Are you single, married, or do you have a gf/bf?

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The discussion revolves around the various relationship statuses and experiences of participants, with a significant focus on being single. Many express feelings of frustration and loneliness associated with being single, while others share contentment with their current situations. Some participants discuss long-term relationships, including plans for marriage, while others highlight the challenges of dating and finding compatible partners. The conversation touches on the importance of socializing to meet potential partners, with several individuals noting that staying home limits opportunities for connection. There are humorous exchanges about dating dynamics and societal expectations, as well as reflections on the nature of love and relationships. The overall sentiment varies, with some embracing single life and others yearning for companionship, leading to a broader discussion about the complexities of modern dating and personal happiness.

What is your status?

  • Single

    Votes: 65 54.2%

  • Married

    Votes: 29 24.2%

  • GF/BF or significant other

    Votes: 26 21.7%
  • Total voters
    120
  • #51
Once divorced and now single, how long do I have too live?
If I marry again I will be killed by my friends.
(I told them to kill me if I ever decide to marry again)
 
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  • #52
Kurdt said:
*Revives Evo* That explains all your accidents.
<gasp> <cough> <what?>

Oh thanks Kurdt, I feel much better now... :frown:

Did I mention my doctor sent me to an overnight sleep clinic that cost $2,400.00? Luckily my insurance paid 100% of it. I won't know the official results for up to two weeks, but I already know the outcome. "She keeps waking up, but we don't know why".

I have never had so many wires connected to me in my entire life, they even had monitors stuck up my nose to detect breathing. I was video and audio taped, every bodily function was monitored, I was covered head to toe with wires to detect everything imaginable.

It was cool though, it was like a very posh hotel, nothing clinical about it except for the wires.
 
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  • #53
Evo said:
<gasp> <cough> <what?>

Oh thanks Kurdt, I feel much better now... :frown:

Did I mention my doctor sent me to an overnight sleep clinic that cost $2,400.00? Luckily my insurance paid 100% of it. I won't know the official results for up to two weeks, but I already know the outcome. "She keeps waking up, but we don't know why".

I have never had so many wires connected to me in my entire life, they even had monitors stuck up my nose to detect breathing. I was video and audio taped, every bodily function was monitored, I was covered head to toe with wires to detect everything imaginable.

It was cool though, it was like a very posh hotel, nothing clinical about it except for the wires.

How are you supposed to sleep in a place like that in the first place despite the wires? I couldn't.
 
  • #54
Kurdt said:
How are you supposed to sleep in a place like that in the first place despite the wires? I couldn't.
That's what I thought. I am such a light sleeper that there was no way I could sleep under these conditions.

Surprisingly, you don't even feel the monitors, except the nose ones. Well, when you try to turn over, you have to pull and adjust all of the wires and I accidently unplugged one and the attendant came rushing into re-attach it.

It wasn't anything like I had seen on tv. It's a deluxe hotel room, fully outfitted for your comfort, you can bring your own pillows and for me that included a fan which I sleep with and I take sleeping pills and was allowed to take my sleeping pill (ambien) which does not work to keep me asleep.

There is just one infrared camera in the ceiling and you don't even notice it.
 
  • #55
Did it look like this?

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  • #56
Single.. I'm still young though. I would certainly like, in the future, to find the so-called one person like The Thinker said. Is this an illusion or have in fact some of you found the person who's just right for you?
 
  • #57
Single, waiting for the right guy to come along :P. You would be suprised how hard it is to find a nice guy who is into motorcycles,vehicles and the outdoors. Honestly you would think they would be everywhere but no apparently not haha.
 
  • #58
OmCheeto said:
Loneliness, as a downside, is only for those that do not suffer from borderline autism.

I'm quite happy with myself.

I would get my friends to confirm this fact, but none of them are autistic, so they also would not understand. They are always trying to fix me up with some non-autistic person...

Arghhh...

Where the hell did you get that? Thats bullsh!t. I have PDD (or so my mother says and tries to use to her advantage) and I feel loneliness fairly often.
 
  • #59
Evo said:
Did I mention my doctor sent me to an overnight sleep clinic

Hey I got one of those myself just last January. My brain is recorded on a strip of paper. So cool!



BTW, that's not an infrared light in the ceiling; it's a tent-detector. You didn't notice it turning green every ten minutes? :biggrin:
 
  • #60
Married for 16 years.

Not dating.
 
  • #61
Poop-Loops said:
Did it look like this?

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Hey, that's what the smoke detector in my bedroom looks like! It flashes every 90 seconds! Makes me loony!
 
  • #62
DaveC426913 said:
Hey I got one of those myself just last January. My brain is recorded on a strip of paper. So cool!



BTW, that's not an infrared light in the ceiling; it's a tent-detector. You didn't notice it turning green every ten minutes? :biggrin:
No, it stayed red at all times.
 
  • #63
binzing said:
Where the hell did you get that? Thats bullsh!t. I have PDD (or so my mother says and tries to use to her advantage) and I feel loneliness fairly often.

What on Earth is PDD?
 
  • #64
lisab said:
Hey, that's what the smoke detector in my bedroom looks like! It flashes every 90 seconds! Makes me loony!

...doesn't that mean you have to replace the batteries?
 
  • #65
My lady cousins kept me fairly close to home on my 40th, but we ranged into some bars in towns in outlying areas. That night they called themselves the "kitty posse" and formed a kind of phalanx around me. They included the wife of the most prominent real-estate agent in town, the wife of the chief of police, the wife of a well-connected Lakota iron-worker, and the wife of a prominent agent with a heavy-equipment business. They are all beautiful ladies, and they are sweeties. I'm grateful to have all of them as my friends. Did I mention that they are all gorgeous?
 
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  • #66
Pervasive Developmental Disorder, I think.
 
  • #67
binzing said:
Pervasive Developmental Disorder, I think.

Pervasive? I'm almost 50!
How about Permanent Developmental Disorder?
 
  • #68
Poop-Loops said:
...doesn't that mean you have to replace the batteries?

No, it blinks when it "sniffs". Seriously, it makes me nuts. I'm a very light sleeper; I'll wake up and watch for it to blink.

I think it's because...this is going to sound impossible...I've had four house fires in my life. So I'm rightfully freaked out about fire.

Evo, I have sleep problems, too! So frustrating!
 
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  • #69
lisab said:
No, it blinks when it "sniffs". Seriously, it makes me nuts. I'm a very light sleeper; I'll wake up and watch for it to blink.

I think it's because...this is going to sound impossible...I've had four house fires in my life. So I'm rightfully freaked out about fire.

Evo, I have sleep problems, too! So frustrating!
Did your mother never tell you not to play with matches :-p
 
  • #70
Can't you just get one that doesn't blink? Or hell, take out the LED that does it yourself?

I used to be a very heavy sleeper, but now any light humming or even a click of a clock drives me mad. Even my monitor's light telling me it's on sleep mode is annoying. I need to TURN IT OFF! :frown:
 
  • #71
You know, I was just reading on PDD and Asberger's in particular, and it said that those with these "conditions" often have sleep problems.
 
  • #72
Art said:
Did your mother never tell you not to play with matches :-p

Look, the only one I was responsible for was when I was three years old :-p ! I wasn't aware that light bulbs give off enough heat to start a bed on fire :smile: !
 
  • #73
lisab said:
Look, the only one I was responsible for was when I was three years old :-p ! I wasn't aware that light bulbs give off enough heat to start a bed on fire :smile: !

With the number of things that I blew up as a child, I'm frankly surprised that the only damage I caused was some charring on the side of the church porch support pillar.
Poop-Loops' idea of neutralizing the LED is a good one, but I'd just put a piece of tape over it. While I don't know anything about electronics, I suspect that physically removing the LED could disrupt the internal workings enough to compromise the reliability of the device.
 
  • #74
Yeah. I was just guessing the only thing the LED contributed was a voltage drop to the circuit, but it could really be anything.
 
  • #75
lisab said:
Vashti, are you serious? I'm sorry to hear that!

yes, it's true...
 
  • #76
Single. I'm not ugly or anything but girls just don't look at me:frown:
 
  • #77
been with woman for about three years now. Longest relationship ever (for me). Miss being single occasionally.
 
  • #78
I'm currently taken.

Pretty much always been (haven't really been single for a long time) since high-school.
 
  • #79
Still wondering what to be...:confused::rolleyes:
 
  • #80
Lisa! said:
Still wondering what to be...:confused::rolleyes:

Be happy.
 
  • #81
Andre said:
Be happy.

Wow! Very good advice!:smile:
You know in fact I'm still thinking which way I'd be happier.
 
  • #82
What about just dating?

I'm in a relationship although I don't call her my girlfriend.

I'm not a fan of how people always say "your girlfriend" after I say "I'm seeing someone" or "dating someone". Correcting them is annoying.
 
  • #83
I'm single and clueless about women.
 
  • #84
JasonRox said:
What about just dating?

I'm in a relationship although I don't call her my girlfriend.

I'm not a fan of how people always say "your girlfriend" after I say "I'm seeing someone" or "dating someone". Correcting them is annoying.

Jason, I don't know how old you are, but I'm guessing you're in your 20s. Is this one of those "friends with benefits" kind of thing? Totally unheard of when I was young!

So how do you refer to her?
 
  • #85
lisab said:
No, it blinks when it "sniffs". Seriously, it makes me nuts. I'm a very light sleeper; I'll wake up and watch for it to blink.

I think it's because...this is going to sound impossible...I've had four house fires in my life. So I'm rightfully freaked out about fire.

Evo, I have sleep problems, too! So frustrating!

That's why I've yanked out the smoke detector in my bedroom. The ones in my house all have green lights that blink...I couldn't sleep, because it's right over my head when I'm in bed (it's the only sensible place in the room you'd put the bed). I tried just taping paper over the light, but it would shine through or around and still irritate me, so I just yanked it out.
 
  • #86
Moonbear said:
That's why I've yanked out the smoke detector in my bedroom. The ones in my house all have green lights that blink...I couldn't sleep, because it's right over my head when I'm in bed (it's the only sensible place in the room you'd put the bed). I tried just taping paper over the light, but it would shine through or around and still irritate me, so I just yanked it out.

I think I'll try putting something over the light next time I'm up on a ladder to change the batteries (my ceilings are fairly high). But I'm too freaked about fire to remove it. I wish I could move it, but it's hard-wired, with a battery back up.
 
  • #87
gravenewworld said:
Ehhhhh so far from the poll if you combine GF/BF+married it is pretty much equal to all the single people. So half of us are in some sort of a relationship and the other half aren't.
Considering how young the average age of a PFer is (even if Evo skews the stats :biggrin:), it's not that surprising so many are still single.


Married people live longer. Yeah solitude can be good for a while, but loneliness is something totally different and takes it toll over time.

Actually, married MEN live longer. For women, they live longer if they're single and own a cat...or something like that. Apparently husbands are bad for our health.
 
  • #88
lisab said:
I think I'll try putting something over the light next time I'm up on a ladder to change the batteries (my ceilings are fairly high). But I'm too freaked about fire to remove it. I wish I could move it, but it's hard-wired, with a battery back up.

There are so many smoke detectors in my house, yanking out most of them still leaves adequate coverage of rooms (the builder must be completely paranoid). I don't know why the hard-wired ones have to blink like that. Even a steady light to indicate it was on would be preferable to a blinking light.
 
  • #89
My wife and I just celebrated our 44th wedding anniversary. All those years of infighting and power plays have kept us together.

Either that or neither of us was willing to give up half of everything.:approve:
 
  • #90
edward said:
My wife and I just celebrated our 44th wedding anniversary. .:approve:
Congrats on the 44 yrs, Edward!

I've been dating the same woman for over 27 years. I've been married (officially that is) to her for nearly 26 years.
 
  • #91
Google_Spider said:
Single. I'm not ugly or anything but girls just don't look at me:frown:
The mate market is like the job market; if you're expecting to just trip and land on one you'll be waiting a long time. You've got make opportunities. Market yourself strongly, so that when an opportunity does open up, you're in the right place at the right time.
 
  • #92
DaveC426913 said:
The mate market is like the job market; if you're expecting to just trip and land on one you'll be waiting a long time. You've got make opportunities. Market yourself strongly, so that when an opportunity does open up, you're in the right place at the right time.
Good advice about the meet market. That's what my wife did, and it worked like a charm.
 
  • #93
DaveC426913 said:
The mate market is like the job market; if you're expecting to just trip and land on one you'll be waiting a long time. You've got make opportunities. Market yourself strongly, so that when an opportunity does open up, you're in the right place at the right time.


Interesting. Is that the norm? I stumbled upon love when I wasn't looking for it at all.
 
  • #94
Laura1013 said:
Interesting. Is that the norm? I stumbled upon love when I wasn't looking for it at all.

After many years of just keeping my focus on school and work, work and school - all work and no play - I said to myself, I think I'll start dating again. I met my future husband almost immediately after that. Just dumb luck, I guess.
 
  • #95
Laura1013 said:
Interesting. Is that the norm? I stumbled upon love when I wasn't looking for it at all.

Well I can attest that "don't look for it, it will just happen" just plain doesn't work.
 
  • #96
Poop-Loops said:
Well I can attest that "don't look for it, it will just happen" just plain doesn't work.

No, you're right. I'd like to say like anything else if you don't put the effort in it isn't going to be easy. Sure star crossed lovers meet eyes across a crowded room by fate, leading to true love. But this isn't Shakespeare. This is real life. :smile:

If you met by happen stance, then good for you but I think it's like anything else: putting yourself in the right place at the right time counts for a lot too.
 
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  • #97
Poop-Loops said:
I'm sure you could train a woman to catch Frisbees. I mean, I've seen a few who were trained to actually speak in English. That couldn't have been easy. So catching frisbees shouldn't be too hard. Plus, they don't shed as much hair as a dog.

Aherm. Someone has clearly never worn a long, staticy (staticky? static-y?) skirt to an all-girls/women school. They don't shed as much hair my foot!
 
  • #98
I guess it would depend on the breed you buy.
 
  • #99
Laura1013 said:
Interesting. Is that the norm? I stumbled upon love when I wasn't looking for it at all.
Well, you're a woman, so some man managed to get in front of your face in the right place at the right time. How does it feel to be the target audience? :smile:
 
  • #100
When is anyone really NOT looking other than when they've already found someone? Sure, there are times one tries harder to meet more people, but has anyone ever asked someone else out and gotten the answer, "Oh, sorry, thanks but no thanks, I'm happily single and prefer staying home alone."

Of course, the whole "I found love when I wasn't expecting it" part is pretty much a given, isn't it? Again, how often does someone head out at night saying, "I'm going to find my true love tonight" and have it happen? I'm pretty sure the usual goal is just to meet some new people and see if anything happens while bracing oneself for the more likely scenario that the man/woman of your dreams decided to stay home and watch DVDs that night, or was in the bar next door to the one you were frequenting.
 

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