tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5263745296586732803.post4656355865948396119..comments2023-03-30T13:54:58.088-04:00Comments on Help, My Compass Broke!: STUPID CUPIDLaurie Blairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07656822477996566559noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5263745296586732803.post-12644509243906327652011-02-16T22:21:03.606-05:002011-02-16T22:21:03.606-05:00w0w.
First: Kudos for "flummoxed"! I LO...w0w.<br />First: Kudos for "flummoxed"! I LOVE that word!<br /><br />I've pretty well given up the battle on this one. I've gone rounds with internet dating. All YOU women want a guy with 3 times my income and a foot taller. Seriously. I'd say about 80% of women's profiles establish that criteria.<br />You know, I pretty well tried to work with the list. We're all human, but, you know, and it takes a few errors to learn a thing or two, I'm sure, but, this last time around, I really, really tried to treat my ex with the same kind of love, respect and admiration I would want, and left plenty of space and freedom for her to be herself. I was really proud of myself, in fact, for being the best damned husband I could imagine (Just like I give my damnedest to be the best possible Dad, which is actually working out pretty well for me). Seriously. And it still didn't work. The thing is, it takes two, and most people just seem to have their own list. And they don't tell you what's on it, and it probably doesn't match yours, however logical or cohesive or even common-sensey you think yours is...People are weird.<br />Since the ex left, I have dated a few more, mostly from the internets, and, I guess I've become a bit jaded, or something, because, suddenly nobody corresponds with my list, either.<br />Better to spend my time with my kid, my cat, my computer, my guitar, and my pile of books, I suppose. At least nobody gets hurt that way.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10285372815064849584noreply@blogger.com