Maybe you don't like her because she is like a sister to you? If you grew up together, you probably never looked at her in a husband & wife kind of way, so I think I understand.

Ese and TxtGal are right. Considering your culture and circumstances you can only move or try to make the best out of it. You might want to talk to someone you trust from your culture about this. What about your friends? How are they handling these things? Unfortunately there is nothing we can do from over here.

I agree with you, he should enjoy his car. However it sounded like he was looking for a date and addressing the female crowd even though men seem to be more interested in the ride.

Dust, heh?
I collect candles of all sizes. Some are hanging from the ceiling. If my landlord came over she'd probably freak out and say it's a fire hazard.

There is one girl with my name. Some model, I have no idea who she is. Thanks to Buddha there are no pictures of me.

I saw some of your book just now online. They look very funny, entertaining and engaging from what I saw.

I've had 3 long term ex's and all of their names have been the same. I know, crazy. I am not angry at any of them. Let's call them Andy.

Andy #1 is my ex husband who I have an open ended restraining order on (not due to physical abuse, just due to not being able to respect my decision). It would probably be to his best interest if he did not show up.

Andy #2 is actually a friend of mine now and the father of my preschool student from 15 years ago. He's cool. Although it would never happen but if he shows up unexpected, he'll have a good reason and I can make an exception. He's too long for the couch, so he'll have to camp on the floor.

Andy #3 charming music producer but an impressive con artist. I learned a lot from him but I have zero trust, so I would probably not even open the door.

Never. I already have done the back and forth and got it out of my system.

Well, you know what they say. It's not the quantity but the quality that counts. I hope this discussion has provided you with useful info and growth. I'm out of here.

He has no idea what kind of crowd he's dealing with.

I don't know, it seems pretty messed up to me, to come here to get people wound up, and quite disturbing that it gets some people off.

are you that desperate?

What makes this subject interesting to you? It sounds like it's no longer an issue in your life. Is it the touchiness you're interested in?

Who gave birth to the men who thought they allowed women to be educated?

It doesn’t sound like a gender related issue to me. The behavior of the women you described is typical of the behavior of every child (male and female) who have never been taught limits and how to compromise and therefore they continue behaving the same way based on what they experienced. It is very common for men, or anyone, to attract people they are familiar with from their past. It may very well be that you are searching out these women who seem to push your buttons or feel the need to nag until they get their way. Furthermore, your expectations and tolerance for problem solving sounds typical of someone who is struggling with control issues.

The question is, does this life style work for you? I mean according to your profile, you’re looking for an intimate encounter, yet you wrote you’re not interested in meeting anyone and that you’re here for the forums to discuss, learn and grow. I’m trying to figure out the purpose of your post. Are you trying to understand women better or are you trying to let off steam?

What bothers me more than the silent treatment is when people pretend nothing happened after an argument or a hostile behavior that was more than obvious.

When I’m too hurt or too upset to talk I’ll take off until I feel better, but I won’t not answer to someone who is trying to talk to me, especially if they are trying to address the issue.

If a stranger or someone I don’t know is being obnoxious I will ignore it and consider my behavior to be the best case scenario.

There are also some people who are so extreme and go beyond the silent treatment, that they cut people off just because they have never learned how to problem solve. My dad is one of those people and I hate that about him.

Then there is the response issue on the forums. If someone says something that does not even come close to relating to the subject I addressed I am sometimes beyond words and may not respond because I just don’t understand what they are saying or know what to say. That is however, nothing personal and probably not considered ignoring. I hope.

You sound extremely frustrated. For relationship issues it would be best to search in your area. This is more of a social networking forum.

This is really nice.

An ex told me once that I couldn’t be impressed because I was anything but superficial. Not sure if he really meant it but I’ll take it anyway.

My girlfriend in Germany called and woke me up. She said some things about a war in NY (or at least that's what I could make out from the incoherent babble) and if I was okay. She has an overwhelmingly dramatic personality, so I thought she is just over exaggerating something. Then I watched the news before going to work. No one was able to focus and we went home early that day.