muggiwhplar

current stats: 26 openers 5 responses 3 dates scheduled I don't think I'll be dating the LoL girl, ironically. She's actually the first girl whom I've ever actually sent a "custom" opener to instead of just copy and pasting. Lesson learned: don't deviate from the system. :P

Got two more dates scheduled for tomorrow evening, with a 4th in the pipeline. Girl #4 plays League of Legends too so it should be like shooting Fizz in a barrel. (GET IT?!?!) Is there any other way you put that, that doesn't come off as parental? Originally it said "I'm not the kind of person who allows himself to get walked on." Which is similar to what you're saying. But I wanted it to suggest that I don't tolerate any form of negativity, not just her trying to take advantage of me. Lmao I thought the exact same thing when I read Ring's post :lol:

Lol that part was on my old profile too. Women loved it so I kept it :D

Rewrote part of my dating profiles this morning. I'd appreciate it if the women in this thread provided some feedback, though I can't guarantee that I will make any changes based on it :P Was getting 1 date out of every 40 messages prior to making these changes so we'll see if my stats improve or not. If this profile description turns out to be a hit, you guys could probably copy and paste this and edit it based on your personality/history and get more or less the same results. Though keep in mind that pictures are the most important part. edit: got a date scheduled for tonight lawl

That'd be funny if this was actually an extremely graphic gay porn site that you just casually posted here

That's how all my interactions are with one of my college friends since we live in different cities now but we play LoL together via Skype. We text regularly when we're not on Skype since we're like BFFs and shit.

Or pretending you're deaf to gain access to a locked building >_>

I like talking about drunk stories... for many people (including myself sometimes), those are some of the most exciting/adventurous stories of their lives :P

In terms of physical intimacy? No, of course you're right there. What if my physical needs are being met, though, and what I'm looking for is a person to share an interest with, because none of my real life friends are into the same stuff I am, or they're too busy with life? More likely to find them on the Internet because they're only a Google search away. What if I'm a 40-something divorcee who hasn't dated in decades and, understandably, doesn't feel confident about their chances playing the game any more? There are things you can only get from physical friendships and relationships, and they're very important. But there are certain advantages to socializing online as well. I don't think shared interests are important for meaningful friendships/relationships but maybe I'm just an outlier. I'm a pretty hardcore introvert so I generally prefer pursuing my interests in solitude. :P The other day I actually found some old RS pics of me from my favorite era of RS (2005-2006). Spending hours at CWs or DKs or PKing with all my close RS friends brought back good memories. And that was at a time where I felt closer to my RS friends than my RL friends. But despite the nostalgia, I definitely was happier with my RL friendships after starting college and making new friends there, even though none of them played RS. After making friends in college I remember thinking about how long it had been since I'd had such close friendships with people. That's not to say that I wasn't close to my RS friends, because I was about as close to them as possible... online friendships/relationships just have added restrictions and limits which RL relationships do not suffer from. But even then, like I said, I don't consider interests to be important for friendships. I think the key to strong friendships is simply mutual understanding and appreciation/acceptance for each other, regardless of how similar or dissimilar you are. None of my friends in college played RS; many of them weren't even gamers. Hell, my roommate whom I lived with for 3 years has nothing in common with me. We became close friends simply through proximity and a mutual appreciation/understanding for each other. Despite not having anything in common, we can still go grab a beer together or talk on the phone for hours on end. But yeah, back to my original point, I'd argue that having closer friends online than RL means you need to go meet more people in RL because otherwise you're not optimally fulfilling your basic needs. If your closest friends are online and not in RL, I don't think it's necessarily because of a difference in interests; it's because you've yet to meet people with whom you really feel connected to. Out of curiosity, though-- to those of you who feel closer to your online friends than your RL friends: are you reluctant to "open up" to people in RL? Are there things you hide from them because you're afraid of how they'll react? The reason why I ask is because when I started embracing my inner-nerd (among other things) instead of hiding it, my RL friendships immediately surpassed my online ones.

I think people believe women can't enjoy porn because most porn is aimed at a male audience, and most scenes are pretty unemotional/mechanical. In other words, they appeal to men but not to women. Google James Deen to see the kind of porn/sex that women fantasize about. Women are obsessed with him lol

I wonder if there's ever been a maxed out player who's somehow fallen for one of those classic scams.

I'm saying that interacting with someone online can't fulfill one's social needs as well as interacting with someone in real life.

I think it seems unhealthy to get along better with people on the internet than in real life >_>

What a stupid thing to say...honestly. I disagree-- there was a time I was muted but this guy was like, "Hey is this OKCupid?"

Wonder if they're gonna keep making bosses with 1B+ drops if less than 1% of the community can appreciate the updates lol

We should all just combine our efforts into a snazzy pyramid scheme and get rich as [bleep]

Statistically speaking, happiness is correlated with income until around $75k/yr. Beyond $75k/yr, having more money won't make you much happier. Though that $75k/yr figure is based off a sample of people who are married with kids, so if you're single then it'd probably be closer to $30-40k/yr.

That's not true. Sales is by far the #1 highest-paying field there is, simply because there's no cap on your income and you're not salaried. I know guys my age who are earning six figures after only a year in sales. And I know people in their 30s who earn SEVEN figures (!!). With sales, you determine how much money you make and how much you work. As opposed to your boss determining all that for you. Like I said, though-- he should figure out what his goals/priorities are. If he wants to be an engineer for the money, then sales would be a much smarter decision. If he wants to be an engineer because he enjoys the work, then I still think he should do sales for a few years and then switch to engineering once he's got his finances sorted out to avoid the stress of debt.

http://www.wnd.com/2012/05/education-is-not-an-investment/ I think you're confusing correlation with causation here. Regardless, employers would rather have a person with 4 years of real work experience than someone with no experience and a college degree. Additionally, there is (and always will be) a higher demand for people who make companies money (salesmen/marketers) than people who cost companies money (engineers). Ring reminded me of another point-- if you're up to your armpits in debt after you graduate, there's a good chance that you're going to be stuck living back at home with your parents for a while too after you graduate. Yikes!

I wouldn't recommend college to anyone unless it's mandatory for their career-- such as law, medicine, or engineering. In your case, it depends on how passionate you are about engineering. If I were you, I'd skip college, go get a job in sales, get paid real money and gain actual work experience while everyone else is accumulating debt and memorizing textbook terms that nobody in the real world uses. Then when you've got money saved up, you could go back to engineering if you're still interested in it. But this way you wouldn't have the burden of debt to stress you out and take a toll on your happiness for the next 10+ years. Additionally, you'll have learned a critical life skill (sales) to carry you financially for the rest of your entire life regardless of how the economy/job market is doing and regardless of whether or not engineering turns out to be a good fit for you. Last time I checked, engineering pays around $60k/yr straight out of college. If you have $60k in debt and you manage to save 10% of your income per year to repay your debt, it's going to take you at LEAST 10 years to pay it off. That's not worth it at all IMO >_>

Loved Barney's line to Lily at the end basically saying, "this is who I am. accept it." Though his actions right after saying that sort of contradicted it :\ Though I'm glad that for the most part they didn't turn him into something he's not at the end.

Can we ban trolls ? The report button is your friend :P

2007 blows RS3 out of the water. The RS3 community is consistently disappointed with game updates, whereas the 2007 community is consistently pleased. I wouldn't really recommend RS3 to anyone these days.

:D

It's not like that at all lol