Dating: What happened to creativity?
One of the common complaints I hear about dating in Atlanta is the complete lack of creativity. From the way single people approach each other – to the first date and beyond – zero creativeness. Dinner and a movie- texting to ask someone out- do you think we get in a boring rut when it comes to dating?
A lot of guys tell me they don’t put a whole lot of extra effort in making an impression unless the woman has that special “something” about them. So if a woman wants creative dates, she has to show and prove a lot before a guy decides her worthy of that effort? Is that fair?
When was the last time you had a really creative date planned? What is the best creative date you have?
By Wise Diva, Misadventures in Atlanta Dating Blog
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DuShawn
January 17th, 2013
12:02 pm
Disco – this one is in Pigeon Forge. I’m leaning towards curling on the bruz. I may just be out with them tonight at the pre- party and tell them to catch me when they get back to the “A”, and we will do the Ques tailgat at the dome….that’s gonna be off the chain. BTW, I didn’t see snow until I was an adult. It was always summer. So you know I don’t know how to ski, none of my potnahs do.
MsAtl
January 17th, 2013
12:05 pm
Disco- I’m with you. We had to go to school in a foot of snow in NY. I don’t even want to think about when I lived up in Watertown NY. We had 36 inches of snow in one day! One year our last blizzard was on Mother’s Day and the snow finally cleared from the ground in June. No thanks! I can do without all the “pretty” snow.
DuShawn- I think we can all see a story coming from you next week???
SlimNu - More of me, less of you
January 17th, 2013
12:06 pm
Dus – So after reading that passage, has that deterred you from dipping off to the mountains?
kimmie
January 17th, 2013
12:07 pm
Good Afternoon Gang!!
Thanks for the Birthday wishes everyone!!!
Why it gotta be bootlegg on MY burfday, Wise???
Whatchall talking bout??
Celisea......let it snow!!
January 17th, 2013
12:13 pm
It’s gonna snow!!!
DuShawn
January 17th, 2013
12:14 pm
SlimNu – That scripture does play into my decision. On top of that, I’m beat. Due to the weather, I have been having 2 hour commutes each way everyday this week. After I hang out tonight, I will be thru. My energy level is low.
But who knows, once I get around my Dogs, I will be hyped. We haven’t hung out in a while.
Celisea......let it snow!!
January 17th, 2013
12:15 pm
That was for abc!!! LOLOLOLOL
Bluzgirl
January 17th, 2013
12:17 pm
kimmie – not talking about too much! You got any good topics for us today?
DuShawn
January 17th, 2013
12:22 pm
I guess Diva said, She is wasting her time coming up with new topics daily. We rarely discuss them for very long. She prolly said fcuk it, let them talk amongst themselves. That’s all they do anyway.
kimmie
January 17th, 2013
12:23 pm
Bluz – Nothing I can think of fun to talk about.
I am doing a half day today and off Friday & Monday, so my long weekend is about to start up in about 45 minutes!!!
Bluzgirl
January 17th, 2013
12:26 pm
Good for you kimmie!!! Enjoy that long birthday weekend! Any big plans?
MsAtl
January 17th, 2013
12:26 pm
DuShawn- All because of a little rain? It has taken me 1 1/2 hours average to get to work this week and I only work 19 miles away.
disco
January 17th, 2013
12:28 pm
bluz – just going to hang out for a few days. no specific plans. just making it do what it do.
D – oh. well there is another ski weekend over that way the first weekend in February. don’t ask why ski trips are on my radar. lol.
ms. atl – yep. snow, even in small amounts, is some bull. I don’t mind cold but I like to see the ground.
Bluzgirl
January 17th, 2013
12:32 pm
I have never been skiing…I’d like to do it one of these days…
disco – If you’re gonna visit TX, now is the time to do it! In about 3 months, the heat will become unbearable!
kimmie
January 17th, 2013
12:34 pm
Bluz – My boo gave me some nice white gold hoop earrings! I love white gold and I am hooked on hoops right now! The kids gave me a Starbucks card. We are going out to dinner tonight to a little neighborhood Italian spot and then boo is going to take me out for a grown & sexy dinner Saturday night with another couple!
Bluzgirl
January 17th, 2013
12:39 pm
Sounds nice!!! Good for you!!!
kimmie
January 17th, 2013
12:39 pm
I hate snow! I like to see pics of it and that’s all. It’s just a pain, even if they shut down my job, I still have to see that the work gets covered. If the kids have to miss school, we end up getting on each other’s nerves and they probably will have to make up the days if it’s more than one or 2. Yall northerners can keep that ish right up there.
Only place snow was cool was when I visited Denver. It was a pretty layer of it on the lawns, but it was sunshine and the streets were dry. Beautiful!
Leggs
January 17th, 2013
12:42 pm
I hate snow, don’t miss the snow, could care less about those pretty, hazardous snowflakes.
disco/MrsAtl ~ nothing closed in NY for any of the many blizzards I lived through. Snow up to my kneecaps, everything covered but my eyes. Snow and then have to fight with The Hawk made for some absolute miserable commutes to and from work. I live here and first snowstorm leaves me stranded for 3 days at a co-worker’s home. That never would have happened in NY (lol).
kimmie
January 17th, 2013
12:48 pm
Leggs – See, I hate either scenario – the paralysis here or the “deal-with-it” there!!
Celisea......let it snow!!
January 17th, 2013
12:51 pm
Let it snow!!!
kimmie
January 17th, 2013
12:59 pm
Denver really was incredible though. Mountains surrounding, the snow and the sunshine, clean and dry streets, absolutely beautiful!
Bluzgirl
January 17th, 2013
1:00 pm
I’m anxiously awaiting getting my pay stub…my check already went down due to the increase in SS tax…our HR person sent out an email about the tax tables changing. I wanna see if it affects me or not. She wasn’t sure how it would affect people…
disco
January 17th, 2013
1:00 pm
kimmie – I’ll take the paralysis any day. all I can think is “I hate the snow”. one of my cousins was raised in hawaii and came to PA for the first time during the winter when I was in the 5th grade. of course she had never seen snow and was all excited. the grown ups made us go outside with her to play in the snow. talk about ticked. they sitting in the house all warm and cozy and we have to go play with a cousin we just met in the snow. to this day we still tease her about that.
SlimNu - More of me, less of you
January 17th, 2013
1:11 pm
I’m all for Team snow only when it’s actually going to snow…but i’m not going to start stock piling food and supplies at the mere mention of some falling white substance. Hell, that could be a dandruff storm for all we know. Ain’t nobody got time for dat (lol)
kimmie
January 17th, 2013
1:16 pm
disco – LOL!!!
Willie Dynamite
January 17th, 2013
1:24 pm
Afternoon all,
Bootlegging it hunh. What you good folks got going on? Any topic?
SlimNu - More of me, less of you
January 17th, 2013
1:25 pm
For all you snow buffs, my sister just texted me from Montgomery to say that have snow flurries now.
Leggs
January 17th, 2013
1:25 pm
WillieD ~ we’re talking about snow while DuShawn is contemplating what to do with the snow bunnies.
kimmie
January 17th, 2013
1:30 pm
I’m out!
Holla at ya from home tomorrow!!
Be careful out there, snow or not!!
Celisea......let it snow!!
January 17th, 2013
1:32 pm
Well, I got my review and my manager ain’t happy. It was all good ratings (from my team), but she didn’t appreciate some things I was candid about. I told her I too think it was a good year, but what other time to be frank than then? All she took out of it was I don’t think we (or I) can depend on her
Oh well, hope it won’t screw up my bonus…lol She can’t though change how I was rated…which is what determines it. I don’t think though I’ll get 5 figures….lololol
Willie Dynamite
January 17th, 2013
1:33 pm
Oh ok lemme add my thoughts.
Snow- don’t matter but I do want it just for the lil ones. They don’t get it often do I just like to see them play in it and be amazed.
Du – go have fun with your potnahs. Opportunities for all y’all together together like that are dwindling. Go have some fun.
Celisea......let it snow!!
January 17th, 2013
1:40 pm
Now she’s sent another planner to have “Year End – Part 2″ Dernit, I should have smiled and nodded and got on off the phone. IJS I think that’s the way she thought it was gonna flow
abc
January 17th, 2013
1:44 pm
“An important social fabric is broken in our society (when) individuals are taught to fend for themselves once they turn 18,” Brandon Wade, the website’s founder & CEO, said in a press statement. “We can no longer depend on our government or our parents for our education.”
So he starts a web site where college students can solicit sugar daddies to finance their education in exchange for their ‘companionship’. Georgia State has the most so far.
News, doing for yourself when you turn 18 or graduate high school has been going on forever, with some respite from that through the 90’s up to now. Is it just me, or does this sound like an entitlement-minded kid who thinks they are somehow owed a college education?
What’s more, there’s not more than 20 – 30% of high school graduates that even resemble college material. The rest just flunk out, anyway.
abc
January 17th, 2013
1:45 pm
Oh yeah, link: http://money.msn.com/now/post.aspx?post=e1abc132-f496-4ee2-b683-c618532d39d1
Page1908
January 17th, 2013
1:48 pm
Wow, I didn’t realize that the blog still has it’s bootleg days. LOL Good afternoon all.
Leggs
January 17th, 2013
2:15 pm
I see you still know the tricks, Page!
SlimNu - More of me, less of you
January 17th, 2013
2:18 pm
abc – Looks as if you scared some folks away but I did read the article and I was not aware of such website. I was chit chatting earlier with a friend who has been stressed about the costs of college education fees. And one student stated, who wants to have that much debt after they graduate…Those debts do not go away, they follow you to the grave lol I’m not certain that I would go so far as to have ‘business relationships’ aka a sugardaddy in exchange for school. I’m not sure I could deal with my dignity or even feel too good about myself having done that. It’s cool for some folks but just not for me. But it looks like puddy is still a hot bartering commodity lol
Bluzgirl
January 17th, 2013
2:19 pm
Just got my pay check and the new tax table gave me $0.75 extra! LOL! Although, SS tax brought my check down by $30…
Bluzgirl
January 17th, 2013
2:21 pm
Glad I qualified for the HOPE scholarship and my schooling was paid for…
Single and Happy
January 17th, 2013
2:22 pm
Kimmy, Happy Bday, did you go into the mountains of Denver? It really beautiful up there
SlimNu - More of me, less of you
January 17th, 2013
2:25 pm
Bluz – I had Hope too but it only gave me enough for a book allowance. I believe my Pell kicked in first. Whatever was left to pay was funding via a loan. I always joke around and tell folks that even if you die, they’ll be sending the past due bills to your grave site.
SlimNu - More of me, less of you
January 17th, 2013
2:26 pm
Thank the LAWD they finally turned the heat on round here. They still had the ac on here at the job up until 5 minutes ago
Single and Happy
January 17th, 2013
2:26 pm
abc, it’s not just you, but most of these kids get it from their parents.
Page1908
January 17th, 2013
2:26 pm
LOL Leggs, I guess so.
Bluzgirl
January 17th, 2013
2:28 pm
Shoot…we all have had our space heaters on in here lately, even when it’s warm outside. The temp outside has dropped 7 degrees in just last hour!
MsAtl
January 17th, 2013
2:28 pm
Since conversation seems to have died down, I will seek comments on a new subject.
The regulars here know that I divorced my ex because of his affair. Specifically, he had an affair with a patient, which yielded kids ( 1 1/2 while married & 1 7 months after the divorce). When all was said and done, he lost his license and his career and she lost 2 children to her ex (they divorced 2 months ago). She and my ex married last month. He is still completely pissed that he lost his license and she lost her kids and they blame me and her ex for that.
The issue- We only communicate by email. However, every time we have to communicate concerning our son, it results in half-crazy rants and nastiness. Since our son is 18, it is only every so often, not even monthly. still, it is annoying to be subjected to the nasty rants, accusations and B.S. as well as him talking badly about me to our son and posting things about me on Twitter. The latest rant was a week ago when we had to discuss our son’s tuition. I didn’t even respond to his last email because he has to get the last word and would have just sent yet another rant. I have told him to grow up, recognize how his actions led to his situation, get rid of his anger, and focus on his new marriage, but that is not going to happen. He is miserable and still angry at me for leaving and for all that happened since then. I have moved on and just want to remain at peace without having to come out of a bag on the fool. This taking the high road thing is really getting to me. But I know better than to write something I would not want the judge questioning me about…
Celisea......let it snow!!
January 17th, 2013
2:29 pm
Yaaaah…come on snow!!!
Page1908
January 17th, 2013
2:29 pm
OMG its super cold today. It’s definitely boo up season.
Single and Happy
January 17th, 2013
2:29 pm
Bluz our great gov fixed the hope so that those that need it the most don’t qualify for it!
Leggs
January 17th, 2013
2:33 pm
“But it looks like puddy is still a hot bartering commodity”
SlimNu ~ just last week it was stated that puddy didn’t have any value (lol).