Meeting People (3 Viewers)

[Jill Hives]

I'm guessing the guys in those situations are kinder to them.

I think one or both of us would actually have to read it to now.

I nominate you.

 

[7 - No tomorrow]

I'm a little backed up

 

[Jim Daniels]

I could be way off, but experience has taught me that men "fall for" female friends far more often than visa versa. Could be bullshit.

The "at work" situation is interesting. It's generally accepted that relationships with workmates should be avoided. Yet, the situation with my immediate best friends shows it's on par with friends of friends.

J + C - married. Met and started dating in work
B + S - married. Met and started dating in work
S + S - married. Met and started dating in work
R + S - married. Friends of friends
P + V - married. Friends of friends
E + B - married. Friends of friends
R + O - living together. Dating site.

Edit: The first three couples there all worked in different organisations. None of them in my place.

 

[Jill Hives]

There were 8 couples in my last work place that I knew of, which always boggled me. Why would anyone want to be together 24/7. I get the best friend thing though, better yet if you want to ride them.

 

[rettucs]

The "at work" situation is interesting. It's generally accepted that relationships with workmates should be avoided.

I once thought that but have changed my mind. You spend so much of your time at work that it'd be foolish to discount it completely. Plus, its a place where you can be without anyone being suspicious of you having some kind of horn-related agenda, and as a result can get to know people without the added bullshit.

In saying that, I've only done the work thing once and it was ever-so-slightly awkward once it ran its course.

 

[Lili Marlene]

Dating people at work is a disaster. An inevitable disaster.

 

[jonah]

No one in my work is together. Which is odd, because all of the people my age here are single, there's about 5 single girls who are all incredible babes, and about 7-8 single guys that are pretty ok, though of course not of the same level of wondrousness. All are between 22-27 as well.... weird there have been no horrible hookups that I'm aware of and I've been here a year and a half.

 

[Lili Marlene]

hahaha poor old "pretty ok" guys.

 

[rettucs]

No one in my work is together. Which is odd, because all of the people my age here are single, there's about 5 single girls who are all incredible babes, and about 7-8 single guys that are pretty ok, though of course not of the same level of wondrousness. All are between 22-27 as well.... weird there have been no horrible hookups that I'm aware of and I've been here a year and a half.

sorry but this has to be nonsense. Lots of single 22-27 year olds who range from ok to ridey, and NOTHING is happening?

more like, no one is telling you about it for fear their secret makes it into a thumped thread.

theres riding going on all around you @jonah. Its a single-folk's world though. Get single again and I'm sure they'll let you into their secret existence.

 

[jonah]

sorry but this has to be nonsense. Lots of single 22-27 year olds who range from ok to ridey, and NOTHING is happening?

more like, no one is telling you about it for fear their secret makes it into a thumped thread.

theres riding going on all around you @jonah. Its a single-folk's world though. Get single again and I'm sure they'll let you into their secret existence.

You only think that because your brain is shaped like a dick.

 

[rettucs]

You only think that because your brain is shaped like a dick.

ain't that the truth

 

[7 - No tomorrow]

hahaha poor old "pretty ok" guys.

In my experience, it's the pretty ok guys that often end up with the incredible babes.

 

[jonah]

Its a generalisation, and I don't think its necessarily that girls are less superficial than men, but I think they have less across the board taste. I might be wrong.

 

[7 - No tomorrow]

Its a generalisation, and I don't think its necessarily that girls are less superficial than men, but I think they have less across the board taste. I might be wrong.

It's a generalisation, but I think women have better dynamic thinking than men.
We're often playing draughts, while they're playing chess. Women often see the interconnectedness of things better.

That's just in my experience though.

 

[Lili Marlene]

What on earth are "across the board taste" and "dynamic thinking"?

 

[jonah]

What I meant is theres more of a consensus on what makes a woman attractive (and its very limited) to guys than the inverse.

 

[7 - No tomorrow]

What on earth are "across the board taste" and "dynamic thinking"?

Ask your bird.

 

[george mcfly]

This all sounds really complicated. I've never really gone out looking for someone, I just meet someone awesome, usually become best friends and then start going out.

 

[jonah]

I don't mean it in a complicated way, I think the standards of beauty being more rigid for women are just undeniable. Its not got a huge bearing in my head on how my relationships have worked out etc, more commenting on 7s response to my calling the girls hot and the guys ok

 

[Unicron]

What I meant is theres more of a consensus on what makes a woman attractive (and its very limited) to guys than the inverse.

You may be right. A couple of women have in the past basically told me how I've fitted into their very definite type, and I thought that they were pretty broad things, whereas maybe guys think, "I want someone who has this and this and this"