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I'll paraphrase something Bukowski once wrote: Everyone thinks they can be a writer. No one thinks they could be a fighter pilot, or a dentist, or a physicist or whatever. But everyone thinks they can be a writer. But the truth is that most people are not writers, nor fighter pilots, not...

Right! 42. USA. I was always told that it's better to be overdressed for any occasion. That way it looks like you either came from someplace more interesting or you're on our way there. But like I said, I don't want to overdo it. i'm used to wearing suits but I think this is too much...

Moving out to the sticks. I did the same thing while I was married. Partly to get away from all the technology and urbanization. A bulwark to protect myself from the inevitable chaos of peak oil. Well, all that's gone now. House and property gone in the divorce like a fart in the wind. Now I...

I had a woman rip the heart out of me. I was in love with her, she was pregnant with my son. I was so happy that I was going to have a famiy with the woman I loved. Then she breaks up with me. it took me years to get rid of th hollow feeling in my stomach this left me with. Probably a sh!tty...

Gentlemen, I'm supposed to meet a group of people from meetup in a bar on Saturday night. It's a group of single people and the idea is to mingle amongst one another and possibly other patrons in the bar. My concern is that I haven't been to a bar in a social/single setting in about twelve...

No matter what you think the catalyst may be for our current modern crisis of hope, for lack of a better term, the fact remains that many people seem disillusioned with the current state of affairs. As some of the posts on this thread would indicate. Myself included. Of course, any change or...

@ malcontent Sometimes I wake up in the morning getting ready for another 10 to 12 hour workday and say to myself, "This is life? Will I still be doing this in ten years?" Same disillusionment with women. It used to be easier to get a girlfriend. And I didn't have to tell her about...

Haha! I suppose you're right. Onward......

Whoops! Sorry... In other words, wars are not waged against a certain country or enemy. Wars are waged by the government against the governed. And a revolution sounds nice, but try getting most people to give up their beer, their gill, television, phone and all the other bvllsh!t to...

@ kailex Orwell said something to the effect that if a governed society has an extended period of economic prosperity, it follows there is a surplus of time and wealth afforded to the society. Therefore, it is the government's role to pilfer, for want of a better word, said time and wealth...

I have a date lined up for next week with one I met through POF. We've been on one date previously. She's not bad. Nothing great but she's easy to be with and fun, not pretentious. Which is fine for me. Anyway, at the end of our first date she gives me a big hug and kiss. OK. No flies on that...

Perhaps it should be moved to the Anything Else forum. Nevertheless, another point I wanted to mention. The author seems to feel that the nineties ended with 9/11. And while this may not be totally untrue, I believe the seeds were planted long before. I', specifically talking about the last...

Incidentally, Hunter S Thompson said something along the lines of, when thinking of the sixties, that he could look back and see that we were riding the crest of a high and beautiful wave. I've often felt this way about the nineties. There was a definite feeling in the air. I can't...

outstanding! I don't think I have ever read something so succinct about my generation or the way I feel. Exactly! One thing I heard from someone once, and perhaps we all feel this way but once we get into out 40s, we look on the past with regret and to the future with dread because...

I went hiking with a girl that was into hiking and reading as well. Sounds corny, but we brought with us a thermos of tea and a book of Raymond Carver Stories. We stopped along the way and read to each other our favorite stories while drinking tea. It was a great opportunity for laughter and...

I see a lot of women pushing strollers while I'm out walking, shopping, etc. Anyone have an idea how to approach without coming off like a creep? I suppose if you think you're a creep, then so will she. But I still can't get past it. Seems kind of awkward Thanks

Thanks for all of your replies. After much thought and deliberation about this, I have decided to not go through with it. Not for any moral or ethical objection. Something that Mauser said. Mainly, I have a son. When I first began thinking about this, I asked myself what was the worst that...

I think the first thought of most men, when confronted with their partner's infidelity, is either rage or depression. The rage will need an outlet. Most men will not vent their rage on the woman. They will instead seek out her accomplice. I understand this is the way it works. Depression the...

Thanks for all your candor. And while not unappreciated and even profitable by, I wanted to know if anyone has ever done anything like this and if so, what is their take/opinion/advice on it. You are all correct, of course, in advising to weigh the potential risk against the potential reward...

Has anyone fooled around with a married woman? What are your thoughts from experience on it? Thanks