[xerces]

My date bailed out on me tonight. I miss my ex-girlfriend. It feels mighty lonely right now. Anyone else in the same boat?

[FreakOil]

I'm with you. My friend Roma, the Russian Cassanova of Hong Kong, told me to forget about meeting girls in public. He said I'm better off hooking up with girls through Facebook, then meeting up with them later on. He has eight girlfriends, so he should know. I'm not sure how I feel about using the Internet to find girls, though.

What's it like in your locale?

[Atlantean_Relic]

Look a the bright side, you needn't spend money on overpriced flower, rocks, or candy. Use the money you saved to buy some beer and a book.

[FreakOil]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Atlantean_Relic', 'L')ook a the bright side, you needn't spend money on overpriced flower, rocks, or candy. Use the money you saved to buy some beer and a book.

[xerces]

Oh lots of nice looking girls. Although I don't think too many of them would be able to weather rough times that well.

[Kod]

Hey, I just broke up with my gf today, AND spent money on flowers.

Consider yourselves lucky.

[FreakOil]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('xerces', 'O')h lots of nice looking girls. Although I don't think too many of them would be able to weather rough times that well.

[Cottonball]

Same boat? Sort of.

My husband on Xmas Eve finally told me about the other woman. He met her online and covered up their relationship for almost 2 years. He invited her to visit from England at the end of summer, so I entertained her in my home for 2 weeks. (So did my husband.)

No sort of warning, not a breath that anything was wrong. Two teenage kids who both thought we were one big happy family, as well. He suckered all of us.

I booted him out when he intended to go spend a week at a hotel with her on her return visit on Feb 1st, and then come back under my roof.

So the kids and I are now homesteading without him. It's tough up here with the house half built, far from the nearest town. And no car.

So for Valentine's Day, I can sympathize with the rest of you. But personally I'd rather be alone than have him...

[Atlantean_Relic]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('FreakOil', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Atlantean_Relic', 'L')ook a the bright side, you needn't spend money on overpriced flower, rocks, or candy. Use the money you saved to buy some beer and a book.

[Dan_Browne]

For what it's worth you're not alone.
You may be physically alone, but in spirit you're with all of us crazy people here.

Heh, it's a start.

Anyways, if you want a girlfriend you're going to have to not tell her about peak oil. You may want to call it "global warming preparedness" like the government are doing.

[xerces]

To be honest, I'm getting so tired of girls who only seeks the status quo. Regardless of various scenarios, I think we can all agree that major changes are coming down the pipeline. Drastic changes that would require significant adaptations on our part, if we are to thrive in the future. The trouble is, I keep attracting women who only seeks a successful man under the current paradigm. And it doesn't help that I'm currently fairly well-off financially.

[Dan_Browne]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('xerces', 'T')o be honest, I'm getting so tired of girls who only seeks the status quo. Regardless of various scenarios, I think we can all agree that major changes are coming down the pipeline. Drastic changes that would require significant adaptations on our part, if we are to thrive in the future. The trouble is, I keep attracting women who only seeks a successful man under the current paradigm. And it doesn't help that I'm currently fairly well-off financially.

[auscanman]

Yeah, I was alone as well. But, seeing as it's been 2 years since I was last in a relationship, and over a year since I last got laid, I'm used to it.

In any case, I'm up to my eyeballs with student debt, and at this point with a bit more than 2 months left in my degree, am just trying to limit the damage. Taking a girl out to dinner at a 'nice' restaurant, and incurring the expenses there seem to be in the early phase of a relationship would be adding to my long term debt burden... with a minor possibility of some short term benefit.

[FoolYap]

My wife says that when she was single, she thought of Valentines as merely, "The Day Before Candy Goes on Sale Day".

I agree with Dan_Browne: Find a partner who shares at least some interest in the kinds of things you expect to do more of in a post-Peak world. Gardening. Sewing. Running for your life, er, I mean hiking.
Shooting zombies, er, I mean hunting or target practice...

--Steve

[FoolYap]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('auscanman', 'I')n any case, I'm up to my eyeballs with student debt, and at this point with a bit more than 2 months left in my degree, am just trying to limit the damage. Taking a girl out to dinner at a 'nice' restaurant, and incurring the expenses there seem to be in the early phase of a relationship would be adding to my long term debt burden... with a minor possibility of some short term benefit.

[auscanman]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('FoolYap', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('auscanman', 'I')n any case, I'm up to my eyeballs with student debt, and at this point with a bit more than 2 months left in my degree, am just trying to limit the damage. Taking a girl out to dinner at a 'nice' restaurant, and incurring the expenses there seem to be in the early phase of a relationship would be adding to my long term debt burden... with a minor possibility of some short term benefit.

[threadbear]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('xerces', 'T')o be honest, I'm getting so tired of girls who only seeks the status quo. Regardless of various scenarios, I think we can all agree that major changes are coming down the pipeline. Drastic changes that would require significant adaptations on our part, if we are to thrive in the future. The trouble is, I keep attracting women who only seeks a successful man under the current paradigm. And it doesn't help that I'm currently fairly well-off financially.

[xerces]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('threadbear', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('xerces', 'T')o be honest, I'm getting so tired of girls who only seeks the status quo. Regardless of various scenarios, I think we can all agree that major changes are coming down the pipeline. Drastic changes that would require significant adaptations on our part, if we are to thrive in the future. The trouble is, I keep attracting women who only seeks a successful man under the current paradigm. And it doesn't help that I'm currently fairly well-off financially.

[hubbertspeak7777777]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('xerces', 'M')y date bailed out on me tonight. I miss my ex-girlfriend. It feels mighty lonely right now. Anyone else in the same boat?