No MA'AM ?

[T_Bone]

Wow, this stuff is a whole hell of a lot more complicated than it was back in the day. If I had to go through what everyone goes through today, I'd be single!

I never actually dated my wife. I met her through a group of friends, we became friends, and eventually broke off from the group as we did things together we normally did with the group. That's the closest we even came to dating. Eventually after two years hanging out as friends she got fed up waiting for me to make a move and she asked me to marry her!  :lol:

I accepted, and it blew her mind when I pulled a ring from my jacket pocket.

 :-)

The games people have to play nowdays, I don't know. I wouldn't be able to do it. Heck, I was out of my league even in my time!

[T_Bone]

KennyR wrote:

T_Bone wrote:
Wow, this stuff is a whole hell of a lot more complicated than it was back in the day.

Yeah, the old club and drag technique fell out of favour a while ago. ;-)

 :lol:

[T_Bone]

Cyberus wrote:
Jeez, the dating game...

For me, the whole 'dating' idea wouldn't work for me, because I think I'm still a little shy in that regard. Building things up as a 'date' would make me worry too much - it would stop me being myself. I don't do idle compliments and tacky gestures [that isn't to say I can't be romantic!]

Same here.

Dating just doesn't seem like a natural thing to me, it would feel like skipping steps or something. Falling in love with a friend seems like a natural progression, and in retrospect was more fun!

I don't know. I watch my younger brother date, he'll meet a woman, play these competitive games with them where each one tries to gain the "hand" in the relationship, and then nothing works out, it's almost like they're in negotiation or something, trying to close some kind of deal, or fill a job position. It all just seems so cold. He's about 32 now, says it's getting more complicated every year.

[T_Bone]

KennyR wrote:

T_Bone wrote:
Dating just doesn't seem like a natural thing to me, it would feel like skipping steps or something.

Seconded. It's a horribly artificial thing. When you go plucking people out of comfortable social situations, they're always going to say things they didn't mean or act out of character.

The more I think about it the more I don't understand how this stupid ritual ever evolved into our culture. The whole Dating system is an abomination.

I don't regret missing out on it a bit  :lol: