Triathlon Dating Thread (Page 9)

I would have to agree and I have deliberately gone hungry before so as to not settle for M&M colors that I didn't find appealing.  Accept the hunger for what it do not rail against it as it is your choice.

And now I will end the hijack if you don't mind before someone gets on my case for whatever bee is in their bonnet today.  It was not my intent.

The best, happiest and stablest LTR I had (the fact that it was happy and stable at all is a miracle in my life and person) also would not have been any kind of categorical match ... none of it. Not in each other's age ranges, not really location per se, definitely in completely different life stages, politically, religiously, activities (and level of physical activity) ... the relationship was great, it broke up amicably, and both of us have very fond memories to this day.

I like to eat a bunch of nasty color M&M's so that the good color ones taste that much better next time

I think, from my experience, that works because you tend to stay out of each other's way.  Maybe what you have to have in common is a need for independence.  I never wanted to lose my sense of independence by being in a relationship, and I surely have no desire to take her's away.  Obviously, at this point, our children and our family home keep us dependent and connected in a large way, but there are huge areas of our lives that we don't really share with each other....and have no desire to. (because she's wrong        

I love how this thread has spiraled.  It has gone from Triathlon Dating, to couples, to spanking, to match.com to eating M&M's....where will it end up?  

Now if I could just meet a girl on match.com, who will tolerate my triathlon obsession, wants to go on a date with a couple from BT, is into spanking (or getting spanked by the BT couples), and likes eating M&M's of all colors, I think this whole thing will have gone full circle and I will have found my match!

LOL! Check your pm's.

hehehe fixed that for you. 

I agree! I don't actively seek dates and I don't use dating websites. When my friends try to set me up, I tell them DON'T.  If I am going to meet my match, it will be by chance. He will drop on my head one day. If it never happens, I will still have lived a life of my choosing. Either way, I win.

In the last 3 years, I have gone out with 2 men for a total of 4 dates. One guy was funny, tall, lean and handsome, strong personality, said what was on his mind - all positives. There was a 10 year age difference and it made me uneasy, but that's not why we didn't mesh (though I think my unease was a problem for him). I'd recommend him to anyone, though. He's got a great smile and is very charming, when he's not putting his foot in his mouth. 

The other guy wanted a companion to go to football games with him. I loathe football. If he could have accepted that I wasn't going to accompany him to the Bucs game, I was prepared to learn more about him. It was a deal killer for him. No sweat; I'm not the droid he was looking for.

I don't care about dating. I care about spending time with people who like and accept me. If I meet someone who fits that bill, and there's chemistry, then that's when I have to put my big girl pants on and see if I'm up for the dance.

That's because - thanks to this thread - I have now realized what is important to me.  (see above comments).  

Dang I stepped away and missed a bunch!

Just wanted to add that I went on a first (Match) date last night and was again pleasantly surprised. So... keep trying kids. 

Also to Muskrat, what are you saying in these emails that go un-returned? Sometimes a second pair of eyes on these kinds of things can catch unintentional meanings/red flags, or help you communicate better.

Are you offering to be his editor? I think that's worse than being relegated to "friend" status.

Sure, I write and edit for a living so why not help a buddy

Awkward would be puking on a date.

But for the record, I am not looking for a date. I'm in it for the mild entertainment value. If it makes you feel better about my presence, I'm not married or in a relationship. Thanks for calling me out, though!

I suppose I should mention I am also not interested in the Triathlon part of the Triathlon Dating Thread. Now I've gone and done it ...

I'll send you my profile / a couple of samples of emails.  I don't think I said anything, but who knows.  

Considering the earlier (how many pages ago?) nudge that Muskrat got (and apparently followed through with), all I can say is "ouch".

Ouch?  Don't the best relationships start out as friends?   I might have her right where I want her.  LOL

I do what I can to entertain.

Next I'm off to ESPN's forums, I saw a thread on The Orlando Magic earlier, I'm going to let them know I'm not interested in basketball  

Heaven forbid I should take the oxygen out of your dating thread; and it was going so well, too with the marrieds' foreplay talk.

BTW, it's not you I found entertaining. I blame Welshy. It was his original post (not the one that remains) that drew me in. Like moth to a flame when that Troublesome Texan makes a comment.

No worries, I'll take my leave.

Does this pithy banter remind anyone else of an episode of Moonlighting? I think this thread is starting to work its magic, attracting opposites and all that.