please do tell. seriously.

F u c k, you all. I may be old but I am not obsolete. (just not hip to these new-fangled terms.....).

Would someone please explain the "bean slappers"stuff.

It's called humour and irreverence. I'm not the "'walks on the beach, puppy loving"" type. Anyone who could see the irreverence is my "type". However, I do love love dirtydirty underpants!

I may be a genius, yet i still don't get sh it. Explain. Please.

and this?

Heehee. I'm honest. You can say what you want, I don't care. And yeah, I want a man that is smart.

You can deign all you want---I don't care. Truly. Folks that know how to speak and spell (heehee), have more in common with me---that's all I'm saying.

And furthermore, as a writer, English is incredible---not perfect.

Not true. English has the ability to express specific thoughts (currently) more precisely than any other language---the sheer dearth of adjectives could make a dictionary thicker than an entire French dictionary.

I don't know what you speak and/or study but my credentials are: English, French, German, Spanish, and Latin.

Bull sh it! Or maybe not, for most. However, I care. Language and it's rules are very important to me---English in particular (not out of nationalism but rather, because it is more precise than most).

Sorry if it seems harsh, but I DO judge folks on basics such as spelling and grammar.

It's not "a few typos". It's a disregard for a common intelligence.

And... It's not like we're back in (my time) the 80's, where there weren't freakin' online dictionaries and "spell-checks" out there. I'm not asking everyone to get and use the OED, but f*ck! the basics aren't THAT hard......

And? It's not like we're back in (my time) the 80's, where there weren't freakin' online dictionaries and "spell-checks" out there. I'm not asking everyone to get and use the OED, but f*ck! the basics aren't THAT hard......

Can't help it, folks who do not, at least attempt, to

Frankly, I do not ever consider anyone who doesn't have a basic grasp of the English language. So, I guess, that could be a consideration.

My spouse and I have been emotionally (and verbally) "separated" for four years---we are now signing the ol' divorce papers---and despite us living together for most of those four years, it was over four years ago. Irrevocably.

There are myriad reasons why folks don't get officially divorced. Personally, I don't really want to get divorced. Divorce would mean that the sh it I did as his wife means nothing---I have no protection. As I have no desire to ever marry again, why the heck should I get divorced?

Okay, I checked your profile (yes, I am a proud member of the Creepy [old] People Anonymous: http://www.justsayhi.com/topic/show/56228), and we are within a few years of age. I was married for 15 years and then with someone afterwards for two years (seamlessly) and have never actually "dated" or been single. Things are different now than when we were young. Yet, I love being here at this age. Not only am I done worrying about how "society" views me, I don't really give a crap about how men regard me---I refuse to be something I am not and am perfectly comfortable with the person I have become. Furthermore, being somewhat older, I KNOW what I am looking for and can be picky without guilt. Perhaps if you looked at the ways you have grown and changed and started to consider what YOU want, without desperation, the journey will be smoother.

I apologise. I know your post wasn't bashing---it was more the heading. I'm just bone-weary of reading gender-bashing threads and I over-reacted...

Yup. I hate that crap. We are all, in the end, people and like you said, some are jerks but realistically, most aren't.