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« Reply #165 on: March 02, 2011, 03:09:53 AM »

Did you give her a kiss at the end of the date?

LMAO

Good luck Dio. I hate to say this, but I agree with pube, call her, ask her if she is okay.
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« Reply #166 on: March 07, 2011, 04:17:57 AM »

Went on second date. She's fine, and totally ok. Healthy and all.

On this date, we violated every rule about dating. I took her out to a crowded Starbucks, and we ended up sitting in the rain outside on the bench talking about all sorts of things. She wants to be a social worker. That's a bit scary, in my view, and we went from there to politics. That was also dangerous waters. She seems both apolitical, and liberal. Then the topic turned to religion.

The rain abated, and I took her for a bite. We went into another local restaurant. That's another no-no. According to the etiquette, I am supposed to only take her places where we wouldn't know anybody.We talked more. Turns out, it took me longer to get ready than her. Overall, its confusing to me how a woman would be low-maintenance.

When it came time to take her back, through the rain, I insisted on getting the umbrella from my dorm a block away. We went, and since women are not allowed inside the building, and I didn't want to leave her waiting n the lobby, I played a maneuver. All the entrances are guarded by security. There are 3 staircases. What I did was take her into a nonrestricted area, snake through the basement, and up a staircase that goes behind the back of the security guard. A simple walk through the high school, and....I left her at the staircase. When I got back with the umbrella, I didn't have a good explanation for how I figured that route out.
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« Reply #167 on: March 07, 2011, 04:22:44 PM »

I can begin to see the romantic advantages of your structured way of doing things.
I wish you the best. :)

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« Reply #168 on: March 07, 2011, 05:06:01 PM »

It's a good thing if she's apolitical.

Good luck Dio.
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« Reply #169 on: March 07, 2011, 05:18:27 PM »

Will you invite us to the wedding?
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« Reply #170 on: March 07, 2011, 07:40:15 PM »

With all the rules I figured the divorce rate among Jews would be low, but the figures on this page have Jews at the top of the list.

http://www.religioustolerance.org/chr_dira.htm

Is the rate different for Orthodox Jews? (Not even sure if you're Orthodox or not Dio.)
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« Reply #171 on: March 07, 2011, 08:03:24 PM »

With all the rules I figured the divorce rate among Jews would be low, but the figures on this page have Jews at the top of the list.

http://www.religioustolerance.org/chr_dira.htm

Is the rate different for Orthodox Jews? (Not even sure if you're Orthodox or not Dio.)

I am Orthodox. Don't have any numbers on the divorce rate, but assume its lower than the national and secular Jewish average.
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« Reply #172 on: March 07, 2011, 08:05:03 PM »

to avoid divorce, you both have to try your asses off to make it work!  I know - but, I'm not Jewish!
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« Reply #173 on: March 15, 2011, 04:09:40 AM »

We went out again Sunday. I swear she gets prettier every time I see her. We walked to the park, to the G.W. bridge, and stopped by her apartment to pick up a book we could read together over lunch. Well, against better reason, we read "I Only Want To Get Married Once" together, and considered the points. Its just strange how smooth our interactions have been, considering how unusual they are. We're very comfortable together. Certain qualities we have seem to compliment each other. If that's the right word.

You see, there are a few mannerisms I have that could be good or bad, depending on how they're looked at. You can't pick it up from across the pc screen, but I am very finicky about cleanliness. She admitted to eating food off the floor before. I can tell the difference between hand sanitizer brands by the smell.

The finickiness extends to clothing as well. Whereas I wear form fitted clothes. Shirts starched, and slacks pressed with shoes well shined. She wears baggy clothes, and her hair in a ponytail. Given how I grew up very Persian culturally, this is enigmatic to me. To think that I enjoy going to the mall and she doesn't doesn't assimilate well in my mind. I realized that I own not just more designer fashions than her, but am more likely to wear anything by D&G, BCBG, or other similar labels. I also own more clothing than her......and more shoes. This is disconcerting.

That came to the point of absurdity when were walking along, and came by a bodega selling purses, and I pointed out the Louis Vuitton bags to her. I then explained, as unawkwardly as possible how you could tell the brand from the design. Only a minute later and she mentioned on a different topic how she prefers to drive stick. I wish I knew how.

So I guess in a way we do compliment one another.
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« Reply #174 on: March 15, 2011, 08:25:30 AM »

to avoid divorce, you both have to try your asses off to make it work!  I know - but, I'm not Jewish!

It's been my experience that the easiest relationship to maintain is when both parties go into it with the frame of mind that theres no perfect match in the world for anyone. Sounds cynical, but in reality, its just the opposite. Problems in relationships seem to always come down to one or both people believing that everyone else in the world has some perfect story book relationship and they deserve the same thing, but if they could only see what goes on in private with those people, they would appreciate what they have even more.

Results may vary, but thats been my experience.
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« Reply #175 on: March 15, 2011, 09:07:17 AM »

Neatness nuts and practical people drive each other nuts Dio.
I would suggest you be careful to never sound judgemental or try to give orders, and it might work. A mutual respect for each others space would be the key.

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« Reply #176 on: March 15, 2011, 09:09:18 AM »

That came to the point of absurdity when were walking along, and came by a bodega selling purses, and I pointed out the Louis Vuitton bags to her. I then explained, as unawkwardly as possible how you could tell the brand from the design. Only a minute later and she mentioned on a different topic how she prefers to drive stick. I wish I knew how.

So I guess in a way we do compliment one another.

Aww. You could be each other's beards.
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« Reply #177 on: March 15, 2011, 11:26:03 AM »

Dio has indicated he likes a tougher sort of woman. What is wrong with that?
http://www.yeeeeee.com/2008/10/27/beautiful-israeli-women-soldiers-206-pics/
Jewish woman with a bit of grit are O.K. by me as well. And I am not a neatness nut by any stretch.

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« Reply #178 on: March 15, 2011, 06:11:05 PM »

But does the blood rush to your groin over her?
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« Reply #179 on: March 15, 2011, 10:28:30 PM »

Dio has indicated he likes a tougher sort of woman. What is wrong with that?
http://www.yeeeeee.com/2008/10/27/beautiful-israeli-women-soldiers-206-pics/
Jewish woman with a bit of grit are O.K. by me as well. And I am not a neatness nut by any stretch.

Get it out of your head that being Israeli means being Jewish. It helps, but it's like saying that being American means being Christian.



The middle one, please. Thanks much.
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