Ok,girls, that's enough.

LOL! Do you mean it is pointless to try raisin your spirits?

Perhaps, at the right grocery store, you might find some fig leaves for your date. After all we would want our melons and sausages to be adequately shielded.

well, i am his "date" cin, and i need much more than fig leaves to cover my melons! <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" /> lol

mlhb

Fine, we can get you some nice big turnip green leaves.

I'm not sure what the h-e-doublehockeysticks I'm doing on this area of the forum. I think I'm even the wrong gender. Oh, well. The reading is interesting.

Whatever you do, don't date a lawyer. Lawyers are hard-drinking, pompous, arrogant, sleezy slimeballs who have no redeeming social value whatsoever. Before you date a lawyer, you might try becoming a pen pal with dudes that are in prison, because those people have better morals and ethics.

On a serious note, good luck in your hunt. From a male perspective, the eye contact and smile would do wonders. Men like to be flirted with. Just remember to drop your IQ a bit in talking to them, and you will be fine. <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/pfft.gif" alt="" />

Well, if you are so down on lawyers, why are you in law school?

You are a sage and scholar sir. excellent advice.

do you mean like this - when you really need to mow your lawn, you say to your available date/boyfriend/neighbor while batting your eyes "oh, you're such a big, strong man, would you show little 'ol me how to make this lawn mower thingy work????? (bat eyes some more).....would THAT work?

Cause if it would work, I'm doing it all wrong - and maybe THAT's why they are not lined up at my front door!!!

Tee heeeeee...
Laura

Oh, yeah. I'm a man, and men are dumb. Batting eyes while trying to get your lawn mowed will work. We are stupid enough to fall for it. Trust me.

I'm in law school because I have no self-esteem. I'm a worthless ugly person that will never amount to anything, at least that what my mother tells me. Thus, law school.

Seriously, I mean it when a smile and eye contact will make men notice you. You see, without going into graphic detail, remember the law of gravity. Blood kind of flows downward. Therefore, when one area of the body needs blood, it comes from the brain and that is what makes men act so damn dumb. Gospel truth, I swear. I know. I'm a man.

Lawnmower thingy...heheheheh...works every time!

Just trying to add a little humor to a forum that has some very unfunny tragic stories.

You're a lightweight. Start with your sad sob, I'm divorced, my horrible ex ran off and the bills are piling up, the baby's sick, and the grass is knee high and I'm just a little witty bitty girl. You'll have a dude in a toolbelt and a new mower carrying a pizza for dinner.

Baby steps, Gekko - I gotta start out slowly. You see, my BF offered a while ago to put in a new kitchen faucet for me - and his offer was interpreted by me as a challenge - I spent two hours the following Saturday morning with my head under my kitchen sink putting in the faucet myself (and I did, thank you) - just so that I could have the satisfaction of saying (to myself of course) - "Ah HA - see, I can do this stuff myself with no help from you, you big strong man".....

So, I'll have to swig a big shot of tequila first before I even ATTEMPT to bat my eyes and play the "little 'ol me" card.......

Baby steps......

Laura

hey, i can do stuff if i need to but it is much more fun to bat my eyelashes... <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" />

mlhb

mlhb - queen of the ulterior motive

I am going to be me and only me.

I smile, I am funny. I make eye contact.

I do not bat my eyelashes or pretend that I can't do something that I probably can do myself.

I am genuine and that still scares guys away, so I give up I don't know what works!!!! It's pretty lonely doing all of the house things by myself!

Dawn

I think that's what gets most of us women. I hate having to do all the "house" things, that I feel a good spouse would handle.

I am not a gardener, plumber, or car/garage person. I have no desire to put in a new kitchen faucet, nor retile my bathroom. I would love to have someone to handle all of these things for me.
I have many other skills to offer, just not handywoman skills. I can manage a checkbook, a very busy schedule, work, school, scouts, church and 1000 other things. But household stuff, yuck.

Thankfully, my house is 8 miles from work, and there are some great handymen at work who take pity on me and will come do minor stuff at my house. One even came to the home inspection with me and still gives me great advice.


My friend's boyfriend is the type to run to help her with the household stuff. I'm jealous sometimes (but OK when he comes to help me out too).

Perhaps we should be smiling at Home Depot to meet people?

newly, I enjoy the handywomen stuff I just want someone to share it with me, I hate having to depend on my dad to come help me or one of kids, the daughter that enjoys that stuff is too busy to help.

We don't have a Home Depot here, Menard's and Lowe's instead and I have found that the employees there are either students of mine and I am not going there or they are my student's grandpas!!!!

The guys that are shopping are with their spouse or GF and being told what it is that they are going to do in the house next.

I only have 4 more days of school so maybe I will hit one of the toolboxes early in the morning to see if there are any cute contractors picking up supplies!

It's fun to look though!!!

Dawn

am I the only one who thinks it's supercool that daybreak's real name is dawn?

I have had to learn how to cook, sew (poorly), do hair (also poorly - I am terrible at ponytails but I can get the hair out of her face), and coupon shop.

back to dating - Home Depot is a good idea for guys - see a woman looking at a jigsaw or lawn fertilizer puzzlily? You're all over her.....

Ahhhh, think I'll head to my local Home Depot, soon. I've given up on the grocery store, the dating sites, and friends of friends, and church, and.....

Good question Daybreak! It's not easy at this stage in life, that is the only sure thing I know.

Karona

I've been doing some of that handy stuff for ages....Haven't met guys at the hardware store.....I don't think there are any men I'd have in in this city.....

princess shakes head and rolls eyes.

Maybe I'm just supposed to be me. By myself.

I think Dawn has the right idea. Hitting the stores early when the contractors are there.