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Nah, you get the okay from me. You do a good job.

There *are* ways to say things without ticking people off. Tactfulness is not a sign of weakness.

In other words, I'm supposed to sit here and start sugar coating everything I say to worry about "ticking off" people who are bent on finding something wrong with everything I say. Yeah, NO.


I didn't lie to you, and I still stand by what I said.


Here is the actual post that you got all worked up over:



Notice how I never mentioned ImperialPhantom, and how I quoted 'buttless' from his post.

I'm the only one who referenced butts in this thread. Don't play dumb.


You and Suomi attacked me first. Go look back through the thread.

Who here never says anything childish or hurtful? Oh that's right, you!

Sounds like something a 12 year old would say. "Nanny nanny boo boo!" Come on, guy, set an example.


Apparently, you have a hard time keeping track of happenings on a thread. Suomi, the original attacker, didn't say, "I disagree, and that was too blunt". He ATTACKED me. Then you jumped in while I argued with him, and did the same, then tried to deny it.


Wow, talk about a misogynistic post. You sink to a new level of low. Don't condescend her just for being female.

And no, I don't attack everybody who disagrees with me. However, I fight back at those who attack me, which you persist in doing while pretending you aren't. Swallow your pride and admit what you already know in your head, which is that you're attacking.
 
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I did read them, I'm not stupid thank you. I always read before I reply.
I did not call you stupid. Not reading a CF post lacking intelligence are two different things.

ChildofGod1586 said:
Sorry, but when did cussing out someone constitute honesty? I am talking about sticking by what you want and believe in.
That's all well and good, unless what you want and what you believe in hurts others.

Everything is still there to be read.

ChildofGod1586 said:
I did read before replying, do not insinuate that I didn't anymore.
If you actually read my posts... reading includes making an attempt to understand, then you wouldn't need to ask.

ChildofGod1586 said:
He is defending himself. He made a harmless list, like countless people in this thread and he again is insulted for his beliefs and preferences.
Apparently he chooses to feel insulted by those who dare disagree with him.

I wasn't trying to insult your intelligence. It's your blind loyalty that struck me as 'cute'.

I have been very respectful toward ImortalPhantom. I have even given him credit where credit's due. If you would read what I wrote, then you would know that I think he's generally a smart guy with a lot of potential... and I think he's probably an upstanding character as well. He's just being immature and tactless. The fact that he has a thin skin and a volatile temper doesn't help. It only intimidates others who would rather not cross paths with him. Well, I don't believe in walking on tip-toes when somebody has a thin skin... if that person shows a lot of promise to get over it. And if anybody can get over it, IP can. He should consider this as encouragement from a big brother in Christ.

It had to be said. Some types of immature behavior are particularly apt to hurt others. It would have been unethical for me to remain silent. I saw a good opportunity to join the discussion, so I took it. Whether other CF posters are more or less mature than me is not the question.

At this point, I have written all that I need to on the subject. If you have additional questions, I refer you to my previous posts.
 
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It's your blind loyalty that struck me as 'cute'.


I am completely insulted by this statement. I do NOT blindly follow anybody and I am sick and tired of defending myself on this board when it comes to backing up IP. I am not going to say this again. I have a brain of my own, and anybody who insinuates that I am only agreeing with IP because of our relationship status will be reported.
 
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Let me answer this.

From what I have seen, based on the ORIGINAL POST that I started, ImperialPhantom has done NOTHING wrong.

As hard as that is for me to say (IP, I know we talked things out before, and for the most part, we are cool now so don't take this the wrong way.) IP is not in the wrong here.

Now can we just end this guys and go back to just posting our turnoffs and just accepting others in what they say because it is just their own preference and God does make each of us different with unique preferences.

Thanks.
 
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So, turn-offs huh?

I really don't like it when a woman thinks she can use her "feminine wiles" to manipulate me into doing what she wants. It's quite insulting.

Oh that is annoying. I want to be nice out of chivalry then the girl wants more and more like a little kid asking their parents for toys.
 
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Well, without defending my way of bringing things up in a way that showed thin skin from my side on this subject, I'd say that there are some expressions that are more degrading and offensive in tone than some others, I hope I don't need to explain further why that is so. I was originally thinking about refraining from commenting in this thread any more and focus on just doing my own thing, but seeing something that I considered belonging to the 'degrading' category just triggered a reaction in me again. I see kids at school making each other cry using that kind of wording, and honestly, it just hasn't dawned on me how Christian young adults should feel that it's 'innocent' to publicly name just what ever kind of 'turn-offs' in each other. I just don't think the name of the thread is a warrant for not considering the fact that what we write here is written to real people (a lot of real people), not just to ChrisBot. Let's imagine we're all sitting in a circle when saying what we say, looking each other in the eye, and that sitting with us are people of every kind of look, some thin and some plump, people who are independent and mentally strong and those who are timid and have a low opinion of themselves, people with short fuse and people who always stay calm, and everything from between.... what do I want to say in that kind of situation? Well, at least not what I said initially here, in the way and in the tone I said it. So, from my part, this has made me think about some things in myself, but it's probably employed the brain cells of some other people a little too much in the process. You don't have to throw a dynamite into a kettle to make the water boil smoothly.
 
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and yet, I have not seen one woman claim she was insulted by what he said.

I think I have to stick my big bad nose in here for a second.

I was actually given 'reputation' by 3 persons - all of whom were women. Let them remain anonymous. And when I checked what posts did they give those reps for, all of the reps were given for the posts where I was still on the kind of mood that made me write in This Kind Of Font. And like I said, that was not a mature kind of way to bring things up from my side, but still, at least 3 women apparently shared at least part of that initial response. And none of these 3 were my 'CF friends', they were people with whom I pretty much hadn't had any kind of contact surface earlier.

So, just a mere fact to rectify your assumption.
 
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The OP is quoted below.
Please let us keep this thread on-topic and give others the benefit of the doubt, post in love, all that good stuff So that staff is not compelled to keep this thread closed since it can't control it.
Your understanding is appreciated.

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What are some things that are turnoffs in the opposite sex.

It can be personality based, habits, or physical or all three.

What are your turnoffs?

Arrogant
Smoking
Spends more time getting ready than most women.
 
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Body builder women, with overly developed muscles kinda gross me out a bit.

also i saw someone mention it in another post and its one of my peeves as well, girls that feel entitled to whatever it is they want, the whole "Princess Syndrome"

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