It is kind of a kick in the butt to people to remember that love is nice and it's ok to express it. Good way to re-invigorate dud relationships. Great time to stock up on stuff to do weddings. Even if you don't have a love in your life it does make you remember that you can feel it.

I would sure miss my DrPepper.

Ok Stand Back Kiddies Let us show you how it is done!

Come here Darlin. Snuggle in nice and close. Get my nice warm sweet body up next to that buckle of yours. You feel my heart beating as I nuzzle up on your neck? I can feel the hair on your chest through that nice shirt handsome. Put your arms around me and be nice now honey. Are you feeling my breath on your those pretty eyes? I am going to close these big ole brown eyes and draw those lucious lips onto mine. Are you getting weak in the knees? Are you ready? Melt that sweet kiss on me! Zhazam!!!!!

Holy Crap now I can't stop yawning!

Yea but he writes me but doesn't sign his name.

I think we are being punked! If not this young lady needs to proceed immediately to Mental Health services. Even considering going to an ExCon's place to have a video tape made sounds suicideal to me.

Dry some banana skins and crumble in dailey watering solution. If that doesn't work put a blue light on it two hours a day.

Oooooh Pleeease dearest Car fairy I want a brand new lipstick red Dodge Charger RT, black leather seats all tricked out!

If a man approaches me like a gentleman and there is no mutual interest I will be polite and cool but not encourageing. I always consider "interest" a compliment and try to allow people there dignity. It just isn't necessary to be cruel.

If the gentleman thinks he just has to try harder I then tell them, privately if possible but very directly, that they are fine just not what I want and I am not going to try to be friends.

If then that person doesn't accept the situation I will get very serious very fast.

Since we are on line I am going to address that.

I consider the exchange here in the forums basiclly community discussion. I don't think it necessarily entitles me to take the conversations to personal email. If I find someone's comments interesting and also find there profile inviting then I will send a note, wait to see if that person turns up on my mutual match, or they write to me.

If someone writes me a gentlemanly note versus just a Hi or Holiday Greeting I try to respond rather quickly. I tend to have spells where I get really busy and may not be on line "looking" but just relaxing. Even if I am I might be dateing someone and have limited time.

Sorry guys you snooze you lose and a few notes are not going to shut down my interest in those interested in me nor dare I say will other women. You see a woman you are interested in you need to get with the program and talk to her, tell her what you are about, find out what I am about, and start building some good experiences between us. It is not about money but it definitely is about time and building a relationship.

If I know up front I have no personal interest I make that clear with a simple "Thank You. I don't see us as a match. Good luck in your search. I am not going to tell you why or how you could change yourself because I don't want to "fix" someone any more than I want someone to try and "fix" me.

If a guy approaches and says something rude or pushy I will smile at them but make it very clear that he wants to not push his luck. Same on line. If he does I will be more than glad to make his day a bad one. That is real easy on line. Takes about 30 seconds to put somebody on block.

Pretty much the same thing in real life. I don't care if you have been the perfect gentleman for months or even years if you mess up at least in the USA all I have to do is tell you to leave me alone and you best do it. Nobody in this country is a second class citizen unless they want to be.

OK OK before the guys draw and quarter me this applies in reverse.

Contrary to popular belief dateing is a two way street. If someone shows interest in you there is an obligation to step up and reciprocate. If someone doesn't; don't make yourself a doormat; step off and find someone who will.

You will be surprized that if after a great date or two if you don't cave and become a doormat by showering a woman with 24/7 attention she will be more interested in you.

A date who doesn't reciprocate is in a nutshell SELFISH! This doesn't mean if your budget doesn't allow the same dollar for dollar thing you are sunk it is about time and making a contribution with in your skill sets.

And this is NOT suggesting bartering sex. Nobody wants to be or love a prostitute.

Is some women will step on her mother, sister, brother, best friend, child for a man and doesn't even have to be a good man. That makes me just want to choke them.

Thanks for the intent of promoteing the alternative but I would not find being called thick a compliment either. I am not much for weight lables. I am not a by the pound comodity. Take all of me or don't bother.

Just think this is Friday the 13th! Not my lucky day for sure.

I would tell him sure give me the ring then I would have such and open relationship I would never see him again. If I had gotten myself in a live together situation the next time he went somewhere he would come home and find me and everything that was mine gone as yesterday. No phone number, no forwarding address, no Dear John letter NOTHING! Cuz that is pretty much what you mean to him. If this is what really happen to you my sympathies.

LOL Do I have to put my dentures in to collect?

If you talk about being engaged/getting married before you make the formal proposal it would probably would not be a total surprize but it is still nice if you do something romantic and memorable that is a surprize.

Personally I think a proposal is supposed to be geared to the personality of the two people involved.

If tradition and family are important you might want to visit her parents and privately ask for their blessing to propose to their daughter. In todays world permission is not expected or given it is more a demonstration of your respect and gratitude for helping her become the person you love.

My recomendation is to still do some reasonable facimility of the down on one knee, professing your love, and Asking her to marry you. Even if she is not a stickeler for tradition it is nice for her to be able to tell her Mother and friends that you respect her enough to follow the tradition. Make it some place nice outside of the bedroom and where you can have some privacy afterward if either of you become emotional. If you have already kind of sort of said the will you marry me thing in private then this is still something nice to do even if it is in front of friends and family at a formal engagement party. This can be a great kick off for introduceing people who are going to be in your wedding or from the two families.

If you are going to do it make sure you have your hosts permission, or be your own hosts, and don't just do it over another traditional event such as Christmas.

With your personality I would expect some form of humor to be part of it but I would try for that after the proposal.

The way to get around the whole not haveing a ring to propose with is buying a simple band that she can wear when working or where looseing a valuable set might be a possibility. Having something meaningful engraved inside makes it very personal. Then you can go together and select your wedding set. Another posibility is buying a small saphire ring so she has something blue to wear or a small heart shaped promise ring. Either are easily under a hundred dollars and give you the velvet box to use for presentation. Good Luck!

I have had a few try but if you just give people a little time and watch it is pretty easy to catch onto them. They seem to have an attitude that they are entitled, they are always trying to get over on someone, or beat the system. Life has just never been quite fair to them. You really love them they think you should be glad to do for them even though it is almost always one sided.

What was really hard for me was dateing a guy I really liked then to find out they had a family member that was going to make life chronically miserable. I have run into everything from an addicted parent, a bum adult child, or completely out of control grandchild. It is just a no win situation.

I so hate that. Not like I make it a secret so I don't why so many try to slide it by.

Really glad it all worked out for you. You sound like a great friend. The table sounds interesting. I like to refinish or paint furniture. Have so many new products that don't take so much muscle.

You might want to check the second hand stores or swap sales (Mother's of Multiples) for a diaper genie. They are pretty simple to use but pretty expensive to buy new.

One of my favorite tips for new Moms is to use 3 tablespoons of dishwashing soap in a washing machine on full load to wash out stained baby clothes, diapers, and bed linens. It will fade the colors some but it will take the formula and dingy out of hand-me-downs.

Taking a small picture album and put handy tips on index cards with the names and addresses on the back of each baby-shower guests is a nice keepsake.

Being woke up.

Same movie played back to back.

Burned cookies.

Little bathtubs.

Loud Viagra advertisements when most the men who need it are a sleep.

Chipped plates in a resturant.

HMO's.

Junk mail.

Uncomfortable shoes.