Who would you go on a date with and why?

[Wetzelbill]

Doesn't have to be anybody famous or anything.

I would pick, hmmmm.....probably this woman who I have been interested in for a while. I haven't seen her in a few years, but she totally knocked me for a loop when I knew her. I'd like to see if we could work, and if it didn't well I would have been glad to share that one date with her. She's intelligent and creative. It would be a lot of fun because we share many things in common.

But, if not her, it would be a toss up between bicentennial_baby and fresianrider. What can I say, I love beautiful, intelligent women. Sue me. :)

I honestly can't think of a celeb that matches any of those choices.

[MrScorpio]

1. Nobody ever picks me for these things

Just imagine if I'm single for a sec.

[Wetzelbill]

7. oh come on

you practically beat women off with a stick.

But yeah, you gotta get them to imagine you're single for something like this to work in your favor.

[Crazy Guggenheim]

12. Yeah me neither ..........

[CaliforniaPeggy]

16. And I have the same message for you as well,

Crazy Guggenheim!

Good looking, smart, personable, etc...if I were single!

VERY eligible! :pals:

[Crazy Guggenheim]

Oh that's ok. I'm going to mope now.

:cry:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

15. Well, hey now, MrScorpio....

If you and I were both single, sure as heck I'd date you...

You come across as sexy, intelligent and compassionate...and a few other things...

You would be highly eligible!

:toast:

[MrScorpio]

23. Que Sera, Sera, Sugar Plum

I'd show you all of those sides

A gentleman first... And we'd get to the fun stuff later.

[NMMNG]

32. Mr. Scorpio, if you were a woman I'd date you in a heartbeat

If I were ever in the dating mood again, that is.

[Left Is Write]

46. If you were single for sec...

that's about how long you'd BE single! Some cute little thing would snatch you up before I could even dial your number.

[MalibuChloe]

2. i would date Wetzelbill

he's very sexy (i am sure) and clearly very smart. I hope he doesn't read this or I will be very embarrassed.

:blush:

[Wetzelbill]

4. well, I'm sure if he were to read this

he'd be flattered. I don't think he'd turn down the offer either. Rumor has it he's not that stupid. :)

[HEyHEY]

3. This dame named Kelly

Met her at a party in June. Very cool girl, she's First Nations (but kinda looked like Catherine Zata jones), just stunning too. We yakked at this party for a while and she was really cool, she's currently looking for work helping third world countries have access to fresh water, as she's a hydrologist.
She also had a great sense of humour.
Our mutual friend knows I'm interested. But I live four hours away and only get down there once a month... and naturally I haven't seen her since.

[Wetzelbill]

5. oh that sounds interesting...

So you should have your mutual friend hook it up, even just for a date. I'm sure you'd have a good time together.

Don't you just love women like that? A smart woman with a good heart who loves to laugh. Those are some dangerous women, buddy. They'll wrap you up and make you fall in love at the drop of a hat. And, that's a good thing too. :)

[HEyHEY]

9. Yeah, as soon as I am back in Van for good I shall pursue this lass

[In_The_Wind]

6. I can't think of anyone that I've met that I would go on a date with now.

I'm sure that'll change at some point.

[Wetzelbill]

8. well it could be just anybody

like somebody famous or anything.

Don't think I'm letting you off that easy. :)

[In_The_Wind]

10. *sigh*

well I met this 'famous' guy you see ... only I'd never heard of him before so I didn't know that he was famous ~ he's interesting and all that ... but he's too busy to notice me



I'm sure I'll meet a desperado, easy rider, road house, intelligent type of guy who wants to be my boy toy ... I'm not asking for too much ... am I

[Wetzelbill]

11. no you are not

At least I don't think so.

But, given the state of my nonexistent love life, maybe I'm not the person to listen to. :)

[In_The_Wind]

13. I didn't think I was asking too much.

BTW your nonexistent love life doesn't mean that you don't have insights into life.



Until this past winter I was ... shall we say 'actively looking' for a gentleman to date. At one time my profile was on several different date/match sites. I think that part of my problem is age, the other is distance. Even the distance drawback to dating can be overcome ... once I meet the right guy. You see - I love to drive and since I'm retired (at a VERY early age I might add) I have the advantage of meeting my date at his home when we're on our way out for the evening. The last person that I was seeing lived a little over 50 miles away ... it was never a problem.

[WCGreen]

14. Joan, I think you need some

Nothing spells date like nice delicious Cool Whip.........


And I would drive five hundred miles......
And I would drive five hunderd more......
Just to be the man who drove to you....

Da da da da

Or however that song goes......

[In_The_Wind]

17. let me ask you one question WCGreen

does Mrs. Green share your love of Cool Whip ... after all you do seem enamored with Cool Whip

[WCGreen]

18. Just a phase I am going through.....

and it was a woman, long ago and far away who told me of the wonders of Cool Whip.....

Ahhh a super bowl bet that had no losers......

Alas, that woman is no longer in my life....

But creamy delicious cool whip is....



BTW, Mrs. WCGreen likes the stuff to much to watch it waste at play......

That is why I had to grab all I could get while she was away......

:evilgrin:

[Wetzelbill]

19. LOL

:toast:

:rofl:

[In_The_Wind]

24. That's sorta like when I say

the smoke from a distant fire

I also have my long ago and far away ~

AND I find that for now ~ I'm honoring the call of the open road ... home looks better these days after I've been away

[WCGreen]

25. yes it does.....

Home always tugs at our hearts.....

Even when you know you can;t get there......

[Robeson]

20. Stacy London.....

...I've always had the hots for her...

[Wetzelbill]

21. that's an alluring pic

She looks fantastic there.

[Robeson]

22. Isn't it, though?...

...and yes, she does.

[u4ic]

26. A particular paramedic that used to come to my building

not for me, though...

A lady on the top floor had MS, and used to call EMS whenever she was not feeling well. They'd be down at least once a week.

I used to hear the sirens, and go out on to the balcony and watch for him. I had a live-in SO at the time.

Now, I'm SO-free, but living at the other end of the city. x(

I think she had the right idea. Call up EMS (the firetruck would always arrive first, as they are more easily dispatched here than EMS) and have plenty of hunky guys looking after you. :bounce:

[Wetzelbill]

28. that's a cute story

you should've faked a heart attack or something. :)

[u4ic]

39. Considering I was only on the second floor

maybe I should have 'fallen' off the balcony and preferably onto him...:D

[Heidi]

27. There's no shortage of dateable men and women in the Lounge.

I can think of several men here whose hearts and minds make them _very_ attractive, and also many women here who I'm honored to call my friends.

(I won't name names, though. That'd be "indiscreet." ;) Ya'll know who you are.)

[Wetzelbill]

29. lots of interesting

people around here. No doubt about that. :)

[Ptah]

30. anyone that would ask me.

I like musical theater, ballroopm dancing and
arboreteums (even if I can't spell)
.

Fields of barley would be a plus eight.

[Jamastiene]

31. There is this one woman that I mentioned on DU a while back,

when I was so smitten that I was ready to just throw caution to the wind and publicly humiliate myself if that's what it took. Well, as it turns out, that's not what it took. I still haven't figured out what it would take other than a miracle. Since then, I have halfway given up for the sake of my sanity. I will count her as an acquaintence and be done with it for now at least.

Now, onto who I WOULD date. Many many many of the women on DU really knock my socks off. I would give anything if women like the women here on DU existed in my neck of the real world woods AND (keyword) were interested in me as a date hopeful. The women of DU are intelligent, beautiful, spiritual, have a sense of humor, and most of them seem to love animals. Plus, they already share many of my world views and political opinions. What more could anyone ask for?

Now onto the shocker for me and probably anyone who knows me. Quite a few of the men on DU actually make me reconsider whether or not I would try dating men ever again. I could name names but I think they know who they are. Truth is, the men of DU for the most part are examples of the type of people it would take to make the world a better place.

[Wetzelbill]

33. you're preaching to the choir

All you DU women make my head spin. I agree with you 100 percent.

This is a really thoughtful post. Wow, I'm glad you took the time to make one like this.

Woah, so you're considering dating men again? Stay away from the light,stay away from the light! lol.

I can see why. Lots of great people here of both sexes. As you said, intellect, political beliefs, spirituality etc. Who wouldn't find any of that attractive? :)

[NMMNG]

34. Assuming I ever got in the dating mood again

Kate Winslet, if she divorced her hubby because she realized she was actually a lesbian or bisexual, would be a catch.

Off the top of my head a few DUers come to mind:

If the following were lesbians: KitchenWitch and MissHoneychurch

If the following were women: MrScorpio and Wetzelbill

[Wetzelbill]

35. well, I am in touch with my femin.....nevermind

no way in hell that line would ever work. :)

No, gosh, flattered that I was mentioned. I would say you had bad taste but since KW and MHC are in there I can't use that excuse, because they are as good as it gets. So yeah, gosh, thank you. :)

[NMMNG]

36. No self-depreciation allowed :-)

Nice try with the feminine side line...others have tried similar tactics before

[Wetzelbill]

38. hey, sometimes it's just worth a try :)

[hippiechick]

37. Mark_414

Just cause he's a cutie :loveya:

[Trigger Hippie]

40. Hmmmm.

I don't know anyone I would really wanna date. That includes the potential boyfriend I hang out with sometime and the other potential I'm kicking to the curb tonight. (Ugh, I hate those scenes.) I haven't met a man I wanted to date in nearly three years. What a slump. :crazy:

[In_The_Wind]

41. I sorta agree with you, BushIsAPooHead

The last man I seriously dated was 3 years ago. I have friends that I go out with but nothing romantic. I'm not looking for 'romance' anymore ... just the company of good friends.



hey ~ remember to be gentle with yourself when ya go kickin someone to the curb

[Trigger Hippie]

43. Yeah, romance is too tough for me.

I'd rather some good friends... :pals:

I'm sooo nervous about getting rid of this guy tonight. :scared:

[WCGreen]

44. He'll bounce back....

We always do.....

Hope he's not a clinger, I use to be like that.... Decades ago....

[Trigger Hippie]

47. Uhhhh,

yeah he is. I must gird up for our "date." This is gonna me tough, I feel bad for the both of us. I hate this uncomfortable feeling... But we'll manage to get through it. :)

[WCGreen]

51. Don't string him out......

Let him down gently....

Start of with Fill in the blank "We have to talk...."

I always hated to hear that the few times I heard it.....


But what really would blow my cookies is when that line came after you spent about 75 bucks on an evening...

[no name no slogan]

52. Aw, good luck sweetie

hope everything goes okay for you. you deserve the best you can get. :hug:

best of luck with the kick tonight :pals:

[In_The_Wind]

48. Don't worry, both people usually feel the lack of connection ...

when things aren't working out. He may be relieved to hear your words ... unless he is hopelessly in-love.


Picking the right place and time to do the breakup can make it much easier for both of you. Best wishes on staying friends with him.

[SOteric]

42. Dating sucks.

I can think of men with whom I'd love to spend time, and I've no trouble finding someone with whom to become romantically involved. But the artificial construct of social dating is annoying and awkward at best, contrived and duplicitous at its worst.

[bettyellen]

55. everytime i'm going to post something, you beat me to it.

damn, you're sooo right about everything.
LOL.

[Left Is Write]

45. I'm not allowed to date.

It's in my marriage contract. ;)

[Wetzelbill]

58. ok well, then

somebody you would like to meet then?

whew, btw, nice pic on the pic thread. :: swoon ::

:)

[GreenPartyVoter]

49. My hubby. I can't remember the last time we went out without the kids and

did something other than go shopping.

[SarahB]

50. My sweet Patrick.

That's it.

I spent so much time being cynical and not quite able to fully connect in relationships with men on every level (sometimes me, sometimes them, sometimes both) that I pretty much gave up on anything deeper a long, long time ago.

He's set the bar too high for me to have any desire to look elsewhere. I just never knew a man could be so open and giving on such a level. People see us here from this one-dimensional point of view, but the reality of it all is something else all together given our lives and histories. It's something I'm grateful for every day. :loveya:

I never "dated" much. Almost everyone I ever became involved with I knew in one way or another fairly well before we "went out". I have no desire to waste my precious time on random people I don't feel anything for.

[tjdee]

54. You and SOteric are right.

Dating is just so repulsive to me--I have no interest in meeting Joe Schmo for an hour or two of my time just to find out I have no interest in Joe Schmo. It seems like such a waste of time. I never liked dating.

Though, it presents an interesting catch 22 situation--I don't know how I'm going to be in a relationship if I don't date. :shrug:

[SarahB]

56. Just living life I guess.

Take a class. Get involved with something you're interested in. If you're open, friendly, and hygienic (hee hee :D!), human chemistry takes care of itself. My thing started out as an online thing (which I've gotten close to people online, but it never quite manifested into a real relationship), but we knew each other and we've been friendly here for a long, long time. We just liked each other as humans and then more sparks occurred when we decided to get to know each other more a few months back. I think that's the thing. Like the person first (as a friend or acquaintance), then if there's chemistry, go with that.

I've known a number of people who do the online dating thing (I mean like dating sites- Match.com, etc.) and for me I tend to think I'm too multi-dimensional (i.e. weird at times :crazy:) to fit into a picture and a paragraph. The only people who'll want me is people who merely find me physically attractive and while that's nice, it's not close to being enough.

[Pale Blue Dot]

64. My darling Sarah

You talk about me being "open and giving", but how can I not be when you are putting your emotions out there for me everyday? How can I not give you everything I have when you are giving everything to me. It's not even a conscious choice with me anymore. You took a chance on me, and I want to spend every hour of every day repaying you for that.

"You see everything, you see every part
You see all my light and you love my dark
You dig everything of which I'm ashamed
There's not anything to which you can’t relate
And you’re still here..."

Good night, my miracle. I'll talk to you tomorrow, and see you in 3 dimensions in less than three days. :loveya:

[SarahB]

73. We are sappy!

Jesus H. Christ.

It's wonderful. :loveya:

[tjwmason]

53. There's a couple of the gorgeous male DUers

They should both know who they are by now - unfortunately there's an ocean between us.

Being entirely honest - I'm not really that much of a date person (in a romantic sense). So anybody who's charming, intelligent and shares interests with me would make for a most wonderful evening (hopefully for both of us) in an entirely platonic sense.

[xmas74]

57. What's a date?

It's been five years since I've had a real date. I think I've forgotten what one does on a date now.

[WCGreen]

69. You go to the picture show and watch a movin' picture...

[tigereye]

59. as a long married, I'm not allowed to date

;)

but if I were single, there are a few here who would definitely be of interest. Tall, dark-haired (brooding) music fanatics. Cept I'm probably a bit too old for most of 'em.

And then, I just found out that the mailguy is into cool poetry and drives a Mustang. Damn. Ah, well, maybe next lifetime! :)

[swag]

68. Yeah, next time around.

Or maybe "many worlds theory" is actually correct, has implications for human lives, and it is all happening right now in some other fucking quantum reality.

[tigereye]

70. y'know

you are very cool! :) This is a very interesting topic for further perusal.

[swag]

71. Hi, tigereye.

Below is a link to fun faq on "Many Worlds Theory." that I don't have the brains to critique. But it's a diverting read, even though I don't understand all of it:

http://kuoi.asui.uidaho.edu/~kamikaze/doc/many-worlds-faq.html

Maybe the DU physicists will weigh in.

[swag]

72. A recent debunking?

http://www.boingboing.net/2004/04/26/many_worlds_theory_i.html

[tigereye]

76. I sent you a pm about the books my H was telling me about

hope it isn't too turgid... I tend to come off like a giant egghead at times. :)

[swag]

77. Thanks.

I appreciate it.

Not turgid at all.

[tigereye]

78. I have seen a few programs on String Theory

thanks for the link, I will have to check out more when not so tired. I have the social science/humanities curiosity about physics, but not the math skills to always "get it."

We went to see Solomon Burke tonight and my brain is happily tired.

[regnaD kciN]

60. Well, there's this one girl on DU...

...named paisley.

:loveya:

[no name no slogan]

61. Those who tell, don't know; those who know, don't tell

i'm taking the 5th :silly:

[In_The_Wind]

62. *giggle*

shhhhhh

[no name no slogan]

63. HEY

i no nothink :rofl:

[In_The_Wind]

65. me neither

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :spray: :loveya:

[datasuspect]

66. the crazy lady at wal mart

i swear i am smitten.

she actually touched me.

[the_spectator]

67. A woman. Yeah, that would work.

This single guy would really like to go on a date with ... a woman.
Well, I guess I could date a guy too, but he'd have to be really really hot. I'm serious. He'd have to. Also, younger than me. Twentysomething would be cool.

(As an old college buddy once put it, "The difference between men and women is this: a woman can wake up in the morning and say, 'hmmm... I'm gonna go get laid today.' while a man can wake up in the morning and say, 'I may never get laid again!'")

[GaYellowDawg]

75. Sounds like an old Eddie Murphy line...

A man wonders the whole night whether he's getting laid. The woman knows.

[GaYellowDawg]

74. The next woman who says "yes"...

Although that narrows the field considerably :eyes: I wouldn't be interested in anyone who wasn't interested back.