Hello Everyone! I am relatively new here and thought I should formally introduce myself. I'm originally a Toledo gal who now lives in Tucson (hmmmm...just realized there is a kind of theme there---'Cities with 6 letter names starting with "T"' for $500, please Alec). I love to meet new people--in person---or virtually, so am hoping to make some friends and have some interesting conversations here. Thanks for reading !

haha. I think "speaking my mind" is where I usually go wrong...Oh well, up until the double dog dare, I could've avoided all that unpleasantness (or pleasantness--we shall see), but now I am off to take your good advice, sir, and post in the "New" forum....don't they have an "old and cynical" forum? That might be more appropriate, but I still gotta hafta cover the dreaded double dog dare base....so Cheers!

Hi Ted. I'm here to practice as well. I,m new to the forums & suspect I may be considered obnoxious --just a suspicion based on some of the responses or lack thereof I get to my posts and profile. If you have any tips for how I might come across as more socially acceptable, I will attempt to implement them.

Thanks for noticing. The name was a bit of a lark, Karma can neither be created nor destroyed...or is that energy? Some kind of Einstenian Buddhist concept I think

OMG ! You've posted over 10,000 times....It IS like deja vu all over again ! But seriously, good luck with your quest.

I thought you looked familiar !

LOL. Did you say "passive" or "suggestible"? The passive woman was probably just lying somewhere waiting for you to come to her!

Well, although I agree there is no harm in saying "hi" back, I personally have a problem with the one word folks as well. They aren't giving you much to work with or much incentive to want to find out more about them, for that matter. On the street,it's a different situation-- you have the clues of body language, facial expression, etc.like msharmony said, to tell you something about the person. If you were to walk up to the person and just said "hi" on the street, they would probably just say "hi" back (if that) and keep walking unless you actually started a conversation. Here on Mingle, you are really putting the other person on the spot, i.e. in the position of initiating a conversation if you only send a "Hi". It seems disrespectful to me. If you thought enough of their profile or picture to initiate a conversation,surely there is something you could ask them about themselves to get the ball rolling? Just a single question--like "what kind of dog is that in your profile pic"-or "how old are your kids?" or "where did you get that interesting hat?" You can save the 20 questions or Spanish Inquisition for the messages that follow, but for gosh sakes, give me something to work with, people ! ;-)

smart, playful, loyal, direct, sense of humor, happy, positive, warm, eyes light up when he sees me.....oh , wait....I just described my dog, didn't I?