If you shop to feel good, you’re REALLY going to like this!

I have kissed a date in the car because I was feeling him, but it was still too soon to have him in my home...in the evening...where there is a cozy bed...and I’m totally feeling him.

I really don’t engage in verbal battles. I will not avoid an area of discussion if I know I will disagree with someone either..

If I don’t agree with someone on a subject or issue, I’m not going to argue it with them, but am likely to ask questions to see if I can understand where they’re coming from and why they feel as they do. Likewise, I may state my reasons for my own beliefs, respectfully.

If that doesn’t work, I’ll make a big joke of it and move away from the subject, mumbling, “Some people are so sensitive.”

I try to remeber that people don’t generally have strong feelings without good cause. I may never agree with them, but I will respect most viewpoints enough not to argue.

Over the last year, two of my closest girlfriends have tried to get me out with half a dozen cousins, co-workers or their husband’s buddies. I had a chance to meet each of them once or twice before making a decision about whether I’d allow them to set me up. And each time I’ve been dumbfounded as to how little my best friends seems to know about my taste in men.

I wasn’t sure whether to represent my Highland or Irish heritage....I can’t make the link come up.

Okay, try this. It’s Highland reel vs Irish jig.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Wvc_Rykbjsc

You may want to rethink either your word choice or profile pic.

You don’t look like a single girl.

Nothing funny about that!

Nope. I could have dealt with him having had a bad night. But the fact that he considered it a good night told me everything I could want to know about his priorities.

Partying is not my priority, it’s an occasional-ity.

Of course there is love without sex.

There are many physical ailments and conditions that render sex impossible.

A man who can feel nothing past his waist can still feel every single emotion you do.

Great question. I’ve wondered the same when I watch my sister shop.

I’ve heard it said that the rewarding feeling of a new purchase can be an addictive uphoric thing.

Some say that shopaholics are trying to buy materialistic happiness because their lives are lacking something.

I’ve also heard the theory that when someone once struggled financially, then achieve a certain level of financial freedom, some can only “feel” it through the purchases they make and materially visual items around them. Knowing they have a fat bank balance is not visually satisfying.

Then you always have the one-uppers. There are people who simply must own the latest and greatest to show off to their friends and to illustrate their success.

Personally, I think some people just like having stuff and buying new stuff.

Me, I have never felt I need quantity, but can be choosy about quality, because it lasts longer. When my clothes and shoes last longer, I don’t have to shop as often. It’s just not my thing.

I want to know what they’re like stone cold sober first usually. I also don’t want to wait too long to find out if they’re a bad drinker either.

Some people don’t even know that they’re a bad drinker.

I dated a guy once who got plastered on our second date. He was bumping into waitresses and spilling drinks, being belligerent with other patrons, flirting with other men’s dates right in front of me, and was finally asked to leave the bar.

The next afternoon he called me up, all...”What a great night, huh?”

It’s a good line, because it’s usually true.

I think a lot of us are the same way. People are so different it makes trying to guess what they’re thinking so difficult. But we wouldn’t want them to all be the same either.

I imagine that’s true. I was gaining the experience of what type of man was right for me. Once I had that, I could skip some stages because he was easy to recognize.

But you did say you might if you really liked her. So, that just shows her you do.

Stubborn is a good quality if you ask me.

A second try is not at all intimidating or creepy. It simply tells them you are really interested and not just tossing bait around.

Seriously though, everyone is different. I swear when I met my husband, it was as if we already knew each other. We skimmed right through most of the question marks and were almost an instant couple.

Men I dated before him, I experienced an even more expansive series of stages than those your article talks of.

Who knows why that is the case.

Seriously...who knows?

You learn something every day.

That doesn’t sound like a bad o line experience. Most of the people we meet anywhere in life are just passing through. It is still good to know them while you can.