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Fuzz said:
I'm thrilled. A banner day for the Fuzzy. Ive joined my first clique!
I post in this thread because it allows a freedom of speech and allows many strange meandering turns. Its non-judgemental and its not a party where I feel I need a secret handshake or password to enter.
So if I post in this thread and it automatically makes me seem anti-OT so be it. I dont post in there out of respect to those who do love chatting and RL sharing stuff. That just isnt for me so much.
Reepbot's interest in writing interests me. I have shared some of my experiences with him. I enjoy that. Witty has some good advice to offer when called for and is funny. Im not talking funny about forum war stuff but funny in a conversational sense when the thread flows about art tv movies or arbitrary subjects at hand.
At least I hope if I am going to be labelled as a third forum troublemaker musketeer because I simply post in a thread, at least make me d'Artagan.
En garde
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That's right. Anyone can post in this thread.
Because it is the best thread here!!!!
 
reepbot said:
There was an interesting speech at Toastmasters today. It was all about finding the perfect partner. Like your soulmate. He talked about how it was found that the ultimate key to happiness is a solid relationship.

Then he handed out pieces of paper and asked us to write five things in the first column about things we really really want in a partner, then in the second row he asked us to list five things that would really turn us off in a potential partner, and in the last row he asked us to write the five attributes that we would need to have to attract our perfect partner that we described in the first row.

i couldn't write anything down because i didn't have a pen.
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I think that last column is especially important but is regularly overlooked. I have several friends with crazy checklists for their dream man - I'm talking things like a model turned specialist doctor from old money, so not realistic and also not focussing on what will ultimately be more important in a partner - but at no point do they seem to look at their own behaviour or energy to see if they are actually likely to ever attract such a man. I think people need to ask what is in it for a prospective partner to date them long term and it shits me to no end this one friend especially who had quite a few character flaws but instead of addressing these she just complains about only attracting certain types of men.

Sorry, a tangent there but you reminded me of this.
 
jessy_girl said:
I think that last column is especially important but is regularly overlooked. I have several friends with crazy checklists for their dream man - I'm talking things like a model turned specialist doctor from old money, so not realistic and also not focussing on what will ultimately be more important in a partner - but at no point do they seem to look at their own behaviour or energy to see if they are actually likely to ever attract such a man. I think people need to ask what is in it for a prospective partner to date them long term and it shits me to no end this one friend especially who had quite a few character flaws but instead of addressing these she just complains about only attracting certain types of men.

Sorry, a tangent there but you reminded me of this.
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I agree, and it's one reason among many why I have never wanted to 'settle down'.
The bit I liked especially about the post was the bit about no pen. Good 'punchline'.
 
Khun Khun said:
I agree, and it's one reason among many why I have never wanted to 'settle down'.
The bit I liked especially about the post was the bit about no pen. Good 'punchline'.
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Yeah, I mean have things you want in a partner of course if that's where your priorities are, but don't put the onus on them to appear and fulfil your needs whilst you do nothing - so many people do this!! (I don't mean you personally when I say "you" just so we are clear!)

Yes I liked the punchline too, hard to say if it was intentional on reepbot's part too, I almost felt bad to overlook it and just focus on the above content!
 
jessy_girl said:
Yeah, I mean have things you want in a partner of course if that's where your priorities are, but don't put the onus on them to appear and fulfil your needs whilst you do nothing - so many people do this!! (I don't mean you personally when I say "you" just so we are clear!)

Yes I liked the punchline too, hard to say if it was intentional on reepbot's part too, I almost felt bad to overlook it and just focus on the above content!
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I got that it was a general you :) You are right though. I too wondered about the intentional or not of it. My thought was, why would you not have a pen in a situation like that?
 
Khun Khun said:
I got that it was a general you :) You are right though. I too wondered about the intentional or not of it. My thought was, why would you not have a pen in a situation like that?
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I was cursing myself for not having a pen because I usually bring one. But for some reason I didn't take one with me. Silly reepbot.

The missing pen line at the end was just telling people that I didn't have anything written down. Just in case someone did ask me what I had put down.
 
reepbot said:
I was cursing myself for not having a pen because I usually bring one. But for some reason I didn't take one with me. Silly reepbot.

The missing pen line at the end was just telling people that I didn't have anything written down. Just in case someone did ask me what I had put down.
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It all comes down to interpretation. It could've been read either way. A punchline or a fact. Either way, it was good.
 
reepbot said:
like with that lady in the park?
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Not really. More that the detail of not having a pen is inconsequential compared to thinking about it but appears to be the detail Hugh Grant-esque stopper. If you wanted to be unsuccessful at something, you'd break it down into smaller unimportant pieces which can each be defeated.
 
Witty Banter said:
Not really. More that the detail of not having a pen is inconsequential compared to thinking about it but appears to be the detail Hugh Grant-esque stopper. If you wanted to be unsuccessful at something, you'd break it down into smaller unimportant pieces which can each be defeated.
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Oh. Ok.
 
jessy_girl said:
@reepbot - what would you write in each of those columns?
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Ok.

First.

-honest with me (and i her).

- same sense of humour.

- strong. Able to stand up for herself.

- curious about things. Not ignorant.

- doesn't hate tina arena or press gang.

Second.

- bigot

- liar

- smoker

- has children

- hates tina arena and press gang

Third

- communicate honestly.

- work on social skills.

- keep on learning about stuff

- don't let my low self esteem hold me back. Turn negative self talk into positive.

- randomly drop tina arena references into conversations to see if they react well.
 
No-pen-Reepbot.


And guess what. Apropos of nothing... I have another annoying cough/cold. I think it is due to the stress of having a birthday. I hate them
 
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