Well you do needle us a lot.
*kiss on yer noze*

Honestly?
Pay attention to what she says/likes/needs, then act on it.
One of the best things that a guy ever did for me was to purchase a native headdress that I had admired at a pow wow.
He purchased it, then kept it and gave it to me as a surprise several months later when I was having a particularly rough day.
It wasn't anything fancy...just leather and feathers...but he was so sweet in the way he gave it that I melted.
Another time, a fellow who was allergic to fish, taught himself how to cook salmon on the grill with a cedar plank...because he knew salmon was my favourite. So sweet.
I had a fellow who for Christmas and birthdays, gave me expensive gifts...but they had absolutely nothing to do with what I liked...only with what he liked. Like for example, one Christmas I got a model kit for an airplane...like what the heck?

Just pay attention to her hunnybun. The price of the gift doesn't matter, it's the thought behind it.

Smart-arse!

Thank you very much for the compliment!
Nope...I'm single, and going to stay that way until just the right fellow comes along. I've been through two very difficult relationships, and happily, have learned from them.
I've learned that it is so much better to be single, independent and happy, rather than to be in a relationship that is wrong and where I am sad and trapped into sacrificing 'me' for 'us'.
I found 'me', and I like 'me', and will never, ever give me up again. I worked too hard to find myself and darn it...I LIKE me!!

Aw hey...now ya got me blushing!
Thank you.
*kiss on yer noze*

For me personally, I was raised old fashioned. Women cooked and cleaned, and men took care of handy man type jobs.
I'm all grown up now, but that early training left its impression on me, and the way that I show that I love someone is that I 'nurture' them.
This can be anything from doing the dishes, to mending a pair of pants.
I am a career woman, and independent minded, but am happiest when cooking supper and knowing that my man is comfortable, watching his sports program.

Ok...going to go crawl back into a cave now...sorry I'm sooooo old fashioned.

OK....get up...step awaaaayyyyy from the computer and go join a team...bowl/darts/euchre, I don't care. Go take singing lessons, painting lessons, acting lessons. Go join a community garden, put on a leotard and go take up ballet.
*grin* just go do something bud.

Actually wait a minute...get back here on the computer for a minute and check this out.
http://www.meetup.com/cities/us/tx/houston/

Meetup is a great way to get out an involved.

In other ways, my sweet little mis planted Florida hottie...quit whining and go do something! *hugs* I mean that last sentence with love.

probably because of my ASL background, but I am very good at knowing when I'm being flirted with.
Except that one time that my friend had to stop me from taking up an invitation to go out with another woman who totally had the hots for me and I didn't even know it!

One day at a time honey...and if that becomes too much then one hour at a time.

Maybe you're looking too hard sweetie. It's been my experience with myself and with my friends, love comes up and taps you on the shoulder when you're not even looking.
Just focus on yourself and making yourself happy and strong, well grounded and well centered. You will then become more desirable to others.
*hugs*
Welcome to Mingle by the way.

Yup...what he said.

Oy Vey Charlie boy...good luck finding a woman who meets all of your criteria!

That's part of the trouble with online communication.
You can't see the other person's facial expressions or body language to get an idea of their mood.
*frown* *scratching head in puzzlement*

Holy jumpin'....she's a really beautiful young woman!
*hugs*

Depends on what kind of woman/relationship you are looking for.
If it is marriage minded, then no not a sin.

Depends on what kind of woman/relationship you are looking for.
If it is marriage minded, then no not a sin.

Here's the way I see it.....
"Good men" and "Good women" sometimes run the risk of being entangled in a relationship where they are harmed rather than loved.
That's certainly what happened to me.
They either stay stuck there...or they untangle themselves and set themselves free.
Once free, they're darn sure not going to get trapped again, so they become cautious and wary. This is a GOOD thing....but sometimes they also become bitter and cynical...NOT a good thing.
So then the challenge is to remain aware, and to resist traps while still being 'Good'.
Quite the challenge indeed sometimes eh?
Sometimes I think I'll be better of being a crazy cat lady.

But then I start to remember how good it is to have a man around, and I miss that so much it hurts. I miss the friendship and the intimacy...the rough scruffy cheek in the mornings, and the dead weight of his sleeping arm across my back at night. I miss having a sounding board to talk to and someone to run away with on weekend adventures.

So....like so many others, I try to stay GOOD while looking for someone else who is GOOD.
Surely it can't be that hard?? *lol* Apparently it is, otherwise these sites wouldn't be so popular.

Interesting topic
For me it's the hands...of course I will focus on eyes and lips while conversing, but when given a chance, will look at the hands.
Perhaps that comes from ASL being my first language though.

Don't I know it.
Girl...I really am liking you the more I know you!