Look on the bright side Charles, can you imagine wearing that yoke for life! They did you a favor revealing what kind of shrew they are right off the bat! Good riddance, I say.

Now get back in there, champ and give em a little rope a dope!

Thank you, ain't you just the sweetest thang!

Keep your eyes on the prize shooting for good ol No1...

BTW, a feller don't need a PhD to realize you are a remarkable, spirited, and lovable woman.

For real if someone can't say no nicely at least the first time then you are lucky they really peg themselves a looser. Too many nice ones to move on to.

I will say it is kind of lame to go after someone really wildly out of your circle, or has not shown the slightest interest to a polite interaction, just to prove a hypothesis that a part of dating is rejection.

Especially if someone has clearly stated they have specific requirements. I have to wonder why anyone wastes their time writing me when they are clearly out of my stated parameters. I see scammers writing because at least that keeps the boiler room contacts requirements up but I have never figured out why waste time. Maybe it is boredom? Maybe practicing their typing skills? Oh well.

Give this man a prize for his observational skills! Now, if only all of them were this bright.

Hmmmmmm, you didn't know my mother ;}

Woo Hoo, chalk up another failure. I just got yet another letter to add to my ever growing rejection pile telling me that I'm qualified but they decided to go with someone that has more experience. Time for a drink!

what if they are really far away but your smitten?

i thin u right

That is completely up to you and the person you are smitten with. You both are the one that has to weigh the pros and cons of a LDR. You are the one that has the emotions.

No one can tell you if a long distance relationship will work for you. You and the person you are interested with are the only ones that make make that choice.

You could arrange to meet him somewhere. Or stop thinking about him altogether. Sooner is better than never. How would you feel, if he suddenly had a new woman? I'd hate to think that you'd end up hurt from not trying. About that saying "The worst they can do is say no". That can depend on how sensitive the rejected person is. One person can just shrug it off, whereas others will let it hit them hard.

I will. But people on dating sites sometimes amaze me. I've come across some nice ladies. But I have also come some really nasty a.s.s holes. I've had women to get hateful and mean with me for no real reason. All because I wrote them.

I even had one to write me back and tell me that she couldn't understand why she only attracted men like me. When she found out I am a moderator on that site she deleted her profile. I couldn't help but laugh. Just, crazy.

I get up every day.. under the assumption.. that I am going to fail at something.... most days I'm pleasantly surprised when I don't..
. MOST DAYS NOT ALL..

Why do I get the feeling there is a lot of omitted information here? There are two sides to every story.