BUMP.
'sup, Davebear? How goes the lovelife?
Yeah. But, it gets worse. Wanna know who I did go with? That would be Sherri; my ex. 
She invited me up, when I dropped her off, for a piece of cake. There were no parking spaces, or I’d have gone. Knowing Sherri, cake would have been the only thing I’d have gotten a piece of, anyway.
Awww, honey lamb! You know you’re the only woman I care about! Why, sleeping with you was the greatest experience of my life. You plumb ruined me for other women. They just don’t have any appeal for me, compared to you.
So, when are y’all comin’ back to Boston, darlin’? 
I hate to say it, but the show was a major disappointment, to me. The sound was awful, and he really dissed the major songs. He rushed through some of them so fast, he was practically a full measure ahead of the band. And, he wasn’t even trying to sing them correctly. We left after he murdered Born to Run in cold blood.
The Harmony cloud? We’ll see.
Umm…this is my thread, remember? No such thing as too crass. 
Ironically, your crass idea is probably not an option, with Harmony, at the moment. I tried. Figures I’d try it with the wrong woman. :rolleyes:
Thanks, Dream Girl. I’m not sure Harmony is going to be able to steal my heart, but we’ll see.
Jeez, Ma! It’s only been a couple of hours! Give a guy a chance, would ya’? You been into the cooking sherry, again?
:eek: People Meet People * on the i n t e r n e t ? ? ? ? *
[sup]gasp!!![/sup]
I’ve GOT it! Have “Harmony” call Theresa and tell her to call you back!!! “I’m too busy with these other two guys, hun, so you keep him ‘warm’ for me!”
Was just having to 'splain that I couldn’t fix the Hotmail problem on my friend’s computer … so she could get her Match replys to their receipients … buzy pipeline, Hotmail to Match … chuckle
Yeah, that’d work. :dubious: But, then Harmony’s other guys would get so fed up that they could never reach her, because she would be spending all her time trying to reach Theresa, that they’d dump her. So, then she wouldn’t need to reach Theresa. It’s a vicious circle.
Actually, you made me realize I wasn’t clear with you guys about how I feel about Harmony seeing these other guys. I’m fine with it. No problems, whatsoever. The only problem I had was with the odd behavior the situation caused, and that was probably my fault for “rushing things”, that first night. But, now that I understand the reason for it, it’s cool.
I had (stupidly? naively?) assumed, because she approached me, and so soon after I joined, that the field was clear of competition. Well, okay, so I should know better than to assume, but I’ve learned that lesson, now. And, given that there’s no lack of men on Match, I should have realized that any woman who was interesting enough to be worth dating, would be dating. All I can say is “Hey, I’m new at this.” Another lesson learned. I’ll get the hang of it.
But, it doesn’t bother me that she’s seeing these other guys. For one thing, assuming she’s telling the truth about how long she’s been seeing at least one of them, it means she’s not likely to have any really annoying or objectionable character flaws. If she did, these other guys would have dumped her (not an absolute, but a reasonable premise). And, she did tell me about them, when she’d decided she’d like to continue seeing me, and it was clear that some explanation was needed, in order to make that happen. As she pointed out, I hadn’t asked. And, I don’t blame her for not mentioning, up front.
I doubt most people would be as interested in meeting someone who’s already seeing two other people. She undoubtedly feels the same way, and is enough of a salesperson to understand that you don’t have to tell the customer everything during the sales pitch. That’s basically what the introductory emails, calls, and first date are, in a budding relationship; selling oneself to a new person. Having been in sales, myself, for years, I can’t fault her for not pointing out the negatives, right up front, since they aren’t “deal breakers”.
I’d have given her more points, if she’d just come right out with it, as soon as I said I’d like to see her, again, as I would have. But, maybe she hadn’t decided about me, at that point. Still, I give her credit, for not making up some other semi-plausible story to explain the lack of response. She was probably hoping she wouldn’t have to tell me about them, at least for a while, but she stood up and did it, when she felt it was necessary, and I like that about her.
Hmph. 14 hours, and not a peep from anyone. Even Maureen didn’t respond. That’s a surprise. I should probably just let it go, but there may be someone who’s still interested. Did not hear from Harmony, today (Nor Theresa. Big surprise.). But, I did get a call from Sherri, asking me to come over and hook up her new DVD/VCR combo. In return, she was offering dinner, and homemade cake. So, I went. Had dinner. Wine and candles. Hmmmm. Hooked up the box. Had cake. Then had “dessert”! Guess I was wrong about not getting anything but cake, last night. Also got an offer to spend the night! But, I had to come home to take care of the kids (ferrets). Kringle has a chronic condition that requires medication every day, and he hadn’t had it, yet.
So, I came home, cleaned the litter boxes and cage, did my finances and paid my bills, then logged onto my email account. (Yes, I also gave Kringle his medicine, but that was later.) And, found an email from another woman on Match! Basically, a one-liner, saying she liked one of the jokes in my profile, but what the heck? It’s better than nothing. Of course, her profile also says she doesn’t want a smoker, so it may mean nothing beyond a friendly sharing of a laugh. I dunno. I don’t know how these things work, yet.
Okay, that does it. I quit. I’m just gonna go and become a monk.
Gee, Dave…
I guess that absence makes the heart grow fonder or is this more of a forbidden fruit thing with Sherri?
Sorry I didn’t post earlier, we had company saturday… a cook-in because of the rain And I unloaded 4 boxes of baby clothes!! yay me
Well, that’s overreacting, just a tad. Besides, I just got her reply to my email, in which I made it even more clear than in my profile that I smoke. She called it “a deal breaker”. So, that’s that. (Or, did you mean because of Sherri?)
I’ve known for a long time, and it’s confirmed regularly on SD, that people often don’t read carefully. But, not only is there a category for smoking in the Match profiles, but my description of who I’m looking for ends with this;
That’s a pretty large chunk of text to overlook, IMHO. Yes, I know that last line is lame. I needed something to end it on an upbeat note, and that’s the best I’ve come up with, so far. Suggestions for improvements are welcome.
I’m not sure. I guess it depends on which side you’re looking at; hers or mine. I think she may be hoping to get back together. For me, it was basically a case of “Why not?” It’s not like I’m really seeing anyone else, yet. I don’t count kissing a woman as establishing a relationship.
Yay, you! Not that I understand what you said. But, if you’re happy, I’m happy. (It sounds like you gave away (unloaded) baby clothes, but you’re going to need baby clothes, soon. Maybe you meant unpacked, from storage?)
Well, off to work. 
Work?! On a Sunday? or am I just not aware of my days?
Yes gave away as in they left casa de la tanookie
I’m currently knocked up but with a BOY you see and I had reams of pink and floral stuff that while cute will likely cause him to need therapy if he sees himself in pictures in his sister’s dresses!
Oh and my god is your social life complicated!
In the first few days, two women have written to you and you met one of them. Trust me, leave it just the way it is.
Gotta Agree with “Wally” (old engineering terms die hard)
If a “Match” profile is workin’ … it’s Workin!!! You not only Met one of them, but reached gentle moans status!!!
As to the “I’m a social pariah, I smoke.” paragraph, I mighta ended it with, “But, hey, I’m house broken, willing to smoke only outside, have So many other terrific qualities …and have a number of women on-line who think I look a Lot like Patrick Stewart!!!”
As to the woman who liked the joke in your “Match” profile, My question, the joke she said she liked … did You think it was a joke when you wrote it? WAS it actually a joke??? (Hum, maybe she was referring to the joke that such a fine Feazle minded fellow as you would, ha ha ha, smoke???
oh… and speaking of opening sales pitch, I might have been willing to skip reminding her of that social pariah text she overlooked, till I’d found out more about how interesting SHE was …
Shouldn’t we just be opening a “discussing DaveBear’s love life” Chat Room somewhere?
or just having you start a new thread each week … sort of the DaveBear’s Never Ending Social Saga???
As to “motive” to have dessert with Sherri, “Fun Friends” status with “ex’s” IS how any civilized society SHOULD work, IMHO!!! Save ALL those goofy bad decisions that can be made when the “Need” is over-riding the cranial Brain!
Yeah. Sucks, don’t it? I have to give a presentation tomorrow, and I didn’t have time to work on it, during the week.
Ah, right. Gotta get that gender orientation set in the litle tyke’s mind, ASAP.
Is it? Oh, good. I thought it was just me. And, I haven’t even introduced the topic of email relationships. Or, the woman I have a crush on, at work. 
(But, she’s out of bounds, anyway, even if it were mutual. Even I know dating coworkers is a bad idea.)
Well, yeah. But, it’s actually been a week, and that’s 2 out of 59 times my profile has been viewed. That’s a pretty poor closing rate, for an old salesman, like me. Actually, it probably helps that I don’t have a photo posted, in my case. They can’t dismiss me immediately, based on appearance; they have to read the profile or ignore it, entirely. Besides, the ladies who have contacted me would probably be too old for you. They’re even kind of old for my tastes. But, I’m trying to be openminded.
And, I just added that last part. I’m an inveterate tweaker. But, I had previously mentioned my smoking in the bit about me, so it was there all along. Now it’s in the part about who I’m looking for, instead. That gave me a bit more room to describe myself, which isn’t easy in the space allotted. It’s kinda weird; I’m a man of few words, unless I’m writing. Then I’m a man of many pages. My first three drafts didn’t fit.
Yeah, but it was kinda like kissing a (wo)mannikin. I guess you hadta be there. (Well, no. If you HAD been there, there wouldn’t have been any kissing.)
But, I’m not willing to only smoke outside. I spend enough time outside my office building, during the day. I’m not going to spend the entire evening going outside. Besides, it gets cold! here.
And, I can’t use that Patric Stewart thing. Sherri’s the only one who’s ever said that.
No, it was an intentional joke, and she recognized it as such. Had nothing to do with smoking. And, I already had some idea of how interesting she was, before I told her, because I’d looked up her profile, before replying. But, I’m not going to mislead anyone about my smoking. (Well, not unless they’re drop-dead gorgeous, as well as otherwise perfect for me. ;)) (No, I wouldn’t really do that.) (I think.)
Shush, you! I’m not going to all that effort, if I don’t have to. And, I don’t see the advantage to adding new threads. I could just stop posting about my social life, but people seem to like reading about it (except Robot Arm).
'Zactly!
It gets cold outside??? Oh… yeah, I forgot!!! Ya know, I’ve heard rumors about cold white stuff that falls from the sky, Right at Home, there in Mass! (Dad’s from Worcester) I used to live in a place where winter wasn’t optional, too! Cannot for the Life of me remember why! But back to the topic(s)
YUCK!!! Kissing someone who just stands there??!!?? YUCK!!!
Dave, rumor has it (actually I think YOU said it somewhere back there, but now it’s just become widely believed rumor …) You’re MUCH too talented a Kisser to be kissing walking-dead people!!!
And, sorry, I forgot, you live in the land where people actually smoke Inside! Legally! Amazing!
On, and from the poll two (woman)friends have done with online stuff, 2 responses in a week IS doing good! Keep them intentional jokes rolling, dude! Who knows, you could break your streak before it hits 2 decades!!!
Awww, Davebear. I’m sorry I ran off and left you alone. I honestly thought with all those women clamoring for your attention, you didn’t need Mama Maureen to tell you how perfectly lickable you are, even through the cloud of (cough cough) cigarette smoke. Not to mention not really having anything worth contributing to the thread besides “hang in there.”
Besides, you weren’t the only one with plans for this weekend.
Sherri. Hm. Well, I think you deserve a lot better, but if you actually get to have sex without all the little strings, more power to you. Speaking of which, Mr. Maureen insists that I tell you the following: “If she doesn’t have kneepads, she ain’t worth having.” (Oh, I can just hear the angry retribution ready to fall from that little nugget).
So. How’s the project going?
Wow, I go out of town for a few days and look at all the action here. My head is spinning and, no, I didn’t even read all that carefully—but I promise I will!
Well, shoot. First you keep insisting you don’t look like Patrick Stewart, davebear, and then I find out you’re one of those air polluter types. Phooey. Looks like I’d better keep Papa Tiger around after all…
But a friendly word of advice about sex with the ex: Trust me, it can cause more complications than relieve frustrations. Definitely one to avoid. YOU may not have seen any strings, but that’s not to say there won’t be some next time she comes around!
Can I be immature and make a comment about MamaTiger’s last line? Can I? Huh, huh? Please???
Actually, I agree with her to an extent, but you know the woman best and I’m assuming you’re being upfront with her about your intentions, or lack thereof?
So Dave, now you’re kissing mannequins? In Watertown? At the Ahhsenal Mall? (I used to live in Waltham and we’d go down to Ann and Hope’s all the time. But I don’t think they had any mannequins in there. You had to go out into the real part of the mall for that. )
Gotta agree with you on the smoking thing, Dave. These days it does seem to make a big difference to people.
*A smokin’Patrick Stewart among women, a Legend among men, a kisser among [iWoMannequins
*[sub]Wyatt bows in front of his [/sub]Sensei[sub]well, sorta bows and sorta just checks out his shoes …[/sub]
repeating … preview is my Friend, preview is my Friend, preview is my Friend, preview is my friend, preview is my friend…
Aha! A homeboy! Actually, a branch of my family used to live out that way, long ago. Well, really, they pretty much were that area, at one time. Not Worcester, but nearby.
Well, it’s a rumor I’d be happy to prove true if, say, lorene or Maureen were willing to participate in the experiment. But, yeah, it was bizarre and kinda yucky. That’s partly why I switched to nibbling on her neck. I thought maybe she’d unfreeze.
Well, it’s still legal in private homes. Getting harder and harder to find a public place where it’s legal.
Yes! Tell me! Tell me!
Oh, and I don’t smoke in bed. Not even after sex.
I hope yours went better than mine. Never did hear from Harmony.
LOL! So, is he going to let you pack your kneepads, when you come to Boston? Or, should I buy you a set?
Sherri, hm, indeed. I’ve now had more sex with her, since breaking up with her, than I did all last year.
The presentation? Done.
Take your time. But, if you went away for a few days, it sounds like you’re the one getting the action.
Well, Mama T, I believe in truth in advertising.
Yep. I know that. But, I still wasn’t going to pass up a nice dessert when my sweet tooth has been so long denied. Besides, it takes a LOT of string to hold a Grizzly.
Could anyone stop you?
Yes, she knows it doesn’t mean I want to get back together. She may be hoping that enough sex will make me want to get back together, but we’ve been around that circle a couple times, already. And, that was before we had separate apartments and leases and new furniture that wouldn’t fit and…
That’s gonna haunt me isn’t it? I can just tell. No, it wasn’t at the Arsenic Mall (there are really too many ways to play on that name).
Yuh huh.
LOL! Hey! I’ve got a new sig! Yeah, I saw that post by peritrochoid. I thought that was funny. Where’s my Stetson and my gun belt? It’s time to ride off into the sunset.
Oh, and I’m barefoot, Grasshopper. You need your eyes checked?