Hello, archaically cobwebbed community! It's been awhile, but I have been frustrated and needed to vent myself a bit after years of inactivity. I am invoking the community as something of a vent post today because I'm just... confused. Hell, maybe it's just a sign that I really *am* not relationship material.

( To quote Adrian Monk, 'Here's what happened...' )

Still single. Still attempting to date various people. Resorted to an online dating site (again). Nothing tragic or thrilling (except for the Canadian hockey player -- he was nice for a few months). Rabidly horny and apparently not ashamed to admit it. Turned 40. Too old/tired/desperate for complete sentences ( Read more... )

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Sometimes I read the Modern Love column in the New York Times. One was a first-person account of a woman's self-described missteps of checking out her date on Google before they went out, then blurting out facts about his life that he hadn't personally disclosed. She felt awkward after the first reference, drank too much, disclosed more, confessed ( Read more... )

Greetings Sodders that are Single, it's been all quiet on the front for this group, so have some best wishes. Whether you are trying to escape your situation of singularity or sticking through it, here's hoping 2009 treats you to a warm relationship instead of one that leaves you cold ( Read more... )

There's a new community for those in their 30's who don't have kids and who either get crap about not having kids or want a safe place to talk to people about what they do instead of kid stuff (it's explicitly not about bashing those who have kids). It's just celebrating getting to sleep in and having only ourselves to blame for jam in odd places ( Read more... )

I couldn't resist.

http://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/indecision.png

Recent conversation ( Read more... )

Do you think certain personalities or brain types or whatever just aren't programmed for coupledom ( Read more... )

Poll Dying alone, eaten by dogs

I find myself becoming firmly footed in the "Yes" category, but that doesn't seem the case with most of my friends. Not even on my behalf.

"Oh, you just need to meet the right guy. When The One [which I, incidentally, don't believe in] comes along, you'll want to be with him." Well, okay, if someone comes along with whom I click so greatly ( Read more... )