Foo - Hate being single this time of year. Grrrr...

Sorry, just had to rant a little. :) Sucks being single for the holidays, although I do love this time of year. Of course it doesn't help that I see the ex at work on a regular basis (who I spent the holidays with last year). Grrrr...... Anyone else in the same boat? Oh well, something to work on. Hey, maybe I should look at the positives. One less gift to buy. And I don't have to tell anyone's mom I really loved her potato salad. Blech.

If anyone needs me I'll be hanging out by the mistletoe. :D ;)

I used to love being single this time of year. Less presents to buy, not having to go over your GF's weird relatives house. Just a lot less stress in general.

I'm single.

The Christmas holiday period isn't significantly "worse" than the rest of the year. But I have other family members around, so perhaps that makes a difference.

Valentine's Day annoys me as much as any other holiday.

I'm single.

The Christmas holiday period isn't significantly "worse" than the rest of the year. But I have other family members around, so perhaps that makes a difference.

Valentine's Day annoys me as much as any other holiday.
I'm married and Valentine's Day annoys me........annoys my wife too, luckily......

If anyone needs me I'll be hanging out by the mistletoe. :D ;)

Try hanging the mistletoe from your belt buckle, and asking women to kiss you under the mistletoe. Chicks dig that.







Also, be very wary of free advice given on the internet! :D

I get enough drama from my own family and don't need anyone adding to it.

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aye, holidays are a bit too quiet when single.

aye, holidays are a bit too quiet when single.
Aye, you should come up here to meet my parents. Pretend to be my boyfriend, and let the inquisition begin! ugh

You're never single when you have access to the internet.

Slvoid proves the point...


http://www.msdewey.com/

That's right baby, what's the molar mass of hydrazine...

I don't think you're trying hard enough. What's wrong with being single?

You're never single when you have access to the internet.

Slvoid proves the point...

I'm not single. :p

Whats worse I moved out with my girlfriend... (ehhehe... I love you baby...).

I would love to be single again but I'd miss being able to grab onto a boob at night when I go to bed.

I would love to be single again but I'd miss being able to grab onto a boob at night when I go to bed.

That's what she said.

I don't think you're trying hard enough. What's wrong with being single?

see slvoid's response.... :)

I know you aren't single slvoid. I was just referencing your link and citing the source.

Aye, you should come up here to meet my parents. Pretend to be my boyfriend, and let the inquisition begin! ugh

haha, that would be pretty funny to pull off, except I got my dad and possibly some other coming down to visit this year.

The tiny apt is going to be totally stuffed....fun times....plus I get to argue with my dad over basic math again....I love the guy, but he's starting to suffer from CRS.

Of course if I was to pull this off, I could either do the "well to do" outfit, or the "goth thinks he's a vampire" outfit (aka expert mode).

Sorry, just had to rant a little. :) Sucks being single for the holidays, although I do love this time of year. Of course it doesn't help that I see the ex at work on a regular basis (who I spent the holidays with last year). Grrrr...... Anyone else in the same boat? Oh well, something to work on. Hey, maybe I should look at the positives. One less gift to buy. And I don't have to tell anyone's mom I really loved her potato salad. Blech.What are you doing hanging out with the ex? That's why you're single; time to move on!!! Besides, the malls are completely filled to the max with desperately single chics. Go shopping and have your pick! I love this time of the year ! :)

Of course if I was to pull this off, I could either do the "well to do" outfit, or the "goth thinks he's a vampire" outfit (aka expert mode).
haha, that would be sooo funny! And then if you brought wine, I think my mom might die right there (they don't drink, she tried bad beer once and decided it was the work of the devil or something like that). Then I think I'd be free on future holidays :).

It's coming up to the first-year anniversary of when my ex moved out. I'm happy! Good riddance to bad rubbish! :D

i have to admit that i don't miss going to the inlaws for xmas dinner... the food was always great, but there was always my idiot brother in law and his idiot spouse and their kids who are always sick....

it's the expectations about xmas... no other holidays have this kind of load on them. "Hey! I better get a date for the seder!" or "Another lonely easter..."

Christmas can be tough, but there's nothing more depressing than spending Flag Day alone. . . .

Christmas can be tough, but there's nothing more depressing than spending Flag Day alone. . . .

How so?

What are you doing hanging out with the ex? That's why you're single; time to move on!!! Besides, the malls are completely filled to the max with desperately single chics. Go shopping and have your pick! I love this time of the year ! :)

Heh - not hanging out with her. We work at the same office so I can't help seeing her every once in a while unless I get another job. :( That'll teach me to avoid dating women at work.....






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Heh - not hanging out with her. We work at the same office so I can't help seeing her every once in a while unless I get another job. :( That'll teach me to avoid dating women at work.....






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we all learn in different ways

Try living with the ex AND working with her for over a year. That was really weird. We never *really* broke up until she moved out.

Ah... to be single... fun times... damn, I'm rusty at this dating ****, shouldn't the girls just be throwing themselves toward me? Guess not.:eek:

The guy I'd been dating is no longer in the picture. The holidays are not the ideal time to be exploring dating prospects - everyone's too busy, me especially. It is kind of a bummer not to have a regular guy to engage in fun holiday activities with. Thanks for helping me look on the bright side, ravenmore - at least I don't have to interact with him at work.

This is why I advocate against dipping your pen in company ink. http://www.hondahookup.com/forums/images/smilies/nono.gif

in a few years, you'll get over it, or not

If you don't get over it, you can always show up at the office party dressed in black with a hood over your head, grasping an armalite ar-15 carbine, pumping round after round into....

nah. I'm not the type. Black is so depressing. ;) Lol. Besides, I don't hate her. She's still one of my best friends (which I admit makes it hard. I don't want to give up on being friends but at the same time it kind of keeps you attached a little, even though we've been split up now for coming up on a year in Febuary.) She is dating someone else and I have to admit I'm pretty jealous about that, but what can you do? I have a feeling if I was involved with someone else and not feeling a bit lonely now and again over the holidays I might not miss her as much? Don't know... Where's Dr. Phil when you need him? :D

I go on dates now and again but none of them have turned into anything special. In fact I do have a date tonight. Nice girl, but we just don't seem to be clicking. This'll be the 3rd time we've gone out. If we don't seem to mesh after this I just don't think its going to happen....

see slvoid's response.... :)
so waaah you don't get enough sex? Okay, I can totally understand that.

Aye, you should come up here to meet my parents. Pretend to be my boyfriend, and let the inquisition begin! ugh

I would love to do that, I think it would be rather funny, I could turn up in full highland dress, (the kilt, the jacket, the sporran etc)

I would love just to turn up just to see their faces then you could tell them it was a joke. if you wanted.

nah. I'm not the type. Black is so depressing. ;)

Racist..

Aye, you should come up here to meet my parents. Pretend to be my boyfriend, and let the inquisition begin! ugh

NOBODY expects the Spanish inquisition!

NOBODY expects the Spanish inquisition!
. . . . and an almost fanatical devotion to the Pope.

Thanks for my daily Monty Python fix.

My ex signed her new lease today, and is moving out in January. I don't think I have it in me to be friends, since I imagine she'll be dating very soon, if she isn't already, and if I stay attached I'll be jealous. Need to move on.

Now that I'm newly single it occurs to me that I've put way way too much energy into this relationship for too many years. Gotta get back to following those dream thingamajigs I used to have. Back when I still had my soul.

I've been 'good friends' with exes before. Not worth the emotional drain. I think I'll do acquaintance with this one. Easier to move on that way. I'm spending my holiday with friends and family, and looking forward to it.

Racist..

You should see what I think about plaid. :D

My ex signed her new lease today, and is moving out in January. I don't think I have it in me to be friends, since I imagine she'll be dating very soon, if she isn't already, and if I stay attached I'll be jealous. Need to move on.

Now that I'm newly single it occurs to me that I've put way way too much energy into this relationship for too many years. Gotta get back to following those dream thingamajigs I used to have. Back when I still had my soul.

I've been 'good friends' with exes before. Not worth the emotional drain. I think I'll do acquaintance with this one. Easier to move on that way. I'm spending my holiday with friends and family, and looking forward to it.

Its tuff isn't it? Yeah, a clean break is sometimes best. I tried that with this one when I found out she was dating someone, and she started emailing me all of the sudden asking how I was and what not. Later on she told me she just didn't want me to cut her out completely. I think she's accepted thats the way it might have to be though.

Besides, the malls are completely filled to the max with desperately single chics. Go shopping and have your pick! I love this time of the year ! :)
I like to shop at Express for Men (http://www.expressfashion.com/). The sale girls there get all dressed up and stuff and have to be cute. No fatties. More than once I've bought an outfit because the girl said I looked good in it. Yeah, I'm a sucker for those things. :p There's also Abercrombie (http://www.abercrombie.com). If you like the darker, grungier look, try Hot Topic (http://www.hottopic.com/) or Tilly's (http://www.tillys.com/). I prefer the more girly-girl look, though.

Just smile and don't look desperate.

Sometimes I think it would be OK. I hardly ever get out on my bike this time of year because SWMBO has my weekends taken up with Christmas preparations, Christmas parties, and Christmas shopping.

I would love to do that, I think it would be rather funny, I could turn up in full highland dress, (the kilt, the jacket, the sporran etc)

I would love just to turn up just to see their faces then you could tell them it was a joke. if you wanted.
It would be funny. I could imagine it being something like "meet the parents" only my father doesn't have a lie detector. :p

It would be funny. I could imagine it being something like "meet the parents" only my father doesn't have a lie detector. :p

Actually, Its kind of funny and I feel your pain. I think my parents are the only people more concerned about me being single than me. :D If I get one more lecture about getting married and grandkids damnit.... My mom was seriously going to set me up with our waitress a couple of weeks ago when we all went out for dinner. And I started to get seriously irritated... :mad: Oh well, parents. Ya gotta love 'em. ;)

The chicks at Express and Abercrombie are probably a bit young for me, although my ex that I've been talking about is 25 (and haught). She came after me in the beginning too. I wouldn't have thought about pursuing someone with that big of an age difference but when it jumps in your lap and wiggles you can't help but notice. ;) Probably a sad comment that she was the mature one in the relationship. :D

Eh, I'm 23 and most of the guys my age are useless. Most of them are fresh out of college and just obsessed with the fact they are making "big money" now (~$40K, average engineer starting salary). A lot of the guys in my program area already engaged or seeing someone (that's scary), so the best option is someone a bit older. They're less likely to have all sorts of negative stereotypes about female engineers, females with motorcycles, and females that own as many or more tools than they do. In fact, the older guys usually have more Craftsman than I do so I guess that helps them be less intimidated. :p Plus I'm considered really weird by the younger guys because I don't have a car so I could avoid student loans. The older guys usually realize this means I'm just interested in long term financial solvency.

Well - getting ready to go out on my "date" and its not looking good already. I just called her to touch base and got this "well I guess so " bit of attitude. Man, I wanted to bail right there but feel obligated to carry through. Lol, this has disaster written all over it. Kamikaze going in..... Unless some kind of miracle happens on the date this is the last one with this girl..... Maybe being single isn't so bad after all....

Lauren - definitely can see that. I was a bit of a mess myself at that age. :)

Lauren - definitely can see that. I was a bit of a mess myself at that age. :)
Not that I'm not a mess, but even though it sounds impossible I think the guys are worse.

The other option is the undergrads, who think dating some sort of older woman makes them a badass. Ummm, no. Just no. I am not some sort of easy freak just because I own a motorcycle (thankfully this association is slowly on the way out, but when I have to take a bicycle or the motorcycle everywhere it's one of the first impressions a guy has of me).

I don't mind being single. Yeah, I ultimately hope to have a family someday, but I'm not going to rush into it with someone who's not a good match.


Aye, you should come up here to meet my parents. Pretend to be my boyfriend, and let the inquisition begin! ugh
What about me? I wouldn't mind being your pretend boyfriend for a day so that your parents have someone to bug. :p

What about me? I wouldn't mind being your pretend boyfriend for a day so that your parents have someone to bug. :p

Perhaps not acting so desperate would be a good way to project the image of being comfortable with being single. :p

What about me? I wouldn't mind being your pretend boyfriend for a day so that your parents have someone to bug. :p
San Diego is pretty far away :) The whole "guy I met on teh intarweb" thing would scare them too I think. :D On;y problem is they'd probably like you and my mom would get me a subscription to "modern bride" for Christmas. :rolleyes: At least I've convinced her my doctor said I couldn't have kids. ;)

Okay, I realize I just put a smilie after every sentence. I promise to limit myself in the future.

If you only had the red flipper smilie, that's all I'd use. :D