Gotta check the sizing next time.....jeez i look like a billboard. *sigh lol

Um.....wel they turned out to be a lot bigger than I expected, SORRY ABOUT THAT!!!!

Latest are as follows, feel free to comment. I think they turned out okay.

Not at all. Not if two people are in a secure enough relationship that they recognize that they have probably been spending way too much time together. Time apart can actually be a healthy thing between a couple, even if they're in the same house but not always having to be in the same room.
Everybody needs a bit of space.
Unless their needy and clingy which is really....ugh!
If I ever built a Man cave, my significant other be cuddling on the couch with me watching Shakespeare or Star Wars or Marvel, whatever!
It would be awesome! And there'd always be popcorn, cuz really who doesn't love that?

My man cave would be a screening room. I'm more of a film buff than a sports guy, anyway.

I felt a great disturbance in the force...as if a million men suddenly cried out in indignation because I loved her as they never could. The force is strong with her.

Thanks. I really appreciate the support and kind words.

Very true. Plus I love a good accent.

depends on the pickup line and the girl.
I find pickup lines a little stupid, I just offer my genuine slef, offer an icebreaker or two, and most times the conversation flows a lot easier.
It's about having respect for the beauty of an individual, and then maybe if she feels comfortable enough, you can ask for her contact info later.

some guys like to jump the gun and ask for the number outright, which is in most cases not good because it makes you look desperate, cheesy and expecting.
Was at a bar sitting next to a girl I was having a convo with over drinks, and some dude comes over to her, and says "Can I **** you?"
I immediately started laughing out loud. She smiled, looked him right in the eye and said "Nope. Work on your technique, buddy. Not gonna happen." Then she looked at me and said "sorry for the interruption, you were saying?"

Needless to say, she was feeling gracious enough to give me her number.
But she never called back.
That happens, too, sometimes. And it's all good. Part of the ongoing struggle.

Stay true, gentlemen!

Good husbands don't talk about it, they BE about it.
Actions speak louder than words, but words used to great effect can inspire action.

Just my two cents because I want to be someone's husband someday.
But it's a two way street and she's gotta be able to bring it as well, her good qualities. I hope she's kind to kids and animals.

The Tale of Zatoichi (1962).
Just finished it a few hours ago. about a blind swordsman of some reknown, but also has dealing with local gangsters. A lot of character drama but a pretty simple story and there's a powerful theme about both rivalry (two warring gangs trying to kill eachohter) and respect (Zatoichi meets a dying warrior who happens to be employed by the adversaries gang, but they wind up gaining thissort of common ground and friendship even though they both know in the end one of them has to die by the others hand probably).
It's a really powerful and moving Japanese classic in my humble opinion.
One I won't soon forget.

I'll get to NZ someday. Been wanting to go since I first saw Fellowship back in the day! What a PLACE!!!

Welcome!

Talk Jedi to me!

I live in CT and love waking up to the lush green roling hills and the sunny days, especially now that the weather is warmer, which means I can take my bicycke out and just speed along the wooded backroads during a misty sunrise, travel to the neighboring towns I havent been to yet, and generally enjoy the summer days off from work.
There is a lot of beauty where we live if we just take the time to look, in my humble opinion.

So where do you live and whats the best part about being where you are?

Um....too much information....??? JK!

As an adult these two quotes had so much more meaning for me, lmao!!!!!

Let's jsut say there was this really fine young thing I admired for a while, became friends with and then wanted to find out if there was anything more to it, but then... well, I guess I kinda was expecting a bit more give and take, but I was doing a fairly large bulk of giving and if you do that for even a little while and their either not able to or won't give back for whatever reason (too busy or just palin ignorign the hell out of you) it really causes your opinion of them to go from shiny to dull to non-existent.
Took me a few weeks to get over it, and once the poem was done, I forgave her for whatever reason she seemed to be too preoccupied (I still don't know why, but who cares), and moved onto someone else. Hopefully, this person will be a bit more receptive.
AND reciprocal!

Ok, moving on.