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hey watched the American Office yet?
No? alright thanks just checking
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hey watched the American Office yet?
No? alright thanks just checking
@Monkey:
hey watched the American Office yet?
No? alright thanks just checking
The American office should have been made in New England. lol
The American office should have been made in New England. lol
It takes place in Scranton, so close enough.
So my old middle/high school crush came back into my life recently and we might be a couple (I don't know how else to describe it, except it feels like a hilariously nonlinear sequence of out of order storytelling, thus might) and it turns out she is actually ftm, to my mtf
Which is really interesting to me if we ever become a real actual couple. Or maybe it's more accurate to say that I find it fucking hilarious and maybe even really fitting.
My confession here is that I am going to allow myself to talk like I'm a cyborg experiencing human emotions for the first time and say what I only imagine are the goofiest, most obvious statements. This person isn't the kind of person I would masturbate to, nor do they look anything like "my type". I mean I always thought they were really cute, but it was in this strange way that wasn't consistent with anything like "personal taste." Isn't that crazy??? Yet here I am feeling completely attracted to them in all manners and just enjoying conversing and hanging out with them. It's like I understand years of hammered in cheesy romantic notions now first-hand.
I don't know if I actually really love this person because they are also still a potentially frustratingly antisocial and noncommittal person, but I am inexplicably drawn towards them the same way I was when I was 15 and the feelings are the strongest I've ever felt as far as interpersonal relationships goes (and I've had a lot) I do quite enjoy this magnetic phenomena, so it's okay by me for now.
I just wanna keep being Friends 1.9 for now and keep hanging out and leave the ball in their court if they want to officially just say "okay we are dating", because I find I am basically content as is right now because I just like being around them. As long as it's not the most prolonged thing ever.
I'm a giant social moron too so I think wiggle room is all cool
We're all giant social morons. It's okay.
IT ALL MAKES SENSE! She is interesting right? You will never get bored because there is always some hidden territory of her mind!
Maybe… Okay, I don't care, think what you want, here comes crazy talk from Kage. Is she a fixed sign? I need to know this! This will shatter the world as we know it!
Some of the past posts have been about proposals and love stories.
Why do you think she refused ? .
Daaaaaaaaaaamn, son.
I met a girl online at a fairly popular anime/manga website. We've been seeing each other for over 2 years video chatting, messaging, talking over the phone, etc… I met her for the first time in real life a few weeks ago and she's more amazing that I could have ever hoped. I've met her mother. She has met my parents, grandparents, siblings, and friends. We've been going out as much as possible since she's only here for a few weeks while she's on break. I can really see a future with this girl. A bright one filled with the given ups and downs of life, but overall a very happy future.
There's no sad ending to this story besides the fact that she's leaving Sunday to go back to her country and resume school (nursing). I'm going to visit and fly over to her in a few months and meet her family. I'm going to miss her but I'm very thankfull for the time I got to spend (and I still have a little left) with her before she leaves. You can imagine after 2 years of talking to each other over the net from hundreds of miles away can be hard but, lol, it worked out pretty well and, yeah I'm happy.
The End.
Awwww, Out-chan. You finally met the bubble gum girl! :D:D
I'm so happy for you. You two must be really, really patient and dedicated :) I wish you two all the best!
I met a girl online at a fairly popular anime/manga website. We've been seeing each other for over 2 years video chatting, messaging, talking over the phone, etc… I met her for the first time in real life a few weeks ago and she's more amazing that I could have ever hoped. I've met her mother. She has met my parents, grandparents, siblings, and friends. We've been going out as much as possible since she's only here for a few weeks while she's on break. I can really see a future with this girl. A bright one filled with the given ups and downs of life, but overall a very happy future.
There's no sad ending to this story besides the fact that she's leaving Sunday to go back to her country and resume school (nursing). I'm going to visit and fly over to her in a few months and meet her family. I'm going to miss her but I'm very thankfull for the time I got to spend (and I still have a little left) with her before she leaves. You can imagine after 2 years of talking to each other over the net from hundreds of miles away can be hard but, lol, it worked out pretty well and, yeah I'm happy.
The End.
Yaye. Its nice to hear one of these stories going well! Congrats.
Some of the past posts have been about proposals and love stories.
Why do you think she refused ? .
She put him in the "just friends" category… and she failed to convey that message to him. And the other way applies as well: He assumed she was in love with him, and he couldn't figure out her feelings from her behavior.
I don't really know, I'm just proposing a hypothesis assembled from data I've gathered from talking to young single women and young wives.
Some of the past posts have been about proposals and love stories.
Why do you think she refused ? .
LOL where is Blueno when you need him that walk back to the seats is too damn long for the situation.
Ps:I think she likes him but not enough for marriage yet/just isn't into marriage yet. She says "I cn't do it right now". He put her under incredible pressure proposing that way it's good she was honest you can see she is genuinely troubled. Though the running etc at the end ouch.
Awwww, Out-chan. You finally met the bubble gum girl! :D:D
I'm so happy for you. You two must be really, really patient and dedicated :) I wish you two all the best!
Lol Trapped, you have very good memory to remember something like that. Thanks.
@RobbyBevard:
Yaye. Its nice to hear one of these stories going well! Congrats.
Thanks Robby.
Some of the past posts have been about proposals and love stories.
Why do you think she refused ? .
I feel really sorry for the guy….but who the hell proposes to someone live on television in front of thousand people on live television?
I feel really sorry for the guy….but who the hell proposes to someone live on television in front of thousand people on live television?
Someone who is sure she is going to say "yes."
You should check out Greg's insane proposal sometime.
Greg's proposal is still the best i have seen in my entire life. Tears to my eyes.
I see a huge difference between what Greg did and what that guy did. I would have never suspected what Greg did. If a guy did that for me? Instant tears. But…that? Aside from the fact that I'm not the huge of a fan of sports in general, I wouldn't want to be thrown in the middle of something that embarrassing. Yes, Greg's was massive and people crowded around, but it was far more personal and a surprise. Chances are, the basketball chick was standing out there like, "Oh god...what is this for. OH GOD, he's proposing to me! Why here!?! Couldn't he have come up with something better?"
Maybe I just have veins made of cold stone flowing with ice water, but I'd turn down that proposal too. Greg's proposal was like being at a concert with your best friends and suddenly, your favorite band stops playing, pulls you and your friends on stage, and wishes you a Happy Birthday, a plot planned out by your friends. The band and the entire crowd then sings "Happy Birthday". It's powerful. It's unforgettable. It's emotional. That guy's proposal was like taking you to Applebee's and your friends asking the waiters to do the Happy Birthday song. It's embarrassing. It's awkward. You're going to forget it ever happened.
I'm not saying that if she said "Yes", she'd forget it ever happened, but really, the proposal wouldn't have any real meaning. And no, you don't have to have a shit load of money to make a good engagement surprise. Come up with something clever. Come up with something the girl would really like. I can tell you right now, I can tell that girl doesn't care for basketball. If you take a girl to a basketball game that doesn't care for basketball and propose to her center stage, it's not special in any way, regardless of the crowd.
If that girl and the guy were huge basketball fans and were huge fans of whatever team were playing...I'm talking about wearing the team jersey every other chance you get. Having bumper stickers for the team. Having public events where they invite their neighbors, family, and friends to watch the game. Just THAT crazy about basketball...then yes, that would be a romantic and wonderful proposal if the two absolutely and positively loved basketball and/or their team. But if he loves basketball and she only puts up with it to make him happy, she's not going to be interested in the proposal. Granted, she might have said "Yes" to him when they went home, but I have a feeling she was far too embarrassed by the pressure and the fact that she was somewhere she didn't really care for.
Take me for example. Take me to Disney World. Take me to New York City during the winter (we don't even have to go to Broadway, I love NYC so much, you can propose to me in a pizza joint and I'd probably accept). Or hell, want a method of proposal that would be sentimental for me yet hardly cost anything aside from the ring? Christmas Time. During the holidays... Find a moment when I'm not stressed out of my mind, take me to some mall or shopping place with some of the most beautiful Christmas decorations, simply walk with me throughout the mall talking to me, hold my hand, and at a moment that you feel right, propose! I'll probably say "Yes", I'm such a sucker for Christmas Time! Especially if our relationship has gone somewhere.
The key to a successful proposal isn't going all out. You just have to know who you're trying to propose to. I can tell you, I'm pretty sure Haruka (Greg's wife's) is just as much of a sucker for Christmas Time as I am, and if someone did that for me, I'd probably cry far worse than Haru ever did, cause I'm a pussy (again, Christmas Time, I cry at the dumbest of Christmas movies). Know who you are marrying. Cause for some people, an insane proposal that hardly relates to the significant other? It's not that special. Unless I really, really liked the guy, I'd probably say 'no' to the basketball proposal as well. I'm not a sports fan, and yes, while it may make me a horrible person to say this, you know me...you should know better places and times of when to propose. And if I really, really liked the guy, a meaningless proposal would actually hurt me.
So please, attack me with comments of how horrible of a person I am, cause I feel bad for saying this, but it's pretty damn true.
As long as we're talking about how we'd like to be proposed to…
Personally, I think I'd be fine if it happened really casually. Like, just at home, after a nice dinner or something. Or not even that. Flashy, showy situations in general make me feel uncomfortable.
At the same time, I'm sure there are people who like the 'completely embarrassing, everyone is watching' proposal simply because they like to show off. I don't care either way, but I don't like showing off. Again, know who you're trying to propose to.
Insider, you just spoke the most truest words. I thought about this video 2 days to come here and write something and I still couldn't come up with anything. But you, my friend, just brought everything right to the point.
I definitely agree Insider, but I thought Greg's wife was named Haruka?
Good points Insider.
But no, that is not the name of Greg's wife.
Insider2000.
Making arguments while completely getting everyone's name wrong.
Sorry Greg.
EDIT: Just traced back to previous threads. Piratemarimo is right. I'll fix it now.
Dangit piratemarimo, spoiled my fun. I was going to have Insider chasing all over the place before coming to the right name!
I met a girl online at a fairly popular anime/manga website. We've been seeing each other for over 2 years video chatting, messaging, talking over the phone, etc… I met her for the first time in real life a few weeks ago and she's more amazing that I could have ever hoped. I've met her mother. She has met my parents, grandparents, siblings, and friends. We've been going out as much as possible since she's only here for a few weeks while she's on break. I can really see a future with this girl. A bright one filled with the given ups and downs of life, but overall a very happy future.
There's no sad ending to this story besides the fact that she's leaving Sunday to go back to her country and resume school (nursing). I'm going to visit and fly over to her in a few months and meet her family. I'm going to miss her but I'm very thankfull for the time I got to spend (and I still have a little left) with her before she leaves. You can imagine after 2 years of talking to each other over the net from hundreds of miles away can be hard but, lol, it worked out pretty well and, yeah I'm happy.
The End.
Awww. Nice. I'm so very happy for you two. Good luck.
@RobbyBevard:
Dangit piratemarimo, spoiled my fun. I was going to have Insider chasing all over the place before coming to the right name!
I simply searched the forum for 'proposal' and found Greg's thread.
=P
Perhaps one of the few times that the search feature actually works.
Wait, isn't that the faked engagement? I know there was the basketball game where it was faked all along, but I forget if that's the exact one or not.
The videos in Greg's thread don't work anymore since the upgrade. Any chance of getting that fixed?
@I:
The videos in Greg's thread don't work anymore since the upgrade. Any chance of getting that fixed?
I dunno, that's a LOT of videos….
But I suppose I can manage.
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LOL Robby. You are such a tease. (Earning the distinction as most dedicated, definitely.) Thank you, dear.
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wipes away a tear what a lucky girl that she was actually wearing sunglasses, makes it so easy to hide your crying face. I need to take sunglasses with me where ever I go, just in case.
wipes away a tear what a lucky girl that she was actually wearing sunglasses, makes it so easy to hide your crying face. I need to take sunglasses with me where ever I go, just in case.
How will i ever beat this?
Fuck you world!
How will i ever beat this?
Fuck you world!
go to Disney world instead of disney land :ninja:
This is the part where a million of us wish we could have smudger's problem.
Personally I don't think I'd ever go the way of a public proposal. I really cherish the idea of doing it in a really private intimate moment that she can share with friends but will remain just ours forever.
Now just to deal with the problem of finding her. Or her finding me.
I see a huge difference between what Greg did and what that guy did. I would have never suspected what Greg did. If a guy did that for me? Instant tears. But…that? Aside from the fact that I'm not the huge of a fan of sports in general, I wouldn't want to be thrown in the middle of something that embarrassing. Yes, Greg's was massive and people crowded around, but it was far more personal and a surprise. Chances are, the basketball chick was standing out there like, "Oh god...what is this for. OH GOD, he's proposing to me! Why here!?! Couldn't he have come up with something better?"
Maybe I just have veins made of cold stone flowing with ice water, but I'd turn down that proposal too. Greg's proposal was like being at a concert with your best friends and suddenly, your favorite band stops playing, pulls you and your friends on stage, and wishes you a Happy Birthday, a plot planned out by your friends. The band and the entire crowd then sings "Happy Birthday". It's powerful. It's unforgettable. It's emotional. That guy's proposal was like taking you to Applebee's and your friends asking the waiters to do the Happy Birthday song. It's embarrassing. It's awkward. You're going to forget it ever happened.
I'm not saying that if she said "Yes", she'd forget it ever happened, but really, the proposal wouldn't have any real meaning. And no, you don't have to have a shit load of money to make a good engagement surprise. Come up with something clever. Come up with something the girl would really like. I can tell you right now, I can tell that girl doesn't care for basketball. If you take a girl to a basketball game that doesn't care for basketball and propose to her center stage, it's not special in any way, regardless of the crowd.
If that girl and the guy were huge basketball fans and were huge fans of whatever team were playing...I'm talking about wearing the team jersey every other chance you get. Having bumper stickers for the team. Having public events where they invite their neighbors, family, and friends to watch the game. Just THAT crazy about basketball...then yes, that would be a romantic and wonderful proposal if the two absolutely and positively loved basketball and/or their team. But if he loves basketball and she only puts up with it to make him happy, she's not going to be interested in the proposal. Granted, she might have said "Yes" to him when they went home, but I have a feeling she was far too embarrassed by the pressure and the fact that she was somewhere she didn't really care for.
Take me for example. Take me to Disney World. Take me to New York City during the winter (we don't even have to go to Broadway, I love NYC so much, you can propose to me in a pizza joint and I'd probably accept). Or hell, want a method of proposal that would be sentimental for me yet hardly cost anything aside from the ring? Christmas Time. During the holidays... Find a moment when I'm not stressed out of my mind, take me to some mall or shopping place with some of the most beautiful Christmas decorations, simply walk with me throughout the mall talking to me, hold my hand, and at a moment that you feel right, propose! I'll probably say "Yes", I'm such a sucker for Christmas Time! Especially if our relationship has gone somewhere.
The key to a successful proposal isn't going all out. You just have to know who you're trying to propose to. I can tell you, I'm pretty sure Haruka (Greg's wife's) is just as much of a sucker for Christmas Time as I am, and if someone did that for me, I'd probably cry far worse than Haru ever did, cause I'm a pussy (again, Christmas Time, I cry at the dumbest of Christmas movies). Know who you are marrying. Cause for some people, an insane proposal that hardly relates to the significant other? It's not that special. Unless I really, really liked the guy, I'd probably say 'no' to the basketball proposal as well. I'm not a sports fan, and yes, while it may make me a horrible person to say this, you know me...you should know better places and times of when to propose. And if I really, really liked the guy, a meaningless proposal would actually hurt me.
So please, attack me with comments of how horrible of a person I am, cause I feel bad for saying this, but it's pretty damn true.
Yes, thank you Insider! Thats exactly what I think, too. Ive seen Gregs proposal and it
s really, really, romantic and sweet and you can see how much he and his friends worked on it. This here, though? He just proposed to her on a basketball court! There is nothing romantic about this at all and it`s awkward as all hell, with everyone just staring at them.
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I melted and cried toooo! God this was sweet. :') Greg's propose also made me cry like a baby! I don't really care what kind of propose my guy will do when the time comes. I know I'll laugh and cry and hug him at the same time no matter what. But fiiiirst~ I'll do all that when I meet him at the airport and kiss his brains out.
I'd be more than satisfied if someone would be able to make me break down in tears with a proposal alone, but I'm not counting on that happening with how stone hearted I can be when it comes to crying… (am I honestly the only one who didn't shed any tears while watching Greg's proposal? I still adored it of course, but it always makes me feel just a little bit guilty for being such a calm and unemotional person.)
Anyway, I really just want it to be a total surprise and something of personal significance. A random restaurant with roses and candles at night really isn't my kind of thing, but I'm not too picky as long as it isn't sports-related. :P
@Silent:
it always makes me feel just a little bit guilty for being such a calm and unemotional person.
Personally, I'm unable to genuinely cry when it is "expected" of me (I can cry on command, but that's not the same, obviously).
On the other hand, I sometimes cry for the silliest reasons, most of which I can't comprehend myself. It happens sometimes when I'm on my own and space out. It just … happens.
It's like I can't cry when I'm really sad, sort of defying the purpose of crying.
I guess that counts as a confession. Kinda. So it's on topic!
Meh, it's fine. I tend to be an emotional sap, but it's not like it's a crime to not be like that.
Meh, it's fine. I tend to be an emotional sap, but it's not like it's a crime to not be like that.
Yeah, but still … people sometimes give you those judging looks, making it very clear that they think you don't have a heart because you're not crying your eyes out together with everyone else.
For example ... funerals. I've been to way more than I'd like. I just can't cry, even though I'm sad. I felt really guilty because of that at my grandpa's funeral.
I think it depends more on how you act. I mean, if someone's being an asshole about the way they don't care, then I get angry. Of course, I am pretty easily angered. :P There were a good number of people I'd have liked to punch in the face over that whole 3-11 business. But if it's an issue of simply not crying, it's not a sign that you don't care. What I don't like is when people feel the need to "barge in" and sort of loudly announce how they don't give a fuck.
Speaking of 3-11, my first assignment for that research scholarship involves taking notes on an interview with a man who's an expert on Japan's environmental issues. It looks like an hour long interview on 3-11, so I'm nervous about this. I don't know if I'll ever get a chance to actually speak with this person, but I have to research him. Not really a confession, but this is probably gonna depress me as much as it interests me. Even now it still has that effect on me. I can't believe that this is the first assignment I get sent. After one hour of talking with a guy who coordinates this thing, and knowing my interests were geared towards Japan, he sends me this. Perhaps he saw it in my eyes. He mentioned Fukushima briefly at one point, and all I could do was nod silently. Any words I might have said just caught in my throat.
@Nia:
Personally, I'm unable to genuinely cry when it is "expected" of me (I can cry on command, but that's not the same, obviously).
On the other hand, I sometimes cry for the silliest reasons, most of which I can't comprehend myself. It happens sometimes when I'm on my own and space out. It just … happens.
It's like I can't cry when I'm really sad, sort of defying the purpose of crying.I guess that counts as a confession. Kinda. So it's on topic!
I'm exactly the same way. If I'm watching a movie or doing something stupid, sure, I'll cry all day. Funny enough, I hardly ever cry at the movie moments you're supposed to cry at, anyways. But when it comes to sad things in real life that I'm supposed to be visibly distraught or emotional about… outwardly, I'm completely stoic, even though I really am very sad about it. I always thought that I was just broken and/or some sort of heartless monster.
How will i ever beat this?
Fuck you world!
If you dance for me at your proposal I'm gonna laugh my ass off and leave you, lol. DON'T! Ever dance during something like that, lol
That's totally not my kind of thing. (I wouldn't mind some random dancers or something as long as it fits whatever you will come up with, but you dancing… nah, that's just too weird, lol)
@metteminne:
go to Disney world instead of disney land :ninja:
this :3
That crying thing reminds me of something… Why does one enjoy roller coasters but not a car out of control?
Nonetheless it's a pretty common problem. Though I don't know if it's as much a problem as a way of dealing really, a defense mechanism of reaction or displacement or something if one can put it like that... Fiction is there for the emotions most of the time. Don't worry, if it's about emotions then you are never alone. I would say it's a generation thing but it's always been there, we just have a lot of different medias to cry or whatever over now, and with all that existential stuff in place go figure.
What the hell are you talking about.
@Monkey:
What the hell are you talking about.
The posts above me and Nami.