Holy crap! I'm in the SAME exact boat as you! I met this girl at a lock in at my church on New Years Eve. We were at church, so obviously neither of us had been drinking. Regardless, her and I hit it off for hours. Ended the night over some Denny's at 3 am and the next day we text all day long, right? Well the day after that, complete 180 degrees. Not ready for a relationship...blah blah blah. What the hell is one to do with that? Ugh....yes. It's disappointing, my friend. But I think it's time we moved on to the next one.

You make me feel glad.

Nahhh...of course you're not.

So the fire was AFTER their roof destroyed your car? Wow...that was very big of you. Definitely commendable. Not a lot of people like you left in the world these days. I, too, would have made the same decision. I believe it's important to humble myself before others and think about their needs before my own. This type of servant's heart is also the best way to profit in life. To give is an opportunity to receive.

Hurt people tend to try to hurt people. It's just the way they cope with their own problems. I can relate to that, unfortunately. I've tried to hurt others by insulting them because I thought it was the best way to feel better about myself. Human nature is peculiar.

I suppose looks are not as important to me. We'll agree to disagree. Anyway....you're hot. HAHA!!

I really love this topic so I'm going to elaborate, if I may. The saying, "Put others before yourself" requires a lot of responsibility. It may also take self confidence, and bravery, in order to put the needs of others before your own. Then again, it matter to what extent you'll love others before yourself. Will you be willing to spare personal time for them, or even die for them? That confidence is also love for self. Therefore the amount in which you love someone else is very conclusive to how much you love yourself. Yes...that was your mind being blown. Enjoy.

Your profile is great. I just moved down here to Orlando from Richmond. What a shame. I totally would have contacted you.

I can see where the original post seemed negative, now. It definitely wasn't intended to be that way. Allow me to tweak it.

Thanks. And this paper/article needs to be updated because scientists have made a lot of progress in the calibration of radiometric transfer standards since this was written. I'm guessing the 70's or 80's?

Kinda gay...but I certainly do feel more appreciated. LoL! Don't you have any manly flowers?

Yeah, my picture is creepy, but I'm not. I'm bored. Stimulate my mind. I could use some intellectual conversation over some red roses.

Do you live in Deliverance?

Psh...you never gave me roses. Good grief. What's a guy gotta do?

Curious, but why are pictures such an important issue on dating websites? Looks are extremely deceiving, especially when it's merely a photograph. For instance, my profile picture is creepy. It's dark, I'm not smiling, nor can you see clearly. Then again it's the only one I have at the moment and if you're really curious as to what I look like you'd contact me for another one. Regardless of what I "look" like on the outside, I am college educated, I have goals and values, mama raised me right, good head on my shoulders, and some would say I'm a comedic genius. I just don't believe a picture would sway me toward whether or not I'll look at someones profile. I usually look at the headlines.

My grandmother's peanut butter fudge.

I've been cheated on twice, by two different girls. Granted, (hey that's my screen name. Totally didn't plan that) this was in college and we are all pretty immature. However, after it happened the second time (and she was the second consecutive girlfriend, mind you) I had a really difficult time wondering if it was me, or what I was doing. Then after some soul searching, I realized that the only place I erred was in the women I pursued. So I upped my standards a bit and haven't had a girlfriend cheat on me since. Hope that helps. :)

My biggest problem with getting a date...? All I gotta do is drive to the grocery store. Hahaha....

So far all of your responses have been wonderful, and constructive. Keep them coming. I would also like to add more upon the subject. The loneliness that I have experienced in my past, I have found, was definitely rooted in being hurt, broken, and rejected in relationships. Then it became a snowball affect, and every rejection by every girl caused more and more bitterness which, in turn, caused me to try even harder.

Now, that may sound as if I'm pointing fingers towards others and saying, "I'm the victim, I'm the victim", and granted, that is exactly what it was for several years. However, I have definitely found healing in the realization that it was my self-pity causing the anxiety. The healing process began when I started to think about what I could have done differently to avoid being hurt. Thinking about ways that I brought it on myself and working on ways to improve. Also finding outlets in activities such as sports, community programs and clubs, and just hanging out with friends helps me realize all is well. I can definitely think back and understand the old saying, "You reap what you sow."

thoughts...?

Wow...thanks for the input, but this post isn't FOR me. I'm okay with being single, now. I use to not be so I figured there had to be other people out there that are the way I use to be. So I figured this would help. I can see why you're single, though. So negative.