Heck yeah, it matters! It's not fun, not being able spend time together in person, not being able to reach out and touch your partner every day. It's not fun having to shell out $1300 for an airline ticket each time one of you flies to see the other. But sometimes you meet someone amazing online who happens to live very far away from you, and you form a connection. It happens, and if you both really want to make it work, you will. But I would not recommend intentionally seeking out an LDR.

To me it's not necessarily the same. It could be, but not always. Some people are using them to help them quit smoking cigarettes, so they are inhaling a lot of vape. Others (like me) vape only occasionally, and purely for the fruity flavor, and not because they are necessarily looking for a hit of nicotine. A tasty and very low calorie way to satisfy an oral fixation. When I vape I do not inhale into my lungs. I just suck it into my mouth and blow it out. I like the fruity flavor and I like the feeling of it swirling around my mouth. Now, I'm fully aware that some residual vapor lingering in the air is going to get inadvertently inhaled by me, but it's a much smaller amount than if I intentionally inhaled it into my lungs. I definitely don't consider that the same as smoking cigarettes.

Ha! Not buying that anyone wanted to make you a mod. But at least you're not boring, and I can appreciate that!

You've got 11 posts to your credit and four of them were used to start threads about Trump. You seem a bit obsessed.

We all have to do what works for us. Religious differences would likely be a bigger issue for a person in their 20s who has never been married, as there may be obstacles that arise when it comes to child rearing. If that is not an issue, I think that religious difference can often be overcome by allowing each partner to worship/not worship as they see fit. If it's super important to you to have a partner attend church services/Bible study with you, then you're probably doing the right thing for you by only dating those of similar faith.

For me, it's not an issue. I believe in God, but I don't subscribe to any one religion. I think the Buddhist faith is most compatible with my own beliefs. As long as my partner is a good and kind, caring person I'm really not concerned with his religious beliefs.

Good! I had a layover in Delhi on my way to/from Chiang Mai.

Vibes again?

That's not too far off, actually.

Nope!

Vibes?

Happy Easter, everyone!

My favorite is Southeast Asia. Siem Reap or Bali are my favorites.

Home sick, watching Project Runway. I want comfort food, so I’m heating up some Spaghettios that Mark brought me from the US.

OT: Should they? Sure, why not. I don’t personally have any, and I have seen a lot that I thought looked tacky. But I’ve also seen some that are beautiful. A professionally-done sleeve that looks like lace or floral is more appealing to me than a bunch of random, unrelated tattoos.

I'm not seeing it. Same tired, long-winded repetitive speeches, same persecution complex, same childish insults. This stuff didn't work for him last time and now he's losing supporters. You'd think he'd try a different tact.

Took Mark to the airport earlier and now I'm getting caught up on American Idol and Survivor episodes.

Totally agree, Merry. I hope you had a wonderful birthday!




OT: Thinking that it's going to be rough returning to work tomorrow after having 2 weeks off. But I have missed my little first graders and I'm looking forward to hearing about their travels over spring break.

Happy birthday, beautiful lady! I hope you have a magical and special day.

Ha! That’s how I feel about shisha. I got really into it when I lived in Egypt and now I’m hooked. Not into cigarettes, but nearly every weekend I go out for shisha.

I just returned yesterday from Thailand. I don’t like all Thai food (seemed like most included some sort of seafood—which I don’t like) but I do love pad Thai.

Ha! Fun fact—the name of the city I live in is Almaty, which is the Kazakh word for apple. So there are apple statues/fountains/accents around the city.

Thinking Mike and Poetry both seem like gentlemen!

Mike, good luck on the date. I’m sure you’ll do great!