tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6557458849091969678.post3196507686743681658..comments2023-06-15T09:13:45.467-04:00Comments on Liberty's Torch: Before The Deluge...Francis W. Porrettohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05862584203772592282noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6557458849091969678.post-6694670157496111372017-07-07T18:49:01.306-04:002017-07-07T18:49:01.306-04:00Jonathan, as one who was alone for a very long tim...Jonathan, as one who was alone for a very long time, I sympathize deeply. It can be very difficult, and you might be forced to settle, according to which of your desires are dealbreakers. In your position, I'd look among younger women and not be too fixed upon a particular educational level. A wife is not necessarily there to provide stimulating conversation or a challenge to one's intellect -- and be damned to the harpies who claim that to seek a wife whose intellect and education are not on a par with one's own is somehow demeaning your target.Francis W. Porrettohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05862584203772592282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6557458849091969678.post-36651572648827493932017-07-07T17:23:40.876-04:002017-07-07T17:23:40.876-04:00As an educated man who wants to get married, I eit...As an educated man who wants to get married, I either find educated, VERY pushy/ bossy women who want their way in everything, who will push for a relationship after I have said Not Interested multiple times, or much younger women who don't know what they want, who push to jump into a relationship and then break it off after 2 or 3 weeks and can't (or won't) explain why.<br />I met one women recently who at 35 really, really, wants to have kids - but doesn't know what she wants in a husband and has a long list of specifics on how she sees her future family. She admitted I met all but one of the items on her list but that was enough for her to write me off.<br /><br />It seems to be like the goal/ target keeps changing, not just in relationships but in many areas of life - what happened to making a goal and following through? What is wrong with the methods that have succeeded over the years?<br />Aargh! It is ALMOST enough to make me give up on women, but so far not quite!Jonathan Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10476185257203343474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6557458849091969678.post-1391853638910419652017-07-07T06:43:43.442-04:002017-07-07T06:43:43.442-04:00I hid my identity for a long time, on the belief t...I hid my identity for a long time, on the belief that I could lose my job over it. I taught, and, there were too many cases of teachers being hounded out of, not only their job, but any possibility of future employment.<br />At the time I made this decision (and, after having been quite open about my name), I was far from home, new owner of a house, and essentially on my own. My husband would later join me in our new location.<br />I'd seen coaches fired for relatively minor offenses against community standards. I had been warned about drinking with dinner in town (it looks bad, I wa told). Even arguably legal activities/opinions had resulted in teachers being dismissed in nearby states - Facebook posts hoisting a glass of wine at a wedding, for example.<br />So, my concern wasn't without some foundation.<br />When I neared retirement, I finally said - Enough! <br />I took back my name, and posted without fear.<br />And, nothing happened.<br />Nothing.<br />My great concern - being out of work, possibly losing my license to teach - had proven to be a mirage.<br />The moral of the story?<br />Don't give the B@$t@rd$ more power over you by cringingly caving into pressure.Linda Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15024201252345608291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6557458849091969678.post-34148380934043228152017-07-06T23:11:29.292-04:002017-07-06T23:11:29.292-04:00You ah... you ARE takin' the Vette. Right?You ah... you ARE takin' the Vette. Right?Aggiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11089648434324058300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6557458849091969678.post-70741794756611973362017-07-06T20:06:39.799-04:002017-07-06T20:06:39.799-04:00My reply on the CNN thing, re: anonymity, turned i...My reply on the CNN thing, re: anonymity, turned into a post of its own.Manuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13082153758868357687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6557458849091969678.post-31101377349287454382017-07-06T07:44:17.636-04:002017-07-06T07:44:17.636-04:00Safe travels and try the grape pieSafe travels and try the grape pieKDKonghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05276621749182008334noreply@blogger.com