Good things about being single

[wvmtnkid]

The seat is always down on the tiolet at my house.

And, my tv remote seems to skip over all the sports channels.

 

[ukok]

i can slob about in my pj's or nightie in the evening and relax on the sofa and eat while i watch tv, or even at the computer.

 

[SAPguy]

Hmmmmm

Saves me a LOT of money .. LOL
More free time to do nothing - not really a good thing?
Watch what I like on TV / Rent movies that I want to watch
Don't get in trouble for talking to friends who happen to be female ... LOL

 

[ukok]

i can spend as much time as i like on the internet!

 

[DaveKerwin]

I am beginning to wonder if any of these things are actually good!!

The best aspect of being single is that you can devote more of your time to God. When you are married, your interests are divided. The apostle Paul talked about this a lot in Corinthians.

 

[Sign Of The Fish Burger]

Amen Dave!!

 

[BigToe]

sure things are good, we get to experience the desires and pleasures that God has blessed us with.

HEHEHE i get to admire cute boys and not feel bad about it.

 

[Donny_B]

The things that have been said about what you can do when you are single should be also be expected when one is married, if you find the right person.

I would want to find some one I could relax around just as much as it was when I was single and I would expect the same from that person. Just relax and make yourself at home. Now when company comes over that's a different thing, we might have to clean up the house a bit. But when it's just us, just relax and be you.

Of course, the toilet seat thing will have to be a compromise, but this should be no big deal, up or down.

 

[BigToe]

haha well i want the seat and lid down, if for no other reason than not wanting to dog to drink out of it

 

[Yekcidmij]

Thigns good about being single.......frustration, well, maybe not good....but that describes me.

 

[ukok]

Blanton, thyat was funny!

Donny B, it doesn't often happen. People change when they marry, expectations come into play. Emotions happen! Plus, if you wit until you marry before you live together, you are really not going to know what is acceptable to your partner. They might say they don't mind your clothes laying in crumpled heaps around the floor, or the pile of dirty dishes in the sink or the tide marks around the bath, but when they live with you, that is going to be a whole different situation. When you have to learn major tolerance of another person's habits etc, you just might find that it isn't all as easy as you thought it would be.

 

[Donny_B]

From hearing some of the responses, I think it is possible to find such a person. If not, I am better off being single, if I am going to lose so much freedom of movement. I would want to find someone whose expectations are realistic, not trying to impress someone all the time. It would be a nightmare living with someone who is a nag all the time.

But I have hope. There's got to be women out there somewhere who feel the same way.

There are compromises to be expected, such as tv programs, and for that you get 2 tv's. If you don't want to watch the Steelers game, then here you can go in the other room and watch whatever, and it's no biggie.

And if your friends are going out, I am not the type who is going to forbid you from going out. Just let me know where you are going and when you are coming back. I wanted to see the big game on tv anyway. But maybe we can go out and see that movie you wanted to see tomorrow night.

 

[Bedwyr]

From hearing some of the responses, I think it is possible to find such a person. If not, I am better off being single, if I am going to lose so much freedom of movement. I would want to find someone whose expectations are realistic, not trying to impress someone all the time. It would be a nightmare living with someone who is a nag all the time.

But I have hope. There's got to be women out there somewhere who feel the same way.

There are compromises to be expected, such as tv programs, and for that you get 2 tv's. If you don't want to watch the Steelers game, then here you can go in the other room and watch whatever, and it's no biggie.

And if your friends are going out, I am not the type who is going to forbid you from going out. Just let me know where you are going and when you are coming back. I wanted to see the big game on tv anyway. But maybe we can go out and see that movie you wanted to see tomorrow night.

I have to offer my own council against owning two televisions. I keep noticing when I'm visiting homes that when you have these things in two different rooms, it tends to pull people apart. Just like there isn't a "gathering place" at the dining table these days, this splits people off into doing their own thing for even longer.

I'm of the opinion that televisions in bedrooms are even worse. They invade the sanctity of what should be your place of retreat and rest. The stuff you see, good or not, messes with how you sleep too.

Of course one could go the radical route (I don't own a television anymore), but I know that's not realistic for most people. Also, the internet has pretty much sucked up all the time I would have spent watching the telly anyhow. If I can limit that, just think of all the reading/kite flying/studying I could do.

Bedwyr

 

[Donny_B]

I guess I am a tv-person like the guys on those funny DirecTV commercials, with a total of 4 in my house. Two rooms have tv's where you can lie back on the sofa and be comfy and listen in stereo.

Most times you would expect agreement on the tv program and you would take turns with the remote. I get digital cable and about 150 plus channels, although I mainly watch TV Land (old tv shows) and the Weather Channel and VH1 Classic (they play the classic old videos from the 60's 70's and 80s) and CNBC, although it's fun surfing with the remote the other channels.

Single people who have been independent for so long should remain free when it comes to tv watching! They aren't going to give up their programs just like that! But I guess, it would be good to watch as much together as possible..

I also have two computers with shared internet access, if that becomes an issue!

 

[ukok]

Donny, i have to mention the fact that in your post 32, you said that you could have two tvs and that if she didn't want to watch the tv, she could "go in another room and watch whatever, no biggie". That just made me smile, cos if it was me i would expect you to move your butt and watch something in the other room, i can hear future arguments already!

 

[BigToe]

hahaha. well i am all about compromise on the tv watching, i guess when I said a good thing about being single is watching what I want to... the last guy I dated wouldn't let me watch what I wanted whenever we hung out... I don't mind watching what you want to, as long as I get to share my shows with you from time to time as well. Lucky for whomever I end up with, I am pretty easy to please, no porn though heh.

And I don't think it is impossible to find a guy or girl, depending on who you are looking for, that will allow you to keep your freedom and they keep theirs. Especially if your choices are similar, then it wouldn't be a problem. There is no problem with slacking around on Sunday afternoon watching football but you probably go out and do things too.

 

[Bedwyr]

I guess I am a tv-person like the guys on those funny DirecTV commercials, with a total of 4 in my house. Two rooms have tv's where you can lie back on the sofa and be comfy and listen in stereo.

Most times you would expect agreement on the tv program and you would take turns with the remote. I get digital cable and about 150 plus channels, although I mainly watch TV Land (old tv shows) and the Weather Channel and VH1 Classic (they play the classic old videos from the 60's 70's and 80s) and CNBC, although it's fun surfing with the remote the other channels.

Single people who have been independent for so long should remain free when it comes to tv watching! They aren't going to give up their programs just like that! But I guess, it would be good to watch as much together as possible..

I also have two computers with shared internet access, if that becomes an issue!

Ok, this is purely my own manifesto, so take it with a bucket of salt:

Kill your Television.

Yeah, I know. Monday nights between August and November are considered holy. I always enjoyed sports and have my own loyalties --UW Huskies, LA Dodgers--, but I've just not into them enough to care about watching. I enjoyed "The Lying Channel's" (another story, ask me later) Trading Spaces and Cartoon Planet's Dexter's Lab. But not enough to make me get cable. And from what I've heard about the quality of the news and network shows ("Are they hot?" -that's stupid), I'm not missing much. The only two stations now that would make me even think about getting cable are the Weather Channel (regional weather system tracking for my flying) and the Speed Channel (national/world aerobatic competition... like figure skating only screwing up on your triple-lutz here causes you to get into a spin or worse). My biggest problem is that I'm a kind of TV junkie. Even though I'm non-plussed by most of it, hours will burn by before I get enough oomph to turn the darn thing off. So I just don't own a set and merely dink around on my computer and read while I'm indoors.

Bedwyr

 

[BigToe]

i take it you're a pilot, i took lessons and almost got my license, but then had to stop for September 11th and then school and church things took up all my time. I love aerobatics though!

 

[Bedwyr]

i take it you're a pilot, i took lessons and almost got my license, but then had to stop for September 11th and then school and church things took up all my time. I love aerobatics though!

Yes, I'm in the middle of part 141 multi-engine training for my commercial license (ASEL, AMEL, instrument). Instructor training begins in the fall. You should get back into things and get your ticket. It's lots of fun to fly your first passengers around to places. Plus you become a special part of that less-than 1% of the US population. Have you soloed?

Oh, and I'll finally get past aileron rolls when I take formal aerobatic instruction this spring (Decathlon).

Bedwyr
(now a Seminole/twin/speed addict)

 

[BigToe]

sweet, my mom's ex boyfriend does aerobatics, which is how i got into the whole flying thing. he would take me up in the decathalon and even teach me how to do loops and some other things. it was the most fun! yeah, i want to get back into it when I have time. Yes, I have soloed. I love being up in the air. At first I was kinda nervous about being in the plane by myself, I like having someone with me even if in silence. Then I realized I was able to be with God and see things from his perspective up there. Great worship time!