Topic: slow down speedy
southern_bee's photo
Wed 01/16/08 12:26 PM
ive had bad realtionships and learned well from them seems like people freak out if they are single i guess im not like everybody else i like be single at least for a lil while!

franshade's photo
Wed 01/16/08 12:27 PM
drinker drinking w/southern_bee!!! drinker

southern_bee's photo
Wed 01/16/08 12:28 PM
lmao


franshade..im that case this rounds on medrinker drinker

hikerchick's photo
Wed 01/16/08 12:29 PM


I would rather be alone than spend my time in the company of someone who is not right for me. If you can't be alone and be happy in your own company, then you probably won't be happy in a relationship. If you are happy with yourself you are not going to be desperate to just jump into something with just anyone to keep from being alone. You have the luxury of time to explore and see if the person has a place in your world.

one guy I had written to for maybe a week started asking me if I thought he was "the one"..creeped me right out and I had to stop talking to him. I can't look that far ahead.


flowerforyou hikerchick flowerforyou
I have said the same, hopefully they listen to you
flowerforyou


Thanks Fran. Some people do seem kinda desperate and I feel sorry for them. They need to love themselves first. It confuses the heck of some people - as southern bee has found..but then, those are not going to be the kind of people you want to be with anyway. You need someone who can travel on the same emotional/intellectual wavelength. People who can't understand why you aren't desperate aren't worth your time.

TheShadow's photo
Wed 01/16/08 12:33 PM



I would rather be alone than spend my time in the company of someone who is not right for me. If you can't be alone and be happy in your own company, then you probably won't be happy in a relationship. If you are happy with yourself you are not going to be desperate to just jump into something with just anyone to keep from being alone. You have the luxury of time to explore and see if the person has a place in your world.

one guy I had written to for maybe a week started asking me if I thought he was "the one"..creeped me right out and I had to stop talking to him. I can't look that far ahead.


flowerforyou hikerchick flowerforyou
I have said the same, hopefully they listen to you
flowerforyou


Thanks Fran. Some people do seem kinda desperate and I feel sorry for them. They need to love themselves first. It confuses the heck of some people - as southern bee has found..but then, those are not going to be the kind of people you want to be with anyway. You need someone who can travel on the same emotional/intellectual wavelength. People who can't understand why you aren't desperate aren't worth your time.
drinker

Unique9586's photo
Wed 01/16/08 12:34 PM
Ordinarily, I would say yes, people do move too fast these days. But I'm currently in without a doubt (so far) the best relationship I've had to date. And, go figure, it moved a hell of a lot faster than any of my others.

franshade's photo
Wed 01/16/08 12:34 PM



I would rather be alone than spend my time in the company of someone who is not right for me. If you can't be alone and be happy in your own company, then you probably won't be happy in a relationship. If you are happy with yourself you are not going to be desperate to just jump into something with just anyone to keep from being alone. You have the luxury of time to explore and see if the person has a place in your world.

one guy I had written to for maybe a week started asking me if I thought he was "the one"..creeped me right out and I had to stop talking to him. I can't look that far ahead.


flowerforyou hikerchick flowerforyou
I have said the same, hopefully they listen to you
flowerforyou


Thanks Fran. Some people do seem kinda desperate and I feel sorry for them. They need to love themselves first. It confuses the heck of some people - as southern bee has found..but then, those are not going to be the kind of people you want to be with anyway. You need someone who can travel on the same emotional/intellectual wavelength. People who can't understand why you aren't desperate aren't worth your time.


I have been preaching those same words today, why is it the people tend to want to blame or turn over the responsibility of their happiness to other people. Hell if I cant be happy by myself why would I want to make anyone miserable??? I wouldnt. I accept that I and only I am responsible for how I feel. I just chose to remain positive and it works for me... drinker drinker

no photo
Wed 01/16/08 12:34 PM

so i dont know if its just me and how i was raised but here it goes..

im a member of another singles site and some random guy asked me if i was single and if i was looking i told him i was but im not looking,he ran away as soon as i told him i wasnt looking..what ever happend to being friends first and knowing the person well enough to want to be with them?

is it just me or are people moving to fast now a dayslaugh


It's true, I spent 3 months on a pay site in 2006, and I had many people write to me and ask me to meet them that same day.

Which I had absolutely no interest in doing. What's the hurry?

To me, that's a red flag. Let's at least talk a little, get to know something about each other. I really need to get an idea of who somebody is BEFORE I can even determine whether or not I want to meet them, and that isn't something I can do in a day.

southern_bee's photo
Wed 01/16/08 12:34 PM
Edited by southern_bee on Wed 01/16/08 12:35 PM
Wed 01/16/08 12:34 PM
hey hikerchick i agree,it seems here in tennessee people are so afraid to be alone like my now ex friend,shell go into an almost like panic attack state if she single for a certain amount of time and as soon as she date she claims shes pregnant.

i had to cut ties with her b.c the guy she dating is pot head and once again she claimed shes pregnant

id rather be single and have the love and support of my family and friends and self respect then be in a realtionship thats going to bring me down in some sort of way.

franshade's photo
Wed 01/16/08 12:34 PM

Ordinarily, I would say yes, people do move too fast these days. But I'm currently in without a doubt (so far) the best relationship I've had to date. And, go figure, it moved a hell of a lot faster than any of my others.


wtg and good luck unique9586
congratulations!!!!

Unique9586's photo
Wed 01/16/08 12:37 PM
Thanks. :smile:

southern_bee's photo
Wed 01/16/08 12:38 PM
flowerforyou well i hate to cut this sort but now i have to go to work for a few hours,but ill definately check back in,have a fun,safe day all.flowerforyou

hikerchick's photo
Wed 01/16/08 12:39 PM

Ordinarily, I would say yes, people do move too fast these days. But I'm currently in without a doubt (so far) the best relationship I've had to date. And, go figure, it moved a hell of a lot faster than any of my others.


hey for every rule there is an exception. Good for you!!flowerforyou drinker flowerforyou drinker

Unique9586's photo
Wed 01/16/08 12:41 PM
Edited by Unique9586 on Wed 01/16/08 12:42 PM
Well see, we actually met on here, I was going to ride four-wheelers with him, and we ended up not...:wink: And this all happened the same day, we chatted on here, met, and so on...happy Not to mention now I kind of live with him. ohwell

no photo
Wed 01/16/08 12:50 PM

I would rather be alone than spend my time in the company of someone who is not right for me. If you can't be alone and be happy in your own company, then you probably won't be happy in a relationship. If you are happy with yourself you are not going to be desperate to just jump into something with just anyone to keep from being alone. You have the luxury of time to explore and see if the person has a place in your world.

one guy I had written to for maybe a week started asking me if I thought he was "the one"..creeped me right out and I had to stop talking to him. I can't look that far ahead.
x2.

southern_bee's photo
Wed 01/16/08 01:16 PM
its gives some of us hope that there are people still worthy enough to date

fortsmithman's photo
Wed 01/16/08 01:20 PM
I have to be friends first with the lady before I get intimate. Because I am looking foir someone to dhare my life twith. There will be a time when there will be parts of ones anatomy that won't funbtion as normal. So I would have to be friends with them first.

MsTeddyBear2u's photo
Wed 01/16/08 01:51 PM





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MsTeddyBear2u's photo
Wed 01/16/08 01:52 PM





It was the masked if I can't get laid I don't want to date ya person...







Keep on running dude.................

unsure's photo
Wed 01/16/08 02:01 PM
I feel the same way you do, what ever happened to getting to know someone? I feel like this, if we are meant to be together then we have our whole lifetime to figure out what we should do. I think if you just slow down and become friends, then you can have a better relationship. Friends first and then make a better relationship.
If someone tries to pressure me, it makes me wonder what they are trying to hide. Whats the big hurry? You have your whole life to get to know each other, so you don't have to say those big words quickly.
BUT as I am sitting here typing this I am thinking..I am always saying, Life is short and you should always make the most out of it!! Geesh I guess I have different sayings for different things!! :wink: I still think you have to be friends before you can be anything else!!! flowerforyou