gripe of the day

But it's also true that someone who is on
that list is very quick with a story that makes it all seem like less
than it was. I

Yup That's why if you are on the list for any reason, you are not eligible.
Plenty of good men that aren't on the list.

Joelle
The world is a book and those who do not travel read only one page - St
Augustine
Joelle

Guvmint can just...

everything comes down to the big bad guvmint for you...that's what *I* call
paranoid.

Joelle


The world is a book and those who do not travel read only one page - St
Augustine
Joelle

I think the list is meaningless because I've seen the types of people
on the lists in this area... I'd never have anything to do with them,
in the first place.

Oh my God, Karen that is so naive. YOu have no idea how charming and seductive
most pediphiles can be. You would fall for them. I would fall for them except
I tend to have a natural revulsion to people who are charming. You cannot spot
a pediphile! They are smart, they groom their victims, they are helpful,
friendly, nice looking trustworthy, they just want to be a good friend to you
kids. If they aern't looking for single women they are volunteering for boy
scouts, the Y, the church...cuz they are just so darn helpful and love children
so much....

You can't honestly believe you could spot one just by looking at them do you?

JOelle
The world is a book and those who do not travel read only one page - St
Augustine
Joelle

"Joelle" wrote in message
...
Guvmint can just...

everything comes down to the big bad guvmint for you...that's what *I*
call
paranoid.

Not paranoid.....a realist........anybody that cannot see the
destructiveness of the continued growth and intrusion of the guvmint in our
everyday lives has their head stuck in the sand.

I thought you were smarter than that.


Joelle


The world is a book and those who do not travel read only one page - St
Augustine
Joelle

I thought you were smarter than that.


Nope. I'm not that smart. I'm just not smart enough to see that guvment is
responsible for all the ills in the world.

Joelle
The world is a book and those who do not travel read only one page - St
Augustine
Joelle

"Joelle" wrote in message
...
But it's also true that someone who is on
that list is very quick with a story that makes it all seem like less
than it was. I

Yup That's why if you are on the list for any reason, you are not
eligible.
Plenty of good men that aren't on the list.

Joelle
The world is a book and those who do not travel read only one page - St
Augustine
Joelle


I dunno, I guess I belong on the list. I confess. I have peed behind a
tree in my lifetime. Had sex outside too. Shame that I would then be
discounted.

So tell me now. How does this modern dating go in your neck of the woods?
After you have accepted a dinner invitation, checked the internet to see if
he/she is on some list, run police and security checks........do you segue
somehow during dinner conversation that they passed all these checks? Is
there some standard "invitation for a date" template that can be used to
streamline waiting lists?

Just wondering.

Cele wrote in message . ..

Thanks. It is. But you do what needs to be done. Just lately it's got
a bit harder, but I'm hoping it's a storm before a calm?

I think being in hospital is making it impossible to bury her
problems, but it's hurting a LOT to cope with them as they resurface
in all kinds of scary ways. She's trying, though. And the hospital
staff are good.

We're all hanging in there. Thanks for the support.

Well, I, for one, have been thinking about you all night. I feel
terrible for participating in this thread with my pov. I don't really
know you, only from the ng, but your sharing this here was remarkable
to me. A lot of times, we all just think these horrible things in life
happen to other people, and never to us. But, it's happened to you and
your family, and it hits close to home. I hope everything turns out
okay.

This sounds sort of dumb but yesterday on Montel (tv show) they had
four victims of rape and a psychotherapist. The psychotherapist (who
is often on Larry King Live, and maybe Court TV) said something that
touched me and I think touched the women who were sharing their story.
She said that the pain can be overcome, and that they can become
stronger. She said just by sharing the story, they may have reached
thousands of women to come forward and start the process (a percentage
of the Montel viewership). She said it a lot better than I can, but I
guess I just wanted to say that I hope everyone gets good help and I
do think that by you sharing your story, we may all become a little
bit more sensitive or aware, and that you have helped somehow. Thank
you.

Warm regards and thoughts for you and your daughter today and
tomorrow... Karen

After you have accepted a dinner invitation, checked the internet to see if
he/she is on some list, run police and security checks.....


Actually, this is the very reason I gave up on internet and fastdating and all
those artificial ways of meeting strangers to try to make a connection. Just
didn't work for me. I found someone the old fashioned way, someone I knew
well, knew people he knew, and he asked me out.

But that's hard these days and if you are going to get set up with strangers by
strangers, you have to use whatever is at your disposal.

run police and security checks........do you segue
somehow during dinner conversation that they passed all these checks?

Actually I've done just that and made jokes about it.."So now that I know you
are not an ax murderer..."

I honestly think maybe we'd all be better off going back to marriage
arrangements being made by your parents ;-)

Joelle
The world is a book and those who do not travel read only one page - St
Augustine
Joelle

"Joelle" wrote in message
...


After you have accepted a dinner invitation, checked the internet to see
if
he/she is on some list, run police and security checks.....


Actually, this is the very reason I gave up on internet and fastdating and
all
those artificial ways of meeting strangers to try to make a connection.
Just
didn't work for me. I found someone the old fashioned way, someone I knew
well, knew people he knew, and he asked me out.

But that's hard these days and if you are going to get set up with
strangers by
strangers, you have to use whatever is at your disposal.

run police and security checks........do you segue
somehow during dinner conversation that they passed all these checks?

Actually I've done just that and made jokes about it.."So now that I know
you
are not an ax murderer..."

I honestly think maybe we'd all be better off going back to marriage
arrangements being made by your parents ;-)

Joelle


NO! If my Mom picked my husband, I would have married my teenage love, who
cheated on me but my Mom still thought he was god's gift to the world!

When meeting someone in real life, that I had met online initially, I would
ask if they would mind showing me their license so that I would know they
atleast weren't lying about that. Since I would never get to serious, I only
ever checked someone's background once, when I thought he might have
potential. I didn't tell him about that.

T

Since I would never get to serious, I only
ever checked someone's background once,

See, I think you should do it right away, before you develop emotions that
might make it difficult for you to make an objective, rational decision.

I didn't tell him about that.

Oh I was always forthright "Sure, just let me put your name in the sex offender
data base here then we'll see what we can set up..."

Joelle
The world is a book and those who do not travel read only one page - St
Augustine
Joelle