Been to L.A.?
It's not as glamorous as the romantic movies they produce. I've always wondered why?

Should you be asking strangers for a date? Or should you ask for friendship? Aren't you sitting there wondering what's in their pants the first time you meet them?

What does your thread have to do with the title?

No, I am not wondering because I have a sense of decency.

I ask strangers for a date, just to get to know them personally.

No, I don't wonder what's in his pants. I'm observing his personality to see if I want what's in his pants. lol

No.
I have never wondered why.
Ok.
Perhaps?
Definitely not.

Exhausted now....

I was brought up to not speak to strangers at all and hence why I don't know anyone.

No...'the movies' have no bearing on my dating life.


No, not interested in ever going to LA.


Movies...are entertainment. Television shows and radio broadcasts are also entertainment.
Watching movies, TV shows, reading books and listening to music is something you do during idle time to keep yourself entertained. They are something to do when real life is not engaging your sense of purpose.
They can also become a distraction from real life if you get over-exposed.


Only you can answer such questions for them to actually have meaning to you.
Each person has their own reasons for dating, talking to strangers and curiosity.

Dating sites are tools to help you find people you may want to eventually date in the real world.
Dating site forums can be another form of entertainment as well.
Many people are driven by their need for sex. Modern entertainment is geared to people's desire for sex. Sex sells.


This is a media induced conditioned response. Its also a basic human response to the overwhelming need to procreate and select the right mate. It can also be a sign of sexual immaturity.

There are people who have discipline which allows them to function on a higher plane of existence than others. They have different reasons for thinking and doing things which are beyond basic human animalistic drives and impulses.
Its called...Mature Wisdom.

The OP is rather incoherent? It's about travel history, romantic movies, meeting new people, and keeping one's sexual urges in check???

Yes! They're full of crap.
I based all of my strategies on "Reefer Madness," but whenever I find a pothead woman to date they don't act all slutty and murdery!
F'n hollywood.


Yeah. I prefer San Diego.
Well, I'd prefer to never go to California at all.
I think there are better places all over the U.S., let alone other countries.
Been to Las Vegas too. I think that's far more over rated than L.A.


Because movies are trying to manipulate an emotional reaction as part of a narrative, and mundane everyday life people have a tendency to not pay much attention to?

It's kinda like asking "why are McDonald's billboards a picture of their food and bright colors, sometimes flashing lights? Rather than just a black and white sign that reads "we sell you food for money."


Beats asking family members.


You can if you want.
I don't know about "should."
I mean if I am looking for a full time job, "should" I ask for a part time intern position just so the boss, company, culture, and I can "get to know" each other, and then at some random point ask for full time salary and benefits, with the expectation that they didn't fill the full time position already?


At some point I might be. Not like when I first see them, but at some point I may turn into Will Ferrell in old school wondering about the type of underwear they've got on. Does it match? What kind of material? Is it sexy, or functional? Any at all? Are they going to catch hairs in the zipper when they go to the bathroom, or what if I make them laugh so hard they shart a little, if it's lace will it be like a playdoh factory decorating their pants?

I do also spend a lot of time wondering what's in their purse. Alligators? Thumbs? A bunch of anti psychotic medication? Ninja stars? Could be anything.
And what if they don't have a purse? Did they go all La Femme Nikita and leave it above the ceiling in the bathroom because they have a suppressed Walther hiding in there and I'm a target?

But really, I find the more boring they are, the more I have time to sit around wondering. If they're engaging and fun, I am interacting and not really wondering anything at all.

After reading tom’s post .. Now I will be wondering what the heck men are thinking .. when they are on a date with me

As for wondering what is in his pants .. no need to ..I just measure the distance from his thumb and index finger

Oh, so yer a length over girth type woman...interesting