I don't believe anyone called you any of those things.. Statements were made about what you said you wanted and possibly assumptions on why you were slamming us career women b/c YOU WERE... But no derogatory comments were made to you or your preferences...

I highly doubt you looked at my profile but it pretty much says zilch and I am a career person and want a career person as well as a lot of other things... I'm just not looking for it in general and certainly not on here..

Perhaps Melody's advice of "chill" was good advice.. Stop thinking we're slamming you and stop slamming us...

I meet those qualifications. Where/how do I apply for the job?

as far as Boise goes,i still think they need to play better teams than what they do if they want to prove that they're National Championship ready and to see if their QB is as good as everyone gives him credit for

There are a lot of things on my mind when I meet a man, I have a whole list of things.. I will not support someone so anyone that I'm going to date must bring something to the table just as I do.. A 401k is the least of it but it's smart to have so if he has one at least I know he cares about the future... There are a lot of small things that can tell you a lot about a person and if you will click/can go further than a date or two.. I'm not looking for sex so my criteria is important.. You are looking for sex so you have no criteria... We're different people of course we'll have different criteria, what's the big deal? I don't need Eharmony just b/c I have criteria.. Perhaps you'd be better off with "Adult Friend Finder" if all you're looking for is sex...

I also think that the people putting stuff in their profile about what they want and who they are, are trying/hoping to attract a certain kind of person... Those are probably the profiles that contain too much substance and you should move past and look for the ones that state "intimate encounter"...

Attacking us and being rude to us b/c we responded with our thoughts and why or how we do what we do with our profiles isn't cool.. People are different b/c we don't want what you want doesn't make us Nazi's or Wiccan's or anything else that you want to consider derogatory...

Oh and I don't watch Oprah, can't stand the show AND I'm single b/c I choose to be and will not settle...

That's been my experience -- with one notable exception.

I'd like to think there might be another exception out there.

If you would believe, what many writes in their profiles, there is absolutely no reason at all why they are single really. Sure, privacy is a concern, when it comes to putting yourself out on a public site, where thousands can view and browse through the profiles, so actually most people - I believe- are closed off and suspicious- so the usual blank mask of a resume-like profile serves as a security feature.

Many, actually view the "about me" section as a privacy intrusion, especially when a dating site encourages to "you must write at leas 20 words, or your profile will not be complete" or peer pressure of seeing others having something written in their profiles, and their empty ones just hang out of the line - let's use a bad term- sheep mentality.

At the end of the day, it's better off forgetting what he or she wrote in the profile anyway - if you ask me- or you gonna end up making that person to shape himself or herself to a pick up certain image, that the person in question created about him or herself, and it gets worse, if there the profile does not reflect the same person behind the profile.

Many jump the ship and rejects the offer, if someone starts to ask questions that are not comfortable and the answers would reveal that he or she behind the profile has been not truthful.

WOW! First, I am not Wiccan - I am Pagan.

Secondly, people of all religious sects may or may not smoke pot. I for one have never done drugs or smoked a cigarette. I have zero tolerance for those activities.

I am not taking shots at you. I don't know where you extracted that idea from my postings. All of my replies are speaking in general terms and situations. If you happen to fall into any of the situations I speak of then it's purely coincidental. I don't know anything about you, right? I am a bit of a smarty pants; however, I mean no harm.

I thought we were having an adult conversation; I am not using disparaging remarks. I am just speaking sincerely.

You seem frustrated at the replies. Members are just adding their feedback. You may not like the feedback you get but you did post on a public internet forum. You have to expect a plethora of opinions - not all of which you will agree.

Relax and have fun. You don't have to defend everything you say. What ever reason you are on Mingle - own it!

The cool thing about Mingle or any dating circumstance is the fact there is always something for everyone. If you don't vibe with a person you can easily move on rather than analyzing what makes them tick. I love the "next" button!

Live and let live, right?

I'm not sure where either of us said it was the first thing we look for. I can only speak for myself, though. If it's just casual dating, then no, it isn't going to be a big deal. If it's going to turn into anything more serious, I certainly do expect the person I'm dating to have goals.

Why do you have an issue with this? Do you not have goals and are annoyed that women are looking for men who do?

Sometimes I see a sort of vicious circle here -- women often say "Guys don't read the profiles anyway," which seems to be true enough (although there are some exceptions, like myself), so then the women don't put anything in their profiles (which is mainly what I'm seeing now), then the few guys who do care about this stuff say "Well, how are we supposed to know if we're interested or not if you won't write anything?" at which time the women put up a bunch of cleavage shots and then get offended when Joe Lowbrow sends a message that says "nice boobs."

This is NOT good communication.

I look at it this way -- a profile is there for you to get to know something about the person. Well, what does the person want you to know? Maybe nothing, maybe a lot. It will vary. But I can't make a decision about whether or not I'm interested in somebody unless I have something to work with.

If someone can't be bothered to do that much, I'm certainly not going to try to extract information out of them like some sort of deranged KGB agent.

Im so tired of Vampires!!

Finally someone with some sense.

Justin. PSU won't beat Bama next week. As I said, it will be closer than most think. But Bama is (all around) way more talented than PSU.

Miami is going to beat OSU. I'm not hating Newark. I just feel that Miami is much better than most people think.

Now. Let me elaborate more on the Boise/VT game. The Hokies are the most physical team that Boise has ever faced. Kellen Moore is good....but he still made the bulk of his stats against the WAC last year (I know they are in the Mountain West this year). VT has a good defense and they will attack Boise. Also, the game is in Landover, MD....not in Boise. Oh. And if memory serves me correct, when Boise does travel that they are not as proficient as they are at home. I just have this feeling that VT is going to beat the pants off of Boise.

Oh. And Florida. Better get those fundamentals down.