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RE: May Singles Chat - Just out of reach. - 5/17/2008 9:49:08 PM
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shemaromans
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How's everyone (anyone)? I'm cleaning and watching The Two Towers...
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RE: May Singles Chat - Just out of reach. - 5/17/2008 9:50:01 PM
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Howdy Shema, I am just here posting and listening to the Go Go's at the moment.
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RE: May Singles Chat - Just out of reach. - 5/17/2008 9:51:35 PM
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Hi, Humble. 80's night?
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RE: May Singles Chat - Just out of reach. - 5/17/2008 9:54:46 PM
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I'm ready to fall asleep.......
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RE: May Singles Chat - Just out of reach. - 5/17/2008 9:57:27 PM
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Hey Lisa, I read elsewhere that you had a good day, congratulations, I am happy for you!
Shema, actually I am presently listening to "Party Favorites" on Cable's Music Choice Right now they are playing Parliament's "Flashlight".
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RE: May Singles Chat - Just out of reach. - 5/17/2008 9:59:16 PM
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I'm ready to fall asleep.......
My parents would say that you're in the safe zone. It's late enough, so you can go to sleep!
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RE: May Singles Chat - Just out of reach. - 5/17/2008 10:00:27 PM
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I'm ready to fall asleep.......
My parents would say that you're in the safe zone. It's late enough, so you can go to sleep!
LOL - good to know. 
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RE: May Singles Chat - Just out of reach. - 5/17/2008 10:00:47 PM
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Shema, actually I am presently listening to "Party Favorites" on Cable's Music Choice Right now they are playing Parliament's "Flashlight".
That's pretty cool! Which of the listed genres do you prefer?
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RE: May Singles Chat - Just out of reach. - 5/17/2008 10:02:47 PM
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On those channels, I prefer listening to Adult Alternative, Retro-Active, Lite Hits, Adult Top 40, 90's, 80's and 70's. And every now and then the Christian Music Channel as well.
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RE: May Singles Chat - Just out of reach. - 5/17/2008 10:09:41 PM
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My day is going pretty well.
I'm kind of annoyed because I was looking at a post online about single match sites, and between the folks who seemed intent on bashing one site and those who were asking, well, what else is there? it brought up a lot of bad feelings from my own examinations of the landscape of single sites out there (which I've written about and will gladly link if anyone is interested).
Of course, the really bad thing about the proliferation of these sites (largely intent on separating singles from their money rather than on bringing singles together with compatible people) is that for every new site, the likelihood you and a matching person will be on the same network diminishes.
So, anyway...
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHH!
That is all.
Skrey, if it helps I do understand. I joined and payed for eHarmony in a fit of desperation: but I won't be re-upping when the time comes. The magic is completely gone. None of the guys are worth having. None of them are really looking. Sometimes I wonder if they are even real.
I'm pretty sure God doesn't plan to match me up with anyone there. I think there's a better "chance" (if you would rather play the odds than trust God, that is) of finding someone IRL or in places like CW.
I would like to read your thoughts on the "landscape" though...if you don't mind linking them.
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I didn't say it was eHarmony...
...but as to there being real men there, I was on there for about 8 months about a year and a half ago. I wouldn't be quick to say there was no one serious there, especially since I met someone with whom I spent many wonderful hours of conversation and visited. She was a good match for me, and while it didn't work out that time, it was two real people who were truly looking and trying to follow God's will.
My thoughts on the landscape are here - And wow! I had to hunt for that, but I'm surprised at how little has changed in my views... and I guess I didn't write all that much on the topic of the landscape.
Sorry. I'm tempted to write again on it, but I don't think I will.
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RE: May Singles Chat - Just out of reach. - 5/17/2008 10:28:03 PM
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My day is going pretty well.
I'm kind of annoyed because I was looking at a post online about single match sites, and between the folks who seemed intent on bashing one site and those who were asking, well, what else is there? it brought up a lot of bad feelings from my own examinations of the landscape of single sites out there (which I've written about and will gladly link if anyone is interested).
Of course, the really bad thing about the proliferation of these sites (largely intent on separating singles from their money rather than on bringing singles together with compatible people) is that for every new site, the likelihood you and a matching person will be on the same network diminishes.
So, anyway...
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHH!
That is all.
Skrey, if it helps I do understand. I joined and payed for eHarmony in a fit of desperation: but I won't be re-upping when the time comes. The magic is completely gone. None of the guys are worth having. None of them are really looking. Sometimes I wonder if they are even real.
I'm pretty sure God doesn't plan to match me up with anyone there. I think there's a better "chance" (if you would rather play the odds than trust God, that is) of finding someone IRL or in places like CW.
I would like to read your thoughts on the "landscape" though...if you don't mind linking them.
besiderself
I didn't say it was eHarmony...
...but as to there being real men there, I was on there for about 8 months about a year and a half ago. I wouldn't be quick to say there was no one serious there, especially since I met someone with whom I spent many wonderful hours of conversation and visited. She was a good match for me, and while it didn't work out that time, it was two real people who were truly looking and trying to follow God's will.
My thoughts on the landscape are here - And wow! I had to hunt for that, but I'm surprised at how little has changed in my views... and I guess I didn't write all that much on the topic of the landscape.
Sorry. I'm tempted to write again on it, but I don't think I will.
Skrey, I realized you didn't mention a certain name--I chose to mention the name of the particular site that managed to get my money.
I read your thoughts...and I hear you. I get it. I feel the same way. I have few friends...mostly I have acquaintances as you described. Some people claim to be my friends, but you couldn't tell it from watching them.
Enough whining! It's nice to know that some people on eHarmony are real.  I just don't get why the guys they match me up with don't even LOOK at my profile. They don't close the match. They just NEVER LOOK. They're not rejecting me. They just aren't looking. Weird.
Anyway...on the subject of friends, I really believe God only brings a few real friends into our lives. At least for me, and for my children, that's true. Very few people are willing to put in the time, to reciprocate, to accept who I am and allow me to accept who they are. But those few...they are REALLY special. So I choose to invest my time there. To some people that seems snarky. So be it. I only have so much time and emotional energy.
Wack!!! 
Philosophizing in the chat thread!?!?!
bad me.
I stop now.
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RE: May Singles Chat - Just out of reach. - 5/17/2008 10:53:18 PM
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humbleinspirit
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Howdy Robb!
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RE: May Singles Chat - Just out of reach. - 5/17/2008 10:53:56 PM
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Hi, Robb. How's Macy?
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RE: May Singles Chat - Just out of reach. - 5/17/2008 10:58:41 PM
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Enough whining! It's nice to know that some people on eHarmony are real. I just don't get why the guys they match me up with don't even LOOK at my profile. They don't close the match. They just NEVER LOOK. They're not rejecting me. They just aren't looking. Weird.
Anyway...on the subject of friends, I really believe God only brings a few real friends into our lives. At least for me, and for my children, that's true. Very few people are willing to put in the time, to reciprocate, to accept who I am and allow me to accept who they are. But those few...they are REALLY special. So I choose to invest my time there. To some people that seems snarky. So be it. I only have so much time and emotional energy.
Probably what happened is that they were a) people who gave up and stopped checking the site or b) people on trial memberships who were unable to respond without paying. :(
You may be right about the limited number of friends people have. As for me, I've never had more than a few. Though, in the entry, I was talking about LJ-friends, which number has gone up significantly since then. And several people do comment, so I know they're paying attention, even though I don't post often anymore. :)
Be well!
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RE: May Singles Chat - Just out of reach. - 5/17/2008 11:02:57 PM
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My parents always said that if a person could count five true friends throughout their life that they were quite fortunate.
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RE: May Singles Chat - Just out of reach. - 5/17/2008 11:21:23 PM
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My parents always said that if a person could count five true friends throughout their life that they were quite fortunate.
I have heard this as well. Deep, genuine friendships take a real investment of time and emotional energy. We just don't have enough of either for more than a few of them.
-Robb
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RE: May Singles Chat - Morning has broken... my skull. - 5/17/2008 11:54:12 PM
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There was a point where I was gonna link the second week of deer camp one time, however after reading the lyrics, I decided to decline instead. This was a while ago now.
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RE: May Singles Chat - Just out of reach. - 5/17/2008 11:56:19 PM
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My parents always said that if a person could count five true friends throughout their life that they were quite fortunate.
I have heard this as well. Deep, genuine friendships take a real investment of time and emotional energy. We just don't have enough of either for more than a few of them.
-Robb
Yep...and sometimes we have the wonderful blessing of those deep and genuine friendships that remain that way even through great distances and time. I have a handful of them and it's amazing how we can go for a few years without being able to see each other but whenever we have that opportunity it's like we were never a part and the friendship just continues to grow deeper all the time. And of course much of that is because of the investment of communication in between.
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RE: May Singles Chat - Just out of reach. - 5/17/2008 11:57:36 PM
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They say that the friendships that you develop in my area are deep and meaningful. I do believe that to an extent, however it is lonely otherwise though.
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RE: May Singles Chat - Morning has broken... my skull. - 5/18/2008 12:03:45 AM
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There was a point where I was gonna link the second week of deer camp one time, however after reading the lyrics, I decided to decline instead. This was a while ago now.
yeah...like I said, I know Rusty Chevrolet is clean but then I saw the list of their others and thought better of it.
Hey...does anyone know why mosquitoes will make a feast out of one person and leave the next person alone? My sister and I were out wandering the woods today and I was being dive bombed by them and they didn't bother her. When we got out of the car we both put on the same bug spray and we use pretty much the same kind of shampoos and such so I just don't get it. She was laughing at me because she said I looked like that character Pig Pen from the Snoopy cartoons that always had that cloud of dust floating around him....well, I had a cloud of mosquitoes and black flies swarming me. And they were actually pelting my face so intently that I had to keep blinking my eyes just so they didn't hit my eyes. Sheesh....I just don't get it why they think I'm tastier than she is. And of course now I am sooooo itchy!
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RE: May Singles Chat - Morning has broken... my skull. - 5/18/2008 12:09:26 AM
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Mosquito's just go by scents and perhaps your scent attracted them more.
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