I'm getting a little discouraged, nobody's contacting me. Am I supposed to do the contacting? Not sure how gender roles play here, do women expect men to make the first move or is it more equal nowadays?

A tiny baggie of generic fruit snacks a co-worker gave me.

I'd say that captures the point well that I would use for my own reasons. I believe I'll steal that.

I'm also very compassionate and I identify well with a lot of things that trouble women as a result of having been brought up by a single mother with lots of problems which has also motivated me to never be anything like my absentee father. So they'll have a harder time of saying I don't understand when they're upset, because odds are I probably will.

Well that would be the opposite of being negative, wouldn't it? It's hard to do that when it's not in person though. It's a lot easier when it's spontaneous and situational.

Should I be making more jokes and such? I have a pretty good sense of humor but I can't think of anything clever just now.

I'm not trying to be, it's just difficult not to. I seem to be only attracting the attention of people who are significantly older than me or who are too far away to form a relationship.

I'd like to meet and talk to someone relatively close to me in location and age, like within five years up or down from me (30). I know this probably limits things but it's just the constraints of practicality.

I'm still not seeing encouraging results (yet...trying to be patient.)

Is this supposed to take any particular amount of time or do I just need to keep waiting? My bad luck never seems to want to give me a break and it's depressing not hearing from anyone who might be interested.

Well that's not really doable for me but I know there's no 'real' substitute, I just was wondering if there's anything out there that comes even close.

I know there are ready-made curry sauces and curry powders and the like that are available for those like me who lack much time to do the prep work for that kind of thing. I bought a few types at Target and unsurprisingly they were not very palatable.

In a nutshell, I'm just looking for sauces I can mix with plain rice for some flavoring the way I do when I go to Indian restaurants that do the buffet thing. Can anyone recommend places I could find these types of things that require minimal prep, if any, and also what brands you might recommend? My current favorite flavors are Red Curry and Tikka Masala.

I never forgot them, I just never bothered to try to find a way to pick them up again. Now it's kind of hit-or-miss which ones are available on the new-gen systems and which ones you have to scour Amazon and flea markets for.

For grown-ups:

South Park
30 Rock
Family Guy
The Simpsons
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Agents of SHIELD
Big Bang Theory

More on the nostalgic side:

Batman/Superman/Justice League/Batman Beyond (same universe)
X-Men (1990's), X-Men Evolution
Spider-Man (1990's), Ultimate Spider-Man

Kind of in the middle:
Doctor Who

Well the username suggests a bit of crudeness and immaturity but maybe people are into that nowadays?

Final Fight and its sequels were always fun when friends were around.

One of my first RPGs was Shining in the Darkness on the Genesis. There was another on the NES I wasn't too good at when I first played it but if I could find it on any of the retro download services I'd get it again just to finish it: Little Ninja Bros.

But I'm always up for Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars on the Wii Virtual Console. So glad they made that available now that my SNES has gone to the scrap heap.

Fallout 3 Game of the Year (w/ all the DLC).

Kinda bummed Interstellar beat out Guardians of the Galaxy for visual effects.

John Dies at the End is one of my current favorites, from not too long ago (also by Don Coscarelli).

Branded is another really far-out one from 2012, I think. Really makes you think, good for if you're into sociology at all.

Two really great ones that are probably still more or less obscure to standard American audiences are Shaolin Soccer and Kung Fu Hustle. The director is often involved in really great, humorous productions. He starred in some older ones I also managed to find on DVD (don't know if he also directed them, though), like The Royal Tramp and its sequel. If you enjoy a good, hour-and-a-half belly laugh, any or all of those are great choices.

Considering all the instances of misogyny in so many religions it's hard to believe the numbers are skewed the way they are.

The odds of it being successful are really low from what I can see, for anyone, not just personally. Family conflicts were mentioned, then there's how to raise children in a household like that (absolutely non-negotiable with me, I refuse to allow fairy tales to be told to my future offspring as if they're fact). When you've done as much reading on the subject as I have and you see the real harm religion does on a global scale, it just makes it impossible to even put up with it.

In general I find it difficult to take anyone truly seriously if they are observantly (or even passively sometimes) religious. After every scientific breakthrough and all the overwhelming evidence against most theologies, to maintain that stance reeks of arrogance and a hint of instability. If I can't respect your most deeply held beliefs (that whole believing in Santa Claus analogy works well here for comparison) then honestly, what hope is there we'll grow old together happily?

Of course given the census info that puts myself and those in that boat at a huge disadvantage. Being a minority blows.

I appreciate the advice but I need feedback on my actual profile as well. Do I look as unappealing as people told me I did in high school or do people tend to be more enlightened on here about superficiality?

Really not sure about any of it. Am I wasting my time? Is it possible someone might find me attractive or do I need to let the words in my description do all the work? I think I need all the help I can get.