Best (worst) online dating profiles
A reader of our blog decided to give online dating a try. He is brand new to the whole process and wants to know what women notice as good, bad, or ugly. It’s been a hundred years since I’ve tried it, so I’m admittedly a tad rusty. Maybe you could give some tips to help the brave man?
I remember thinking that half the men on dating sites were likely married, living with a woman, or in federal prison. Sometimes these types get bored and starved for attention. Therefore, if there was no picture, I bypassed immediately. I don’t care how witty the profile was, either.
I think that trying to be too funny or verbose can come across kind of dull. You can’t be Seth McFarlane in a dating profile. Leave the comedy to the professionals, please. A sense of humor is great, though! Wait. I don’t think I’m helping much, here!
What are the best and worst online dating profiles you have seen?
What would make you take a closer look at one? Do women have to be virtually buttnaked and wearing heels to get a response? Do men have to flaunt their success and rave about wealth to keep a woman’s attention? (I know. Totally stereotyping genders – you get my point, though!)
Should you include pictures of your children?
Other than a boatload of patience (Carnival cruise, anyone?) and great internet connection, what will you absolutely need to manage online dating?
HAPPY FRIDAY!
By Wise Diva, Misadventures in Atlanta Dating Blog
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Single and Happy I Digress!!
February 15th, 2013
7:47 am
Hey all
It’s just like real life, be yourself, list somethings you like to do, an please have someone take a recent picture, not one holding your phone at arms length, or in the mirror!
Should you include pictures of your children? seriously!! Why??
Also be aware of the professional looking pictures. some are FAKE FAKE FAKE but there is a way to check them.
http://www.google.com/insidesearch/features/images/searchbyimage.html
Hazel
February 15th, 2013
8:40 am
My husband once told me about this profile he had came across when he was dating and said that she sounded very bitter. Evreything she said came across as she was very negative and said things like, ” so and so, need not apply” etc. Your online profile should be pleasant and should make someone want to meet you, given that you are not lying about whatever is that you shared.
Button
February 15th, 2013
8:50 am
TGIF! for starter list your correct height!! Please, if you are 5′6 don’t say you’re 5′9! just be honest about who you are and you should fan well. I agree with Single, recent pictures are a huge plus too.
I’m on the fence about adding pictures of the kids. I’ve seen profiles with kids on it and I felt a certian kind of way about it. I would never do it but if you feel comfortable about doing it and you thing it will increase your chances then go for it. Just be careful.
Bluzgirl
February 15th, 2013
8:58 am
Morning!
S/H – Thanks for sharing that link. I’ve seen them use that feature on Catfish and wondered how to do it.
Definitely have a RECENT picture, preferably by yourself so no one has to guess which one is you. Any time I’ve dabbled in online dating, I would skip right past profiles with no pic.
I’m with Hazel…be pleasant and upbeat…not acting like your friends forced you to make a profile.
Anyone have any experience with OK Cupid? One of my best girlfriends and I talked about making profiles after VDay…
Celisea....post VDay :) :)
February 15th, 2013
9:04 am
I know absolutely nothing about online dating. Not interested!
Single and Happy I Digress!!
February 15th, 2013
9:08 am
yw Bluz
Bluzgirl
February 15th, 2013
9:16 am
No pics of children…state that you have children, but in this day and age, you don’t want anyone to see your kids without knowing them well…
Leggs
February 15th, 2013
9:18 am
First and foremost, use a current picture. Don’t embellish who you are. What perturbs me with online dating profiles are pictures of their cars, their bedroom, their furnishings, their pets. Pictures of you enjoying life is all that’s needed. Don’t need to see you and a family reunion of pics.
Be honest, show a little wit and be approachable by what you say in your online profile. And, don’t post a dissertation of who you are. No one wants to read all of that. Leave something that can be discussed among the two of you when a connection is made.
Good morning.
Button
February 15th, 2013
9:19 am
There are so many dating sites out here! Bluzgirl, I’ve heard of OKCupid but never visited the site, I used match and zoosk(?). The experience was not bad but not good either. I figure they all are the same, I’ve see the same faces on each site.
Leggs
February 15th, 2013
9:22 am
Dang, just meant the first sentence to be bold.
disco
February 15th, 2013
9:23 am
good morning all. I don’t do online dating (apparently I’m not doing any dating but that’s neither here nor there). no reason other than I’m simply not interested. I know of some success stories (marriages) and some horror stories (drama). it is what it is.
Celisea....post VDay :) :)
February 15th, 2013
9:26 am
It’s soooo pretty outside! I’m gonna walk down the street in a bit.
SlimNu
February 15th, 2013
9:29 am
Morning all,
I’m not on the up and up with regards to online dating. I can only contribute what i’ve heard other’s say about it.
Current pics
Correct height and body type
No skanky pics
No shirtless pics
Leggs
February 15th, 2013
9:33 am
Good tip on shirtless pics, SlimNu.
Celisea....post VDay :) :)
February 15th, 2013
9:33 am
We’ve hashed this topic out before. Online dating just seems creepy. Yes, there are creepy people everywhere, but IMO (cause I’m not the expert), those vehicles seem to breed crazy.
Celisea....post VDay :) :)
February 15th, 2013
9:34 am
Heeey, where my post
Celisea....post VDay :) :)
February 15th, 2013
9:34 am
Ohhh, there it is….lolol I hit submit and didn’t see it.
Celisea....post VDay :) :)
February 15th, 2013
9:35 am
I’m gonna work for real today. I’ve got a boatload of stuff to do. BBL….probably
SlimNu
February 15th, 2013
9:43 am
Leggs – Even on regular social networking sites, when random guys would send me messages but had no shirt on, I would just delete them and not respond. There is no reason I should know what your chest looks like before even knowing your name UNLESS i’m cruising for some wang. lol In addition, it makes me feel like they are only looking at me for a hook up to if I were to respond
disco
February 15th, 2013
9:45 am
not that I’m online dating but as a female I’m not totally opposed to a male with a topless pic. what better/easier way to separate the “shirts” from the “skins”. lol.
Exiled!
February 15th, 2013
9:52 am
Y A W N ..Belch!
Sassy Me...Feeling like New ;-)
February 15th, 2013
9:54 am
No shirtless pics
I can deal with that but pleeease no more Eddie Long bathroom mirror pics….seriously. I know folks have mirrors in other rooms or their homes.
Online dating is definitely a mixed bag…
SlimNu
February 15th, 2013
9:56 am
what better/easier way to separate the “shirts” from the “skins”. lol.
Is that the go ahead to get Freak Friday underway?
Leggs
February 15th, 2013
9:58 am
Guess that’s why Ex is yawning, SlimNu. He’s waiting…
disco
February 15th, 2013
9:58 am
slim – that wasn’t necessarily my intention but I make no bones about being shallow and totally opposed to dudes with the jacked up torsos. lol. jacked up torso can be beer belly, man boobs, bird chest, you name it.
SlimNu
February 15th, 2013
9:59 am
I know folks have mirrors in other rooms or their homes
Sassy – Well i know folks take pics in the bathroom for the mirror but I think the lighting in there is also key. There’s nothing like that bathroom light
SlimNu
February 15th, 2013
10:05 am
Correction: FreakY Friday not Freak Friday….I’m sure there are none of those on here today lol
disco – Any guy that i’ve seen that had man boobs, it was easy to tell that without them taking their shirt off. Unless of course, they were wearing ace bandages to strap them down like some of the studs do.
Leggs
February 15th, 2013
10:07 am
If they need more than one ace bandage, they’re already in trouble…IJS
disco
February 15th, 2013
10:08 am
slim – yeah. most times you can tell what’s up under there but sometimes they trick you. you know the average man wears hella layers. tshirt, button down, sweater vest, jacket. now all that might not hide the belly or man boobs but it might cover up the little barney fife chest which is indeed a violation.
Leggs
February 15th, 2013
10:12 am
or a taco meat chest. I like hair on the chest, but not droplets of nappy hair here and there.
Hazel
February 15th, 2013
10:15 am
@ Celisia.. “creepy”? man thats harsh. Only because thats how I met my hubby. He turned out to be handsome, smart and from a prestigious family. i do agree that there are more crazy even creepy profiles and good ones out there, but I guess I was just sick of the wannabe’s at Twist 6 years ago and jumped on the online boat. My hubby was busy with with work and felt the same way.
Lee
February 15th, 2013
10:18 am
I agree, No shirtless pic’s , first off most don’t even look that good. so keep the clothes on and make sure they look clean, so many look like they took the shirt out of the hamper. lol… No other chick arm around your neck but you cut out her body,just tacky. No kids in the pictures, not sure if i want to know you yet never mind the little ones. :/
disco
February 15th, 2013
10:19 am
hazel – for years my friends have been trying to get me on the online bandwagon. talking about try something different or you aren’t going to meet anyone at home. one got fly with me recently talking about I wasn’t going to meet anybody at the goodwill (I like thrift shopping – lol) or the library/bookstore (I like reading). I’m just not in an online frame of mind right now. I’ll either run into him or I won’t.
Celisea....post VDay :) :)
February 15th, 2013
10:22 am
Hazel – Now you know my comments are nothing for that fantab hubs you landed. That’s just MY personal feeling about it. I don’t doubt there are happy endings all over the place and probably from each dating engine out there. Still, with all the positive results, there are still creeps on there…lol IMO and for me, it seems creepy. Like Sassy said it’s a mixed bag.
SlimNu
February 15th, 2013
10:22 am
Leggs – When disco was stating the chest violations, taco meat was at the forefront of my mind. I saw a dude online that looked like he had a bunch of muddy rolly pollies on his chest. Yall remember those bugs as a kid?
Exiled!
February 15th, 2013
10:22 am
Can we PLEASE CHANGE the subject?
this her’ is really painful for some of us men.
the thought of hiding in some virtual space then waiting to see who comes in there to bite……seems like virtual female gamer(Trap)
My biggest and best Trap yet is my mouf..face to face with a chic at Publix/QT…etc..
I think i got a thought…
u know how musicians(some) just write and sell lyrics…..i think im gon get entrepeneaurial and compose Pick up lines and sell them to some of these online male jokers…coz thats exactly the problem they face….Lack of face to face Confidence to step to a seemingly nice,well dressed confident chic!
How u think my business will do?
Celisea....post VDay :) :)
February 15th, 2013
10:23 am
I’ll either run into him or I won’t.
This has always been my feelings.
disco
February 15th, 2013
10:25 am
Ex – the online fellas don’t need the pick up lines. it’s the in-person dudes that can’t seem to come up with anything to say. remember my tirade re grocery store dude asking what I was cooking. or how about gym dude talking about “so you got your workout on huh”. dude I’m dripping sweat and my hair is sticking to my forehead but that’s all you can think to say. and poor fat boy at the bookstore never did get the courage to speak. he just followed me around from section to section. if you are going to run with that business I say you take it to the streets.
Celisea....post VDay :) :)
February 15th, 2013
10:26 am
F E E L I N G….without the “s”
Celisea....post VDay :) :)
February 15th, 2013
10:33 am
I bet a whole bunch of “thick” dudes are online requiring fine chicks…lol Shoot, in-person dudes ain’t nowhere NEAR fine, and require fine chicks. Sometimes I wonder if the see what we see?
I’ve haven’t sat across from too many thick ‘ems, but for those that I have, they’re the main ones wanting a fiyaaaw…lol
Y’all made me thing of this when y’all mentioned man boobs…lol The Bert Show talked about this one day this week. How sooo many men are overweight and it seemingly never dawn on them that they’re SOs ain’t exactly skipping about it. That women are more nonverbal (versus men) about it. Shoot, a dude will tell you reeeal quick or get turned off, all the while sporting a preggo belly….lol and IJS
Naw, can’t do online anything…lol
disco
February 15th, 2013
10:39 am
C – trust me I’ve been hurting quite a few feelings here lately. I’ve been popping off at the mouth about how fellas aren’t aging well. boy there’s a few cats mad at me right now for calling them out. but they know how I do. you ask, I tell. talking about why you ain’t got no man? I ain’t got no man because these dudes walking around looking all helter skelter. at the end of the day I really don’t care how good you look in your clothes if you look jacked the eff up when you take them off. I ain’t sleeping with that. lol. now, I feel like my isht is tight so I can talk the talk. if I was a funny shaped, reverse muffin top chick with stab wounds and stretch marks myself I’d keep my mouth shut.
Celisea
February 15th, 2013
10:40 am
The ballplayer is a thick ‘ems but he SWEARS he’s all that and a bag of chips. He just walked past me.
Exiled!
February 15th, 2013
10:42 am
How sooo many men are overweight and it seemingly never dawn on them that they’re SOs ain’t exactly skipping about it. That women are more nonverbal
@Cel…if the women aint satisfied but they aint verbal about it,for whatever reason they offer their goods elsewhere, rather than cause a scene and confrontatio nwith that fat hubby.
Being fat as a man has very negative sexual consequences…..U cant pack Heat!
disco
February 15th, 2013
10:44 am
Ex – I’d be willing to be that those women chose security over physical attraction. don’t know that I’d make that choice with an overweight, out of shape man though I might be willing to make it if dude were simply not that easy on the eye. I have a high tolerance for ugly if a guy is bodied up. hence why I have a rapper crush on 50 cent and got so much love for ving rhames. let’s face it, they are not lookers.
Celisea
February 15th, 2013
10:45 am
disco – That’s funny. You said that last part with force!!!
I think someone tried to take a dig at me, tombout stretch pants….ha! That was funny and probably some dude guessing or hating…lololol I’m wearing a sized “small” vest, “medium” shirt and “medium” skirt. I found it funny….lololol
For me, the thing to remember is as we get older, we ain’t gonna look like teenagers embarking on puberty. I don’t try to hang on to that, nor do I require it. Neither am I gonna kill myself trying to hold on to “youth”, like that. Imma age gracefully
I’m just speaking mainly to folks that require perfection but is lightyears away from it themselves….lololololol
Exiled!
February 15th, 2013
10:48 am
@Disco….Ex – the online fellas don’t need the pick up lines..
Agrree..because having the online profile is the pick up line.
@..and poor fat boy at the bookstore never did get the courage to speak…did u not feel sorry for dude
u couild have offered dude a lollipop or doughnut…infact,if my Pick up store was up and running,u could just flirt with him but say,” I work at “Meelos’_Hook Me Up”@ 4525 Peachtree street , u wanna meet me there Big Boy, tmrw lernch time.”
Maybe he could go in there, browse my collection of tit bits and help hisself!
Leggs
February 15th, 2013
10:49 am
Would consider a picture taken a year ago current??
Celisea
February 15th, 2013
10:50 am
On the reverse, I think it’s plain silly to be wanting to require a model or model type and both of y’all is nearly half a century old or approaching the mark…lol Neither will I be bothered with a dude that’s gonna harrass me or become disrespectful. There’s just some stuff I ain’t gotta or gonna tolerate. Nuh uh! I’m NOT one for holding my tongue when it comes to this kind of stuff. A dude insulting me will get it coming back times 50 from me. I don’t take too well to that kind of behavior.
But, there are some really great dudes in the same place and practice the same train of thought.
Lady~Sunshine~
February 15th, 2013
10:51 am
Howdy C & MIA!!!!! What’s poppin’?!?
Celisea
February 15th, 2013
10:53 am
Heeeeeeeeeeeeeey Lady, I was beckoning for you yesterday
What’s crackalackin. Glad you popped in today 
Celisea
February 15th, 2013
10:54 am
Cel…if the women aint satisfied but they aint verbal about it,for whatever reason they offer their goods elsewhere, rather than cause a scene and confrontatio nwith that fat hubby.
Mmeello – Honestly, I can’t even speak to this or this mentality. I don’t date fat dudes….trrrrrrust me on that. And I’m not fat….trrrrust me on that as well
disco
February 15th, 2013
11:01 am
ex – in general, I don’t help dudes out. if you have something to say then you need to be prepared to bring it. now, if I’m checking some dude and he ain’t checking me (fast enough – lol) that’s when I sashay my little behind across the room and get up in his face. difference between me and the average dude is that when I get in old boy’s face I know what I’m going to say and it’s not the first crazy that pops in my head.
Exiled!
February 15th, 2013
11:14 am
@Disco..if I’m checking some dude ….u seem kinda aggressive tho, so u better watch out
I am all for chic checking dude but please dont eye ball dude so glaringly the same way us dudes wil undress some bootey pimped,leggy ,pretty chic ,some times.
If im checking u and u are checkking me and all u do is coyily make urself available for me to step without making it obvious,then thats cool
I will frown on a chic that checks me,eyeballs me glaringly with the come_get me look or worse, eye ball me while zero her eyes on the Ding_Dong package.
….some of it is so obvious…
Unless I am really starving sexually, I aint gon to holla!
Lady~Sunshine~
February 15th, 2013
11:15 am
Really C?!? Girl I’ve been in the wind but FINALLY slowing it down~ gotta hang soon and catch up! I am serious this time lol I am open lol hahahaha
disco
February 15th, 2013
11:18 am
ex – I am somewhat aggressive but then let me tell it most dudes are a little bit punkish. yeah almost all talk a good game but most aren’t on their game. I’m not necessarily mean when rejecting guys. I appreciate that they stepped to me. I just expect them to step to me with something. don’t expect me to give them a gold star just because they are in my face talking about “hey girl. what yo name is” (had that happen before). as for being aggressive, I know plenty of chicks on that “the man is supposed to approach” tip. I respect that but I don’t see anything wrong with stepping to a man, introducing yourself and striking up conversation. sometimes a closed mouth don’t get fed and if you snooze, you lose.
Leggs
February 15th, 2013
11:19 am
Ex, tsk tsk tsk. Not necessarily at you, but you chomping all the same things we don’t like you guys to do. That’s rich!
disco
February 15th, 2013
11:19 am
ex – oh and I didn’t miss that coyly make yourself available. that’s the game to be played by the chicks that want the man to approach them. me, personally, if I have to set it up for you then I’m helping you too much. man up and handle yours. ya feel me? lol.
Celisea
February 15th, 2013
11:25 am
Lady – Okay. Imma check in when I’m back in the building.
M Kerry
February 15th, 2013
11:36 am
Saw a show earlier this week about online dating. It has grown from a $40 million industry 15 years ago to a $4 BILLION industry in terms of annual revenues. They use complex algorithms designed to match anything and everything from your hand lines to facial expressions to determining your match based on your favorite colors, etc, etc. etc. Anytime an industry generates that much revenue – and keep growing – it attracts everyone and their grandmother in an effort to get a slice of the pie.
Our parents never needed such complex matching algorithms and yet, that generation had far longe rmarriages than our generation does. Funny how that works… :=)
For Real
February 15th, 2013
11:39 am
What up blog Fam!
On topic: Internet dating is not for me. People tend to feel empowered behind a keyboard.
Disco: What do you say to a dude you checking for?
kimmie
February 15th, 2013
11:40 am
What’s up gang?!!
Nothing to offer on the topic
Leggs/Celisea/Disco/others that watch it – Okay whachall think about Scandal last night? I feel sorry for David, I really like him!! I think Olivia should hire him! That FL is a lying beyotch!! That was a big surprise at that christening – wasn’t expecting that little brown baby, but it ended up being the other couple!LOL!! Somebody on another blog said even though it was supposed to be 3 months later, America’s baby looked about 30!LOL!!
For Real
February 15th, 2013
11:44 am
Mkerry: I don’t think you can compare the reason one generation got, stayed and/or divorce from marriage to another generation. Reasons and conditions for marriage are constantly changing… And I don’t know how old you are but your parents marriage rate is probably pretty low unless you are 65 years old.
Dirty Birds ( RISING-UP)
February 15th, 2013
11:49 am
Online dating is another vehicle to meet a person who may have similiar interest if they are being honest. Although, I have never participated in online dating, there benefits to online dating for those who are busy and do not have time go out and meet folks or those folks who are shy and a have more courage behind the keyboard.
Happy Valentine’s day BluzGirl!!
Leggs
February 15th, 2013
11:51 am
kimmie ~ I feel sorry for David too, but I don’t think he has the guile just yet to join Olivia’s team. He hasn’t hit the bottom yet. The FL is truly an ….itch. A lot of alcohol shown last night. Fritz is losing/has lost control.
disco
February 15th, 2013
11:54 am
M Kerry – there are so many variables at play re marriages/relationships of yesteryear. and even all of them didn’t last.
for real – depends on the situation. where I am, how I’m dressed, what’s going on around us. trust me, I work out a plan in my head though before I make my approach.
kimmie – I thought it said 10 months later but I’d had a couple of drinks so don’t trust me. I think david would make a good member of the team but frankly if I were him I wouldn’t eff with Olivia.
For Real
February 15th, 2013
11:59 am
Hey Kimmie you know Archer is back on.
Disco: Can I get a sample of past approach lines you have used?
I don’t understand how someone can be too busy to meet someone but will have enough time to date.
Hazel
February 15th, 2013
12:07 pm
@ Celisia – phew. ok. i just had to make sure i got you ok. Speaking of creepy.. I did have a date with a guy that was MUCH older then his pic and (never saw him again) on top, saw him at this event with his wife and teenage daugther.. Whoa. So you are right too.
disco
February 15th, 2013
12:09 pm
for real – you are trying to make me think too hard. I’m in retirement remember? lol. haven’t been at it in a while. I think my last approach was last may when I was checking for a tall, chocolate brother dressed in white at the spot when I was in nashville. his boy introduced us and everything and dude just went on about his business like I wasn’t nobody. I sat right there and developed my plan, waited til he was alone (he seemed to be quite popular) and went in for the kill. he’s tall, I’m short so I had to do that tap and ask a brother to lean down move. i don’t even recall what I said. maybe something about it being his bday (I got that during the introduction) or maybe I said something about the band. I really don’t remember). he then turned super chatty (go figure) at which point I suggested we go find a quiet corner to sit in. we sat in that quiet corner almost til closing time. turns out he had some dealbreaker issues but we still speak from time to time.
another time, some years ago, again at a club, I was eyeballing another tall, sexy thing from across the room. he was with two friends. I got up from the table and told my girls “watch me work”. they all laughed talking about girl you crazy. I went up to the group. greeted all of them, told them I didn’t want to interrupt and told the one I was checking for where I was sitting and where I would be when he was ready to come and get me to dance with him. I went back to my table. my girls were like what. I was like just wait. sure enough. old boy came over. that was that. turns out this guy lived a couple of hours away. we still “kicked it” for a little while though. every now and again I wish I wasn’t so quick to delete phone numbers. lol.
Hazel
February 15th, 2013
12:11 pm
I tell my bestfriend to start the online thing as she has yet to find anyone decent on her own in atl..
@ For real – “I don’t understand how someone can be too busy to meet someone but will have enough time to date”
I think a good example would be going out to potentially meet someone ( one may not have time for that) but with online dating, you can shoot an email while at work, a text, maybe even a phone convo on the drive back home etc.. Then if you like…you can date that person. Thats what I think.
Dirty Birds ( RISING-UP)
February 15th, 2013
12:14 pm
Damm,Damm now I am going to have to take down my shirtless online picture…lol
When I get to 50yrs old I still want fine,phatt, and under 40 yrs old. YEAH!!!!
Exiled!
February 15th, 2013
12:24 pm
every now and again I wish I wasn’t so quick to delete phone numbers. lol.
@Disco…thats whats up, realest of u?
itchy cob-webs are a mufgga!
disco
February 15th, 2013
12:27 pm
for real – just flashed back on a dude I was crushing on in texas forever ever (well like 2 years). I liked him and one of my girls was checking for his boy. when I did finally decide it was time to get a piece of that I straight told him to cancel whatever chick he had lined up for that night because I was coming with him. his eyes got a little big, I’m sure he was surprised but I went home with him that night and another night and another night. lol. well, you get the picture. heard he got married a few years ago. that’s too bad because I was in texas recently and most def would have hollered. oh well.
kimmie
February 15th, 2013
12:28 pm
For Real – Yeah we dvr it and watch on the weekends. Still loving it!LOL!!
Bluzgirl
February 15th, 2013
12:29 pm
What up Dirty?!?!
kimmie
February 15th, 2013
12:31 pm
Disco – I had a little spirits too, so it may have been 10!LOL!!!
That new dude Olivia “accidentally” bumped into at the coffee shop is a real snake too, with his cameras all up in her house!!
disco
February 15th, 2013
12:36 pm
since we back on Olivia I wish she would stop playing the fool. it’s one thing to be all up on fitz when she’s feeling him and he’s feeling her but after he straight played her like he did she should have got her “eff that MF” on and let him kick rocks. you don’t do me that dirty and then still screw me in a closet. the whole thing makes me angry. I’m sure some think it’s sexy or even romantic but I think she’s a daggone fool.
kimmie
February 15th, 2013
12:45 pm
disco – I’m pissed about that ish too, cause he could put his hands on me!! That was her way “out” of that situation. It’s easier to get over someone when they’ve done you dirty! He & that beyotch FL could have each other!
I HOPE she’s on her game with that new dude!!
kimmie
February 15th, 2013
12:46 pm
Could NOT put his hands on me!!
Leggs
February 15th, 2013
12:50 pm
disco ~ I have to side with you on that one. Olivia is looking weaker and weaker to me. I like her, and love her wardrobe, but come on. How you going to let this man use you. Unforbidden love can yield some of the hottest sex, but no matter how you slice it, you still a side piece!
disco
February 15th, 2013
12:58 pm
leggs – and I ain’t even knocking side piece if you are getting yours but from my viewpoint it doesn’t look like she’s getting anything but freaking played. you talked about david hitting rock bottom, heck, Olivia might get there first. she’s been on an emotional dive for a minute. she ain’t no gladiator. she just a regular chick with a good talk game but she ain’t no gladiator. lol. well maybe she can be but she’s got to man up. lol.
Leggs
February 15th, 2013
1:23 pm
I’m not knocking side piece if that’s what you want. She doesn’t want that, but is going along so she doesn’t lose him completely? That’s what I don’t like. Don’t settle/lose yourself for that which you don’t want just to make him happy.
Celisea
February 15th, 2013
1:24 pm
Lady – Girl I’ve been in the wind but FINALLY slowing it down~ gotta hang soon and catch up!
Lady, I have your text and we are good for Monday!!
Kimmie – I didn’t get to see Scandal. I didn’t DVR it either….pooh
Celisea
February 15th, 2013
1:24 pm
Don’t tell me Olivia don’t gone and got hit with the dumb rubber brick (or something like that).
Celisea
February 15th, 2013
1:25 pm
DONE gone and got hit…not “don’t gone and got hit”….my baaaad
Leggs
February 15th, 2013
1:26 pm
Yep, Olivia might hit bottom first. From day one, I told everyone to keep an eye on the FL.
Celisea
February 15th, 2013
1:26 pm
I’m getting Scandal tidbit updates online…yaaaah!
Celisea
February 15th, 2013
1:27 pm
Olivia might hit bottom first.
Oh, Lawd
Let me get “read up” and see what’s up
Celisea
February 15th, 2013
1:28 pm
So online dating fizzled huh? Alright, getting on the grind
Leggs
February 15th, 2013
1:36 pm
Can it get any worse, the Carnival cruise makes it to Alabama. Some passengers load onto a bus. En route, it breaks down in the middle of the highway. Had to pull down all their luggage and wait for a replacement bus.
SlimNu
February 15th, 2013
1:36 pm
sigh
Leggs
February 15th, 2013
1:39 pm
SlimNu
February 15th, 2013
1:44 pm
Leggs – OMG, That’s what you call a great FML moment (fugg my life)!! I’m sure those folks are sooo over the whole vacation deal at this point. We were discussing this in the office today and I wonder if they’ll be a class action law suit filed. Because $500 and a free cruise is a drop in the bucket for the conditions they had to endure
Leggs
February 15th, 2013
1:47 pm
Unfortunately, it would probably sour me on ever taking another cruise. All that body of water already frightens me so to endure something like that, put a fork in me, I’m done!
Exiled!
February 15th, 2013
1:49 pm
the Carnival cruise makes it to Alabama. Some passengers load onto a bus. En route, it breaks do
@Cel…the mistake right there was to go thru Ala_Bamas!!…
how u gonna have Bamas in ur plans when u have been traumitised like that thus far?
Dirty Bird (Rising Up)
February 15th, 2013
1:51 pm
@BluzGirl….Nothing is up,I just wanted to wish you V-day again because you deserve something special. You are good peeps!
Celisea dude is putting it down, she cannot stop posting, talking….lol…I like that Celisea, you are showing how exciting and positive what a good relationship will do for you.
Disco has mad game a tip of the hat to you playa!
Carnival is the absolute worst cruise line.
It raining meteors is Russia, the place with no limit religion…. IJS..
Celisea
February 15th, 2013
1:59 pm
Mmeello – That wasn’t me that comment on the cruise mishap..lol I still have Bamahas in the plans, just not going by way of water. Shoot, I’m deathly afraid of being in all that water? You ever just sat and looked at a globe?? We are sitting in water.
Remember the creation….water was everywhere. God divided and placed us here. Shoot, just think if he turns everything aloose what it would be like…. Water above us and water beneath use. Nooooo buddy, I ain’t doing a cruise…ever!!! I can do the beach but I got control over how far I’m going…lol
Dirty – You just made me laugh out loud, and I mean loud. Keep on and you might just be alright with me. I can’t say that too quick. I have an apparent enemy that lurks. But, 2013 is a good year, I ain’t doing, buying or feeding into bullcrappery. So if you do turn on, I’m just gon put the igg on you
Bluzgirl
February 15th, 2013
2:02 pm
Dirty – Well…happy day after VDay to you again!
Celisea
February 15th, 2013
2:03 pm
commented and Bahamas….
I was laughing too hard at Dirty….lololol
Celisea
February 15th, 2013
2:06 pm
They’re getting the butter from the duck today….gheesh I’m doing good to stick my head in here…
disco
February 15th, 2013
2:22 pm
LOL. and me? I love cruising. hoping this little mishap will bring prices down. I’ll be on the lookout for my next cruise soon. C – yep. it is a lot of water but I think standing on deck looking out at all that water and seeing 2, 3, 4 other cruise ships off in the distance was a very humbling experience. you just think there’s X thousand on each ship and there’s plenty of room out here for everybody.
Single and Happy I Digress!!
February 15th, 2013
2:44 pm
Disco, take that cruise
Slim, refund my money, give me 500, and a free cruise, hell I’ll be happy
but I’m willing to bet in the fine print of those contracts that we never read, Carnival has a way out of this.
Celisea
February 15th, 2013
2:51 pm
disco – C – yep. it is a lot of water but I think standing on deck looking out at all that water and seeing 2, 3, 4 other cruise ships off in the distance was a very humbling experience
I get my humbling from the window of a plan. Plus, I get there quicker
disco
February 15th, 2013
2:51 pm
single – I was discussing it with my mother. if the mishap occurred toward the end of the cruise I’d be more likely to be okay with it. I won’t lie. a mishap on day 1 or day 2 would really have me feeling some kind of way. like you though, I’m all for a full refund, some extra cash and a free future cruise. deplorable conditions? lol. I grew up in deplorable conditions. lol. I can make it.
disco
February 15th, 2013
2:53 pm
C – I’m not saying flight isn’t humbling in it’s own way but it’s definitely not the same experience. from a plane window you don’t really get that panorama view. you don’t get to look up, out, across, down. out there on the ocean is real.
Bluzgirl
February 15th, 2013
2:54 pm
My best friend called me last night talking about taking his mom and nephew on a cruise soon and I said “even after the most recent event?” He knew nothing about it and was mad at me for telling him. He told me that he’s going anyways!
Celisea
February 15th, 2013
2:56 pm
disco – That’s okay, I’m good with that. I’ll get all the panaramic I need from the beach. I will look left, right and forward. Can’t say behind because the resort will be situated there
Please I get queasy REAL easily. Yeah yeah yeah I know about Dramamine. Just book a flight and I’m good.
disco
February 15th, 2013
2:56 pm
bluz – pay attention to the travel rotation. it’s a cycle. the trains jump the track, the buses go off the road, the planes start crashing and that’s if they even get off the ground. and that’s just the big stuff that folks are scared of. same people think nothing of getting in their car everyday never knowing which day you might get broadsided and go up in flames. my only point – don’t be scared.
Single and Happy I Digress!!
February 15th, 2013
2:56 pm
Disco, I was looking at the news, and they were talking about hearing stories from the survivors, I’m like what the hell was the danger at?? Yea mess up day 1 or 2 of my vacation, that’s all that would have upset me.
disco
February 15th, 2013
2:57 pm
C – in that case I’ll simply say, at least you know your limitations.
Single and Happy I Digress!!
February 15th, 2013
2:59 pm
Bluz, since you feel that way, why wouldn’t you go, more people will die on the streets of Atl, today than people on that cruise, but you will still drive wherever you want to go and not think twice about it.
Bluzgirl
February 15th, 2013
3:02 pm
I’m just timid about a cruise because I have anxiety and if that were to happen, I would flip the f*ck out!!! I still want to go on a cruise one day, but it may be a long time from now…I’d rather it be on a brand new ship!
Bluzgirl
February 15th, 2013
3:06 pm
To be honest, I’m a little worried about getting sea sick cause I do get motion sickness…
Single and Happy I Digress!!
February 15th, 2013
3:10 pm
Bluz, and a brand new ship doesn’t have problems (Titanic) Bluz you’ll probably be more likely to get motion sickness from a plane than you would from a cruise ship, from what I’ve heard unless you go near the railing, you won’t even know you’re moving. But on a plane, there are always a few bumps.
Leggs
February 15th, 2013
3:13 pm
Ex ~ are you dissing Alabama (1:49). You make it sound that Bamas can’t do anything right or professional.
Leggs
February 15th, 2013
3:21 pm
Bluz ~ I got sick the last night of the cruise. It was horrible. The boat was violently rocking. People crying and throwing up in the hallways. Last night was a bad night.
Bluzgirl
February 15th, 2013
3:36 pm
I do hate flying, but can tolerate it now that I have anti-anxiety meds. The worst part for me is actually getting on the plane! Once up in the air, I’m fine!
I want to start with a really short cruise to make sure I like it. I’m afraid I would get claustrophobic…maybe not since they are so big. I’m more likely to cause myself anxiety just from building it up! LOL
Exiled!
February 15th, 2013
3:36 pm
Naw,just playing Leggs.
So I came to the emergency room coz junior fell at the playground at school and hurt his wrist. I am getting it checked coz he was wincing and crying.
Anyhoo we waiting in the wait room after coming from the x-ray. We pass by two chics(sisters maybe,friends) also waiting in there.
They (one of them)start chatting up my boy and I’m sitting right next. The other chic meanwhile is just scoping me,smiles but she ain’t saying none.
So rhe chatty light skinned one asks me what happened,coz junior wasn’t talking(he is a shy boy). So I tell her what happened…
Some silence for a couple of minutes….they’re talking between themselves.
Finally,light skinned turns around towards us and asks:
Whatchuall wearing that’s smelling so nice??
I am not even sure…and we been called back in
I let her know if u still here,I’ll proly have an answer for u…
queen will tell me.
@disco..u think she like my whiff and is using my son as an accessory to aid her?
kimmie
February 15th, 2013
3:41 pm
Bluz – I, like you, am very prone to motion sickness. Growing up I would get car sick on long car rides, not many rides I could get on at 6 Flags, and planes would make me a little sick as well. As I’ve gotten older, it’s gotten alot better, but I cannot get on anything that spins around or rocks too much and I cannot read in the car.
I can handle a plane pretty well now. As far as cruises, the bigger the ship the better – less rocking. But if you hit rough water, beware. I would suggest getting one of those Dramamine patches. I got very sick on the last cruise I took the 1st night because we hit very rough waters and I was late taking my Dramamine. Someone on the crew suggested I eat a green apple and went back to the kitchen and got me a few. Believe it or not, it worked!!
Don’t let the news scare you. You can’t live life that way, and cruises can be wonderful and a lot of fun. Choose a nice one.
Leggs
February 15th, 2013
3:51 pm
Ex, you are a riot!
Bluzgirl
February 15th, 2013
4:01 pm
kimmie – as a kid, I could read in the car no problem and now…I get sick almost immediately! I also can’t ride in the back seat when certain people drive. Dramamine patch is a good idea!!! I forgot about that. It does work well.
Celisea
February 15th, 2013
4:04 pm
I use to get car sick from riding in between 7 other kids/sibs or in the back of that big ole hot station wagon….lol I was the “littliest”, so I got tossed in the back. I got queasy riding Marta. I’m feeling “ugh” just thinking about it. Those hot buses and the fumes. I’ve laid down a time of two, cause if it was heading to school, I was nearly the last to get off i.e. end of the line, or getting back home a country mile away, i.e. getting off at the end of the line. I’m talking when I was in h.s. at this point. I would DREAD it everyday, make that trek across town. And then on the clock my mama gave me….lololol
Single and Happy I Digress!!
February 15th, 2013
4:05 pm
I also can’t ride in the back seat when certain people drive. oh that’s motion sickness, I always thought it was just their bad driving
Celisea
February 15th, 2013
4:06 pm
I haven’t been motion sick in a minute, but the minute I step on a boat, I already know.
Alright folks….I’m out, Toodles, and have a fantab weekend :Mrgreen:
Dirty Bird (Rising-Up)
February 15th, 2013
4:11 pm
@BluzGirl it depends on who you are going on the cruise with, the smile I put on your face, mind, heart and spirit will make you forget all about your anxiety. Now regarding the motion we would have a lot of motion in the ocean going on…Yes we would…lol
Oh I would bring some dubbies/Red Bud, Mexico Gold that always calms the nerves…
@Disco…Do not forget meteors raining down on Russia… What’s next on the list….
Bluzgirl
February 15th, 2013
4:16 pm
Dirty – You crazy!!! You sure know how to make a girl blush! LOL!!!
Bluzgirl
February 15th, 2013
4:22 pm
I’m outta here. Gotta go work a hockey game tonight. Woo hoo! Talk to ya’ll on Tuesday. Have a good weekend
Dirty Bird (Rising-Up)
February 15th, 2013
4:23 pm
@Celisea….I like your approach to 2013 more folks should adopt to keeping drama and bullswip out of their lives.
@BluzGirl…It is my please to put a smile on that sexy face! Have a great weekend!