[aldo_14]

That's not a knife.......

[WMCoolmon]

...Maybe they're just happy to see you?

[SuperCoolAl]

Originally posted by Maeglamor
[color=66ff00]Don't get downhearted guys, consider those who haven't even asked a girl out. There's a surprising number of them.

I live in quiet optimism; I'm interesting to hang out with, reasonably smart and well regarded by just about everyone I meet. You gotta stay positive and try to find fullfilment for yourself. Don't think that someone else can make you happy, only you can do that. Lots of unhappy people I know seem to think that the reason they're sad is because they aren't in a relationship, those that manage to get into one often get chucked quickly because nobody likes someone who's a downer.

Get out there, enjoy yourself and socialise.
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Well said mate. I often take the mick outta people who like to poke fun at me on this aspect of my life by pointing out they have never even approached a girl.

Originally posted by Grug
The drinking age here is like 18yr old too, so I was drinking near the end of high school... >.>

I think our UK laws say you can have a drink with a meal at 16, on its own at 18. I had my first public drink at a party in March. I didn't buy it, mind you. I was actually getting on pretty well with this girl who was there but then I really badly messed up when I took some bad advice later on. She realises now it wasn't me but the whole bubble's kinda burst. Oddly enough the alcohol made me MORE nervous, even though I was definitely feeling the effects. I get tipsy off a pint and a half of lager

[aldo_14]

AFAIK Uk legal limit on alcohol is a strict over-18s only.

[Nuke]

you know you dont have to drink on a date. alotta people say hey, take her to a bar. bah, go find a patch of moss on the edge of a cliff with about $6 worth in fancy coffee drinks

anyway i think i programmed my vcr right so as not to miss sci fi friday, unfortunately i have to watch it on a 12 inch screen, because its a tv vcr combo and the only video recording device in the house.

i bought her some roses, i really hope she likes them. i think ive spent a couple hundred on this gal already, women are expensive.

[vyper]

Couple of hundred? WTF is your inflation like over there?!

[Nuke]

well everything either comes in by barge or air, we dont have the facilities for larger freight vessels and there are no roads in or out of this town. take the mcdonalds value menu for example, what would be 99 cents in any other part of the country, is about $2.50 here. a #2 (quarter pounder meal), unsupersized, set me back $7.

now juneau is historically a gold mining town. if not for the gold, theres really no reason for the town. the only reason its still here, is because some moron made it a state capitol. now i think they are planning on opeining another mine in 6 years might briefly help the economy, but seriously id rather they invest in some roads outa thiss hell hole.

juneau also has one of the highest rape rates in the us, funny, the polies advertise this place as the perfect place to raise a family. but once of age, kids eaither leave this ****hole for the lower 48 or they get raped and in the emotional backlash end up getting knocked up and end up on welfare. kids grow up poorer, cant get educated and add to our high vagrancy rates as well.

[FireCrack]

I somehow fel like this thread is totaly directed at and entirely talking about me

[EtherShock]

Originally posted by Nuke
you know you dont have to drink on a date. alotta people say hey, take her to a bar. bah, go find a patch of moss on the edge of a cliff with about $6 worth in fancy coffee drinks

I agree, that's one of the worst things you can do. Girls don't want to be taken to bars, unless there's a band playing, and they'd better be good. There are so many other places you can go on a date. Any guy that takes a girl to a bar without a really good reason has a lot to learn.

Not all of us have the local glaicier to go to however.

[Nuke]

every location has some romantic nature scenes if you know where to look. i had no trouble finding romantic locales in a place like phoenix. any secluded place can be romantic. its not just the locale but how the two of you interact. dont spend an hour talking about your penis, your love for star trek and what computer hardware you have. converse dont dictate. get to know her, get comfortalbe around eachother. cuddling is ok, with kissing give her the option not to. dont start fondeling, let her start.  move only as quickly as she wants to. eventually it all becomes natural.

[icespeed]

advice for you guys from personal experience: don't look for girls, make friends. it's heaps better when you start going out with someone you've been friends with for yonks on end because no one's being fake and trying to impress anyone. and obviously if nothing happens, you've still made heaps of good friends.

oh yeah, if you want date ideas... coffee's always good. picnics with views. beach. ice skating. movies. shopping. there's stacks of stuff to do. don't know why guys always want to take girls to the bar.

[Bobboau]

bar == alcohol == impared judgement == chances_for_getting_laid++

keep going with the date ideas, I'm takeing notes.

[Ford Prefect]

Do theater. There's more action on that front than just about anywhere else, I'd wager. And I do mean heterosexual.

[EtherShock]

I'm more of a secluded nature person. There's just nothing like it. ^_^

Btw, I wasn't serious about the glacier remark. I have heaps of ideas.

[Nuke]

she just canceled on me. at least i get to watch the scifi premeres on a biger tv. she said shes not feeling well. i just need to figure out how to keep her flowers alive till we can reschedule.

[EtherShock]

It may be a little forward, but you could deliver them to her. ^_^

[Solatar]

Go over to her house...deliver the flowers, then make her soup. lol
The premise of a guy taking care of her/wanting to see her, even if she's sick is kinda romantic, but I dunno if you've seen her long enough  (like has been said, little forward).

EDIT: Stick the flowers outside/in freezer...thaw them out when you're ready?

[WMCoolmon]

Originally posted by icespeed
advice for you guys from personal experience: don't look for girls, make friends. it's heaps better when you start going out with someone you've been friends with for yonks on end because no one's being fake and trying to impress anyone. and obviously if nothing happens, you've still made heaps of good friends.

oh yeah, if you want date ideas... coffee's always good. picnics with views. beach. ice skating. movies. shopping. there's stacks of stuff to do. don't know why guys always want to take girls to the bar.

You know, it's nice to hear a girl actually saying that. It seems too much like you can either choose to go "all-or-nothing", or just be friends.

she just canceled on me. at least i get to watch the scifi premeres on a biger tv. she said shes not feeling well. i just need to figure out how to keep her flowers alive till we can reschedule.

Water in a bowl is good. Maybe some nutrients of some sort?

Or you can just put them in stasis.

[FireCrack]

What type of flowers?

if you put them in a bowl remember to cut the stems in water.

[Nuke]

i got em in a glass of water on my windo sill.i hope they last a couple days at least.