Single again

[sixgundunn]

I just had an engagement broken off this week. There is a slight chance we will reconcile, but it is highly unlikely. Since I enjoy gun collecting and shooting, I've always thought that it would be nice to be in a relationship with a woman who shares my interests. I'm also a car nut. Anyway, I am often pleased to meet women who aren't deathly afraid of guns. I think that it is probably easier to meet women who like guns in rural areas, not the city where I am. I would appreciate any observation, opinions, sage advice, words of wisdom on this topic.

 

[Cochise]

At this point, the only opinion I have left is that trying to have a serious relationship with any woman is more F*CKING trouble than they are worth.







...But I may be just a lil bit jaded at this point.

 

[SGT_Kramer]

Enjoy the time alone. Dating should not be work. Stay away from red heads YMMV.

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[Ritten]

I just had an engagement broken off this week. There is a slight chance we will reconcile, but it is highly unlikely. Since I enjoy gun collecting and shooting, I've always thought that it would be nice to be in a relationship with a woman who shares my interests. I'm also a car nut. Anyway, I am often pleased to meet women who aren't deathly afraid of guns. I think that it is probably easier to meet women who like guns in rural areas, not the city where I am. I would appreciate any observation, opinions, sage advice, words of wisdom on this topic.

Meeting women is not the same as keeping a woman. Your hobbies have little to do with the later and if there is a problem in that area, it's usually something underlying (priorities, mistrust, miscommunication, etc.)

 

[MyTFAL]

You end up single again any way just be glad it didn't rip your life in half.

 

[Cochise]

Enjoy the time alone. Dating should not be work. Stay away from red heads YMMV.

^This +1000000

 

[dfsutton]

Since I enjoy gun collecting and shooting, I've always thought that it would be nice to be in a relationship with a woman who shares my interests.

This sound great and all, but doesn't necessarily equate to a good relationship. Hobbies are hobbies, and love is love. My wife is accepting of all my hobbies and will participate to a small degree, but to be honest, its nice to have separate interests also from your spouse. If I could give you some advice, I would say to look for someone with shared values because that is the underlying foundation that will make a relationship that will last.



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[justsomeguy]

At this point, the only opinion I have left is that trying to have a serious relationship with any woman is more F*CKING trouble than they are worth.




...But I may be just a lil bit jaded at this point.

Dingdingding!!!!!

 

[Sugarbug]

Enjoy the time alone. Dating should not be work. Stay away from red heads YMMV.

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^This +1000000

Hey now... a redhead gave me the best... time... of my life. Completely unstable...but best, best, best, best...

Anyways, you don't have to find a woman who shares your interests necessarily. I'd more emphasis on someone who won't inhibit you from them. I like cars but have no interest in having a girl that's way into cars. Sharing the gun interest is cool (easier to make purchases), but as long as she's not close-minded and/or anti-gun there shouldn't be a problem.

 

[1911Dave]

My wife and I share almost no interests or hobbies. She isn't a fan of guns but lets me do my thing without saying much. Seven years and so far, so good.

 

[sixgundunn]

TFal, how true. A divorce would have been much worse, especially when kids are involved. I've never been married and have no kids. Ritten, very true. I've never had a problem meeting women. Shy I'm not. I always said that I would get married when I was too old to do anything else. Maybe that's my destiny LOL. I copied an excerpt from.a.sociology textbook when I was in college and taped it to my dorm room door. It said that men are polygamous by nature, their biological mission in life is to impregnate as many women as possible, thereby spreading their gene pool. Women are nesters, their biological mission in life is to create a safe and happy home to raise children. When I was confronted in the library by my feminazi sociology professor about the origin of the quote, I will never forget the expression on her face when I told her the source was.our textbook.
Sgt Kramer, I'm partial to redheads,in part because they are rare, but you are correct in that they seem especially volatile.

 

[I_FLY_LOW]

Congratulations! Good thing it happened now, instead of after the knot was tied.
This just means that now you will find the one you were meant to be with.
Oh, and not all redheads are bat **** crazy...

 

[sixgundunn]

^ Very true. I don't necessarily want a women to be as interested in my hobbies as I am, but some interest would be nice. I also enjoy cooking and always found it nice to have some help in the kitchen. I guess I'm old fashioned, but am surprised at the number of women that I have met in the last few years who just want to go out and eat.

 

[SGT_Kramer]

Find a hot non red head that doesn't cook. That way you can control her food intake and keep her skinny and hot your welcome!

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[sandman7925]

The older I get the more I think women are allot like democrats. Not only is their way of thinking strange and unusual but they demand that you agree and support their insane thought process yet it holds no logic.

 

[Cat]

A friend of mine was skipping along living a bachelor's life. A woman every weekend, partying with his boys, playing ball when he wanted. Unattached, and when he was with someone and they got pissed off he wasn't kowtowing the line, his attitude was to hell with them.

Three weeks ago, the flavor of the month who he was quickly becoming enamored with threw him for one gigantic loop. She was pregnant. This past Wednesday he went with her to the doctor's appointment and heard his baby's heart beat for the very first time.

Immediate change in his life. Monday he was still rocking along, "she's just going to have to deal with it but I'll be there for the baby" to "I can't wait, I'm so excited. I want to spend time with her kids because it's important to me that we mesh as an entire family."




POINT IS! Not to say a pregnancy will change your life. But there will be a moment that suddenly brings clarity into your relationship and it will be the best thing to ever happen to you. I think the important thing is to enjoy your life, and keep going. Don't mope. Get out there and experience it all. When she walks by, it'll happen.

 

[dfsutton]

A friend of mine was skipping along living a bachelor's life. A woman every weekend, partying with his boys, playing ball when he wanted. Unattached, and when he was with someone and they got pissed off he wasn't kowtowing the line, his attitude was to hell with them.

Three weeks ago, the flavor of the month who he was quickly becoming enamored with threw him for one gigantic loop. She was pregnant. This past Wednesday he went with her to the doctor's appointment and heard his baby's heart beat for the very first time.

Immediate change in his life. Monday he was still rocking along, "she's just going to have to deal with it but I'll be there for the baby" to "I can't wait, I'm so excited. I want to spend time with her kids because it's important to me that we mesh as an entire family."




POINT IS! Not to say a pregnancy will change your life. But there will be a moment that suddenly brings clarity into your relationship and it will be the best thing to ever happen to you. I think the important thing is to enjoy your life, and keep going. Don't mope. Get out there and experience it all. When she walks by, it'll happen.

No Offense, but I don't see an out of wedlock surprise pregnancy as a good thing.

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[Cat]

And as far as hobbies. I love the arts. He's extremely mechanical and linear. We are opposites in many, many, many ways.

But our values are the same.


I go off to Wisconsin to melt glass and play with silver.

He's leaving for a week long elk hunt this Fall. He tinkers with his big boy toys. I avoid the shop like the plague.

 

[Cat]

No Offense, but I don't see an out of wedlock surprise pregnancy as a good thing.

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I don't see where I said it was a good thing???

It's not. He admits that. But in that single instant, he has admitted everything changed. And he felt like a father. And again, my point was when you're not expecting it, you will find that defining moment.

Okay, I did say "best thing to happen to you". Hearing your child's heartbeat for the first time is a GOOD thing, no matter how it happened.

 

[sixgundunn]

Thank all of y'all for the the humorous and serious advice-entertaining and thought provoking at the same time.