International Dating...?

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Originally Posted by JaneV2.0

......citizen of the world......

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Be careful, that was a racist dog whistle just a short time ago.

A bit off topic but I have heard that phrase "dog whistle" a lot lately--exactly what does it mean? I am not up on this slang. I keep thinking of my real silent dog whistle that is in my pet drawer somewhere.

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Originally Posted by Tybee

A bit off topic but I have heard that phrase "dog whistle" a lot lately--exactly what does it mean? I am not up on this slang. I keep thinking of my real silent dog whistle that is in my pet drawer somewhere.

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As I understand it, it's when people hear something that's not there. It is mostly used by left leaning people when responding to something a right leaning person has said.

Oh--so the dog whistle aspect is like the silent dog whistle, that the dog hears but humans don't hear. I thought it was just someone whistling loudly--okay, will have to think about it more. Who then is setting up the silent dog whistle that the left hears--is it the right invoking some reaction, or is it originating from the left--kind of like the Manchurian candidate concept?

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Originally Posted by Alan

Be careful, that was a racist dog whistle just a short time ago.

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I'm sure I'm not up to speed on "dog whistles," but I recognize some of them--like referring to President Obama as "arrogant" when you mean "uppity." As far as being a citizen of the world, I think there are a few public figures who can be seen as transcending nationality.

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Originally Posted by JaneV2.0

It worked for The Donald...

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Originally Posted by Alan

Yeah, but President Obama's mom had a couple of bad experiences.

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Donald did it twice. You would have to ask him about his first experience, as well as his future first ex lady.:laff:

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Originally Posted by Tybee

Why not go to something like this (domestic, but still you'd be meeting people from diff parts of the country):

https://www.atheists.org/eclipse

looks fun!

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A quick Google search, showed there are Atheists match dating sites.

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Originally Posted by ToomuchStuff

Donald did it twice. You would have to ask him about his first experience, as well as his future first ex lady.:laff:
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AKA "Venus on the Half Shell."

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Originally Posted by iris lilies

Yes, share the stories! Convince us!

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I joined OkCupid (OkCreepy?). I got a message from a woman and we talked a little here and there for a few days. All seemed fine.

I asked for her number. She said to call at about 7pm.


So I did...


When she picked up I noticed a very thick Russian accent -- which I am fine with. But then she talked literally non-stop at high volume for an entire hour about her two pet rabbits -- their mating habits mostly, along with their tendency to bite people and eat and destroy carpets.


Around minute 15 I realized she and I were not a good match. But I stuck it out for another 45 minutes, just to be polite.

More stories on the way!

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Originally Posted by CathyA

Well, it's all the problems you've been talking about......your unhappiness. I wasn't being insulting, if that's how you took it. Talking to a therapist can be very enlightening, if we seem to be stuck in certain patterns of behavior that don't lead to a bit of happiness and don't seem to be working for us.

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I have been seeing a therapist for a year.
Here is what helped me greatly: Minimalism and meditation.

You should have known me before I minimized and before I regularly meditated!

I can't imagine ultralite as a non-minimalist.