Thread: Rant and Rave, Cry and Complain

Originally Posted by sefalik

Three people died in a car accident nearby the other day, on the highway I drive to/from work. A tractor trailer was involved. It hasn't even been deemed the truckers fault yet, but immediately everyone began going off on truckers. Now someone posted an article where someone used the accident as further fuel for their apparent annoyance with truckers. The article calls the deceased "his victims" (the trucker's) as he walked away unharmed. It talks about how truckers are constantly "bullying" small cars, hogging lanes, clogging up traffic, etc.
I spend about an hour every day just on the highway driving a small car, and I really don't see what the article-writer is talking about. I see WAY WAY WAY WAY more asshole car drivers than truckers. On the contrary, most truckers seem incredibly patient and tolerant of the many cars that cut them off or ride their ass. Besides, those truckers are basically driving around with all the stuff we buy. IDK, I just have a lot of respect for truck drivers and what they do so I just find all the attacks lately pretty annoying. I'm honestly surprised I don't see more asshole truck drivers considering the plethora of asshole car drivers out there.

I always have a great phobia when it comes to driving near a truck at a highway, i always had it, and it's not from news or any rumors at that.
I just freak out and start hoping we pass it or let it go driving first than us, actually not just any truck....but a propane gas truck!!!!!
Hoping it will never crash onto us or anyone. oh god the humanity. O_O

I've never had a problem with truckers either. People just need to use more common sense when sharing the road with them.
Getting stuck behind them can be extremely annoying though lol... and Hathor, I still worry whenever I pass them. They're so large and intimidating I always worry about one of us getting a moving blow-out

There was an accident near our house the other day too. I don't know what it was about though. Our house overlooks the interstate and there were firetrucks and cops on the scene... later they had a car on a flatbed and the front end was devastated.

My rave is that I took the dog for a walk. I'll definitely be doing that often. I only made 2 laps around most of the field (almost 30 minutes in all). The field is overgrown and there were numerous gopher (or whatever) holes. One end of the field was a bit flooded so we avoided it. It was starting to rain or I would have pushed for a third lap. My back was hurting by the end of the second though. I need to google back strengthening exercises now that I'm thinking about it. Just 5 minutes of hanging up laundry kills my back (almost to the point of tears). It's mostly my lower back that causes me grief. But walking didn't bother it nearly as much I guess the weight of the basket and hanging the clothes is what does it... so it's an upper body issue then...
Anyhow... Kierra did wonderfully on the leash. She pulled a little because there were so many new and interesting smells lol, but all in all, she didn't do bad at all.
My rant in that is that I only burned 67 or so calories.

Another rant is that when I got inside and sat down to eat, I noticed that my pants reeked. I had my daughter sniff them and we think it's from Thistle weeds. They weren't in bloom or I would have known to avoid them... but I did walk through lots of prickly tree like things which was probably them. If we walk regularly, though, I imagine we'll have a path beaten down in no time.

Another rave is that my daughter gave me her left over "sub". I think my stomach is going to accept it which means I have another food I can eat (It was actually a grilled chicken flatbread sandwich).

Yet another rant is that I'm extremely sleepy today. I got 8 hours of sleep last night and then turned around and took a 2 hour nap. I could go back to bed now. But I wont because I'd wake up by 1AM.. and yet, by midnight I'll undoubtedly get a second wind Either way, it sucks

Hope everyone's been having a good day.

Why are we wired to be more often attracted to men who are complete pricks? This is some bullshit logic. I know plenty of nice guys, but I can count on one hand the number of guys whose personalities I've ever been attracted to who didn't turn out to be fucking assholes.

Again, not just true for girls. Guys are like that too. I've been attracted to maybe 4 or 5 girls who didn't turn out to be complete cunts.
Not sure what it is. Maybe being more attractive (physically and personality-wise) they never learn to be accepting of other people, or learn how to put themselves in others shoes.
I know if I never had any problems with my looks or personality, I'd be like that. I know that for sure. I used to be the most intolerant asshole until I went through shit myself and had to deal with difficult things and grow as a person. It helped me accept that people come from different places and not to judge them instantly, to be tolerant (to an extent).... that sort of thing.

The conversation in this country seems to have twisted to the point where telling a girl not to dress slutty is some how to same as shifting blame onto her from any would be predator that would take advantage of her.

No, first of all most sexual predators go after targets because they're the easiest, not the most enticing. If a girl goes to a party and gets so wasted she can't stand up, she can be dressed like a nun and still be more likely to get date raped than a girl who went in her underwear but maintained control.

The way you dress, however, is the way you market yourself, and if you don't like the demographic that you're marketing to, then market to a different demographic. So if you dress in a way to show off your body, you can't really complain that all your suitors are only interested in sex. Likewise if a guy flaunts his wealth to get women he's more likely only to attract girls only interested in his money.

Spot on OP. I was watching this thing the other day where they followed groups of people around to clubs (some thing about lockouts in one city in Australia).
And the girls were complaining about guys coming up to them and touching them and dancing or whispering dirty stuff in their ears.
Meanwhile they're wearing dresses which are basically t-shirts with straps, and their boobs are about a centimeter from just falling out of their "dress".
If a girl is dressed like.... let's face it, a hooker.... any person, not just guys, will assume she only wants sex and that's the reason she goes out dressed like that.

The theory has held true in my experience as well. I've had girl who dress like that just literally ask if I want to fuck them. One girl asked a whole group of us guys if we wanted to touch her ass.
We did of course, and she loved it. Absolutely nothing wrong with that either. If she likes the attention, I couldn't care less. But when they pretend they don't, or they act like all men are potential sexual predators, that pisses me off.

The one thing that really irks me in fashion or whatever is people who use clothes/makeup as a way to hide their "imperfections" (quotations, because they're only imperfections if you believe them to be) or to appear normal. I suppose that's largely why makeup is a turn-off to me. I guess I can understand makeup as an artform, but unless it is used very subtly, I actually find it almost comical at times. Seeing someone all dolled up in makeup or scantily-clothed actually paints a picture of insecurity to me. That might seem contradictory, because one might think a person willing to flaunt their body is confident... but I think if you're truly confident and love yourself, you don't need to blatantly showcase your "assets" or paint yourself in an attempt to seem more attractive.

Someone who embraces their "imperfections" (again, quotations for above reasons) is far more attractive to me and conveys a much greater sense of confidence. So maybe that's why people often think that the opposite sex are assholes. If you try to perfect yourself, you'll attract people who are like-minded (as is, people who feel that they have faults that need correcting). A healthy relationship can't happen unless both people truly love themselves. So getting yourself all dressed up in a way that you think appeals to the majority might actually be contradictory to what you really want.


I think a strayed a bit from the point being discussed. But I just finished my coffee and am in a rambling mood. Of course, take my opinions with a grain of salt, as I'm currently single and have only spent maybe 15% of my short life with a spouse.


Edit: I have a rave, too. My rent increased by $20/month earlier this year... but now it's getting offset by the fact that we're no longer required to pay for a internet/phone/cable package as part of our rent. It's now going to be separate and we can choose what we want. I haven't had cable hooked up since I moved here three or four years ago. I don't even own a TV. So I've basically been wasting $50 a month on nothing. No more!

Edit: Also, I want to change my avatar back. But I don't have the original file, and am being too lazy to spend 3 minutes or so to find the original image and crop/re-size it again. That's my rant, a pathetic one albeit.

Originally Posted by tommo

Again, not just true for girls. Guys are like that too. I've been attracted to maybe 4 or 5 girls who didn't turn out to be complete cunts.
Not sure what it is. Maybe being more attractive (physically and personality-wise) they never learn to be accepting of other people, or learn how to put themselves in others shoes.
I know if I never had any problems with my looks or personality, I'd be like that. I know that for sure. I used to be the most intolerant asshole until I went through shit myself and had to deal with difficult things and grow as a person. It helped me accept that people come from different places and not to judge them instantly, to be tolerant (to an extent).... that sort of thing.

That makes sense.... I wouldn't really say I was ever really that intolerant of a person, but probably only because I could barely be bothered with anything outside of myself. If I'd gotten everything handed to me in life I definitely would have turned out with the prima donna personality. I mean I still want all the attention I can get anyway, I've just learned that the only kind of attention even worth having is the kind you get by sharing the stage. It's kind of pointless to be the focus if everyone secretly hates you.

Funny enough, the girls whose personalities I'm attracted to almost invariably turn out to be the kindest and most caring people I've ever met in my life. If only you were a lesbian lol. Or if only I was just one.... Unfortunately I have other needs too. >.>

Did you get my last message? o.O

Conversely if I'm into a girl, and I'm holding myself back so I'm not coming off overly attached, but I genuinely like her and so act nicely to her, I usually get set aside. And if I don't really care but just wanted to see if I could pick her up, and I'm not that into her, man she'll follow me around like a lost puppy. In fact, the less I like her, the more loyal she is. This hasn't been the case 100% of the time, but I've definitely picked up on the trend.

Unfortunately, I get both of those, and I can explain it from my own perspective quite easily. The only kinds of attractions that really draw me in are the ones that seem like instant chemistry. If you try to pick me up immediately, that will be interpreted as the same kind of attraction. If you're nice to me but hold yourself back, that will be interpreted as a lack of interest. I'm not saying it's right, but that's generally the way it works. If people are genuinely attracted to me in that way then I *want* them to be overly attached. Case in point: the love of my life (also a girl) and I told each other that we were already completely crazy about each other within like our first few days of knowing each other. Now it honestly looks like we likely will spend the rest of our lives together.

You don't understand. Let me give you an example. I meet a girl, I ask for her number, I tell her she's cute, I kiss her, I call her the next day, or a couple days later, I take her out, I decide I don't like her that much, and bam she's all over me. Or, I decide I like her a lot, and I keep pursuing her, and she loses interest.

When I say I hold myself back, I mean that I don't text her 10 times a day, not that I act disinterested. Shit I may have acted disinterested in high school but I've changed, and yet I find the same feedback. It's easy for me to get laid, but I can't maintain a long term relationship because even if I think there's chemistry, for one reason or another the girl will pull away. But if I don't think there's chemistry, then she sticks.

This has even been the case where earlier she'll have confided in mutual friends that she likes me. I've worked pretty hard on myself over the last few years to figure out and adjust what ever red flag I give off when I like a girl that I don't when I couldn't care less. I almost wish I could read reviews on myself and figure it out.

Ah I see.... Well in that case you might just be unlucky. :T I would try not to over analyze the chemistry aspect of it; it may not matter nearly as much as just what the girl is looking for out of an attraction. Lots of people, guys and girls, and really whether they realize it or not, are just in it for the novelty. A dopamine rush which is misinterpreted as genuine feelings, but which will dwindle more the longer you stick around, which depending on the person may not take long at all. In the same vein, if you give someone attention and then decide that you're not interested before they're done enjoying you, cold as it sounds, they'll probably want that rush back that you took away from them. It could also just play on the fact that lots of people want what they can't have.

All I can really say is, keep looking. There are people out there who want something real.

So my day..or so called long weekend has been kinda ruined by someone i don't fucking know and just had to talk very rudely to me like i'm some kind of everyday trash and i'm nothing to them (i had my share already).
Usually i don't let people like that get to me but it always doesn't work...obviously the walls came crashing down after once i go to bed...it always happens once i go to bed i get too emotional and start thinking. This "person" is actually some rude person that acts like a bully online in chats and i know how it is with them i went through it loads of times. So when i said to myself...oh forget her she's someone that needs help in her life and blah blah...so i let that sink in.
Once i get to bed i just clearly kept repeating that scene over in my head and i just burst emotionally....i start doubting myself, i start doubting my beliefs and that all of it is not real and that i am such a fucking idiot and i should know better not to think a certain way...then i start having past flashbacks from school and usual bullies comes back in mind and i started hating someone that always keeps me feeling better i told them to leave me alone and i don't need them and i don't need pity. I cried for a full 30mins, then my hate starts disappearing away once i stopped crying, then i start feeling better, then i start feeling that someone cares (love vibes) more like meditation after crying.
Once i slept i always get good dreams before i cry, before sleeping, i always get some kind of spiritual healing dream that should tell me that i shouldn't worry and that someone will care and not let anyone get to me and it usually is like a reminder to me...bless my dreams which i love so much <3
I will write the dream down once i'm done with this....but it still bothers me a little still because people really don't care because their lives are completely destroyed and want yours to be also, that's how evil works too. So now i really don't feel like going to a party of my family's because i don't feel a great energy to do so, if i'm not up to feeling good at a party?...then why go and ruin it for others?...you know people can sense your vibes..don't think they don't because i do and once i sense someone isn't into where they are it really bothers me and it doesn't make being with them any fun.
So far that's my rant.

Originally Posted by Alyzarin

Ah I see.... Well in that case you might just be unlucky. :T I would try not to over analyze the chemistry aspect of it; it may not matter nearly as much as just what the girl is looking for out of an attraction. Lots of people, guys and girls, and really whether they realize it or not, are just in it for the novelty. A dopamine rush which is misinterpreted as genuine feelings, but which will dwindle more the longer you stick around, which depending on the person may not take long at all. In the same vein, if you give someone attention and then decide that you're not interested before they're done enjoying you, cold as it sounds, they'll probably want that rush back that you took away from them. It could also just play on the fact that lots of people want what they can't have.

All I can really say is, keep looking. There are people out there who want something real.

I think, actually, that it goes back to what you were saying about being attracted to guys that turn out to be jerks. I'm not necessarily a jerk but if I'm not really feeling any genuine feelings then I'm not going to be very thoughtful or considerate (I just won't care very much). If I'm thoughtful and considerate, I lose the attraction. Both genders are wired to pursue what appears above their level, so girls seem to want to win affection. If it's easily received, it makes them think they're playing below their league.

I think this has happened too many times to be based on luck.

Originally Posted by hathor28

...i just clearly kept repeating that scene over in my head and i just burst emotionally....i start doubting myself, i start doubting my beliefs and that all of it is not real and that i am such a fucking idiot and i should know better not to think a certain way...then i start having past flashbacks from school and usual bullies comes back in mind and i started hating someone that always keeps me feeling better i told them to leave me alone and i don't need them and i don't need pity.

This may not help, but here it goes.

I have had some real evil people in my past. I would do anything to forget that they exist. Especially when they keep showing up in my dreams, making me relive emotions I don't care for.

About 1-2 years ago, I started to believe, that some people and some situations are presented to us, so we can learn from it. It's nothing personal. It's not bad, and it's not good. It just is. It only becomes bad, if we think of it as such. Shortly after this, my dreams with these evil people had started to change. They were still shitty, but somehow they end on neutral note, or me coming out ahead. I think my dreams had changed, because my attitude about my past has changed. It's not easy, I can't pull it off all the time, I still succumb to hatred on occasion, but I realize it and correct it.

Rant: It's friggin hot. And summer had just started. Can't wait for October to come.

Rave: I got in trouble with big boss at work. But my department manager told me not to worry about it, coz there is no pleasing her, no matter what we do.

Well what can you do??! When evil people is still around, and still makes you feel like the past has never left you?
And you get transitions only sometimes and depending on the situation as well and who starts it and how it starts...it all makes a ON switch in the brain.

I've been very fortunate in "love". Since I was about 12 years old, I almost always had a boyfriend. I wasn't picky though. My mom used to make fun of me when I was young by calling me a chubby chaser and accused me of going for the under-dogs and implying that I dated below my level. I never looked at the world that way. If someone showed me interest and was a nice person, I'd give them a chance. When we broke up, we were still friends... and except for twice, the break ups were mutually agreed upon and there was no drama involved.
I knew I was "pretty" or "cute" but I wasn't a knockout or anything. And I was painfully shy. Someone was always interested though, and I was a basket case back then and actually fantasized about disfiguring my face so people would be uninterested
So I guess I'd say: think about lowering your expectations and you could be surprised. Be content with what you have. Examine what it is you truly want out of a relationship.

No rants here yet. I have laundry to do today, so my back will be killing me so I'll rant about that later
It's been freezing here. We actually had a frost warning for this morning! And I have had my space heater running these last couple days. This weather is crazy, but I definitely prefer the cooler temps now-a-days.
I missed my walk yesterday, which is a rant... but I guess it's good to recover a day seeing how out of shape I am. It was strange but the evening after my dog walk, my right should and upper arm were killing me. I still don't get it because the dog hardly pulled at all. Just goes to show JUST how out of shape I am!
My right calf aches a little, but not badly.

A rave is that I was under my caloric goal last night as well. I went to bed hungry though.
Another rave is that I discovered "Pages" as an iPad app. I already had it installed but I dismissed it because I couldn't figure out how to make chapters. But it has that option It also has Tab, different alignments, bold, italics etc. Everything I had been looking for *WOOT!* I've been making myself transcribe a chapter a day and last night I ?? dictated Genesis chapter one. I kept making mistakes on chapter 2 though, and gave up lol.
Stupid Bible names are impossible to pronounce So I need to look up the names and pronunciations before hand and make myself cheat sheets.

All in all, life has been very nice for a change.

Okay... I guess I do have a rant. I need to clean Kierra's ears and I have no idea what I'm doing. She has ear mites badly. I read you near to clean the ear with anything really and then apply mineral oil (or, again, any great number of things) to suffocate them. It sounds like lice for animals. I also don't know if she's going to let me do this. I might have to buy a muzzle...

Hope you all have a great day.
to all in need of a hug.

Originally Posted by Alyzarin

That makes sense.... I wouldn't really say I was ever really that intolerant of a person, but probably only because I could barely be bothered with anything outside of myself. If I'd gotten everything handed to me in life I definitely would have turned out with the prima donna personality. I mean I still want all the attention I can get anyway, I've just learned that the only kind of attention even worth having is the kind you get by sharing the stage. It's kind of pointless to be the focus if everyone secretly hates you.

Funny enough, the girls whose personalities I'm attracted to almost invariably turn out to be the kindest and most caring people I've ever met in my life. If only you were a lesbian lol. Or if only I was just one.... Unfortunately I have other needs too. >.>

Did you get my last message? o.O

haha, I sometimes wish I were a girl and a lesbian tbh. It makes much more sense to me.
" Or if only I was just one.... Unfortunately I have other needs too. >.>"
Not sure what you mean by that.

No I didn't get your message, you mean txt or PM?
Haven't gotten either though....

Originally Posted by Original Poster

You don't understand. Let me give you an example. I meet a girl, I ask for her number, I tell her she's cute, I kiss her, I call her the next day, or a couple days later, I take her out, I decide I don't like her that much, and bam she's all over me. Or, I decide I like her a lot, and I keep pursuing her, and she loses interest.

When I say I hold myself back, I mean that I don't text her 10 times a day, not that I act disinterested. Shit I may have acted disinterested in high school but I've changed, and yet I find the same feedback. It's easy for me to get laid, but I can't maintain a long term relationship because even if I think there's chemistry, for one reason or another the girl will pull away. But if I don't think there's chemistry, then she sticks.

This has even been the case where earlier she'll have confided in mutual friends that she likes me. I've worked pretty hard on myself over the last few years to figure out and adjust what ever red flag I give off when I like a girl that I don't when I couldn't care less. I almost wish I could read reviews on myself and figure it out.

This is my experience as well, exactly. If I feel even a little attraction, she's not interested even though she clearly was before. If I couldn't care less, she's obsessed with me. There have been a few exceptions for sure, but I'm talking maybe 1 or 2 girls out of maybe 50.
And I feel like a total asshole when some girl is totally infatuated with me but I don't feel the same way.
I mean it's so bad that I simply cannot fuck random girls, or lead girls on just to get sex or whatever.
If a girl loves me and I don't, I feel terrible about it. I envy people who can just have sex with anyone for the simple enjoyment of it.
I mean I want that, but I just don't have it in me.

To give at least some advice, I know at least one of the "red flags", as you say, is when I laugh at things she says which aren't even really that funny.
I think it gives this sense of fake-ness or something. As well as instantly giving her attention in any situation.
I guess try to act like you do with girls you don't really care about, but add just a little bit of extra.... romance in there.
Does that make sense?
I mean the littlest bit, until she's fallen for you. And if she shows signs of pulling away, give very little attention until she initiates interaction.
If she doesn't do that, well she didn't really like you.

Originally Posted by Zhaylin

I've been very fortunate in "love". Since I was about 12 years old, I almost always had a boyfriend. I wasn't picky though. My mom used to make fun of me when I was young by calling me a chubby chaser and accused me of going for the under-dogs and implying that I dated below my level. I never looked at the world that way. If someone showed me interest and was a nice person, I'd give them a chance. When we broke up, we were still friends... and except for twice, the break ups were mutually agreed upon and there was no drama involved.
I knew I was "pretty" or "cute" but I wasn't a knockout or anything. And I was painfully shy. Someone was always interested though, and I was a basket case back then and actually fantasized about disfiguring my face so people would be uninterested
So I guess I'd say: think about lowering your expectations and you could be surprised. Be content with what you have. Examine what it is you truly want out of a relationship.

I almost cried the other night thinking about this. I'm pretty sure my ex wants to try again. My reaction surprised even me. I imagined being with her and what I felt was that I had downgraded from the lankan girl to her.
That sounds sociopathic or something, but it's just the most accurate way I can describe it. I felt empty, it wouldn't even be anywhere close to what I felt for lankan girl. I guess I felt this incredible love and amazing friendship with the lankan girl, and I don't want anything less than that.
Even if someone loves me unconditionally, that's not what I want. As I said it makes me feel like crap if a girl loves me more than I love her.

I dunno if this is true or not, but I've found a common factor with a lot girls. I've heard so many times "he's nice to me", when they're telling me why they love some guy. In my opinion, if that's the most someone wants out of a partner, that's seriously depressing.

I mean every relationship I've been in has raised my standards. At first I didn't care, if she was hot and interesting or quirky, I was happy. After that, she had to actually care about me. The last one, we had so many things in common and she just got me. So the next girl I date will have to have things in common with me and really just understand me and like my weirdness.

I dunno, maybe you're right and it's better to settle, or lower my standards, but I can't imagine doing that.

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Not a rant or a rave or anything, but I cried for the 5th time in my entire life over Lankan girl tonight. She made me cry for the 4th and 5th time....
God I hate her.... and love her so much....

Yeah, I've never had a passionate or even fiery relationship. For me, it's always been about being with my "best friend". There's a whole lot of love but it's more... ??? platonic? Some people are happy with that. They don't need a lot of fire

for your depression

My new rant is that I cannot get motivated to do ANYTHING. The weather channel SAYS it's supposed to be sunny today, but heavy clouds are resting above the town and it feels like rain.
I've been in this "funk" (?) for a week now. I'm restless. Games aren't interesting me much. I want to DO stuff, but what lol I look at everything that needs done in my room, for instance, and I just want to go to sleep. I'm trying to channel that energy, but today (since my last post ) I JUST CAN'T GET GOING. I made myself wake up early and now I'm just Blah! Perhaps a nap would help...

I found a picture that almost perfectly depicts my experiences with geese while biking.

Originally Posted by Zhaylin

Yeah, I've never had a passionate or even fiery relationship. For me, it's always been about being with my "best friend". There's a whole lot of love but it's more... ??? platonic? Some people are happy with that. They don't need a lot of fire

I had lots of passionate relationships, since 14. To be honest i want both, passionate and being with a so called "BFF" lol I can never be in a relationship without passion, it has to have it at least sometimes!

Had a pretty awesome weekend. We went camping with friends, and we kept the drinking to a minimum (though not so much with other stuff). Every night we went to sleep without issue, woke up easy, and no hangovers. We cleaned up everything by 11:30 last night, all casually woke up, and finished packing the site and were eating breakfast by 9:30. Last year, we got so wasted, most of us weren't up til 11, and the site was an utter mess, and one friend had a gun out, and in his belt because he was in a dark place.

It's crazy how substances that are perceived as legal can be abused easier and cause so much trouble, but illegal substances can cause almost no issues once they are gone. I also learned a lot about myself.

The only "off" part was when my wife was flipping through pictures with friends, and flipped a bit too far. That was blush worthy. But, I got complimented!

Originally Posted by tommo

I dunno if this is true or not, but I've found a common factor with a lot girls. I've heard so many times "he's nice to me", when they're telling me why they love some guy. In my opinion, if that's the most someone wants out of a partner, that's seriously depressing.

It is very true and it's pathetic. Many girls do that. In fact, I even know a girl who stayed in an abusive relationship for 2 years because she thinks it is better to be in a bad relationship than to be single. Damn, I wish such people would find some self esteem! In my opinion, it's foolish to downgrade your standards for the sake of having a relationship. That's why I never take relationship advice from girlfriends. All they have to say is "what's wrong with him? he's nice". Well, I don't care how "nice" he is.. if I don't feel the attraction, there's no point. After a while, the initial sympathy I felt for him turns to detest and from there things get ugly real fast.

Also, my test for deciding whether or not to date someone is like this: Do I like spending time with this person more than I like spending time alone? Me being an extreme introvert, the answer is usually no. Till now, only 4 guys have passed that test, and I actually dated just one of them. I'm the pickiest of picky people.

Passion seems way too over-rated for me lol. It takes too much energy and seems to draw to much negative drama.
I've never wanted to be swept off my feet, but picture rocking chairs on porches instead

A rave is that I got in my walk with the dog. We took the road instead of the field this time and we were out for 30 minutes (around 3,000 steps on the pedometer). Dog went inside, completely ignored her water bowl, and passed out on her bed in my room. Big baby. And I thought *I* was out of shape. She pulled a little more than usual and she kept choking herself Dummy. She'll get the hang of things in no time though.

Now... what am I going to do with the rest of my day

Glad you had a good time, Tiresias!