Community > Posts By > SparklingCrystal 💖💎
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Thoroughly enjoyed watching all Riddick movies again!
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Rate Me
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I'm thinking... why don't you ask your wife?
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Best way to approach someone
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Say, "Do you come here often". Works every time. No offense, but yet here you are, 14 years since signing up, still single... |
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Couldn't find anything decent to watch so I went for The Hitman's Bodyguard again.
Just a great movie with action and a couple of laughing out loud moments. Samuel L Jackson is great! |
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Get your money back
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And yet here you are, spamming the forums.
Hopefully they'll all be removed asap, incl. the poster! |
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Times change.
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And here I am, totally happy even though I have to make do with welfare.
To be honest I cannot even afford to buy clothes, go to a hairdresser, get new shoes, go on holiday or even daytrips. Hell, I can't even go out to dinner! So what the hell are you all whinging and whining about with your negativity? I got a roof over my head, a garden that's too big to maintain properly but I do what I can and it is beautiful. Loads of flowers & roses. My 3 cats are happy to have their domain :) If it wasn't for my mum helping me out I wouldn't have been able to keep my car, which I need since I live in backwater country with as good as non-existent public transport. Not sure how I have to sort it when she eventually passes. The car is 17 years old and will need replacing in the very near future. How? I haven't a frigging clue. Yet I'm happy. I got food on the table even though I have to be mindful how much I spend. My cats gets fed properly. I got my paints, canvases and my inner Light. I think ya'll have to stop watching the news and do some Soul searching. Find some inner Light & joy. |
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Feeling... happy to be sipping hot chocolate, bit restless cause li'l Meggie isn't in yet.
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Spaghetti carbonara.
No greens and out of fruit so have to go to the supermarket in a minute to get me some. Probably cherries :) |
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Thinking... I have never ever spent so many hours painting on one single thing in a painting, grrr!!
And I'm still not 100% content with the result. Really never happened before and this thing -a face- is only a small part of the subject. Driving me up the wall. |
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On an equal footing.
Edited by
SparklingCrystal 💖💎
on
Thu 06/04/26 08:15 AM
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Thanks for the replies and your thoughts. I think the days when guys were the sole bread winners and girls were home makers ended here in the UK a long time ago, for a very long time now its more of an equal team, and in todays world you need two incomes to live as a couple. I believe for most when young in our 20s, you are more or less on the same standing just starting out in life so it is something you don't much consider, it does not really matter, there are the many other important things to look for in a life partner. For older people it's different in my opinion. They have moved along in life, and most will have achieved certain goals, gained wisdom and life experiences, and generally are living a comfortable life. This is when, and why, it becomes important to find someone similar in standing in life to yourself in my opinion, just as important as many of the other things we consider when looking for a life partner. Well, then you know where you stand on this matter and there was no need to ask :) Also, I never talked about the man being the breadwinner and the woman Suzy Homemaker. That's the conclusion you jump to. :) The things I mentioned still work the way I described. Many things have changed, some things haven't and likely never will as it is directly related to the physical differences of men & women. To give 1 example... testosterone will never make a woman feel relaxed and estrogen won't ever make a man feel relaxed. The changed breadwinner & equality situation hasn't altered things like that nor the basic needs both genders have. |
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His & Hers - 2026
Brilliant! This was really well worth the time! 6 episodes, mini series. It has a 7,1 IMDb rating, I give it a solid 9. |
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The Hunt - 2026 - French
Okayish and even doable in spite of the language not being English. It does, however, have an open ending which is something I really don't like. If you don't either skip this one. Steal - 2026 - British Mini series, 6 episodes. The reason for the heist is good, but all the upheaval it created... It's a nice mini series for entertainment. As for the rest I found it rather chaotic. His & Hers[/] - 2026 Brilliant! This was really well worth the time! 6 episodes, mini series. It has a 7,1 IMDb rating, I give it a solid 9. |
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Topic:
On an equal footing.
Edited by
SparklingCrystal 💖💎
on
Wed 06/03/26 03:20 AM
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I agree with Soufie although certain things are simply deal-breakers.
The difference -as I see it- between a blinder and a deal-breaker is that the first is more ego, the latter a deeper need for fulfillment. For instance, I want a man who is a little taller than me. Not an ego thing, I know from experience that being with a man and being held by a man who is shorter or same height doesn't make me feel good. I don't feel feminine, safe, protected. So I don't go there. I don't see that as a blinder. For standing in life there can be similar deeper needs. Like a healthy masculine energy man wanting to provide and protect his girl (this is not just financial btw). Such men usually don't give a rip if the woman has less to spend. Taking care of his woman actually gives him a testosterone boost, making him feel more masculine & happy. But... a man who thinks & feels he's been ripped off by an ex is in ego and he flatly refuses to accommodate a woman with less to spend. It will automatically make him feel he's being used. That's ego. And a blinder. If a woman has to "down-grade" it works differently. It can make her feel more masculine, raise her testosterone, which for a woman is a stress reaction in the body. Not healthy! So is similar standing important? Check whether you want that from (hurt) ego or not. Having similar standing means that you don't have to think about any of this. Could make it easier. |
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Not saying this to P you O, just answering your question and being honest. Well thanks all for the great advice and observations. So I went with TG and Zee's advice and directly approached this very attractive , to me , friend, of a friend and asked her over to watch this crucial hockey game last night. Yeah, I cheated a bit...cause I already knew she was a big hockey fan. First thing she said blew my mind....my friend thinks you have a crush on her....and I was No Way, I only wanted to get to you , but she was putting of the intros... Well lucky you approached me directly, you would have waited forever...and I am happy you asked me to watch hockey with you.!!1 So yeah , my problem is solved....hopping from one woman to another is called searching for Mrs Right for me.... but everyone is entitled to their own opinions...fun and games definetely ...coming up...starting with Game 1 ....Canes' VS Knights... That put a smile on my face, Slim! Happy it worked out for you. |
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I had red cabbage & rhubarb & chicken cordon blue.
Simple but good :) |
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Thinking... best get on with it, get dressed, have lunch, otherwise I'm not ready when the cleaning lady arrives!
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Topic:
does looks matter?
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I don't think anybody wants to wake up next to someone who looks like they escaped from the zoo. A friend of mine told me this one day: "When I open my eyes in the morning I don't want to get scared out of my wits!" Made me laugh, but it is true. You want to open your eyes, see your partner and smile because you like what you see. |
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Over here things are unbelievably expensive.
Petrol is around E2,55 a litre! There's 3,78 litres in 1 gallon which makes it a whopping $9,64 per gallon. I seriously doubt YOU pay THAT much! It will go up next year as this year they've extended the lower tax period. But... tax on petrol is 84,47% per litre?! And 21% VAT per litre. Meaning petrol doesn't have to be this expensive at all. It's all about ripping us off with high taxes. On top of that the petrol that currently is sold is old stock. Meaning purchased at the old lower price but nonetheless sold for a frigging fortune as if it was purchased today for higher price. Grocery shopping is ridiculously expensive. I think since the pandemic -when they began to artificially raise prices- things have at least gone up by 50%. And it's still going up. Suppliers who have to have truck deliver goods are about to go bust as they cannot afford to fill up the tanks of the trucks anymore. Which means prices of goods will go up even more. Meat... they're busy destroying all cattle farmers here with the policy to lower nitrogen. To still have meat they're not working on making artificial meat?! Not the vegan crap, but artificially grown/produced meat. WTF is that all about? So if you don't have that over there in the US & CA you may consider yourself lucky. MOTOWN Taking the bus as you say, yes an option. BUT bus fare will also go up since everything is so much more expensive! So you're duped nonetheless. It all makes you wonder what the hell they're trying to achieve with all this idiocy?? Things I'm talking bout is in The Netherlands. We have no Trump here, we do here an idiot who's possibly even worse. But then, global tendencies effect everyone worldwide. |
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Topic:
Desperate much?
Edited by
SparklingCrystal 💖💎
on
Sat 05/30/26 02:43 AM
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For me the reason for not finding love is -and you're probably not going to like it- most men being Beta men. Not rooted & anchored in their masculine energy.
Most men are so concerned with never investing, caring for, committing, and provided for a woman that they make it impossible. They shoot themselves in the foot with that mindset to begin with, but women aren't interested in such men either. It's not what we want as most women do have more to offer. I am a core feminine energy woman and with a core masculine energy man I can shift into that energy, which is heaven on Earth! With a Beta man I can't do that. I'll still have to carry the masculine load which is exhausting to a woman, causes physical stress as it upsets her nervous system. It forces her to shift into masculine energy which we do have but it's not the idea that we live in that 24/7. Don't believe me, want to argue about it? Then educate yourself first. And once you've done that, use your new knowledge while you read men's posts. What they say, how they say it etc. Then you'll quickly see what I'm talking about. Most say they are good men and they want love, yet they aren't ready or willing to go the extra mile for a woman. Or if they (think) they do, they don't do it the right way but still the Beta-man way. I'm 100% convinced this is the reason many women cannot find a partner. Women are further along in the process (this is always the case, no judgement) and don't want a whingy, whiny, demanding, needy man by their side. So many men demand everything yet offer nothing (much). Men demand everything of a woman, her giving up everything (when moving house for him for instance), risking everything. She must be all in, while in the meantime he makes dammed sure he always got an 'out'. Women might have gone for that 50 years ago, but not anymore. We want a man by our side, not some wimp who's afraid to go for love. Ms Crystal..... I have to agree with you on this one, some just don't understand the situation. Thank you, Sir! And you're right. Not everyone will understand it or isn't interested enough to try to understand. But it is a real big problem. And it affects all single people. Thank goodness there are more and more male coaches these days that educate and speak about this, offer courses for men on this too. Jake Woodard sometimes even offers a free course on it. That will create a ripple effect but it's going to be slow. I mean, it's not like a couple of million of men will sign up for those courses. Then it could go faster. In the meantime we all have to fumble with the current situation. Normally speaking the masculine follows the progress of the feminine quite fast. Unfortunately this time it is taking very long. Longer than usual. And I think the result will be that many will end up spending the last decade(s) of their life as a single, even though deep down they would've loved to have a partner. |
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I would say that if your friend doesn't want to introduce you to her "attractive" friends, she probably feels that the "fun and games" you are "addicted to", may make you a bit unworthy of her friends companionship. Exactly what I was thinking too! There's a reason that your friend said "maybe later". And I don't know you but from what you keep telling over the years is that you hop from one woman to the next and the next and the next and... and... No judgement. Your life, your choice. But I wouldn't want to introduce someone like that to a friend of mine either. Sod that! That's basically setting my friend up for disaster. I'd never do that to my friend since I care about my friends. Aside from that, or because of that reasoning, you might PO your friend when you do approach this person regardless. Is that worth it for you? Maybe find another 'game' and 'addiction' to entertain yourself with? Not saying this to P you O, just answering your question and being honest. |
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