Not new to this
Single people can be a creative bunch. We come up with the most unique excuses reasons not to date someone. I’m talking about the “relationship resume” that some people prefer to be long, detailed, and has proof of commitment. You say you are a good candidate? We’re going to need references!
While some prefer not to date a previously married person, others would just like someone who is not new to the relationship thing. I can admit that dating someone with no real relationship experience can be challenging.
You may have to become a virtual relationship guide and exercise a little more patience. It’s not necessarily impossible to do but I am pretty sure the inexperienced person would have to put up with something too. That’s why it’s called a relationship.
Do you think those post high school and college relationships really make a big difference in our relationship resume? What do you think is important in a person’s dating history?
What was the relationship from your past that you think helped make you a better person?
Which one do you think actually created some emotional baggage for you?
Would it bother you if you were dating someone who has never had a long-term relationship before?
I want to remind you that the Misadventures in Atlanta blog will be closed on Friday.
Happy Monday!
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-W8©(thoroughbred...sleep is for the weak)
June 29th, 2009
3:23 pm
@Melo-Since did we as men start listening to women? Next they are going to want to vote and stuff…lol
@PG- LMAO@ Page that girl loves Amare…I dont see him coming here either
@M’- I had a gumby back in the day..never had a curl…lmao
Lord Velonese
June 29th, 2009
3:23 pm
I have had one policy with women, “Look but don’t touch” Applies both ways. Smart men stay single.
Women = emotional baggage
enough said.
AmazonRed™ - wearing Citi Trends and drinking Grey Goose, thanks BET!
June 29th, 2009
3:27 pm
Smart men stay single.
This sentiment is catching on at an alarming rate.
Bollocks!
Sassy Me...juicy fruit and ready for trouble :-)
June 29th, 2009
3:27 pm
M you know I’m lovin’ the CDC and right about now I’ve got a serious case of “cabin fever” so my holiday starts when I wake up Thursday(or maybe Wednesday night at somebody’s happy hour)
Cemeeli
June 29th, 2009
3:28 pm
Sassy – Join this thing sis! My kid was like “Mom, why are you working this week at all?”…i’m used to being off myself. It is kinda weird.
Poppa Grande
June 29th, 2009
3:30 pm
AR
Looks like our property taxes are going up. Joy.
I didn’t think that you lived in the city limits. I thought that it was just us.
Well, I would rather that happen than the furloughs to continue. Luckily, I live near a firestation. But, others are not so lucky.
It is really frustrating to need something from the City and have them closed. Thye’ve been closed on Fridays.
I’d like to get the waterbills straight.
They gotta get revenue up. Property values tumbled. I saw our recent assessment.
lurker
June 29th, 2009
3:30 pm
RandyT no harm no foul…wasn’t tryna come at you…just wondering…gotcha though
Jamo Hey chica, what’s crackalackin? Good to read you
lurker
June 29th, 2009
3:32 pm
And for all of you who missed it…The BET Awards Show encore is on tomorrow at 6:30…lol
Say it ain’t so…tragedy (not comedy) repeated.
AmazonRed™ - wearing Citi Trends and drinking Grey Goose, thanks BET!
June 29th, 2009
3:35 pm
I didn’t think that you lived in the city limits.
PG – I’m a city girl at heart. My realtor was instructed that I only wanted to buy in the city.
I agree that the furloughs must end. I think I’d rather a sales tax hike. I’d like all the folks who live in the burbs and play in the city to be accountable too. I’d like those people who drive in from other counties other than Fulton and DeKalb and use MARTA to be on the hook for it’s upkeep too.
I got my recent assesment too. A lot of my neighbors appealed so they readjusted our entire area.
And don’t even get me started on the Department of Watershed Management!!!
lurker
June 29th, 2009
3:36 pm
Real comedy? Florence from the Jeffersons meets Helen Willis and the second black in the building that’s not of the “maid” persuasion and states after looking both she and Mrs. Jefferson over and asks, “how come we overcame and nobody told me!”
now that’s funny…okay just to me huh? back to the fields
Sassy Me...juicy fruit and ready for trouble :-)
June 29th, 2009
3:37 pm
Join this thing sis! My kid was like “Mom, why are you working this week at all?”…i’m used to being off myself. It is kinda weird.
Cameeli chile this is the opposite for me b/c I usually work around and some years on the Fourth but this year is different. I’m ready for whatever’s clever so BRANG IT!!
-W8©(thoroughbred...sleep is for the weak)
June 29th, 2009
3:39 pm
My barber likes my idea…low gumby cut hear I come
M'
June 29th, 2009
3:40 pm
@Sassy
Work it chirl…work it!!!!
@ Lurker
Oh yes, it will probably be on again and again for the next 2 weeks…lol…once was enough…and the funny thing is that the BET Awards is the only thing that I like about BET…uh, well not this year.
Poppa Grande
June 29th, 2009
3:44 pm
AR
I’d like those people who drive in from other counties other than Fulton and DeKalb and use MARTA to be on the hook for it’s upkeep too.
I agree with that very much. I know folks that live in Gwinnett and catch the train at the Doraville station. So, they are mooching off of Fulton and DeKalb’s support of MARTA. I nominate AR for City council.
Also, I think that all of the Atlanta Metropolitan counties should support Grady Hospital The fact that DeKalb and Fulton support the hospital that takes in people from Douglas, Clayton, Gwinnett, Cobb, etc. that can’t pay their medical bills.
Cemeeli
June 29th, 2009
3:44 pm
I’d like all the folks who live in the burbs and play in the city to be accountable too.
ARed
Auh, okay really. How would that be accessed? I’ve been on both sides of the fence and this is truly rich in terms of most ppl don’t sleep where they shh….
I got tired and moved.
Sassy Me...juicy fruit and Trini to di bone :-)
June 29th, 2009
3:46 pm
M trust mi pon dat….Mi gon work like it’s a serious ting’ and an urgent emergency….seen!
Poppa Grande
June 29th, 2009
3:51 pm
Cee
How would that be accessed?
As for MARTA, I think that I see where they are headed in regards to fees. The Breeze card system already asks that someone taps as the enter the system and out as they leave. Eventually, they can charge by distance. Some train systems already charge by distance. So, someone leaving the Doraville station may end up paying more than someone leaving from Lindbergh.
mytwocents
June 29th, 2009
3:53 pm
Aww that’s so tweet, W8! I’ll endure without it, tho, to see if I lose any of my scrunff lol. I fear I’m too attached!
Now what’s this about not allowing me to spend your money on blog fam? We’ll have a nightcap, STACEYE & SASSAFRASS will dance as SEXYCOOL spits verses over hot beats. JAMOCA will whip up some hors dourves, LEGGS got the entree and KIMMIE’s on desserts, I got the libations… and CEE will make us breakfast the next morning. (Blog men now becoming Maxwell’s biggest fans.) Fun, right? Now can I borrow the credit card. Pretty Please?
Cemeeli
June 29th, 2009
3:54 pm
Sassy That’s cool too. I would love to use my 2 days they give us for another time cause i’m just doing family stuff this holiday.
M'
June 29th, 2009
3:57 pm
@Sassy
I am lovin’ it…in fact if you need an accomplice…I do feel a sudden emergency issue arising…lol.
I knew some ppl who used the 8 weekly time comp like a high paid whore…lol…some ppl were not seen from Thanksgiving until after the first of the year…truly.
Poppa Grande
June 29th, 2009
3:58 pm
The BET Awards Show encore is on tomorrow at 6:30…lol
It was an Awards Show…..I thought it was just a long commericial for Jamie Foxx’s Las Vegas show.
I didn’t watch much, but I think that he mentioned his show everytime that I peeked in.
-W8©(thoroughbred...sleep is for the weak)
June 29th, 2009
3:59 pm
@My.02
Staceye owes me so she will dance for free, Who is Sassafrass? SexyCool I just made her a CD that her neighbors now hate so she owes me to..Leggs is my buddy so she won’t charge me. Kimmie is my Dawg so we aere str8 and Cee is my soutside Chevy rider.. so the only asking for money is you…lol
Cemeeli
June 29th, 2009
4:00 pm
I thought it was just a long commericial for Jamie Foxx’s Las Vegas show.
aaahhhh…hahahah…:lol:
I’m soooo glad i was not the only one! And then catching only a small portion of the show was enough.
M'
June 29th, 2009
4:02 pm
@PG
That may be the long term solution to have ppl pay for the distance that they travel…something has to happen.
Cemeeli
June 29th, 2009
4:03 pm
Jamie seized it!
I was like Jamie, for real man!?! Let up!
Leggs (Karyn)
June 29th, 2009
4:05 pm
Well, you certainly broke that down W8!]
Are you finished w/your blog award candidates yet. Sure is taking your time about posting (lol)!
AmazonRed™ - wearing Citi Trends and drinking Grey Goose, thanks BET!
June 29th, 2009
4:05 pm
Cemeeli – Like I said, sales tax. If you’re buying in the city, you’ll get taxed. If you don’t come to the city, you don’t contribute to the tax base. You want to eat in the restaurants, see the shows, buy the clothes, the sales tax will get you.
PG – Too funny about that city council suggestion.
My grandfather was a city councilman for over 20 years.
Poppa Grande
June 29th, 2009
4:06 pm
Cee
And then catching only a small portion of the show was enough.
I missed New Edition doing Jackson 5 material, though.
I really didn’t have much desire to see the show. I’ve been so done with them that I’ve been tempted to ask Comcast to adjust my bill.
-W8©(thoroughbred...sleep is for the weak)
June 29th, 2009
4:08 pm
@Leggs- MJ died so I had to Scrap the blog awards…lol…I am not posting the stuff that people sent me..to many strong opinions..so I let it go..lol
AmazonRed™ - wearing Citi Trends and drinking Grey Goose, thanks BET!
June 29th, 2009
4:08 pm
Also, I think that all of the Atlanta Metropolitan counties should support Grady Hospital The fact that DeKalb and Fulton support the hospital that takes in people from Douglas, Clayton, Gwinnett, Cobb, etc. that can’t pay their medical bills
PG – Amen to this as well.
And I do think a distance tax on MARTA is the way to go! In addition, our drivers licenses are bar coded. One of these days I’d love to see you have to scan your DL to buy a MARTA ticket. If you live outside Fulton or DeKalb, you’ll be paying a surcharge.
Poppa Grande
June 29th, 2009
4:09 pm
M’
I think that it is coming.
They are getting info of how far each rider is riding. Each card has an id number on it so they can track it.
They could get enough info to present to the State Legislature (who would have to approve any changes).
I’m not saying that it will happen tomorrow, though.
mytwocents
June 29th, 2009
4:09 pm
That’s Sassy, keep up.
Of course it’s all done on the looooovvve. Your loot is for the common good. I just needed to secure the venue, dang! (Cuttin my eyes.) Did I mention how we can all do PBX90 to work it all off afterwards!?! I gotta be wearing u down, now. Smooches hahaahahaa
Cemeeli
June 29th, 2009
4:11 pm
Ared – How would i be taxed for a City i don’t live in. Consummer goods/services & shopping, MARTA is different.
Property devalue? How?
Leggs (Karyn)
June 29th, 2009
4:12 pm
Oh snap, ppl sent you suggestions! I thought you were placing titles on how YOU perceived the personalities of the residents of blogsville. That’s funny others and their strong opinions.
Poppa Grande
June 29th, 2009
4:14 pm
AR
One of these days I’d love to see you have to scan your DL to buy a MARTA ticket.
The problem with that most riders get their MARTA passes through their job. I know many firms that pay 100% of their employee’s public transit instead of given discounts for parking in the parking decks.
-W8©(thoroughbred...sleep is for the weak)
June 29th, 2009
4:14 pm
Funny Comment of the Day(I heard this one earlier today)
“Man how come its easier for me to get pu$$y than it is for me to get a home cooked meal”
M'
June 29th, 2009
4:18 pm
@PG
I still think that they are going to have to rethink the administrative regional transit jurisdiction at some point…what they may not have wanted 35 years ago, may be what they need to do today.
Melo
June 29th, 2009
4:19 pm
-W8©,U phool man!
cooking a meal for him seems easier and a better investment to me,if it were me.
That way,she gets to know him,like they always say on here.
But i dont know???
Seems strange tho considering,it really seems true that things happen that way.
AmazonRed™ - wearing Citi Trends and drinking Grey Goose, thanks BET!
June 29th, 2009
4:19 pm
How would i be taxed for a City i don’t live in. Consummer goods/services & shopping,
Cemeeli – It’s a sales tax. You know taxes vary by county, right? You know the city of Atlanta has an additional tax on things like retail goods. If you don’t BUY in the city you don’t have to worry about paying such a tax.
Why is this confusing to you?
-W8©(thoroughbred...sleep is for the weak)
June 29th, 2009
4:21 pm
@My.02- I have two sisters and a daughter…they hit me up enough ..lol I have a goo defense..well not for my daughter..im such a sucker
@leggs- yes it was quite funny
AmazonRed™ - wearing Citi Trends and drinking Grey Goose, thanks BET!
June 29th, 2009
4:21 pm
The problem with that most riders get their MARTA passes through their job. I know many firms that pay 100% of their employee’s public transit instead of given discounts for parking in the parking decks.
PG – That’s right. Good point.
-W8©(thoroughbred...sleep is for the weak)
June 29th, 2009
4:22 pm
I just spoke to one of my female friends about that comment and she said..”I don’t like to cook, I;d rather eff him than feed him atleast we are both getting something out of it” The people I know are wayyyyyyy to real…lmao
AmazonRed™ - wearing Citi Trends and drinking Grey Goose, thanks BET!
June 29th, 2009
4:23 pm
“Man how come its easier for me to get pu$$y than it is for me to get a home cooked meal”
Funny and sad.
Leggs (Karyn)
June 29th, 2009
4:25 pm
SMDH! WOW!
lurker
June 29th, 2009
4:25 pm
M Honestly I knew that…..that was just dramatics for me today…lol
“Man how come its easier for me to get pu$$y than it is for me to get a home cooked meal”
When I lived with my daughter’s father, I would ask him about his evening out (with his boys) he’d always come back with a quick similiar retort…”mayne please I can azz when I can’t eat”…..of course in retrospect and my attained wisdom and him being a fo-eva humping lively early twenty something year old, I’m more than certain, sometimes that was a cover up…lol
SexyCool - From the dentist's of
June 29th, 2009
4:29 pm
I think they’re killing somebody back there. Chick is in the back of the office yelling her arse off and they still drilling. lol
Melo
June 29th, 2009
4:30 pm
I’m more than certain, sometimes that was a cover up…lol
Lurker,but were u doing smething at home,ie. cooking to see if that could make him come home quickly and promptly!
I see ur comment(cover up) but did u consider the other poing too??
Beautiful
June 29th, 2009
4:30 pm
@SEXYCOOL
lol. my appt is in 30 mins.
-W8©(thoroughbred...sleep is for the weak)
June 29th, 2009
4:30 pm
lol@lurker
Cemeeli
June 29th, 2009
4:31 pm
ARED ARED ARED
***WARNING***
This is what i asked. “How would a person be taxed if your property value is devalued?”
Your answer: “If you don’t BUY in the city you don’t have to worry about paying such a tax.”
…i’d rather you use the non-answer preference because all the extra about MARTA & shopping/services was already noted in my intial response.