“Only assholes will call other guys assholes. Remember the adage I takes one to know one. ? Let this be a fair warning when it comes to dating-advice ladies.”
“You cannot judge a guy by his cover but by the story he is writing for himself.”
“Unfortunately life is not a Disney movie. Stop believing you re a princess. You are not. There is no prince out there but if you find charming... by all means, grab it and run with it!”
“Even more than I hate commodifying myself, I hate men judging me as a commodity. For thousands of years, women have been throughout their lives reduced to their worth as sexual objects (slash domestic workers). We learn very early on to go to great lengths to increase our sexual value in the eyes of men, without even realizing that s why we re (for example) agonizing over whether our one snack for the day should be a pear or a seventy-calorie sugar-free yogurt. For years- much of my childhood and early twenties- I spent the largest portion of my conscious thought on food and how much I hated and was terrified of my body. It has taken a lot of work to divorce my view of my body and my feelings of romantic worthiness from outside sources. I m afraid apps would undermine that effort.”
“There do exist reasons to internet stalk someone that aren t sad or creepy: maybe you just remembered this person for the first time in fifteen years, maybe you re going on a first date and want to make sure their Twitter handle isn t @LoveToDismemberWomen, maybe you just started watching Riverdale and you need to know where KJ Apa was born, his height, his age, what his accent sounds like, his natural hair color, and whether or not he reads books.”
“When I wake up I d like a woman next to me, to love, protect and take care of unconditionally, with both of us as a team, building a meaningful legacy together.”
“What is wrong with me, that even this fucking loser won t give me what I want?”
“When someone says to me, I have been talking with this girl for a while. We re trying to figure out when to make it official, like, Facebook official. What s your advice? I always ask in response, Are you, as an individual, in an emotional, spiritual, and financial situation where you feel you could reasonable get married in the next six months? Normally the guy answers, No. I respond, Then you do not need to be in a rush to try to lay some claim on this girl. You do not need to expedite attempting to name your relationship. Because what you are trying to do is get the security and comfort of locking her down, saying to the world, She is MY girlfriend. But what does that mean? It means other guys can t have her. It means you have laid a certain claim on her. But under God, you have no rights over her! She can do whatever she wants!”
“Grima explained that the primary tool in establishing Malta s prehistoric chronology had been radiocarbon-dating (based on the rate of decay of C-14 stored in all formerly living matter). My views about C-14 are on the record. I think it should be only one amongst several tools and techniques brought to bear on the dating of megalithic or rock-hewn sites. It is a truism, but worth repeating nevertheless, that C-14 cannot date stone -- only such organic materials as are found around or in association with stone ruins. It is an assumption (more or less safe depending on the stratigraphy and general circumstances of the site but still, at the end of the day, an assumption) that organic materials found close to megalith B or trilithon A or dolmen C, etc., do in fact date from the same period as the quarrying and erection of the megaliths concerned.”
“[When on a bad date] …just give a pre-prepared excuse and make a dash for the nearest exit; something like “oh I really must go, I just remembered that I left my mother in the oven”. Or maybe “I’m so sorry, but I have to say goodbye to my cat before she’s launched into space”. And then run. RUN.”
“Jim was such a nice man. I had to give him that. (But be careful here, Angela: whenever a woman says about her suitor, He s such a nice man, you can be sure she is not in love.)”
“You ve got to decide exactly what you want in your life, as a match, as a spouse or significant other. Know what your dealbreakers are and don t settle for anything less. - Neil Wood, Dating Success After 40”
“I guess it had to do with dating. Every time I gave a new guy a chance, something fell apart. He usually found out how fucked up I was, or made an excuse not to commit. I was convinced after a while that there was no one left for me and that I would have to give up searching. Then I would dream of you.”
“Valentine s Day is just another day to truly love like there is no tomorrow.”
“He s pretty much the perfect guy... which is why he doesn t need me and my problems in his life, I quickly conclude.”
“Familiarity destroys reverence.”
“Successful people follow their passion, not money. Nonetheless, their success attracts money.”