Maybe you're just too intimidating. You're smart, you know how to write, you spell properly, and you have something to say. In my experience, that adds up to "intimidating."

Yes, that's a poke at some people.

intimidation is a tool of the weak minded

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Aren't the weak minded ones the ones who are intimidated though?

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I'm going to have to admit you're right. Even Lily9023 told me that I intimidated her when we first met, and damn we weren't on a date! The professor and I mailed and talked on the phone before we met (we were fixed up by a co-worker of mine) and he told me he was intimidated by me and wanted me to like him on the first date(this was after I teased him for shaving and wearing his dockers)....

But I can't pretend to be nervous. The murderers I meet with don't even make me nervous.

One thing that has truly surprised me after being in these forums for a couple years is how frequently I get the "I" word tossed at me.

So I figured you may be getting sort of the same thing because your language skills are similar to mine.

But what I realized was that these people are actually intimidating themselves -- making a decision (consciously or not) to BE intimidated, by something which was simply never intended to do so.

I thought about that for awhile. What a re my options? Dumb it down, start intentionally misspelling things and writing t]like a third grade dropout, just to avoid the perception of being "intimidating"?

I don't think so. In the end, I have to write as myself, and if people can't deal with it, they don't have to read it.

I just find it a little sad that people can be intimidated by thoughts written down, thoughts intended to be shared and understood, and -- just maybe -- even appreciated.

often, I act stupid, so that, others seem interesting

hi

Yur Hawt. Wanna chat?

Why should anybody have to dumb themselves down in the first place? If somebody is intimidated by your intelligence, maybe they aren't the right person for you anyway...

Personally, I'm about who I feel comfortable being around and with, and that's pretty much it. I don't care how you dress, how much money you make, or any number of other things that seem to be priorities to some people. Snooty people piss me off. Maybe that's why I'm still single though.

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hi

I'm originally from Miami,Fl but currently im in West Nigeria on a modelling shoot and if you would pay for my airfare I would love to meet you You can send western union to my roomate and he will get the ticket for me.

I like you. Green card?

Damn u iz fine azz hell why u b single?

I just wanna git to no u.

Eye b dun wit tat.

Exactly. But there are some people -- and, granted, it's a small handful here -- who simply have issues with any sort of display of intelligence or humor. (And don't even think about trying to combine the two -- you get called all sorts of names for that!)

I've been getting the "I find your words intimidating" e-mails for awhile now. Interestingly enough, they never actually say anything about "intelligence" -- it's always about "your words," or "the things you write," or "the way you write."

So what's the problem, exactly? Is it too clear? Does it make too much sense?

Writing is what I do -- I SHOULD be good at it, I'm SUPPOSED to be good at it. I can't quite comprehend why or how anyone would be "intimidated" by that.



I got an e-mail the other day, reviling me for being an intellectual snob. I'm not, but I play one on the internet. Most people seem to be able to make the distinction.

Most people.

Those who can't -- meh.

I don't care how much money someone makes, either, or how they dress, or what kind of job they have, or -- lots of stuff. I WOULD like them to be able to write in such a way that I don't get a headache trying to decipher their messages. Is that too much to ask?

Apparently, for some people, it is.

And maybe that's why I'm still single.

I am coming in a city near you, wanna hook up?

hmmmm well I didn't even THINK to check MY calendar .. uhhhh maybe I should do that in the future eh?

wanna see a dirty pic