I'm sure you've been asked the question before ...
How did you escape the marriage thing?
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Date: 01/08/2004
From: wanderingthruthewoods
To: peachga4u
Subject: 41 Never married
------peachga4u said:------
>>I'm sure you've been asked the question before ...
>>How did you escape the marriage thing?
Heh. Well, I was engaged once... or engaged to be engaged... but it (fortunately for both of us) didn't work out in the long run. Beyond that, I just don't date much... there's a concatenation of factors that all coincide to keep me single, like the fact that I don't drive, nor do I drink, both of which conspire in our culture to pretty much rob one of most social opportunities.
Beyond that, I'm average looking, getting on in age, intelligent, extremely opinionated, perpetually poverty stricken, not at all powerful or authoritative, have a very dry sense of humor, read a lot, and am very analytical. None of those are things that most women of our culture find particularly attractive, in my experience, and the combination is a killer. I have nothing to offer any woman except the things every woman says she wants in a guy, and few women apparently really do... genuine affection, a naturally generous spirit, sentimentality, a romantic nature, loyalty, faithfulness... you know. It's that whole "women SAY they want nice guys, but they date bastards" thing. ::grin::
I've always suspected that if I were a naturally meaner, more unkind, and harsher person, especially towards women, I'd be much more popular with them. I'm certain if I were younger, thinner, richer, and/or handsomer I would be... but, anyway. I am what I am, and what I am is a guy who, it seems, is always going to be single, and lately, unattached. I guess there are worse things to be.
Thanks for your note. You have a lovely smile. My permanent email addy is docnebula01@juno.com if you'd like to continue corresponding. I have a weblog at www.angelfire.com/blog/abehm if you'd like to get to know me a little better, as well.
D.
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Date: 01/08/2004
From: peachga4u
To: wanderingthruthewoods
Subject: 41 Never married
Hi,
and thanks for the compliment :)
I must admit your website made absolutely no sense to me at all. LOL Sorry!
You don't paint a very positive picture of yourself and you seem like a very nice fella. But being a nice fella isn't all that women want right? We need things in common, we need to have the same foundation on a lot of issues. I guess the point I'm trying to make is ... just because someone doesn't choose you doesn't mean it's because the'd prefer someone who treats them badly. It could be for some very valid reasons.
So tell me ... what is this website all about? LOL Sorry I was totally lost.
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Date: 01/08/2004
From: wanderingthruthewoods
To: peachga4u
Subject: 41 Never married
>>So tell me ... what is this website all about? LOL Sorry I was totally lost.
Hmmm. I don't know how much experience you have on the Internet. The site is simpy a weblog, albeit one I designed and coded myself. It's a place where once or twice a week, sometimes more often, I'll note down things that happened to me that I find interesting, or my thoughts on various things. There are various graphics on it to make it more interesting looking (which probably don't actually succeed in that function). Scroll down past the top graphic to get to the text and just start reading. I'm a fairly lucid writer, although lately my entries have all been about HeroClix, this very geeky game my brother gave me for Christmas that we've been playing every day since then.
D.
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From: Teri
Subject: Hey
To: docnebula01
Hi, it's me again
I'm going to give your weblog another try
talk to you later
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From: "docnebula01@juno.com
Date: Fri, 9 Jan 2004 10:18:50 GMT
To: Teri
Subject: Re: Hey
Thanks for the second look.
I am often described by others as an acquired taste, so if you find you don't
like the blog, by all means, don't feel like you'll be hurting my feelings.
I'm a pretty major geek, and most of my stuff reflects that.
But thanks for trying again, and writing to tell me. ;)
D.
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From: Teri
Subject: Re: Hey
To: docnebula01
ok I give up ... LOL
Although I am intrigued by anything different from
myself ... my friends are very diverse :) ... I'm
still a stay at home girl with Lifetime TV and a
bottle of wine.
Is a friendship a possibility here? :)
Teri
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From: "docnebula01@juno.com
Date: Sun, 11 Jan 2004 07:11:32 GMT
To: Teri
Re: Re: Hey
>>Is a friendship a possibility here? :)
Well, I don't make friends easily, so it's not like I'm going to reject someone
I haven't even met. I admit, I don't understand what it is about my weblog you
find inaccessible... that puzzles me, since I know the page isn't that hard to
read and the one thing I do very well is write... but... ::shrug:: if it's
just the geeky subject matter that's putting you off, then you're going to have
to decide if we can be friends, or rather, if you want to be friends with
someone whose life is so apparently incomprehensible to you.
As to a bottle of wine, I don't drink, or do any other kind of drugs, but that's
just what works for me, I don't judge other people. My experience is, though,
that people like to share their bottles of wine, so you may find my
teetotalling offputting.
As to the Lifetime Network, I used to tune in every 4 p.m., or record it, back
when I had cable, so I could get my L.A. LAW fix, but that was long, long ago.
These days if I had cable I'd mostly be using it to watch THE SHIELD... I'm a
big cop show fan, if the cop show is any good. I might also check out some
SciFi Network stuff, since I'm a geek, and when TV Land had HILL STREET BLUES
on, I was glued to my seat.
So, I don't know if friendship is a possibility. Honestly, I'm baffled as to
why you can't read my blog... but... well, I guess we all choose what we put
our time and effort into. Reading my online journal is the fastest, easiest,
and safest way to get to know me better, though. If for some reason you find
it utterly perplexing, I suspect you wouldn't enjoy me much in person, either.
Nonetheless, I don't know you well enough to make a judgement as to whether or
not we can be friends. Do you have a weblog? I'd be happy to check it out, if
so. I know you must be quite intelligent to have the job you have, and I like
smart people, but perhaps we simply have no interests at all in common. I
can't tell.
D.
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Date: Sun, 11 Jan 2004 00:53:13 -0800 (PST)
From: Teri
Subject: Re: Hey
To: docnebula01@juno.com
>> Teatottling is not offputting ... I was able to read your "blog" ... I am intelligent ... and perhaps we don't.
Take care "D"
T :)
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