>-----Original Message-----
>From: owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net [mailto:owner-dakota-
>truck@bent.twistedbits.net] On Behalf Of Barry Oliver
>Sent: Wednesday, January 04, 2006 10:59 PM
>To: dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net
>Subject: Re: DML: this sux
>
>
>Josh Battles wrote:
>> On Mon, January 2, 2006 5:46 pm, Terrible Tom wrote:
>>
>>>Barry Oliver wrote:
>>>
>>>>Dude, do yo urealize how many guys on this list would give their
left
>>>>Xxxx to be where you are? Enjoy it. I just turned 35 last month,
and I
>>>>am still [intentionally] single, but I have noticed the oddest
thing.
>>>>Once I stopped chasing girls and got into other hobbies, I had so
many
>>>>offers I couldn't get rid of 'em. The key is hobbies that get you
out
>>>>of your house/apartment/cave. Your truck would be a good start, but
it
>>>>dosen't really matter, for me it was competitive shooting, and
>>>>Motorcycles. I have gotten more girls that want to talk to me when
I
>>>>wear a glock shirt to work than I ever got wandering about the bars.
>>>>Some girls are interested in nothing more than trying to prove they
are
>>>>somehow morally superior because they don't like guns, but they find
me,
>>>>and engage me in conversation rather than me chasing them.
>>>>
>>>>Chin up, you remain one of the few, the proud, the unshackled...
>>>>
>>>
>>>Ok - on that basis of "stop looking so hard and one will find you" -
I
>>>havn't been looking for a woman at all and I'm still single. Granted
I
>>>don't get out of the house much - I go to work and come home... so
that
>>>throws the formula off you say?
>>
>>
>> Yeah, you've got to actually interact with other people in order to
meet
>them.
>>
>>
>>>So I should stop looking... get out of the house... and then it
works?
>lol
>>
>>
>> Basically, yes. Get out of the house and "passively look." Smile
and be
>> nice, just don't overdo it and go creepy. (CREEEEEEEEPY)
>>
>
>Josh has it exactly right. Get your ASS out of the house. Where
>dosen't matter as long as there are people there. Having a hobby makes
>it easier to hang out wherever without looking (CREEEEEEEEPY) AND gives
>you something to talk about. Forget the laundromat, supermarket and
>most bars [unless you are looking for a quickie to boost the ego]. Go
>to sporting events [hockey is my personal fave, but whatever is close
>and cheap will do], carshows, fleamarkets and swapmeets if you are into
>older chicks, most ANYTHING held on a college campus will net you a
>younger crowd. Speaking of college, enroll in one [not the online
type]
> and attend classes. Liberal arts classes/disciplines attract alot of
>girls, and if you manage to make it through the first few weeks WITHOUT
>hitting on any of your classmates, they will come to you. Just be
cool....
I agree. Enroll in college, even if it is just for a class or two now
and again. Even if you don't meet anyone for a few semesters, be patient
(the classes can be good for you, too). College is a target-rich
environment, and at your age, you won't even be close to the "creepy old
guy" age. Just be sincere, say "hi" to people, and make polite
small-talk without hitting on anyone. Girls can spot insincerity and
scheming very quickly! I think they can smell fear, too, so relax! I met
my current spouse in college, and I wasn't particularly trying to meet
anyone at the time. BAM! There she was...
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