I was married with 5 step kids not my own... I earned the stripes the HARD way to have strong opinions in that area...

...been there, done that... I already know it sucks completely.

Earned your stripes...perhaps. I'm not saying, in any way, that you don't have the right to express your opinions. But remember, you asked for mine.

In my opinion, projecting one bad experience onto everyone you meet is always a bad thing.

Dude. Just because that particular experience was bad, how can you possibly know what the next experience will be?

Because to me, the entire love/sex/relationship thing is a crock of $hit. All the experiences I have ever had were freaking terrible, and I really have no common desire to start over with anyone. I am happiest when I am single, and not trying to fool myself that there are any decent women left on this planet. I am thoroughly convinced there are not.

People are here just to entertain themselves. No one on here is sincere about meeting, and I've run across some real losers already. People pretending to be goodie two shoes during the day, then playing sex games on Yahoo with multiple partners.

Compared to real life, the Internet world is worse than Sodom and Gomorrah.

You aren't the only one who has had bad experiences, dude. EVERYONE has had them. The trick is in how you deal with those bad experiences. With what happened to me with my last g/f, I could have just shut down and not bothered trying to find someone better. As a matter of fact, for 3 years, that's exactly what I did. But, I don't believe that finding love, actual, true love isn't impossible.



Perhaps some of them are here for their own entertainment. I don't think you can accurately say that " No one " is sincere because I highly doubt that you have actually spoken to or met everyone on this site.

AS far as the sex games deal....I don't know anything about that. Nor do I actually care. What people do is their own business. It has no bearing at all on my life. You might be well served to sit back and ask yourself this question.

" What kind of bearing does any of this have on my life? "



In some ways, I really wouldn't argue that point.

Sounds to me like you're the one who isn't sincere about meeting.

Ohhhhh....good call.

I'm not saying it's really easy to find people here to meet. There are some I'd love to hang out with at some point, but they don't live near me. And the ones near me? Eh. But who knows what could happen.

Yup, I actually just want people to leave me the hell alone, so please leave me the hell alone (whoever reads this)

LOL

You want people to leave you alone, yet you're posting on here? That doesn't make sense.

My best damned poem yet:

"I Hate Your Guts"

http://mingle2.com/topic/show/183086

How am I doing, JustAGuy???... usually I start getting tons of messages from women about this time... hahahahahah

Not much chance of anyone nice doing much else but that.

A nice woman doesn't deserved to be flogged for your poor choices. All I am seeing is a person who makes a series of bad decisions about who he invests his faith in and then thinks that the world is a poisonous.

You could observe the type of women who are not abusive to their spouses and see how those men make their choices. How they treat their spouses. It might be radically different than how you do.

Very sad that you are so angry and keep getting the dirt end of things but sort of like a self fulfilling proficy if you keep making the same mistakes.

You do a lot of talking about religion, relationships, and women but are you sure that how you apply it is working so well? Alone for 46 years has to tell you something. Might be that you are so moody/negative/abusesive that is all you draw. Really sad for a man with as many blessings as you do have.

Then you are doing something wrong because with love and good parenting skills it should have been a blast. You don't go in and start issueing directives with kids who don't have to obey you or even be nice to you. Have to earn their trust and co-operatin. Then you work on respect and performance not dictateing how they are to fit your mold. .

Reviving and old question: There is typical "ClearAcryl", made by several manufacturors under different names, that dries thin and clear over flat media or painted surfaces. For Mosiac, you probably want 2 part mixed liquid acrylic. It can be poured over uneven surfaces and built up to smooth it out, and will usually self level. If youve ever been to a restaurant with inlays carved into the tables, and a hard, clear surface over it, thats what this stuff does. Any decent craft or hobby store should have it in small amounts, and be able to order larger amounts.
Try to make sure it has some UV rating though, or it will yellow over time.

Sorry.. I work with it sometimes making replica props.
Now Back To Your Regularly Scheduled JustAGuy progamming...

How 'bout this then chief. I DO have a clue. I was married to a woman with 4 kids by three different fathers. I earned the kids trust, respect and love by caring for them, not barking AT them. Unfortunatly, thier mother and I didn't manage to last, but that wasn't due to anything the kdis did. When she and I split, I would have gladly taken the kids with me, and did in fact, pick them up and spend time with them for months after she and I seperated and subsequently divorced. Great Experiance? Not completely, but not completely horrible either. Relationships are equal parts what you put in, and what you get from.

Thanks for the great tips about acrylic. I have wanted to mess with the stuff myself.

Just a guy what do you think would be good Christmas CD for a 19 yr old who is really into Rock n Roll gutair (sorry sp?) music.

JaG, Mind if I field this one, or at least add my 2 cents?

Check out Trans Siberian Orchestra.
Essentially, a rock band outfit, backed by a symphony orchestra. If you've seen the Christmas Lights display synced to the Rock style orchestra music, thats the group playing the music.

Excellent call. That would have been my suggestion as well.

Trans Siberian Orchestra is very good music.

Wow....just wow.

((((JustAGuy)))