Triathlon Dating Thread (Page 18)

GA college baseball tickets? Seems to be that time of year.
Local music venue? Ours are $5 cover tops.

Does your city have a Roller Derby league? I'm itching to go watch another bout around here - tickets are around $10. Good entertainment right there! 

Bike ride or run, but that's obvious.

FIFY.

But seriously, if you can cook, nothing nicer than a bottle of wine, music, and firing up the grill, especially if you want to talk an get to know the person.

People watching... lots of fun, quick connection, free. 

Go get some ice cream / frozen yogurt in a busy area and enjoy.

Outdoors, athlete, competitive...right up my alley.  Fourth date, she's cooking on the fifth for me  It will be at night, I was thinking night hike if the weather cooperates.  

Hike night would be awesome. Bring an extra headlamp, a small blanket, and a Clif bag o' wine. Download the Google Sky app to your smart phone. 

I'm going to play too.    Is anyone here from NJ/NYC area? I'm 38, curvy/athletic body, 5.7.   Besides triathlons I like tennis and hiking. I'm really into traveling and discovering the beauty of the world.

Life is good but its always better to share the joy and adventure with someone special. I'm caring, affectionate, down to earth and love to laugh.
I do not really have a type, chemistry is everything and connection is everything.

BTW How to post a photo in my profile here. I tried by it did not work.

***I don't need someone to share my interests. I don't need someone to go sailing with me or running or hiking or biking; I have plenty of friends who will join me if I feel like having company. I also don't need to hear whining when I go do the things I enjoy doing. Don't hold me down, unless you enjoy tension and conflict. Which presents another set of problems.

I think when you meet the right person, it's magic. You can't force it, you can't manipulate it. It just happens. If the right person drops on my head, his interests won't matter. How he treats me is what matters. The right person would never ask me to give up who I am or what I enjoy doing. He would never ask me to compromise my values. He will take delight in seeing me happy.

If I am to have a mate again, I want him to be happy and smiling. I want him to be happy with his own life and his sense of self. That's what I bring to the party; my interests are just stuff and they change all the time. I never want to be stuffed inside someone's void, so they can feel less empty.

Son of a !  They're calling for rain tomorrow night.  

Psh, I'm afraid I'd be the bait as she can outrun me.

OK Ladies (and that funny guy) - I NEED YOUR HELP! - That has been made abundantly clear.   

Here is a profile of a lady I want to email.  

"I am a very friendly social outgoing person. I love to stay busy and would love my partner to have a sense of adventure to. I would love someone that would wake up on a weekend morning and be okay with jumping in the car and taking off to do something spontaneous . I also want someone that would just like to sit around and be lazy with me, grab a burger and watch a movie at home. I want a best friend. Someone to share those exciting moments in life first with each other no matter how insignificant it may be. Honesty is the most important though. I like to think of myself as a very understanding person.Sometimes that gets taken advantage of but its me and I cant help it, when I care for a person I will give them my all. My ideal someone would be completly comfortable with themselves and with me from the beginning.No secrets, just open and honest about everything even if its embarrassing( trust me I have had my fair share of that!) My children and my family are my life. Making memories with them is what matters most. I love to laugh and have a good time. Seriousness...need not apply cause I am a bit of a stinker and a smart .  
My two loves are bikes and boats. If Im not out riding with my Dad and Cousin on their Harley's or going to the MX tracks with my kids racing, I am out on the sound with my friends and family chilling! I am looking for someone who is looking for the same as me, a relationship, a best friend. Someone who cant wait to see each other over and over and see what new things come out of us getting to know each other. I Can't wait to meet you !"

HELP ME WRITE THE EMAIL (so I don't F' it up again)  

I'll let you know if your email gets a response.  

How about:

"You sound interesting......can I buy you a grammar lesson.....or just loan you an apostrophe?"  

LOL - if I get no more responses - I will use that.  LMFAO.  

Compared to some that I've seen - the grammar in this one was excellent!

I still say disregard the profile for the first message. Establish whether she's interested before you put too much into it.

- Subject - Do you like Milk with Ice? (or whatever)

- Body - Hey there

Again, IMO, all you want it to say is that you are interested (see how the above says that without "saying" that.) and have a title that she has to think about for 2-3 seconds as opposed to just automatically looking and seeing "hello" and then hitting delete.

Left Brains is fine too... she might not answer if she takes offense at being teased, I'd try...

- Subject - Apostrophe's are punctuations too!

- Body - Hey' there

nothing but hey there in the body?  delete.  also, insulting my intelligence?  whether i deserve it or not, that's just setting me up for constant corrections and nitpicking in person.  delete.

i've never online dated but i HAVE met people online and you have GOT to give a girl something more to work with than "hey there"

Nice! She lost me on "sense of adventure to." Besides, her profile seemed way too generic for me. 

You think?

Try- "You sound sad as a lost puppy dog.  Maybe a bone will cheer you up?"

A profile like that would drive me to run away.  "I want, I want, I want, you should be, you should be, you should be, blah blah blah."  

I found my old school match.com profile...

"

Due to my new found (well rediscovered) penchant for bulleted lists, I bring you the most efficient ever "about me" section in the universe. Thanks to their formatting awesomeness, it's pretty much all the amazing stuff void of the crap filler like "umm" and "sooo". Yes, I attended a toastmasters once, what's it matter? 

Without further ado, I...

* show Bradley on my birth certificate yet will answer to Brad, Bradley, BT, Chief, You, Master Unit, Godly one
* don't wear my cape in public
* love life
*am super duper, uber active.  This means I  am generally always doing something rather than sitting around.  This also means I'm pretty much guaranteed to never be fat or out of shape.
*don't mind sitting around if there's someone to sit around with
* have an amazing family; every one of them. Dad, mum, siblings et al. This would mean to you that I'm halfway emotionally stable. Notice "halfway".
* spend more time outside than in
* actually enjoy my job, immensely
* think fast food is the devil except at 2am and then it's simply divine.
* am very rarely up at 2am 
* believe everyone should own a pair of running shoes and actually use them
* have the coolest dog 
* have been known to have conversations from time to time with the aforementioned coolest dog
* am quite quixotic (www.dictionary.com if you need assistance)
* think I'm funny. Your experience may vary but that's only your opinion
* won't task you with coming up with a "how did we meet" story
* have been known to race down streets in shopping carts
* accomplished over 100 stitches before turning 15
* do believe "chicks dig scars"
* am uber smart. If you don't think so it's because you lack the intelligence to understand.
* think my bikes (the kind you pedal) are much cooler than my car 
* always thought Jessi was hotter than Kelli. AC Slater knew what was up.
* love to cook when there's someone around to cook for
* can't stand lobster, shrimp or crab unless encased in rice and slathered with wasabi
* have developed a love for swimming
* can hold my own on a golf course, board room, and your parents' dinner table
* do not have much street cred
* spent too much time on this list already

You should be:
* smart, funny, fit, witty, classy, cultured, not afraid to get dirty, and active (bonus points if you're a runner or cyclist); possess superpowers, white teeth, a car, a sense of humor, a not expired passport, love of life and openness to new things as well as an invisible jet, purple panther, horse with a horn growing out of its head and the ability to be in three places at once."

*the lack of any of the aforementioned qualities does not necessarily disqualify any interested parties."

That thing actually worked pretty good for me.  Well at least for attracting crazies.  har har