Sorry to hear Sophia….best of luck!

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jk! :tup: and rep'd Isamu for being a nice guy!

Yea I'm definitely a supporter of separate finances. I was engaged and about 8 months from the wedding when she broke it off. I was lucky we only had bought a car together so everything else was an easy separation. I could only imagine what a nightmare a divorce would have been.

^ its a complete nightmare... Im just lucky I have dogs and no kids... he wont fight me for the dogs haha

I have heard of it, actually, lol

Relationships are just ugly things, avoid.

werd, I coined the phrase "emotional tampon" back in the day for situations like that... being the mediator sucks, but it's the one thing i was really good at back in the day lol
I have actually gotten a few pms about it.. lol, but SophiaZ's got 1st dibs

I don't mess with relationships/dating/etc.
I am all about being successful at what I do, pumping iron, and enjoying life.
My friends use me as a 3rd party for advice as I can see the situation from the outside looking in.

I don't mind mediating at all. It re-affirms my choice of bachelorhood every time I help out :tiphat:

yup, I was always better at other peoples relationships then my own.. but im older now... and hopefully a little less fail at it LOL

The only way to make sure you don't have epic fail is to not mess with it.

To all those above.....
Never put full trust in someone ( no offense to those already married or in a serious relationship) but it only takes one slip for everything else to fail. Point being...always pay attention to your surroundings and the "signs"

Just have fun and see where shyt goes...been enjoying myself the last few months actually....I was stuck with the "husband" since I was 18. Doing things now I never had the chance to ;) It's all new and exciting, kinda

Exactly. Never give anyone anything you aren't just fine without, because without fail you will be fleeced.

Polite to everyone, nice to a select few, trusting of none.

I have never regretted my life philosophy.

I have watched couples with 4 decades of marriage behind them just walk away from each other before. All that "We've been happily married for 20 years!" stuff just makes me smile. Of course, I don't dog on married people, just like I don't dog on people who gamble. Everyone has something they enjoy that is hazardous to their health. So I politely smile and hope things go well.

Agreed.
Give me my Coronas, Bacardi Razz and pack or Newports...and my dogs and I'm a happy little camper LOL :excited:
But seriously tho... people change their minds every day about something. Always be careful in choices and try to make the right ones. Other than that..live life to the fullest. Never know what life'll bring tomorrow

lol... I can only imagine... oh, to be 22 again

that, and some things work for others that don't for others..

one mans trash is anothers treasure... fo sho

To the world u may be one person, but to one person... you may be the world ;)

ohh look at you being all soft hearted and sweet! lol
:happydance:

man, i wish you were around at night i get so bored.. lol

I AM sweet lol and
Ditto haha

start postin.. or something! I work mids.. and we can't bring our own electronic devices and **** so this is what i have to keep me entertained :)

No offense, but if you trust no one, then you'll never experience true friendship. Not in the "hey let's hang out" sense, but in the sense of having someone to rely on, even when the rest of the world thinks you're sh*t.

I've got a few friends like this, and I wouldn't trade them for the world. I'd also never betray their trust intentionally.

It's incredible to have people who will be there for you like that, and if you open yourself up to no one, you will never have that, or at least you'll take it for granted.

True, you're less likely to be hurt or betrayed if you keep everyone at a distance. But I wouldn't want to go through life like that. It's your philosophy, and if it suits you, then I'm happy for you. But it won't suit everyone. I wouldn't want to live my life like that. Not saying my way is better, just different.

that's true... you can just be picky about who you let inside is all :)

No offense here - I find it funny that people in a marriage would rely on the advice of someone who professes to not ever get married. Sounds like they are asking someone a question with the intent of getting the exact answer they are looking for. :)

No one ever said relationships are easy - they work for some people and they don't for others. I know some people who get married solely for the tax write off.

:iagree:. Better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all. The pragmatism of, "I'll go it alone" sounds fine, but in practice, won't work for most. Without trust, you will limited in life. Mountain climbing, camping, hunting are safer with a buddy. Even hold the ladder requires trust.


Keeping your finances separate, as above, is excellent advise.

It's like that movie, Whatever Works lol In the end, as long as you're happy with how you live your life, then that's all that matters. Life is too short to waste it on people that don't deserve your time and also on cars that suck lol

I'm the kind of person that values friendship and I think having a partner in life that you trust and that deep down truly cares about you is better than being alone. That may be tough to find these days but I think it's out there. Even then I think you always need to have an exit strategy in case things don't work out as planned.

One thing's for sure, no one's ever going to take away my car lol Eff that

I've attended many weddings before and every time I hear "till death do you part" I always chuckle. Then people stare at me.

To that I'll add removing the bolts from the stock catalytic converters!!!!! :bowrofl: :roflpuke2:

I found it a bonding experience... good quality time!

25 here, and I can't wait for 35. What is it with people wanting to be LESS accomplished?

I mean fully trust. I trust people to different degrees.

I have some very good, very close friends, for example, but I wouldn't trust ANY of them to drive my car. However, I have no problem handing them a firearm at the range. I know you may think that is backwards, but I trust that they are not prone to shooting me as much as they are prone to giving the car a little gas in a corner when noone is around if I let them borrow it. They are all good people, but sometimes temptation and all that...

Did the love thing when I was younger and dumber, back in highschool and early on in college. Got it out of my system and ready to get down to the business of being successful.

Im 31...
and I was doing pretty good at 22, I was actually making about 45k a year... and cost of living was low where I was..

I am more accomplished NOW in the sense that Im doing something I am proud of, and enjoy. oh, and I have a Nismo lol:happydance:

:edit: it's not about being less accomplished, its more about being less responsible... maybe... I had less worries back then..

is it too soon and would it be insensitive to ask for a date? just curious.

^^ haha. I hear that quite abit... Ive already started the dating scene the nite my husband told me all that crap. Im not getting any younger but the trust issue needs to diminish to be fully happy again.... but the happiness re-appears after starting up the Z ;)

I understand the less worries part. Sortof. However, when I was 22 I was broke, in college, and worried about how I was going to make rent. So we were in 2 different places.

When I am 31, I hope to have purchased or built a home, and found a place I want to settle down, and be about my business. Right now I live comfortably and want for nothing, but I don't have a home. I live in an appartment in a town I hate, but ironically work at a place I totally love and have an awesome boss. That really frustrates me to no end. I want a good environment AND a good work place.

That just about matches my life atm...
tho, where I work is kinda iffy..
I want a house, but I don't want a house in this town... Minot would actually be alright if it wasn't for the -60 degree winters

Yet ...

However ...

Funny thing is I think you are right where you need to be in life - I am a firm believer in loving what you do and who you work with because to me (and maybe this isn't true about everyone) you spend half your life at work. Just think, you sleep for 8 hours and that leaves 8 for work and 8 for play.

Some day all of it will come together for you and you'll be happy at work and have a great place to come home to. Oh, and you left out the part where you enjoy driving your Z from work to your apartment (that's part of the 8 for play). :)

Eh, I do things a bit different. I work weekends, 12 hour shifts. I pump iron and come home tired as hell and sleep 7 hours and do it all again. Off monday-thursday some weeks, monday-wed. other weeks.

I drive my G20 as a daily. I don't feel comfortable parking my Z at work, even though its in a good part of town and has security. Each carbon-fiber fender is over 2 grand after paint, not counting install. Not something I want dinged. I'm either in the car, or looking at it, if it's out of storage, lol.

Pictures of the Z? :)

Who, me?

http://i55.tinypic.com/29pb0p4.jpg
http://i54.tinypic.com/wbp542.jpg

:facepalm: I should have paid more attention, thought u had a 370 and was wondering what kind of fenders u had. Nice vette though, love the color!

NP, thanks. Thought the "Drives: G20/ '11 Z06" cleared it up. Then again, I don't look at that much, either, lol