I'm really wondering why it would be anyone else's business whether someone is monogamous or ...

seattlepanda comments on Sep 8, 2018:

I find any human society to be inherently judgemental in some aspect...something we all have to deal with...

What's your current theme song? [youtu.be]

seattlepanda comments on Sep 8, 2018:

When I'm 65...

Oh hell, no to asking someone to repay the money you spent on a date, once the date doesn’t go ...

seattlepanda comments on Sep 8, 2018:

declasse!...

It’s humbling when your oldest daughter tells you that you have nerves of steel and never get ...

seattlepanda comments on Sep 8, 2018:

a wake-up call...

Where are all the 48-54 yo atheist liberal divorced men with kids within 30 miles hiding?

seattlepanda comments on Sep 8, 2018:

not me and not hiding... … ...

See? It can happen!

seattlepanda comments on Sep 8, 2018:

in bed!...

I am certain of the unconditional love I have for my children.

seattlepanda comments on Sep 8, 2018:

agree...unconditional love is rare and oughtn't be looked for beyond parent/child...

TGIF!! Have a great day!!

seattlepanda comments on Sep 7, 2018:

TFIG!...

I have heard of speed dating.

seattlepanda comments on Sep 6, 2018:

Just an ice breaker.

I love this group and I refuse to leave now that I have someone in my life! It's been 5 weeks so far...

seattlepanda comments on Sep 6, 2018:

I vote we keep her...

Questions for Democrats: Which Candidate is your top choice to run for President in 2020?

seattlepanda comments on Sep 6, 2018:

I like Elizabeth...

Anybody out there like musicals?

seattlepanda comments on Sep 5, 2018:

The Music Man...Oliver...LOVE them, tear-up

Is it really so wrong to want to be a priority to someone?

seattlepanda comments on Sep 5, 2018:

totally not wrong!...

“The more I live, the more I learn.

seattlepanda comments on Sep 5, 2018:

knowing we know little, is the beginning of knowing...

So I think I did something stupid today.

seattlepanda comments on Sep 5, 2018:

you should have walked away, VERY slowly...

I've never been so self conscious of where my mouse is at than on this site now.

seattlepanda comments on Sep 5, 2018:

haha!

I grew up with a very Hollywood rom-com notion about love in that I believed everyone (I mean ...

seattlepanda comments on Sep 5, 2018:

a lot of problems people have is in looking at movies, at TV, seeing "love" portrayed there and thinking, "that is what it looks like"...the reality I found is that love is not nearly so obvious and expressive...to me, the most passionate love is sitting watching TV/movies together, sharing opinions/similar experiences...shopping together, comparing preferences...cooking together... ...just doing things together and enjoying each others company... ...nothing dramatic..nothing earth-shattering...just enjoying being together...

Im recently seperated after 27 years of marriage. How long before dating again should one wait

seattlepanda comments on Sep 5, 2018:

no wait...immediately to date, whenever you feel like...no big deal...

I know this isn't really the group for this, but this and one other are the two I am most ...

seattlepanda comments on Sep 5, 2018:

good for you! 65 and going back to school in January...

What is more important book knowledge or experience?

seattlepanda comments on Sep 5, 2018:

Often book knowledge enables us to enter the world of experience...then experience(with a dollop of continuing book knowledge)is far more important...

Does anyone work for or in conjunction with the US Government?

seattlepanda comments on Sep 5, 2018:

I will not renew my tax prep. certification. Have been contemplating retiring from tax prep. Past years have been over the edge...won't participate any longer.

If you base your happiness on the off chance that someone else might change, you’re in trouble

seattlepanda comments on Sep 5, 2018:

in some cases, that they WON'T change...

Ahem, Ladies and Gentlemen.

seattlepanda comments on Sep 4, 2018:

I am single, widowed and divorced...

Your sitting on a park bench I come to sit on the bench as well.

seattlepanda comments on Sep 4, 2018:

Can someone channel Dvorak, append The Planets?

Have you ever used pick-up lines?

seattlepanda comments on Sep 4, 2018:

not intentionally...

Are Two Hearts Meant to be Together?

seattlepanda comments on Sep 4, 2018:

not sure about that word, "meant"...

Today is my 48th.

seattlepanda comments on Sep 4, 2018:

HB, P...

Ethical non-mongamy.

seattlepanda comments on Sep 3, 2018:

Way more questions in your post than I care to study, ponder, address...I will say this, that sex is enormously over-rated as a concern, likely as we are a Christian culture...and that other cultures have a more practical approach to the whole topic...(and I always wish I can be in China now and always)...

What's your favorite burger place?

seattlepanda comments on Sep 3, 2018:

We have one here I like called Lunchbox Lab...also Red Robin is an old stand-by...

if someone outside of this group were to call you a pervert.

seattlepanda comments on Sep 3, 2018:

A mistake...

He has a point.....

seattlepanda comments on Sep 3, 2018:

Sex is consensual acting-out, whatever the flavor...

Advice! It’s been a loooong time since I’ve been, uh.

seattlepanda comments on Sep 3, 2018:

I'm fascinated with scars and the stories behind them.

Have You Ever Wanted To Have Sex With a FB Friend?

seattlepanda comments on Sep 3, 2018:

of course...

Anyone else who likes to date older than yourself?

seattlepanda comments on Sep 3, 2018:

Seems I've never had any age preferences...

Do you ever think it's appropriate for someone to give up on finding true love?

seattlepanda comments on Sep 3, 2018:

"give up" is a state of mind...it's often a good idea to "give up" on actively seeking...never good to "close up" to opportunities that come our way...

Ridiculous Rumors

seattlepanda comments on Sep 3, 2018:

I always think rumors about one's self are a kind of flattery...that people actually notice and talk about you...

Ridiculous Rumors

seattlepanda comments on Sep 3, 2018:

The only rumors that I recall hearing about myself were in China schools(like small villages)...they were all true ;D

??? Honestly!

seattlepanda comments on Sep 3, 2018:

haha!...

I'm so tired of mixed signals.

seattlepanda comments on Sep 2, 2018:

If you like him, seems like you are enjoying(generally)your time together, give him a few more tries...some of us are slow on the real up-take...

What is on your life list (some refer to it as a bucket list) Climb Mt.

seattlepanda comments on Sep 2, 2018:

sell a painting...

So are you one who is fashionably early or fashionably late to places?

seattlepanda comments on Sep 2, 2018:

try to be fashionably on-time...but, often early...(I will loiter and dawdle if too early)...

What I should be doing and what I want to do are in fierce opposition. Ugh.

seattlepanda comments on Sep 2, 2018:

Avoid "shoulds"...minimize the don't-want-but-musts, maximize the wants...small forward progress each day...

I've been single for a year now and thoroughly enjoying myself.

seattlepanda comments on Sep 2, 2018:

I'm never self-conscious about the 3rd-wheel thing...but I wish there were more restaurant coupons with a singles alternative to the standard two-for-one...

You Are Granted One Wish. Please Share.

seattlepanda comments on Sep 1, 2018:

Stay always

You Are Granted One Wish. Please Share.

seattlepanda comments on Sep 1, 2018:

Stay always

Came on my FB feed from a few years ago, I was crying.

seattlepanda comments on Sep 1, 2018:

Hilarious :D

For better or worse.

seattlepanda comments on Sep 1, 2018:

This "death do us part" thing. Another post-Christian illusion...

For better or worse.

seattlepanda comments on Sep 1, 2018:

I've spoken often in favor of expiring marriage licenses. Like driver licenses. Must renew every 3 years or so.

I don’t watch network tv as a rule but my daughter watches This Is Us and I caught an episode on ...

seattlepanda comments on Aug 31, 2018:

fond memories...ex and I watch all episodes Twin Peaks....no memories before or after watching TV...

Unless you really mean it...

seattlepanda comments on Aug 31, 2018:

be very very cautious with "I love you"

So what’s for dinner tonight? I’m fixing chicken tikka masala with basmati rice and naan bread.

seattlepanda comments on Aug 31, 2018:

sounds good...nursing bad tooth through weekend here...noodles and V8 all weekend here...

Looking for a partner who won't cheat... in Scrabble.

seattlepanda comments on Aug 31, 2018:

I don't even know how to cheat at Scrabble...

Do you think it's possible to have chemistry from just tl talking on the phone and texting?

seattlepanda comments on Aug 31, 2018:

I've heard of it, but have not experienced...

Where do you like to have sex what is your favorite spot?

seattlepanda comments on Aug 30, 2018:

anywhere In the house...

How do you feel when you are talking/texting someone often.

seattlepanda comments on Aug 29, 2018:

until you have met for real, you are an online acquaintances....NEVER consider online acquaintances seriously

How long should you go without sex before giving up?

seattlepanda comments on Aug 28, 2018:

I'll give up when I'm dead...

Anyone else check out the backgrounds of profile pics?

seattlepanda comments on Aug 28, 2018:

Sometimes curious about settings, but rarely draw conclusions..

Regarding age, how much younger or older are you willing to go in order to date someone?

seattlepanda comments on Aug 28, 2018:

No matter...

At what point during the courtship process do you offer the fact that you're atheist or Agnostic?

seattlepanda comments on Aug 28, 2018:

Usually religious affiliations come out in the get acquainted stage. Part of getting-to-know-you...

Which one is harder?

seattlepanda comments on Aug 27, 2018:

I think these are all the same...or at least inseparably intertwined...

Say something ?

seattlepanda comments on Aug 27, 2018:

safe.

I am curious on this Monday morning.

seattlepanda comments on Aug 27, 2018:

I understand your question. I am not so "brave", and have become somewhat inclined and comfortable with a woman making the first approach...(I always consider it just friendly, until something signals otherwise)...

Median Age of This Website?

seattlepanda comments on Aug 27, 2018:

My guess is mid-to-late-40's...older for social site, why? -overall population of people identifying directly with this site's target characteristics is probably very small and older...I think it may generally take years(age), experimentation, and introspection to reach this "spiritual" identification. -This site is geared mainly to discussion, rather than the more widely popular videos, music, games...perhaps discussion is more sought after by older people. -I've noticed a lot of angst here regarding religious up-bringing. Older may relate to this more than younger. I don't know that deep thought of belief-systems are a characteristic I apply to our younger people.

Happy Sunday, y'all! I hope you are having a wonderful day.

seattlepanda comments on Aug 26, 2018:

Kitsap County Fair

Crap.

seattlepanda comments on Aug 26, 2018:

I am always her pack-mule...

If you are in a live in relationship, how often do you flirt with each other

seattlepanda comments on Aug 26, 2018:

When I did, constant flirt-a-thon...

Do you ever think texting is going great but the phone conversation not so much.

seattlepanda comments on Aug 26, 2018:

I avoid phone conversation...something about the disembodied voice has always disconcerted.. I text, chat, email...then like to meet. Always in a friendly, get-acquainted venue.

Well, after a year of long distance negotiations, my divorce is final.

seattlepanda comments on Aug 25, 2018:

I have a feeling long-distance divorce is easier than long-distance relationship-building...

If you are feeling bad/out of sorts and need to talk to someone for support, maybe we can find a way...

seattlepanda comments on Aug 25, 2018:

See my profile...I been around the block a few times and good with chat... :)

Sex is not a dirty sin.

seattlepanda comments on Aug 22, 2018:

I think, neither...

OK, you have lived your whole life as an atheist, and now, you are on your deathbed, moments away...

seattlepanda comments on Aug 22, 2018:

Regardless of my circumstances, I cannot speak to an invisible, unresponsive spirit. I die, I enter another(very possibly non-existent)phase...come what may.... ... ...

There was just a story on the news that says the average cost for a first date is $102, higher in ...

seattlepanda comments on Aug 22, 2018:

a-ha!...this is why I haven't been dating...

If you could learn one thing that you don't know yet, what would it be?

seattlepanda comments on Aug 22, 2018:

drawing...

Who do you get along with better?

seattlepanda comments on Aug 22, 2018:

women, always...

Don't you hate those "feel free to send me a message" messages?

seattlepanda comments on Aug 20, 2018:

Feel free to feel free...

How do you or did you handle it when you’re texting someone and they abruptly disappear out of the...

seattlepanda comments on Aug 20, 2018:

Interruptions happen...I don't take it personally...

Can Sex Make You Fall in Love With Someone?

seattlepanda comments on Aug 20, 2018:

I've never noticed a correlation between this activity and that emotion...

What do you do for fun that also counts as exercise?

seattlepanda comments on Aug 20, 2018:

walk...almost all weather...

Am I the only person who doesn't seek out other people to date when already dating someone else?

seattlepanda comments on Aug 18, 2018:

"Dating" is pretty vague. Until and if we have an understanding about being exclusive, I'm good with her dating around...

This looks interesting and fun. [mtrainierrailroad.com]

seattlepanda comments on Aug 18, 2018:

My dad and I tried this train years ago...quite fun :) …(the beer sounds good too ;D)...

Let’s talk pizza... pan crust or thin crust?

seattlepanda comments on Aug 18, 2018:

anchovy, extra cheese...

Ok all you sexual deviants, When did you discover you were a “deviant”?

seattlepanda comments on Aug 18, 2018:

Second marriage. She was my "teacher"...

What's with guys lying about their age to get older women to look at them?

seattlepanda comments on Aug 17, 2018:

lying sucks...death to all liers...

I guess it is established that finding love takes a lot of work and even then it comes with no ...

seattlepanda comments on Aug 17, 2018:

don't look for it...just stay open...it will find you... … ...

Ok so we did the toilet seat war?

seattlepanda comments on Aug 17, 2018:

over, northern hemisphere...under, southern hemisphere... ...

Who have already paid for sex?

seattlepanda comments on Aug 17, 2018:

never...

Question: If you are dating someone, even if it is new and the man goes to the woman's house, should...

seattlepanda comments on Aug 17, 2018:

anytime a woman may use it(including common public toilets), we ALWAYS put the seat down...(I am well trained in this)...conversely, when in the men's room and I see the seat down, I say, "hey! why is this seat down! this is the men's room!!"... ...

Best laid plans...

seattlepanda comments on Aug 17, 2018:

haha! :D

So, it's finally final.

seattlepanda comments on Aug 17, 2018:

Though I never regret my divorce, an interesting thing...I filed bankruptcy very soon after...I always thought, bankruptcy will devastate me, divorce, no problem, just an end to a hopeless situation... ...fast forward to the dates... ...bankruptcy was a non-event, meaningless...divorce brought great sorrow for some time thereafter… … ...go figure, how we think we feel vs. how we feel when it actually happens... … ..

I remember distinctly, starting around 12 years old, how when walking past boys or men i ...

seattlepanda comments on Aug 16, 2018:

Don't we all. ;)

Has any found an alternative for Craigslist Personals?

seattlepanda comments on Aug 16, 2018:

I haven't looked too hard. Good thing about CL was that everyone was local. Not too many active members here in my neighborhood.

Can you guess the number of times a 18-29 year old American or British person has had sex in the ...

seattlepanda comments on Aug 16, 2018:

4

I'm playing hooky from work today.

seattlepanda comments on Aug 15, 2018:

mental health day here today too...mine means...walk to bus, on the way, bank, discuss business bank with bankers(2)...go to post office...return to neighborhood, eat anchovie pizza, drink two beers, return to home(office)...some accounting...also long email now (lots of attachments)to attorney and accountants...now stand by, answer email as it comes in...otherwise play time... ':O ;)

Conversation at work: 'Do you watch The Bachelorette'? Me: 'On purpose? No.'

seattlepanda comments on Aug 15, 2018:

I don't look at TV...

So do any of you have issues with your adult children trying to control your life or interfere with ...

seattlepanda comments on Aug 15, 2018:

none...not permitted...

Jealousy - how have you experienced it and how did you deal with it?

seattlepanda comments on Aug 15, 2018:

Last time was with China gf(now loving ex)...in-between time for us...she was seeing both me and her previous bf...drove me crazy... ...but she taught me well...since then, NO jealousy...

O.K. Ladies is this true for most of you???

seattlepanda comments on Aug 15, 2018:

far cry from foot-binding...but I think in the same category...

Are handmade items a dying art?

seattlepanda comments on Aug 15, 2018:

I cross-stitch...

Do you like hosiery? If so, what kinds? Where do you like to shop?

seattlepanda comments on Aug 14, 2018:

I do not..

As we Boomers get older, some things need to get larger!

seattlepanda comments on Aug 14, 2018:

Used to have one...no more