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[Jeremy Ackerman-Yost]

I don't think that's the kind of story hour Morrus envisioned...

LOL

And his grandmother would have kittens.

On a side note, I was trying to formulate a reply to Dragongirl in my head, and I realized that the term "girlfriend" is starting to annoy the hell out of me.

It sounds insignificant to describe someone you've been with for nearly 4 years and whom you intend to marry (when you both finally nail down those doctorates in about an eternity... ) Fiancee isn't quite appropriate yet, either, as there has not been an official proposal (if only because we both prefer shorter engagements)

Does anyone have a more appropriate term?

 

[Dragongirl]

LOL

And his grandmother would have kittens.

Naw that is Eric's grandmother.

On a side note, I was trying to formulate a reply to Dragongirl in my head, and I realized that the term "girlfriend" is starting to annoy the hell out of me.

It sounds insignificant to describe someone you've been with for nearly 4 years and whom you intend to marry (when you both finally nail down those doctorates in about an eternity... ) Fiancee isn't quite appropriate yet, either, as there has not been an official proposal (if only because we both prefer shorter engagements)

Does anyone have a more appropriate term?

How about soul mate?

 

[Theuderic]

Ah yes the worms come forth .........

 

[Theuderic]

Here it comes.... whew, I just had to get that out of my system...........

 

[Jeremy Ackerman-Yost]

Naw that is Eric's grandmother.

D'OH!

This is why you shouldn't use the boards as an insomnia treatment.

How about soul mate?

Personally, I love it. It's the perfect term for how I feel about her. I've been resisting using it because people tend to roll their eyes at you when you do. And condescension sets my teeth on edge. Then again. $#^& them.

 

[Dragongirl]

Personally, I love it. It's the perfect term for how I feel about her. I've been resisting using it because people tend to roll their eyes at you when you do. And condescension sets my teeth on edge. Then again. $#^& them.

They only react that way because they have no idea what it is to have one, or they are jealous. IMO

 

[Jeremy Ackerman-Yost]

They only react that way because they have no idea what it is to have one, or they are jealous. IMO

Either that, or they're even more cynical than I used to be...

Thanks for the reinforcement

 

[Griswold]

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Personally, I love it. It's the perfect term for how I feel about her. I've been resisting using it because people tend to roll their eyes at you when you do. And condescension sets my teeth on edge. Then again. $#^& them.

yeah, there's always somebody like that around, screw'em! If the term fits, use it.

Gris.

 

[Guilt Puppy]

Posted by Arravis
I'm not claiming that we should act like sex-crazed teenagers... but it is on the minds and, more often then some may care to admit, in our actions. As we grow older and more mature, we learn to control the impulses and to act on those feelings in a more subtle manner.

Subtle, maybe, but subtle can also mean manipulative. I respect the awkward "hey, I like you, you think maybe...?" of high school students to the practiced, confident "so, what is your line of work? Oh, fascinating" of the mature world... It just strikes me as sinister.

But then again, I just turned 20, so I might just be looking for excuses everywhere not to grow up.

Dragongirl
Whenever I find a man going gaga over the thoughts of 2 women together I just mention 2 men together. Shuts them up fast.

That doesn't work on every guy, you know. Careful about generalizations

At any rate... Political correctness in general, while I don't think it's evil exactly, isn't something I try to practice. By my standards, part of being respectful toward people is being honest toward them, and making a glance at cleavage is an honest response. To me, it seems far more disrespectful to assume that a person cannot handle the very simple reality that human beings are sexually attracted to other human beings.

Yes, unwanted advances can be annoying -- but so can being ignored because you're unattractive. It can also be annoying to have to repeat yourself because you have an accent. And hey, you have every right to complain about -- just don't expect everyone else to make it their problem.

That said, I still feel genuinely sorry for anyone who has to hear "wanna play dungeons and dragons? You be the dungeon, I'll be the dragon."

 

[Jeremy Ackerman-Yost]

Subtle, maybe, but subtle can also mean manipulative. I respect the awkward "hey, I like you, you think maybe...?" of high school students to the practiced, confident "so, what is your line of work? Oh, fascinating" of the mature world... It just strikes me as sinister.

No. Sinister is the guy in my high school who pretended to be a closeted homosexual for 4 months. In that time he "outed" himself to (as far as we were able to determine later) 5 female members of the drama club and 4 female members of the marching band. He played up the tortured, "I don't think I can handle this" and "You're the only one I can trust" angles, and at the end of the 4 months, he managed to sleep with 6 of them in less than 2 weeks before word got around enough to stop him.

Sinister is the guy who tried to run over his girlfriend when he found out she was pregnant.

I don't think sinister develops with age. It's either part of your make-up from early on or not.

btw- "hey, I like you..." still works until at least 21. I can't comment on after that as I went off the market.