Nevermind the rest of them... ask ME a question about women.

Go ahead, what do you want to know?

I clarify this by saying, we are not all alike, and this is only my perspective, so that makes it even more complex, huh? :crazy:

you pull some new shit?

We have many needs. :D

...To call you only when they are having "man problems" and then say that they need "space" from you when they are trying to date again?
It's strange how many times this has happened to me.

Let's see: I call a man for the following reasons:

1. I'm returning his call and we're friends.
2. To discuss matters related to the children (i.e. my ex).
3. Sex.

I don't play stupid games. Next....

:shrug:

when she gives you a signal that she's considering more. You've got to not be afraid to "rock her world, dude". :headbang:

Seriously, for all women out there, if you have something you want to tell me, TELL ME. No signals, please, I'll miss it. (Unless the signal is throwing me down on the nearest horizontal surface - I'm dense but not THAT dense.)

I'm not one of them, but many do.

...it's hard to win at this game. :banghead:

If I have an underlying urge to ever jump your bones, I will tell you plainly and clearly, "David, I want to jump your bones." As for the rest of my sisterhood, I can't help you there. ;)

I appreciate your promise of honesty.

:-)

Could we have more of Sarahbelle's Guide to Signal Reception and Interpretation, please?

:D

Too hard to see all the available women out there who might love to be with me. I get one or two in my sights and if they shoot me down I can't seem to see the one's who'd say YES, YES, OH GOD YES! ;-)

I feel your pain.

;-)

Is that a gerbil? :D

It's a guinea pig. :P

And nice shake, yerself, babe. ;-)

That is the funniest thing I have seen in a long time :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

ya gotta pour to play, baby!

;-)

Up? or down. Also is a bidet only for women?

I may be liberal, but I'm not French. As for toilet seats, I have boys, so up seems to be the standard around here. I learned to pick my battles a long time ago and toilet seats just wasn't one of them. :shrug:

in your undies....

Go to the restroom in packs?

:D

Are we THAT interesting?

:7

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They're too stupid to understand the concepts behind it. Perhaps also a bit of cultural bias that tells women it's somehow not "feminine" for them to like it. Perhaps just personal taste.

X chromosomes! :P

Why can't I get one? :)

I mean, I'm a nice guy, I'm not too hard to look at, and I don't smell funny. Not only that I like cats, now what woman wouldn't want a dude that liked cats? :)

I have asked before, and never get an answer. It's a good thing I am a bit confident in myself, or I would feel like shit by now..lol.

That's the best I can come up with.

I'd have to say that in order to get what you want, you have to be willing to take the risks. Sometimes it can be like trying to get a job, you have to be willing to throw out a lot of resumes, go for plenty of interviews, and it may take awhile to land a position. In the course of human relationships, it's harder because there's that emotional element, but like work, it can often be matter of figuring out what is going to meet everyone's mutual needs.

count as taking risks? I tried that for one female. Didn't pay off too well.

:(
Unfortunately, getting burned happens to the best of us. Believe me, I know too well about sacrifices for love and getting burned. Many of us do. It's not gender specific. :hug:

Suffice it to say that I haven't seen her in about 5 years, and last I heard, she shacked up with some guy in New Hampshire and has kids now.

She said "land a position."

Nyuk...nyuk...nyuk....

The Three Stooges don't do anything for me. Am I really a woman?

On edit: gratuitous idiocy deleted. (Just the well thought out idiocy remains.)

That's a guy thing.

I could barely tolerate marrying a woman who votes Republican, but if she absolutely hates the Stooges....Woo-woo-woo!!!

Why is it that when I'm single, women won't even look at me twice, but the minute I'm in a relationship every girl wants to give me their phone number?

I don't know. :shrug:

I can only speak for myself, but I would never pursue a man who is within a relationship. The only circumstance would be if his partner gave explicit consent and it was ok within their relationship and that depends on many circumstances and can be complex, but to pursue them initially, um, no way. I don't believe in anything deceptive or dishonest in regards to this stuff.

They have sticks up their butts. :D

Or perhaps another super model.

Most of them are men in drag.

Why do some men bring them down to the point that they lose their self esteem?

Let's see as someone who is probably reasonably attractive and intelligent who spent years with a man who did that, I'd say it probably stems from a continuation of old messages from childhood about how "flawed" I was somehow because of various issues that belonged to my parents. Until I truly dealt with that and accepted the fact that not only were my parents wrong and I was not flawed, was I able to admit to myself just how poorly I was being treated and demand something better. Ultimately, my soon-to-be ex-husband's pain lead him to be so controlling of me. Unfortunately, he still can't see it even if the rest of the world can.

It's also difficult knowing that, in life, I have to be completely self-sufficient. Yes, I have friends, but if something happened to me, I don't have any loving or supportive family or partner. Zilch. There is no luxury of an off-day, mistake, or not succeeding in life. I'm very much on my own and have to be strong (along with responsibilities on top of it to my children). I had to be a in very strong place in order to be able to accept this as my reality. I am blessed with many things, but many of them have nothing to do with making the reality of my life any easier.

:shrug:

You're extremely good at it. :shrug:

How and when do I know that her friendliness is just that, being friendly? And that her friendliness and mannerisms mean that I should be finding the nearest motel room?
I've never been able to figure that one out.

I guess for me, I tend to be pretty clear about that stuff. I can't explain why some women have trouble asserting themselves in that regard. Hangups? Fear? Who knows? :shrug:

to tell when a woman wants to be just friends and when she wants more, meaning romantically, sexually. That would be one skill that I'd dearly love to have. To be able to read a situation and know when to go for it with her.

PS - only 1 in the Reminder this week. I'm slipping. :-(

I have some extensive apartment hunting this week and should finally move very, very soon, I'm finally going to pick up more hours at work, I got into the evening program for school in the Fall, and other stuff is not-so-bad. Some things could be better, but that's up to someone else to figure out right now.

with everything.

Passive-aggressiveness or Directness?

I'm not always sure how effective it is, but I figure at least it's honest. I don't like playing games with people, so I'm upfront and direct.

That P-A shit burns my ass

One of the only frustrating things about my wife - the old "Chinese women mean "yes" when they say "no" and vice versa thing.

Enquiring minds want to know :P

When you have a 3 year old boy who needs to get to that potty quickly, it only makes sense. :)

in public, introduce themselves, tell them they are attractive and then ask them if they would like to go out sometime?

Maybe it would be more refreshing though than being stared at if someone thinks I'm attractive, but I don't know if I'd feel comfortable with that personally. Perhaps if the guy was very good looking and was dressed in a way that somehow revealed a more thoughtful, intelligent person (political -shirt maybe?), I could be up for it, but otherwise, I tend to be more reserved about that stuff. I'm not much of a bar person and tend to do better with one on one conversations and smaller groups, so that "stranger thing" would make me a little uncomfortable. I am only me though.

Again, other women may vary. :)

really

In term of the big picture relationship stuff?

For me:
1. respect (must view my goals as just as important)
2. non-possessive (partnership does not mean ownership)
3. intelligence (brains a non-negotiable necessity, progressive politically included here)
4. physical/sexual chemistry (it's either there or it's not, it's in part appearance, but not the entire picture either)
5. non-addictive to substances (self explanatory)