has to be pretty distant from my home life.

That is the reality of dating when you have young children....& I only have ONE!
Some women may not mind, many will. Many may try, but then realize that they are tired of being last on the list. Take it as it comes. I have broken up with, or simply not dated many men for a variety of reasons, but if it has anything to do with the fact that I am a mom , I wear that one proudly!

Very interesting! Especially since I am from Jersey (a blue state).

That sucks..lol