# Hey, all you "Mr. Right will come along someday" Pollyannas? **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [July 11, 2003, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-all-you-mr-right-will-come-along-someday-pollyannas/187602 "2003-07-11T01:02:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Zenster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/cdc98d/32.png) [@Zenster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zenster)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2003, 6:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-all-you-mr-right-will-come-along-someday-pollyannas/187602/21 "2003-07-11T06:16:21Z")
Good mates do not just stumble across you at some coffee shop. You have to hunt them down, hobble them and then hump them into submission. I hope this clears things up. ---
**Author:** ![astro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9dc877/32.png) [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2003, 6:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-all-you-mr-right-will-come-along-someday-pollyannas/187602/22 "2003-07-11T06:23:50Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Zenster \* > \*\*Good mates do not just stumble across you at some coffee shop. You have to hunt them down, hobble them and then hump them into submission. > > I hope this clears things up. \*\* In reading the article about Zenster’s capture the neighbors said “He always seemed like such a nice, quiet man but he was very private. He always kept the shades drawn and when we asked about he funny squawking noises coming from his bedroom he said he was practicing the saxaphone.” ---
**Author:** ![Stoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stoid/32/272_2.png) [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2003, 7:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-all-you-mr-right-will-come-along-someday-pollyannas/187602/23 "2003-07-11T07:07:32Z")
How do positive predictions of love in your future equal condescending and smug? ---
**Author:** ![Jeeves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/73ab20/32.png) [@Jeeves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jeeves)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2003, 7:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-all-you-mr-right-will-come-along-someday-pollyannas/187602/24 "2003-07-11T07:27:13Z")
This is a hijack, it does not concern Pollyanna’s, or annoying advice about future love prospects. **Eve** , I just wanted to say that I have seen you around the boards and wondered what you looked like. I always pictured you as a classy beautiful women. Now that I have actually realized that you have a www link, (Stupid me, I don’t know why it took me so long,) I had no idea you were so gorgeous. I just had to share that. If Mr. Jeeves and I(me[I never understood the grammar rules governing that]) lived in NY I would have to attend a NY dopefest and meet you. I wish that most of my friends were as smart as you. ---
**Author:** ![lucwarm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e19adc/32.png) [@lucwarm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lucwarm)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2003, 7:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-all-you-mr-right-will-come-along-someday-pollyannas/187602/25 "2003-07-11T07:40:17Z")
Agree with the OP. I suppose it’s hard to resist the urge to try to say something encouraging. For what it’s worth, there seems to be a serious shortage of straight single men in the NYC area. ---
**Author:** ![Hilarity\_N.Suze](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hilarity_n.suze/32/6223_2.png) [@Hilarity\_N.Suze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hilarity_N.Suze)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2003, 7:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-all-you-mr-right-will-come-along-someday-pollyannas/187602/26 "2003-07-11T07:44:36Z")
Ever been at Costco with a very short and simple list of things to get that you _know_ are cheaper at Costco, let’s say sheets and printer cartridges, and you’re not gonna buy _anything_ that’s not on your list, and then you pass some weird display of, say, an assortment of 15 cucumber-scented candles of various sizes, in a box, for only 3.99 and it just calls your name, and you buy it (along with your printer cartridges and sheets) and get home and say to yourself, “WTF? Why the bloody hell did I buy _this_? Cucumber flavored candles. Jesus.” Can’t even blame hormones for that one. But for marriage you can. I certainly do. !!@#$%\*&@!!! hormones. ---
**Author:** ![Already\_in\_Use](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a9adbd/32.png) [@Already\_in\_Use](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Already_in_Use)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2003, 7:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-all-you-mr-right-will-come-along-someday-pollyannas/187602/27 "2003-07-11T07:53:37Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Eve \* > **I have a fulfilling career** Just the other day, in [this thread](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=196379), you said you hated your job! Care to elaborate? 😉 As for the OP, it’s good that you’ve decided to do what makes you happy. But I feel sorry for all the men you must be turning down (who wouldn’t be attracted to that coruscating wit of yours?)! ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2003, 9:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-all-you-mr-right-will-come-along-someday-pollyannas/187602/28 "2003-07-11T09:49:16Z")
I hate it when people say the way to a woman’s heart is to “just be yourself… but be more outgoing. And dress differently. And get a haircut. And smile more often. And start a new hobby. And learn to dance.” In other words, DON’T be yourself. Be someone you’re not. Ha. ---
**Author:** ![I\_Love\_Me\_Vol.I](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/i_love_me_vol.i/32/521_2.png) [@I\_Love\_Me\_Vol.I](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_Love_Me_Vol.I)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2003, 10:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-all-you-mr-right-will-come-along-someday-pollyannas/187602/29 "2003-07-11T10:04:23Z")
exactly. huh. damn how can we ever get anywhere? ---
**Author:** ![ageless6](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9de053/32.png) [@ageless6](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ageless6)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2003, 10:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-all-you-mr-right-will-come-along-someday-pollyannas/187602/30 "2003-07-11T10:40:08Z")
Oh,alright Eve, I’ll stop trying to work my hand up under your hoop skirt. Besides,my prince has come,and guess what,he’s me. And guess who made him come…yup,me again! I always wondered what these opposable thumbs were REALLY for. ---
**Author:** ![Malacandra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Malacandra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malacandra)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2003, 11:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-all-you-mr-right-will-come-along-someday-pollyannas/187602/31 "2003-07-11T11:39:28Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Jeeves \* > \*\*If Mr. Jeeves and I(me[I never understood the grammar rules governing that]) lived in NY … \*\* [hijack]Take “Mr. Jeeves and” out of the sentence and see which makes better sense: _me_ or _I_. Whichever one it is, is the one that belongs in the sentence with the compound subject. In this case it’s “If Mr. Jeeves and I lived in NY”, but it would be “That Komodo dragon belongs to Mr. Jeeves and me”.[/hijack] ---
**Author:** ![Special\_Agent\_Jazz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bcef8e/32.png) [@Special\_Agent\_Jazz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Special_Agent_Jazz)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2003, 11:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-all-you-mr-right-will-come-along-someday-pollyannas/187602/32 "2003-07-11T11:53:36Z")
My god! Someone read my mind! I keep saying I’m never going to get married simply because well, men only treated me badly so why should I subject myself to that? I got better treatment from my animals then I get from people in general so I’m a huge skeptic and this didn’t come recently, this has been years and years of pain and heartache (along with alot of insults). And I really hate it when friends and people (especially family!) tell me, “Oh you’ll find someone” or “You haven’t found the right person yet” or “You’re so pretty, you’ll get a guy just like that.” Well guess what? I WON’T! There are barriers and reasons why which I won’t get into. But at least someone came out and said it. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![december](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/838e76/32.png) [@december](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/december)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2003, 12:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-all-you-mr-right-will-come-along-someday-pollyannas/187602/33 "2003-07-11T12:22:12Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Eve \* > 3) I am transgendered. And, to paraphrase Mrs. Parker, “Men seldom pinch fannies of girls who are trannies.” I don’t see why not. As an alternate paraphrase, how about, “Men often make passes at any girls’ asses.” And, if I marry someone, I expect her to faithful. It makes no difference whether she’s not sleeping with other men or whether she’s not sleeping with other men or other women. Either way, she’s having sex only with me. ---
**Author:** ![Neidhart](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Neidhart](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Neidhart)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2003, 12:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-all-you-mr-right-will-come-along-someday-pollyannas/187602/34 "2003-07-11T12:34:19Z")
originally posted by **GuanoLad** > [@](#): > > “just be yourself… but be more outgoing. And dress differently. And get a haircut. And smile more often. And start a new hobby. And learn to dance.” And get a more prestigious job. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![ruadh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/d2c977/32.png) [@ruadh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ruadh)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2003, 12:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-all-you-mr-right-will-come-along-someday-pollyannas/187602/35 "2003-07-11T12:41:48Z")
Ummm, december? You do realise that transgendered =/ bisexual, don’t you? As for the OP, I thoroughly agree. ---
**Author:** ![december](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/838e76/32.png) [@december](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/december)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2003, 12:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-all-you-mr-right-will-come-along-someday-pollyannas/187602/36 "2003-07-11T12:46:59Z")
BTW **Eve** , was your OP consciously or unconsciously referring to the George and Ira Gershwin song, “It’s Not for Me”? \*Old man sunshine, listen you Never tell me dreams come true Just try it And I’ll start a riot Beatrice Fairfax, don’t you dare Ever tell me he will care I’m certain It’s the final curtain I never want to hear from any cheerful Pollyannas Who tell you fate supplies a mate It’s all bananas They’re writing songs of love But not for me A lucky star’s above But not for me With love to lead the way I’ve found more skies of gray Than any russian play could guarantee I was a fool to fall And get that way Hi ho, alas and also Lack-a-day Although I can’t dismiss The memory of his kiss I guess he’s not for me - ---
**Author:** ![december](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/838e76/32.png) [@december](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/december)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2003, 12:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-all-you-mr-right-will-come-along-someday-pollyannas/187602/37 "2003-07-11T12:49:02Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by ruadh \* > **Ummm, december? You do realise that transgendered =/ bisexual, don’t you?** That slid right by me. Thanks for pointing out my error. ---
**Author:** ![Finagle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/b19c9b/32.png) [@Finagle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Finagle)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2003, 12:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-all-you-mr-right-will-come-along-someday-pollyannas/187602/38 "2003-07-11T12:52:14Z")
The title of this thread is “Mr. Right will come along some day.” and the last person to contribute is December. This amuses me. ---
**Author:** ![gobear](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/8dc957/32.png) [@gobear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gobear)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2003, 12:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-all-you-mr-right-will-come-along-someday-pollyannas/187602/39 "2003-07-11T12:55:45Z")
> [@](#): > > 1. I am an unprepossessing middle-aged woman. > > 2. I am not looking. > > 3. I am transgendered. And, to paraphrase Mrs. Parker, “Men seldom pinch fannies of girls who are trannies.” \*\*Eve], if you’re just not interested in the complications of being in a relationship, that’s fine, and if you’re not looking, then case closed. But I’m not buying #s 1 and 3. OK, the transexual issue may be startling, but to someone who truly, genuinely loves you, it will not make a whisper of a difference. I find it hard to believe that Renee Richards, Jan Morris, Tula, and Wendy Carlos, just to name a few transgendered folks off the top of my head, moved into a nunnery immediately post surgery. As for being an unprepossessing middle-aged woman, HA! I say. Look at Fanny Brice–she was a middle-aged woman and still chasing off boys with a stick (mind, she could have had better taste in men than a gambler and a disreputable showman). I have met you and think you are A) beautiful B)loads of fun to be with. If you enjoy being single, good for you, but don’t think for a minute that it’s becaue you have no alternatives. ---
**Author:** ![Kalhoun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3bc359/32.png) [@Kalhoun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kalhoun)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2003, 1:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-all-you-mr-right-will-come-along-someday-pollyannas/187602/40 "2003-07-11T13:09:29Z")
What Gobear said. And Ageless is funny 🙂 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-all-you-mr-right-will-come-along-someday-pollyannas/187602.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-all-you-mr-right-will-come-along-someday-pollyannas/187602.md?page=3)