meerkat stew Posted September 13, 2010 Posted September 13, 2010 The strange thing is, this is the first time I've seen someone make a B-52s crack in a thread like this. At least I think you were joking... Yep was joking. Was actually looking for new meerkat recipes. Stew was getting old, and there's so little meat on the things that I was looking for something that used less meerkat meat. They can be quite hard to catch or trap, and dropping dynamite in their meerkat manors is frowned upon where I live.
hydorclops Posted September 13, 2010 Posted September 13, 2010 the only similar site to this I joined was more psychology based. It is run by a Canadian psychoanalyst who didn't react well when i tried to discuss aspects of Richard P Bentall's "Madness Explained" and the criticisms he had with the Kraepelinian influence on psychology and the constricting taxonomies of the DSM series and how they are out of date and at odds with new findings and the growing acceptance of findings in Neuroscience within the field of psychology with some of the more progressive members of the fraternity. Right now someone somewhere is arguing about the DSM V. I came here because I'm sort of isolated and wanted to vicariously experience romantic interactions.
Simon Attwood Posted September 13, 2010 Posted September 13, 2010 Right now someone somewhere is arguing about the DSM V. Very likely, but it's not far off now so they must be nearly there .. And when it's out, there'll be a whole new set of arguments I came here because I'm sort of isolated and wanted to vicariously experience romantic interactions. i am not sure whether to laugh or cry at that one ... you'd probably be better of with a Gary Marshall movie
Author K'aycie Posted September 13, 2010 Author Posted September 13, 2010 It's def interesting to see the variables, and how people were brought here. There's another forum I recently came across, similar to this one, looks to be a good environment.
GorillaTheater Posted September 13, 2010 Posted September 13, 2010 Although I haven't posted much about it, I came here for some insight on marriage issues. And wound up with threads on parenting issues. Daughters are tough for me; perhaps chalk it up to a mystification with the female half of the species in general. I like to help men who I feel are in the same place I was vis-a-vis marriage: drifting along and resentful, and to help them understand that most of their resentment is ultimately their own doing, not heir wives'. I've gotten a lot of insight here (and elsewhere). I don't know whether it's going to improve my marriage, but I like to think I've improved myself. Any improvement notwithstanding, I still have have "troll" tendencies. The last board I was active on was the "Pravda" board. Practically all I did there was troll stuff.
Author K'aycie Posted September 13, 2010 Author Posted September 13, 2010 Although I haven't posted much about it, I came here for some insight on marriage issues. And wound up with threads on parenting issues. Daughters are tough for me; perhaps chalk it up to a mystification with the female half of the species in general. I like to help men who I feel are in the same place I was vis-a-vis marriage: drifting along and resentful, and to help them understand that most of their resentment is ultimately their own doing, not heir wives'. I've gotten a lot of insight here (and elsewhere). I don't know whether it's going to improve my marriage, but I like to think I've improved myself. Any improvement notwithstanding, I still have have "troll" tendencies. The last board I was active on was the "Pravda" board. Practically all I did there was troll stuff. So you are a former troll turned activist. I kidding. Well, I commend you and wish you the best of luck with your marriage as well as your children!
Mme. Chaucer Posted September 13, 2010 Posted September 13, 2010 I was on a dating site that has a forum, and LS was mentioned there so I checked it out. No longer on the dating site, but still here. I am endlessly fascinated with all kinds of human relationships. Even not human ones, for that matter.
Simon Attwood Posted September 13, 2010 Posted September 13, 2010 I am endlessly fascinated with all kinds of human relationships. Even not human ones, for that matter. As a lot of our behaviour in relationships, or rather misbehaviour, is firmly rooted in the very earliest and most primitive structures of the brain. We can often learn a great deal more about human relationships from watching non human relationships than we can by watching human ones.
Philetus Posted September 13, 2010 Posted September 13, 2010 Do you find other online communities similar in terms of helpful advice' date=' a safe, friendly environment? Not just for dating, but a combination of different topics and subjects.[/quote'] I came here in December when my 19-year marriage was ending. I needed advice from people who'd gone through similar things but whom I didn't know. I didn't follow much of the advice I got (thankfully) but I did hear things I needed to hear - life goes on, plenty of fish out there, etc - tough but necessary. I also appreciated that people were honestly trying to help. When I started dating, I stayed on here to get advice. I learned about OKCupid on here which was fantastic. Around April, my life is back on track and continues to be fantastic. I stick around to see if my experience can benefit anyone else. Giving back and all that. I haven't posted a problem or began a thread in months. I look back on my first posts and remember what a sad sack of **** I was. I went a long way in a short time and this place helped a lot.
Viking Posted September 13, 2010 Posted September 13, 2010 In July of 2008, an ex broke up with me after 2 years and 8 months. I thought she was the "one", so I was in search of ANYTHING that would be able to get us back together. I found so many sites and they were not helpful. In the end, she toyed with me for 4 months and ended up deciding we weren't going to get back together. I am really glad too, because I have actually found someone I love and I experienced being single for a while. Why I've stayed? From the information and lessons learned by others. I have also asked about new girls and my current GF who we broke up a while ago, but ended up deciding to get back together after me NOT chasing her and letting her decide on her own that she wanted to be in a relationship with me. No contact was the policy I followed, not to win her back, but rather because I thought we were done and I had learned my lesson. Plus I was after some other girl the next day. I was also able to gather the courage to put my foot down and make some demands about certain things that needed to change if I was to take her back, and I would not have learned to make such demands had I not seen people here advising others on that. It is insightful to just peruse the forums and see all the different questions and to take a look and see what I can do in my own situations if they are similar.
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