Jitterbug said:
You can explain cheating & branch swinging, you can never justify them. Pointing out the difference is not whining, regardless of how enthusiastic you are with such shaming language.
I hope iqqi finds herself at the mercy of those who have the exact same mentality as hers - people with the eternal cravings for the Bigger Better Deal.
You keep mentioning my name, and then twisting my words, do you want my attention now too, little buggy? I don't believe in "bigger better deals", I believe in being the best you can be. Or at least desiring to better your situation if it isn't good. Isn't that what this site is about? Do careers not fit into that ideal? Is 30,000USD in a nonfulfilling career a good goal?
upside said:
Iqqi, I don't really know you. I never really had any problems with what you have posted in the past. However, you are so full of ****.
Hi upside! I like how you went through all of my awesome posts, so I will take the time to break it down for you. Keep in mind that my one and only point in this whole thread is that instead of b!tching and whining about other people that you should be focused on improving your own life.
upside said:
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instead of some stagnant pool of nothingness most relationships drown in. so forget the does he make enough to support my french nail manicure habit trait. i want to know if he can pick up and go at a moments notice! can he take a week off or a weekend, to just go out into the world?
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i want a companion, an equal, to accompany me on this path. not a provider.
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How do you own yourself? Easy. You just accept who you are. You have flaws as well as good points, and once you take responsibility for them you may find that they are not flaws at all.
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Once you own yourself, no one else can. They can’t tell you how to be, how to feel, how to act. They can’t tell you who you are.
Dude, every single thing I have said in this thread goes along with all that. This guy cannot pick up at a moment's notice and do sh!t. He works a 40 hour a week job that usually offers no flexibility, and he doesn't make enough to cover his bills let alone go on a trip! LMAO, seriously.
If your point is fear that I am saying a woman will only be interested in a man who is wealthy, that is not my point at all. And I stick by all my previous points, if you aren't on my wavelength, how far can we possibly go?
I personally want a man who is doing something about his life situation that will give him flexibility and ABILITY to have some fun in this world. I am not interested in private jet trips to Dubai. If I had to choose between my boyfriend now who definitely does not make enough to rent some private charter lol, and oh say the guy who was trying to woo me away from him a few months ago, who owned houses in two different countries... let's just say I wasn't even interested in the latter. It's not about bigger and better and upgrading because those opportunites do come my way.
At the same time I might be able to have fun and even love a cashier at Speedway Gas Station for a year or two, but if that was where his butt was parked for life, then me personally, I'd probably have to move on. I come from a very poor background, and I want better for myself and any family I might start. Not private jet better, lol. But I need to be able to afford to travel, show my children the world, and go see live theater, and go out to nice restaurants more often than once a year because I have become a huge foodie, go out to wine bars, afford concerts, and the such. Also it is important to me to be able to live comfortably especially when I have children, no ghettos because I can only afford the cheapest of rent. Is this bad? Seriously?
You quoted me on saying that I want a companion, an equal to me, not a provider.
All those things I mentioned above, I can do on my own. I have bettered myself, I have strived and worked to make myself something that I have become. And damn skippy I want a man who is at least equal to that. He doesn't need to live in a mansion and drive a Lamborghini. My current boyfriend doesn't even have a car.
The flaws thing I talked about, and own yourself... that is more on some spiritual ideology and it doesn't really have to do with this topic. Owning yourself does not mean becoming one with your obstacles in life, lol. Personal quirks is not the same thing as hurdles in life. Do you understand?
upside said:
My problem? By all accounts, this is a gentleman that enjoyed his occupation, where he was at, and the companion that he had. He knew who and what he was and accepted it.
Most likely he is lazy. Plain and simple.
I've worked in the restaurant industry all of my life, and restaurant supervisors aren't usually someone I'd describe as fulfilled individuals who are interested in bettering themselves. And I am not a proponent of accepting your situation when it sucks. Does anyone on this forum aspire to making $30,000 working 40+ hours a week? I'd love to get clear on that point since everyone seems to think he is doing great for himself.
upside said:
Then there are women. A woman who claims that she wants to be in his life not for what resources he can provide, but who wants a man that can be a companion in the strange journey of life. A woman who claims that she will love him through and through regardless if they spend a weekend at the local beach or the one in Spain. Money is no object! She just wanted to experience life with him. And I quote "i want a companion, an equal, to accompany me on this path. not a provider"
I think I answered this pretty well above, but let me know if there is still confusion or objection.
upside said:
BUT WAIT!!!!!!! Now he is being told BY YOU what he SHOULD be doing, what he SHOULD be aspiring to as long as he is capable of doing in order to maintain the affections of a female who claimed to him that she didn't care what he makes. You are telling us that we should change in order to increase our value in the eyes of society and to prevent branch swinging from happening.
If you are stagnant in a not so good life, then you should improve yourself and your situation. See my question above, does anyone really think that 30,000USD working 40 hours a week is something to accept and aspire to?
upside said:
Yet, you are quoted as saying not to give 2 ****s about what people think of you. You tell us that no one can tell you how to act, how to be, and that perceived flaws ("bad" restaurant gig) may not actually be flaws at all! Maybe the dude likes what he is doing and it is very valuable to his life!
A bad job is not the same thing as a character quirk, as I've explained above. I'm sad that I have to explain that lol.
See above about what exactly a restaurant supervisor gig entails. Not much freedom. Not much money to decorate and enjoy your cage in life either.
upside said:
You are so full of ****. And by no means is my intention to be insulting in nature, but rather you have absolutely no business telling people how to live their lives WHEN YOU SAY ONE THING AND THEN SAY ANOTHER THAT IS CLEARLY A CONTRACTING STATEMENT.
Hmmm, maybe now you understand the way you were perceiving what I said versus what I was actually saying? Or maybe you just really identify with the supervisor so you are subjectively defensive?
upside said:
And you actually have the audacity to put the blame on HIM???? HE had to be BETTER, HE had to have AMBITION, HE had to have the DRIVE.
SHE wasn't a SLUT. SHE wasn't DECEIVING. SHE wasn't to BLAME.
I've mentioned a few times that any point I have made here has nothing to do with the cheating GF. It's all about not stagnating, and improving yourself, instead of blaming others. Seems like you are in the camp that would rather point fingers at the girl? I mean someone, anyone but him. Or you.
upside said:
And yet you tell us he doesn't have to listen to any of it because "flaws" can actually be attractive qualities and that you need to be "free" and "own yourself" because in doing so is attractive and will get the womenz.
But in this thread you tell us he had to be better and his flaws weren't attractive. He had to live up to some certain standard of living law in order to keep his woman haaapppppyyyyy and entertained and fulfilled.
This man doesn't seem very free to me. Plus you keep reiterating previous points, like a religious nut. Let's make one point and keep it clear from here on out, lol.
upside said:
This bro caught an absolute break. I hope he lives his life the way he wants to. I hope that he enjoys whatever in the hell he does and finds a women that will appreciate who is as opposed to what.
Yes, yes, I agree. Maybe a front desk clerk at a hotel who makes $8 an hour would be good for him. This whole situation would have been A-OK for me.... when I was 22.
upside said:
But Iqqi give me a break. Be freaking consistent. Either flaws can be attractive or flaws are only a hindrance and you must always improve yourself or you stand to lose out in the game of life. Either you need to be your own person and be free, or you need to take the advice of others and change yourself in order to be a "better" person in society.
You don't need to change. But you should always be trying to improve until you have reached satisfaction. No? Or yes? Isn't that what you are doing here? Or are you here just to b!tch and whine and point fingers at anyone else?