Prog/girlfriends
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Topic: Prog/girlfriends
Posted By: yoel?
Subject: Prog/girlfriends
Date Posted: September 30 2007 at 07:01
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maybe its just London, t maybe its because ive only had 4 girlfriends, but is it me or does every girl not like progressive music?with the exception of Radiohead sometimes, every girl ive known doesnt have time for:
dream theater
symphony x
tool
mastodon
riverside
porcupine tree
oceansize
anekdoten
pain of salvation
etc etc
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Posted By: Raff
Date Posted: September 30 2007 at 07:09
Well, perhaps I'm not really a 'girl' anymore (have a look at my profile if you want to know ... ), but I've been into prog and rock in general for as long as I can remember, while hating all kinds of mushy, slushy, sentimental music . I'm aware I am an exception, but I'm also sure there are other women around who are into 'good' music.As to the bands you mentioned in your post, I like some of them, particularly Anekdoten, PT, Riverside and Mastodon. However, I'm not much into DT... I do love classic heavy metal too, like Judas Priest, Iron Maiden and Metallica. |
Posted By: yoel?
Date Posted: September 30 2007 at 07:16
wel maybe its just london, the cultural sespool of europe. I dont know one girl at my school who likes really good music, the best I find are girls liking bands like the jimi hendrix experience and other good psychedelic stuff. But ive been out [and dumped ] by all of them already lol.
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Posted By: toolis
Date Posted: September 30 2007 at 07:22
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my girlfriend doesn't listen to prog either but she likes jazz/fusion cause her father used to listen to it a lot at home and she likes some Anathema material.. but, generally, she finds it pretentious... P.S. Ghost Rider i hope you didn't headbang at concerts.. girls headbanging is the worst think i've ever seen...  ------------- -music is like pornography... sometimes amateurs turn us on, even more... -sometimes you are the pigeon and sometimes you are the statue... |
Posted By: Time Signature
Date Posted: September 30 2007 at 07:37
I don't know... Arch Enemy's vocalist looks pretty cool when headbanging (what's her name.... Angela Gossow or something)
Gender and musical preferences is an interesting topic. I don't think it has as much to do with the sexes (the biological aspect of male and female) as with the genders (the cultural aspect). I think it's culture as much as anything else. I don't think there's anything biological inside women saying "You must love sentimental music... You must love brainless pop music... You must love music which actually covertly helps to maintain the traditional oppressive gender roles in which women are required to be less intelligent than men and serve to be objects of male sexuality..." It's cultural, I think, and all it takes is to break away from the cultural patterns (which of course is easier said than done).
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toolis wrote:Posted By: Raff
Date Posted: September 30 2007 at 07:52
Don't worry, guys, I've never headbanged.. I am quite keen on keeping my neck intact, and the thing has never really had any interest for me! As to what Time Signature said, I do agree wholeheartedly. I think most differences between men and women are culturally induced rather than biological. However, being as they are the product of centuries of conditioning, they are very hard to remove. Personally, I believe that tastes in music, art, literature and such depend very much on individuals and their overall personality. People who have strong personalities and don't really care for following trends like sheep are more likely to have 'unorthodox' tastes, as it is my case and that of those other women who are into prog. BTW; if you fancy doing some research, last spring I started a thread in the Prog Lounge about women and prog. It reached at least 5 pages, and was quite successful. |
Posted By: Time Signature
Date Posted: September 30 2007 at 07:58
Respect
 Of course you can be interesting and have a strong personality without necessarily being into prog, but the point is not to follow trends like sheep. I guess it should be pointed out that just as many guys follow trends like sheep as girls do. Usually I don't really consort with those people, because I find them quite dull and uninteresting to interact with (I'm sure they think the same about me).
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Posted By: mrcozdude
Date Posted: September 30 2007 at 09:04
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I will marry the first women i meet who likes prog lol But they dont and if they do they seem to pretend to cuz of their boyfriend ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/cozfunkel/" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: E-Dub
Date Posted: September 30 2007 at 09:13
The first "women". Best relocate to Utah then, my friend. E ------------- 
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Posted By: Shakespeare
Date Posted: September 30 2007 at 09:18
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http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=41348 - Claire likes prog. I believe she got the high score for most replies in a newbie thread, probably because the word "girl" was in the topic title. I also know 2 other girls who like prog, and my mom enjoys lots of Genesis and Rush instrumentals. And my sister likes Zed Leppelin and Tethro Jull. |
Posted By: Chicapah
Date Posted: September 30 2007 at 10:05
Why limit this discussion to prog music? If any of you can tell me how a woman thinks in general please let me know. Starting with my wife!  ------------- "Literature is well enough, as a time-passer, and for the improvement and general elevation and purification of mankind, but it has no practical value" - Mark Twain |
Posted By: Blacksword
Date Posted: September 30 2007 at 10:09
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My ex girlfriend was a Rush fan, and liked some other prog, although her tastes generally were much more heavy than mine.
The only other women I know who liked prog was a musician and appreciated all types of music. She could spot a good musician, although she did think that prog lyrics were often laughable. No other women I've ever met even knows what prog is. |
Posted By: mystic fred
Date Posted: September 30 2007 at 10:20
The only women i "know" who understand what Prog is all about and love great music are here on PA, so bless you, my beauties! 
-------------  Prog Archives Tour Van 
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Posted By: cuncuna
Date Posted: September 30 2007 at 14:09
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"Hi!. Do you have time for:
dream theater symphony x tool mastodon riverside porcupine tree oceansize anekdoten pain of salvation etc etc?" = NOT A VERY GOOD STRATEGY. SPECIALLY FOR THE ETC ETC PART. Anyway, with the possible exception of Anekdoten and Porcupine Tree, your list isn't worth not having the company of a lady.  ------------- ¡Beware of the Bee! |
Posted By: Dean
Date Posted: September 30 2007 at 14:42
I admit they are a rare find, but girls who like Prog are out there, somewhere. Many of my daughter's friends like Opeth & Nightwish... okay not Genesis or Kayo Dot, but it's still prog 
Looking back over the years... Several exes have pretended to like Prog and I found that really annoying, whereas other's have gotten me interested in bands like PFM and one even bought me an album to attract my attention. (see my CotC review). My wife likes some prog, (but that wasn't what attracted us to each other
), and she's more than happy to accompany me to prog & goth gigs (she's not so keen on the metal gigs and prefers it if I go to those alone [very alone!])The bottom-line is it doesn't matter that much whether they do or don't - there are dozens of activities that we like that they don't and vice versa.
btw: Females headbanging - nowt wrong with it, have you seen Cristina Scabbia headbang? The girlie in this video does a mean headbang http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z7CKMIhUd00 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z7CKMIhUd00 (she has also been known to mosh and crowd surf when attending other gigs.) ------------- What? |
Posted By: heyitsthatguy
Date Posted: September 30 2007 at 14:44
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holy sh*t you like prog AND you've had girlfriends!?!? girlfriendS?!?!  ------------- 
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Posted By: KoS
Date Posted: September 30 2007 at 14:52
I've seen plenty of girls here wear Jethro Tull and Rush shirts.
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Posted By: Prog-jester
Date Posted: September 30 2007 at 14:53
The words "prog" and "girlfriends" are antonyms for me unfortunately  . No luck yet. Maybe it's the way it should be
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Posted By: rileydog22
Date Posted: September 30 2007 at 15:55
Dude, is your sister hot? And what's a Tethro Jull? -------------   |
Posted By: Harmonium
Date Posted: September 30 2007 at 16:00
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I'm probably a very lucky person, because my girlfriend likes pretty much every band I make her listen to. She didn't knew what was prog when I met her, but, because she has an open mind and a good musical appreciation, she liked Genesis and Porcupine Tree right away ! She even digs the weirder stuff like Can and Comus :) Sometimes, we put Supper's Ready in the car and we sing it all, she knows the song by heart ! ------------- - Comme Un Fou, Tout Est Si Clair - |
Posted By: stonebeard
Date Posted: September 30 2007 at 16:32
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Four girlfriends? What a player!
------------- http://soundcloud.com/drewagler" rel="nofollow - My soundcloud. Please give feedback if you want! |
Posted By: Badabec
Date Posted: September 30 2007 at 17:10
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The girlfriend of my best friend likes a lot of proggy stuff like Genesis, Jethro Tull, Opeth, King Crimson, some Gentle Giant and I think some Emerson, Lake & Palmer... By the way, could it be possible that the only reason why so many of us here on the archives are males because guys use the internet more often than girls? (I've heard there was some kind of study, but I can't really believe it)... ------------- Mesmo a tristeza da gente era mais bela E além disso se via da janela Um cantinho de céu e o Redentor - Antônio Carlos Jobim, Toquinho & Vinícius de Moraes - Carta ao Tom 74 |
Posted By: Shakespeare
Date Posted: September 30 2007 at 17:16
Wow. I am turning into the Doc. |
Posted By: Leningrad
Date Posted: September 30 2007 at 17:17
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I've seen one girl in a Rush shirt.
I was in a different country, however, so Canadian girls have pretty bad taste (AFAIK).
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Posted By: Shakespeare
Date Posted: September 30 2007 at 17:18
My sister is not hot. And a Tethro Jull is a magic show that often has soundtracks by tribute bands who brother's were in prog bands. For example, Lars Shulman (the youngest of the Shulman brothers) didn't like prog, so instead of joining the ranks of GG, he made his own band "ZAG ZAG ZAG" and he also made a tribute band to his band, called "SAG SAG SAG" and they did the soundtrack to the magic show. |
Posted By: Passionist
Date Posted: September 30 2007 at 17:20
| my mom is a prog geek. My bro's girlfriend like jazz rock/fusion and all that stuff. The girl I'm dating loves Marillion and likes most good bands I introduce to her. I guess we're just bloody lucky ^_^ |
Posted By: yoel?
Date Posted: September 30 2007 at 17:38
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lol cuncuna misunderstood me
i dont break up/get dumped by girls dues to their music taste
thats crazy!i would much rather have a nice girlfriend who likes bad music than no girlfriend at all
i was just saying how its weird that no girl i know likes prog, what nis it about the music thats so 'anti-feminine' [it would seem]
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Posted By: The Doctor
Date Posted: September 30 2007 at 17:46
Actually, I know a woman who I introduced a few weeks ago to my cd collection and she was very impressed. She knew Porcupine Tree, Marillion, Fish's solo stuff, and even knew who Wishbone Ash was, among others. She loves ATOTT. And she's damn gorgeous too. I'm in love. Too bad she lives in  ing Poland.  ------------- I can understand your anger at me, but what did the horse I rode in on ever do to you? |
Posted By: Tuzvihar
Date Posted: September 30 2007 at 17:53
Give me her address at once!!!------------- "Music is much like f**king, but some composers can't climax and others climax too often, leaving themselves and the listener jaded and spent." Charles Bukowski |
Posted By: The Doctor
Date Posted: September 30 2007 at 18:00
Oh yeah, I'm gonna give you my girlfriend's address. Back off!
  ------------- I can understand your anger at me, but what did the horse I rode in on ever do to you? |
Posted By: Tuzvihar
Date Posted: September 30 2007 at 18:01
------------- "Music is much like f**king, but some composers can't climax and others climax too often, leaving themselves and the listener jaded and spent." Charles Bukowski |
Posted By: andu
Date Posted: September 30 2007 at 18:01
...and you're tied to the bed, or what?  ------------- "PA's own GI Joe!" 
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Posted By: stonebeard
Date Posted: September 30 2007 at 18:03
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Her future address will be: Doc's Basement, 6969 Pain and Pleasure Way, You'll Never get Out of here Alive, USA ------------- http://soundcloud.com/drewagler" rel="nofollow - My soundcloud. Please give feedback if you want! |
Posted By: Bj-1
Date Posted: September 30 2007 at 18:04
There were plenty of good looking chicks on the Magma gig in Oslo on friday ------------- RIO/AVANT/ZEUHL - The best thing you can get with yer pants on! |
Posted By: The Doctor
Date Posted: September 30 2007 at 18:06
 @andu: No. sadly, she is back in Poland, and I'm no longer tied to the bed. ------------- I can understand your anger at me, but what did the horse I rode in on ever do to you? |
Posted By: andu
Date Posted: September 30 2007 at 18:08
You didn't understand. What I suggested was go get her, pronto!  ------------- "PA's own GI Joe!"
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Posted By: Hirgwath
Date Posted: September 30 2007 at 18:11
That...is the most heart-warming thing I've ever seen. ------------- Skwisgaar Skwigelf: taller than a tree. Toki Wartooth: not a bumblebee. |
Posted By: The Doctor
Date Posted: September 30 2007 at 18:18
Ah, I see. Yes, I wish I could. Sadly, she can't just come to the U.S. and stay and I've recently been told by the local authorities not to leave town.
 Seriously though, I am going to see her in November and probably in December too. ------------- I can understand your anger at me, but what did the horse I rode in on ever do to you? |
Posted By: andu
Date Posted: September 30 2007 at 18:25
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Good luck!
------------- "PA's own GI Joe!"
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Posted By: Shakespeare
Date Posted: September 30 2007 at 18:26
I've sung Supper's Ready with my friend's sister who is four years my elder. If I dated her, that would be in the REAL Shakespearian fashion. Hell, I might even name my son Hamnet. |
Posted By: sircosick
Date Posted: September 30 2007 at 19:01
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One of the several reasons why I've never had a girlfriend is because in Chile there's no girl who likes prog .....Just kidding. It's not that extremist, of course proglover is a weird label for a kid, but I think I could like a girl no matter what kind of music she likes ------------- The best you can is good enough... |
Posted By: VanderGraafKommandöh
Date Posted: September 30 2007 at 21:03
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I know a girl who likes Tool. I also once played the first track of Deadwing to her and she liked it. I think I'll try and convert her more. She didn't like Comus though. My girlfriend likes Marillion, owns an Opeth CD and that's about it... she's an old school metaller, mostly. I know a lass in American who loves Opeth and Jethro Tull as well. I don't think she'll like Comus either. Mastodon played my local club last year, if I remember correctly, so I'm pretty sure there were girls at that gig (I've no idea who though). -------------   
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Posted By: The Doctor
Date Posted: September 30 2007 at 21:05
I know a girl who likes my tool. Errrrr...uh...that's probably not what you're talking about. Nevermind.  ------------- I can understand your anger at me, but what did the horse I rode in on ever do to you? |
Posted By: Shakespeare
Date Posted: September 30 2007 at 21:09
| Nice sig, Doc. I like how it's...witty...and slightly disturbing...and...completely irrelevant.... |
Posted By: Dim
Date Posted: September 30 2007 at 21:09
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I'm not gonna lie, I'm a pretty good looking guy, so when I say:
Schizo: I like crazy music with twenty minuete long songs and stuff.
Chick: yeah! Like, What?
Schizo: Yes, PG genesis, Jethro Tull, marillion, Rush, Opeth, Porcupine tree
Chick: ?
Schizo: *sigh* and Pink Floyd...
Chick: LOLS I love pink Floyd, I heard one of their songs once! We should totally listen to them together.
Schizo: I think my Mom is calling me *runs... FAST* ------------- 
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Posted By: Shakespeare
Date Posted: September 30 2007 at 21:11
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Wow there, zoid, making plays is MY thing. See the name? Don't do it again or you're outta the band. |
Posted By: The Doctor
Date Posted: September 30 2007 at 21:16
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Errr uh thanks Shakes. I think.
It's actually the title of a song. I think it suits me. ------------- I can understand your anger at me, but what did the horse I rode in on ever do to you? |
Posted By: Bj-1
Date Posted: September 30 2007 at 21:17
So you're a mechanic then? ------------- RIO/AVANT/ZEUHL - The best thing you can get with yer pants on! |
Posted By: Shakespeare
Date Posted: September 30 2007 at 21:20
No he's a politician, moron. |
Posted By: Dim
Date Posted: September 30 2007 at 21:21
kant help it if I'm beutiful *flip my long beautiful locks* -------------
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Posted By: Shakespeare
Date Posted: September 30 2007 at 21:24
Ok, you can do that, and I'll do my thing. I'll be the intellectual one, Dylan can be the comedian, Jake is like the computer wizard and you're....you're the dumb blond |
Posted By: Dim
Date Posted: September 30 2007 at 21:27
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Posted By: Shakespeare
Date Posted: September 30 2007 at 21:33
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No. And by "the intellectual one" I meant that I would be the scribe...as in...SHAKESPEARE... But anyway, we're way off topic, let's return before Jody castrates us. Or worse. |
Posted By: Dim
Date Posted: September 30 2007 at 21:34
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Force chokes our balls off?!?!?!?!
OH GOD! -------------
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Posted By: Harry Hood
Date Posted: October 01 2007 at 00:50
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Girlfriends are overrated. You should be looking for a nice prog fan boyfriend instead. ------------- 
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Posted By: Time Signature
Date Posted: October 01 2007 at 13:48
That really depends on your preferences, eh?
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Posted By: Passionist
Date Posted: October 01 2007 at 15:28
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Nah, I think going gay is much more gay were you straight or queer.
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Posted By: cuncuna
Date Posted: October 01 2007 at 21:16
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But you have to need a pencil for that, in order to sign for the package. ------------- ¡Beware of the Bee! |
Posted By: FruMp
Date Posted: October 07 2007 at 03:01
My ex girlfriend liked a lot of the 70's stuff I played her, I can understand girlfriends not liking modern more angsty prog. ------------- 
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Posted By: Trickster F.
Date Posted: October 07 2007 at 13:57
Who needs girlfriends when you've got Prog?  ------------- sig |
Posted By: The Doctor
Date Posted: October 07 2007 at 14:00
Is that what those holes in the CD are for? ------------- I can understand your anger at me, but what did the horse I rode in on ever do to you? |
Posted By: Dean
Date Posted: October 07 2007 at 14:12
that's what my wife said ------------- What? |
Posted By: VanderGraafKommandöh
Date Posted: October 07 2007 at 14:37
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Who needs prog when you have a girlfriend? Me actually. My girlfriend likes Ayreon, so I'm going to get her to listen to some Riverside, PoS and White Willow's Storm Season. I want to get some Epica too, as I think she'll like them. -------------
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Posted By: Zwerg Bart
Date Posted: October 07 2007 at 15:22
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My girlfriend listens mostly to punk and ska, but I've been wearing her down little by little.
She's become quite fond of Tool and Zappa and I've dragged her to a few concerts which she was not so fond of (Opeth and Sleepytime Gorilla Museum). She'll tolerate a lot of the older bands I listen to (camel, pink floyd, hawkwind) but not so much the residents... not yet... bwa ha ha!
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Posted By: heyitsthatguy
Date Posted: October 07 2007 at 21:55
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my girlfriend....wait....f**k can I get back to this thread in about 30 or so years? mid 40's is the good ol' settlin age mmmmmmm settling my only friend in the dating world -------------
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Posted By: sircosick
Date Posted: October 07 2007 at 21:57
....And who needs a girlfriend when you have prog? ------------- The best you can is good enough... |
Posted By: Slartibartfast
Date Posted: October 07 2007 at 22:29
My Mom's a big Kansas, Santana, and Dixie Dregs fan. My wife's not a prog fan but she makes up for it in many ways. 
------------- Released date are often when it it impacted you but recorded dates are when it really happened... 
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Posted By: The Doctor
Date Posted: October 07 2007 at 22:36
Believe me, it only gets worse as you get older. Marry young. You don't want what's out there after you hit 30. All attractive, sane women have already been taken, at least in the U.S.
Of course, I'm a 38 single man, so I'm not sure what that says about me. ------------- I can understand your anger at me, but what did the horse I rode in on ever do to you? |
Posted By: heyitsthatguy
Date Posted: October 08 2007 at 00:12
lonely hermit with shotgun for me it is, then -------------
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Posted By: Raff
Date Posted: October 08 2007 at 05:22
You'd better off not knowing ... I'm almost 47, and I waited until last year to be 'taken'. Does that make me unattractive and insane? BTW, we women tend to say the same about men.... |
Posted By: VanderGraafKommandöh
Date Posted: October 08 2007 at 09:53
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My girlfriend is 37 (38 in December) and she's amazing, so don't write the older woman off! I also know a 40+ year old woman who's, let me say, quite nice. Her son apparently knows me too.  However, I only have my true and honest eyes set on Nicola, my wonderful and adorable girlfriend. -------------
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