Once upon a time (some sobering thoughts)

[tim360z]

... in response to RW/UW have their own ways of social mani..., posted by BarryM on Feb 8, 2002

I know Rw/Uw,  as well as all women can spin a marvelous charm that can be irresistable.  I mean really Barry,  what are all these guys pokin' around this board for.  The Pl Board ain't exactly the fishing channel where we are discussing hooks and flys and rods and bait and chum and the 1 that got away and...---hey,  wait a minute---this is alot like the fishing channel.  Maybe we should have a Derby,  whattya think???

[tim360z]

... in response to No underestimation intended,, posted by tim360z on Feb 8, 2002

....well,  of course we are gonna need rules.  And a criteria.  And officials and judges.  I think we'll make Jack and LP the judges of weights and measures.  The judges will be all the happily married guys and their wives.  Hhhhmmm!  this has possibilities?  Me and Stan get the concession license.  Hhhmmm!  food for thought....then again while a Derby is kinda cute---a pageant would be just unbeleivable...we'll peddle it to the networks...Fox will outbid all comers.

[hockeybrain]

... in response to Re: Once upon a time (some sobering thou..., posted by KenC on Feb 8, 2002

I see no difference between dating here and Russia other than the time and distance phenomena.  People meet, either through letter, email, personal introduction, social gathering or randomly.  They talk, learn about each other and decide if they like each others company.  This may occur over days, months, weeks, years etc. depending upon the couple.  They may meet face to face many times or infrequently over this period of time.  It depends upon the individuals.  Eventually or quickly they may decide to get married - now here is where it gets dicey - who lives where, how to get to the USA generally etc.  Dating is dating anywhere.  You go out and when you determine the person is not right, you move on.  Better to find out along the way than to be divorced.

[hockeybrain]

... in response to Re: Re: Once upon a time (some sobering ..., posted by hockeybrain on Feb 8, 2002

If the only thing the girl intended to do was steal money from you in the process of dating then it is a scam - period ie. premeditated dating robbery.

[micha1]

... in response to Re: Once upon a time (some sobering thou..., posted by KenC on Feb 8, 2002

Hello Ken,  we all have dated girls when we were young, kissing, petting and wanted to get in their pant.
You say you have dated AW, I dated FCW  (french canadian woman).  Where we scamming the girls, when we
told them that we loved them more than anything,  because we had a hard_n that hurt so much that we
sincerely believe, we would not have been able to walk home.
The girls all have lived this with us.  Do you think that they have forgotten all of this, no sir.
It is just that now they know what we are made of.  They do know that we are a lot of kid inside most of us,
still.  And they hope that some of us have grown a little.
Others have been scr&w in so many ways,  physicaly, emotionaly, materialy...etc.  that they are waiting for
someone to pay the bill for the others, when that someone will cross the lines.
So what is scamming,  everyone of us here and everywhere do takes his best shots, men and women.
Some for different reasons are not lucky and will never be.
Some people could not carry a tune, if they had it in a bucket.  But they do have hope, like I have.
You are one of the lucky guy, I lift my hat to you.

[KenC]

... in response to Re: Re: Once upon a time (some sobering ..., posted by micha1 on Feb 8, 2002

Micha1,
You know that my life has not all been a bed of roses either. I just choose to be an optimist. I believe that everyone will get exactly what they deserve-----eventually. Everyone here knows about how wonderful my life is with Lena, but I also don't dwell on the years of misery and the heartbreak I suffered with the break-up of a 20+ year marriage to an AW. That was then, this is now. I have a great life and a great wife! Best of luck to everyone.
KenC

[MarkInTx]

... in response to Re: Once upon a time (some sobering thou..., posted by KenC on Feb 8, 2002

And... age police aside...

A sixty something man after a 26 year old hottie?

And she was not just in love with him? She was after more? Gee, imagine that!

Tania may be on to something...