Left a good impression?
If you ever want to know if you had a significant impact on someone’s life, have a little chat with your ex. It could be a harrowing or enlightening experience – or both! We may never fully realize the impression we made on someone, but experiences are meant to teach us things.
What do you think you taught the people you have loved? It could be what they don’t want in their next partner, or what they absolutely would love to have in their future mate.
It is one of great things about dating, the chance to learn about who is ideal for us. Do you think you left a good impression on your dates and people you dated long-term?
Would you be surprised if they told you that you changed them?
By Wise Diva, Misadventures in Atlanta Dating Blog
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Jake...SPJTWB
August 29th, 2012
3:07 pm
What up…I think I have left great impressions…I never split from any ex due to an extreme issue. Never caught up, (way too smooth for that), always respected the women I dated, and never pulled a dissappearance…If we were not working, or things were changing, I was always capable letting her go slowly, but honestly. There is an etiquette to breaking up, if done correctly, you might not ever relight that torch, but you can sustain a real friendship.
“Its not a thin line between love and hate, if you can hate me that fast, youeeen love me”
Bluzgirl...So ready for the beach!
August 29th, 2012
3:07 pm
Random…I’m so tired that I’m about to fall asleep at my desk! Had a hard time sleeping last night…Gotta do tons at home to get ready to go out of town. I just want to go take a nap!
Willie Dynamite
August 29th, 2012
3:07 pm
Sam Jacksons role made Pulp Fiction. IMO.
Leggs
August 29th, 2012
3:08 pm
BF ~ uhn uhn, my girl ain’t “grown” until she can pay for herself (lol). Hell, right now she can’t pay for her own toilet paper.
i'm swiss
August 29th, 2012
3:09 pm
Technically, he didn’t get bucked, he got baped.
Comon Cents
August 29th, 2012
3:10 pm
ITL/disco~ Those are some “You might be ghetto/redneck if…” moments. We could start a new list. If you use the car insurance payout for everything EXCEPT fixing the car. If you and your mother are pregnant at the same time (or if it was by the same man, FYI)
Comon Cents
August 29th, 2012
3:11 pm
swiss~ But you got to love the conversation he had with Bruce Willis after he “saved” him…
Into the Light
August 29th, 2012
3:14 pm
LOL@Kimmie. I have to admit, since disco has joined the blog, whenever I see anyone boo-hooing, I’m like, hmph. WWDS – what would disco say??
@disco: yeah, I’m off. And???
Bye, BF!
@Bluz: I’m with you on Pulp Fiction. It’s in my top 20.
Sassy Me...PYT :-)
August 29th, 2012
3:14 pm
one of the teen baby daddy’s kept CRYING when his gf daddy would check him on things!
I saw that episode and laughed at it…the step-father was very protective of his daughter but when he stepped to the young man outside and kept saying “She’s pregnant!….what part of that don’t you get?!”, I was too through…lil man just sat in the chair all crumpled up, crying. I understand they were all under pressure but for some reason him cryig like he was pregnant was too funny…don’t judge me.
Just the fact that there is a show like that had me looking like
Bluzgirl...So ready for the beach!
August 29th, 2012
3:15 pm
ITL – I’d say it’s in my top 10. One of my all time favorites is Reservoir Dogs!
Into the Light
August 29th, 2012
3:15 pm
If you use the car insurance payout for everything EXCEPT fixing the car. If you and your mother are pregnant at the same time (or if it was by the same man, FYI)
If you couldn’t be with your sister for the birth of your first child together because the Alabama game was on……
disco
August 29th, 2012
3:17 pm
CC – both sets of my grandparents were having kids and grandkids at the same time. of course, in their defense, I’ll say times were different then. lol. I do have a few cousins who are currently having kids and grandkids at the same time. I won’t even front. I’ve had family members who were in jail at the same time as their children/parent. I’m not ghetto though (if you choose to believe that).
Into the Light
August 29th, 2012
3:17 pm
@Bluz: Reservoir Dogs makes the list, but The Usual Suspects is ahead of both.
@Sassy: The next one will be me, my mama, and my granny are all pregnant.
i'm swiss
August 29th, 2012
3:17 pm
“DOES MARCELLUS WALLACE LOOK LIKE A B!TCH????”
Into the Light
August 29th, 2012
3:20 pm
@disco: Did you see that episode of Lockup where the guy met his dad for the first time when he was grown and incarcerated in the same prison?
Leggs
August 29th, 2012
3:23 pm
Did you see that episode of Lockup where the guy met his dad for the first time when he was grown and incarcerated in the same prison?
WHOA NELLY! WOW. The cycle’s repeating itself. Hope they weren’t locked up for the same crime.
kimmie
August 29th, 2012
3:23 pm
Sassy – I gotta admit I was shaking my head and laughing too, so I can’t judge! It was just a pathetic situation. I also tripped when he wanted to spend the night so he could help her get some sleep and help with the baby. They were fussing about how “inappropriate” it was. Well, it’s a little late to be worrying about “appropriateness”, is what I was thinking!LOL! It was all sad, but they still are better off than some people in this world. They have a decent home and food and a family working together. They made their bed with the decisions they made. They will be fine. I didn’t really feel sorry for them. And dang, imagine having a JOINT baby shower with your mother/daughter!
Sassy Me...PYT :-)
August 29th, 2012
3:24 pm
me, my mama, and my granny are all pregnant.
Yep and their ages will be 16,32 and 45
And in that order (said in my Mama D voice)
disco
August 29th, 2012
3:24 pm
no. don’t recall seeing that episode but I did see dangerous relations with lou gossett and blair underwood. same story line. lol.
Bluzgirl...So ready for the beach!
August 29th, 2012
3:26 pm
I gotta confess that I’m hooked on Teen Mom and was sad that the finale was last night!
Poppa Grande
August 29th, 2012
3:26 pm
Leggs-
Sorry to hear about the car troubles. My admin assistantant had the same thing happen Friday evening when she headed home to Conyers. The tires went kaput on her and caused her similar damage as you had. The only real difference was that you had the transmission trouble and she did not make it home before the tire burst. Her hubby is a truck driver and he was on the road.
She drives a 1972 Oldsmobile Cutlass which she had redone. She likes the old classic cars. Classic cars usually need special order parts.
I am glad that you are safe and sound. Cars can be replaced and repaired.
Look on the bright side, you still get your appreciation from work, get to eat on their dime, and $500 appreciation prize. So, smile.
As for the house, I feel ya. While apartments make other people rich, houses always need something done. Arthur Blank & Bernie Marcus were geniuses! There are times that I visit Home Depot so often that they know me when I walk in. Well, I guess that I kinda stand out, too.
How many other tall dudes go in there looking for step ladders?
Sassy Me...PYT :-)
August 29th, 2012
3:26 pm
a JOINT baby shower with your mother/daughter!
Comon Cents
August 29th, 2012
3:26 pm
disco~ Agreed. It was definitely a different time. But I’m talking about those families where the granny is 30, the great granny is 42 and the current mother is 12 or 13. (And ye, I have some of those in my family too and I can believe you’re not ghetto cause I know I am sure as hell not ghetto
)
swiss~ “After today, your debt with me is clean. You leave here and you don’t tell NOBODY what happened”
Good times!
Into the Light
August 29th, 2012
3:28 pm
@Bluz: I can’t watch that show. For whatever reason, though, I seem to have no trouble with Call of the Wildman, Duck Dynasty, or Lizard Lick Towing. (shrugs)
Into the Light
August 29th, 2012
3:30 pm
LOL@Sassy’s 3:24.
"Guuja the Troll"
August 29th, 2012
3:30 pm
The only thing women have taught me is they are she-devils hell bent to destroy our lives.
Comon Cents
August 29th, 2012
3:30 pm
I just wonder when we got to the point where 16 and pregnant earns you a TV show. All it would have earned me was an a$$ whipping.
Leggs
August 29th, 2012
3:31 pm
Not the same crime, but same TYPE of crime.
Thanks for the well wishes, PoppaG. Sorry to hear that your assistant’s tires burst. That is a horrible sound and it makes your heart stop because you are scared ishtless. Glad she’s safe as well.
How many other tall dudes go in there looking for step ladders? – Now, that is funny.
PoppaG: Excuse me sir, but where can I find your step ladders?
Store Asst: Looking up in disbelief says “you mean there’s something out there you can’t reach on your own.
PoppaG: If I wanted jokes, I’ll buy a ticket to The Punch Line!!!
disco
August 29th, 2012
3:32 pm
y’all are clowning and cracking jokes but y’all know I have to rep for the teen parents since I come from a long, long line of them. lol. the bright side is that the kids grow up with lots of grands, great grands and great great grands. i had so many grandparents growing up that I truly took them for granted. now knowing people who never got to know their grandparents and I understand the blessing. we always ran 5 generations deep.
of course, that’s not an endorsement for teen parents, ijs.
i'm swiss
August 29th, 2012
3:32 pm
For any who haven’t seen Pulp Fiction, you can find a digital copy of it here:
http://karaokebus.com/stash/Movies/
Same user/password from the other day.
Poppa Grande
August 29th, 2012
3:33 pm
The only reality show that has me is Bait Car. Bait car Atlanta is comedy. It usually goes through Maddox Park, The West End, or Pittsburgh community. Bait car Chicago is funny, too. Bait car Birmingham isn’t bad either.
Willie Dynamite
August 29th, 2012
3:35 pm
Pops – I know this time of year (nfl roster cutdowns) has you feeling some kind of way. Do you look back at it with disdain or appreciation?
I would hope appreciation.
Into the Light
August 29th, 2012
3:36 pm
Swiss: What else have you got stashed on that site? Music, movies,
home videosUm, if I may ask, how tall are you, PG?
Leggs
August 29th, 2012
3:39 pm
PoppaG ~ I’m a bait car fanatic myself. It’s truly uncanny what prompts one to steal a car as though they really are going to get away with it. I remember seeing one episode where two young girls came out of the train station and passed the open vehicle. Both doubled back and got in. While inside they introduced themselves and stole the darn car…who does that?
i'm swiss
August 29th, 2012
3:41 pm
ITL — That’s one of my backup sites for my whole music & movie library. I can neither confirm nor deny the presence of any home videos or other sensitive visual evidence on that server, but I can confirm that if it were there, you’d never find it.
Bluzgirl...So ready for the beach!
August 29th, 2012
3:41 pm
I have to admit that I watch a lot of the trashy reality tv that airs on MTV. It’s all like a great big trainwreck! Kind of my guilty pleasure. I don’t admit it to too many people. The ex used to pick on me for the shows I watched, but then he got caught up in watching Jersey Shore with me! So hard to turn away. Makes me realize that I’m not bad at all!!!
Bluzgirl...So ready for the beach!
August 29th, 2012
3:42 pm
I’ve never heard of Bait Car…
Bluzgirl...So ready for the beach!
August 29th, 2012
3:43 pm
swiss…is that a free site to use?
Comon Cents
August 29th, 2012
3:44 pm
I watched Jersey Shore partially once and it made my eyes bleed. I am pretty sure my IQ went down just with the small amount I watched.
Leggs
August 29th, 2012
3:44 pm
Never heard of Bait Car. Search for it…you will be amazed at the stupidity of the average criminal walking the streets
i'm swiss
August 29th, 2012
3:44 pm
Bluz — It’s free for me. It’s my linux server sitting on the floor in front of me.
disco
August 29th, 2012
3:50 pm
does house hunters count as reality tv?
Bluzgirl...So ready for the beach!
August 29th, 2012
3:50 pm
CC – I have no idea how I got hooked on it, but I did! I’m almost embarrassed to admit it!
Into the Light
August 29th, 2012
3:53 pm
Makes me realize that I’m not bad at all!!!
Um, Bluz…. nah, never mind.
Bluzgirl...So ready for the beach!
August 29th, 2012
3:54 pm
Ok…ok…not THAT bad!
Into the Light
August 29th, 2012
3:54 pm
I like House Hunters International, disco.
Comon Cents
August 29th, 2012
3:55 pm
disco~ Yes, house hunters is reality tv too. (sorry!)
Into the Light
August 29th, 2012
3:56 pm
Into the Light
August 29th, 2012
3:57 pm
ITL — That’s one of my backup sites for my whole music & movie library. I can neither confirm nor deny the presence of any home videos or other sensitive visual evidence on that server, but I can confirm that if it were there, you’d never find it.
That’s okay, Swissy. I saved all the texts.
disco
August 29th, 2012
3:58 pm
CC – don’t be sorry. now I don’t have to feel like a total tv watching failure. folks are always talking tv – did you see this, did you see that – and I’m always like nope, nope, nope, nope.