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Post by HooDunnit on Nov 3, 2004 8:38:40 GMT -5
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Post by jdmom on Nov 3, 2004 9:43:01 GMT -5
Barry - I wish you men were that easy to figure out, LOL!
Men are dogs all right, but it's pretty easy to figure out what a dog wants. Not so with men! Ignore me, me love life (if you want to call it that!) is in a crisis as usual!
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Post by tridlette on Nov 3, 2004 10:16:00 GMT -5
I just got this e-mail this morning... I have to read the link above, but while I do that, I will let you read my mail!
Dear Tech Support,
Last year I upgraded from Girlfriend 7.0 to Wife 1.0. I soon noticed that the new program began unexpected child
processing that took up a lot of space and valuable resources. In addition, Wife 1.0 installed itself into all other programs and now monitors all other system activity. Applications such as Poker Night 10.3, Football 5.0, Hunting and Fishing 7.5, and Racing 3.6 no longer run, crashing the system whenever selected.
I can't seem to keep Wife 1.0 in the background while attempting to run my favorite applications. I'm thinking about going back to Girlfriend 7.0, but the un-install doesn't work on Wife 1.0. Please help!
Thanks,
A Troubled User. (KEEP READING)
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REPLY:
Dear Troubled User:
This is a very common problem that men complain about.
Many people upgrade from Girlfriend 7.0 to Wife 1.0, thinking that it is just a Utilities and Entertainment program. Wife 1.0 is an OPERATING SYSTEM and is designed by its Creator to run EVERYTHING!!! It is also impossible to delete Wife 1.0 and to return to Girlfriend 7.0. It is impossible to un-install, or purge the program files from the system once installed.
You cannot go back to Girlfriend 7.0 because Wife 1.0 is designed to not allow this. Look in your Wife 1.0 manual under Warnings-Alimony-Child Support. I recommend that you keep Wife 1.0 and work on improving the situation. I suggest installing the background application "Yes Dear" to alleviate software augmentation.
The best course of action is to enter the command C:\APOLOGIZE because ultimately you will have to give the
APOLOGIZE command before the system will return to normal anyway.
Wife 1.0 is a great program, but it tends to be very high maintenance. Wife 1.0 comes with several support
programs, such as Clean and Sweep 3.0, Cook It 1.5 and Do Bills 4.2.
However, be very careful how you use these programs. Improper use will cause the system to launch the program Nag
Nag 9.5. Once this happens, the only way to improve the performance of Wife 1.0 is to purchase additional software. I
recommend Flowers 2.1 and Diamonds 5.0 !
WARNING!!! DO NOT, under any circumstances, install Secretary With Short Skirt 3.3. This application is not
supported by Wife 1.0 and will cause irreversible damage to the operating system.
Best of luck,
Tech Support
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Post by HooDunnit on Nov 3, 2004 11:18:44 GMT -5
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Post by jdmom on Nov 3, 2004 11:51:59 GMT -5
Well, I met a guy that I really like. He's 31, been divorced for 5 years now. He has a 7 year old little girl. I met him at a co-ed softball tournament that he was hosting as a fund-raiser for his little girl's softball team, which he coaches. I mentioned to one of his friends that I thought he would be a lot of fun to get to know. He was a blast at the tournament, kept us all laughing the whole time we were there. A couple of nights later he calls me from San Francisco! He had just started a new job driving a truck cross-country. The next time he was in town, he asked me out and we had a lot of fun together. He has a wonderful sense of humor and we have a lot in common. Of course, he is gone on the road a lot, but that doesn't really bother me. He called me pretty much every night for the next couple of weeks. He went on a hunting trip to Utah for about 10 days, so we didn't talk then, but he called as soon as he got back and we went out again and again had a great time!
That brings the story up to the present. He's been gone almost 2 weeks this time and is due in town late tonight. For about the last week, he's been acting kind of funny, and for the life of me I can't figure out what has changed. Friday night he called me while I was out with a friend at a club. I went into the bathroom and talked with him for a few minutes and he made a strange comment right before we hung up. He said "If you see something you want out there grab ahold of it." I just kind of laughed and then he said "I mean it." Well, I just kind of blew that off. I called him Saturday afternoon and we talked as usual. Then I called him Sunday night and we talked for about 5 minutes and then he siad he had a beep and that he would call me back. He didn't. He did send me a text message that said "Sorry didn't call back, I'm tired, going to bed now." Well, I thought that was strange because it was only 6:30 at the time zone he was in (California), but he did have to drop a load at 5 a.m. that next morning so I just shrugged it off. Then he called me Monday night and we talked like nothing was wrong and he apologized for not calling Sunday and said he was just really tired of driving. Well, I called him last night and he didn't answer so I left a voice mail and I never heard back from him. This morning, I sent him a text message asking him if he wanted to get together Saturday night. I guess I'll just wait and see if he responds to my text message.
I'm getting the distinct impression that he is trying to blow me off, but I don't understand why. I don't know what he meant by that comment while I was out at the club. Was he irate because I was out at a club or was he trying to get the point across to me that he didn't want to get too serious? He knows I'm interested, I've made that clear. He's kind of hinted around about not wanting to get into anything serious because he has just started this new job traveling a lot. That's okay with me. I don't have a problem with the way things are going right now. I'm more of a day-by-day kind of girl and I have told him that. But if he doesn't want to get serious, I'm not going to sit on my butt at home while he's on the road. To tell the truth, I'm not one to sit on my butt at home even if we WERE serious. I'm an extremely trust-worthy person until you break that trust and I expect to be trusted in return.
So I guess we are just going to have to sit down and have a talk. Which I hate, because it seems like that anytime you try to get a guy to sit down and talk about things like this, the warning bells start going off in their heads and the hit the door running with their tails between their legs! How do I discuss this with him without him worrying that I am envisioning wedding bells? I like him alot, I'd like to continue seeing him when he's in town. We don't have to talk on the phone every night, but hell, he called me every night for a solid 2 weeks before I ever called him. I do tend to call him if I haven't heard from him by the time I'm ready to go to sleep-should I stop doing that? Why can't guys just say whats n their freaking minds? And why is it when a woman speaks hers it scares them to death?
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Post by HooDunnit on Nov 3, 2004 12:43:33 GMT -5
RE "Friday night he called me while I was out with a friend at a club. I went into the bathroom and talked with him for a few minutes and he made a strange comment right before we hung up. He said "If you see something you want out there grab ahold of it." I just kind of laughed and then he said "I mean it." Well, I just kind of blew that off."
Seems like this was an important event, and that he was disappointed or upset that you had gone out with a friend to a club. Do you think that he may be the possessive type? A person doesn't need a taxidermist. On the other hand, if he had been thinking of you all the time, he may have been genuinely hurt by what he perceived you were doing.
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Post by jdmom on Nov 3, 2004 14:37:51 GMT -5
I just don't know if that was it or not. I can't think of what else it would be? But yet he honestly doesn't seem that type. When we first started talking and were talking about how we were both divorced, he made a point of telling me that he doubted that he would ever get married again. He liked being a bachelor. I kind of took that as a hint, loud and clear. But I didn't worry about it because, like I said I'm a day-by-day kind of person. I'm not dating anyone else right now, so why not continue to date him and have fun with him? If I get to the point where I want more, I'll worry about that then. And if I meet someone else in the meantime, well, I'll worry about that then. I didn't see us as "an item" and really don't think he did, (or does or whatever!) either. Actually, I had even invited him out to the club with us for that evening, he was supposed to be home by then. But he got a call about another load and changed his schedule.
One of my friends suggested that maybe he thought I was a bit too much of a "party girl" for his taste. But heck, I only go to a club once every couple of months or so. I don't see anything wrong with that. And I'm not a big drinker. I usually only have 2 drinks or so while I'm there because I won't drink and drive. I do admit I like to hang out with my friends on the weekends that I don't have Jarrett. But most of the time, we just go out to eat or to a movie or to each other's houses and play cards or something. It seems like when he's home he always has a friend at his house having a beer.
Like I said, I just can't figure it out, so that means I'm going to have to talk to him about it. If his feelings were hurt over me being at a club, I doubt I'll get him to admit that that was his problem, though. That might be admitting too much for him. Keep your fingers crossed that he'll turn out to be a guy that can actually handle a conversation about "his feelings." Knowing my luck, he'll tuck his tail and run.
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Post by HooDunnit on Nov 3, 2004 14:50:04 GMT -5
Well, you could always say, "I'd like to discuss our relationship." lol Whenever my wife says that I know I'm in trouble.
I think it's his problem alright. It will be interesting to see what others think. I think you do well to travel light and not get bogged down with mind benders. Life is about joy / enjoyment.
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Post by jdmom on Nov 3, 2004 14:57:32 GMT -5
The thing is, up until this point, I had more fun with this guy than any I have dated in years! He had a great sense of humor and was always joking around and we had so much fun together. On our last date, we went around to some of the "haunted houses" that were in town for Halloween. Neither of us had been to one since we were kids and we had so much fun.
Even if things don't work out with us dating, I would love to just keep him as a friend. But I don't want to just tell him that cause then he would think that I didn't want to date him? At this point, I'd like to keep dating and just see where things go.
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Post by HooDunnit on Nov 3, 2004 15:25:38 GMT -5
Sounds good. I would just beware of whether he might be possessive. God, I'm starting to sound like those columnists. But just because he says he wants to remain a bachelor does not preclude that your going to a nightclub with your friends upsets him a bit. Many men have double standards (part of their being dogs, I guess). "Freedom for me, not for you!"
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Post by jdmom on Nov 3, 2004 15:38:52 GMT -5
Don't worry, I'm not into the possessive types. But I do think that most men have a little bit of that in them. I also think that if you just let them know right off the bat that you're not going to put up with it, then they usually back off of that. It's when you let them get away with it that it gets out of control.
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Post by HooDunnit on Nov 3, 2004 16:00:51 GMT -5
Exactly and some of the worst of them, the pathological ones, can become taxidermists and even batterers. Life is too short for that. So, you've got it figured out.
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Post by jdmom on Nov 4, 2004 11:53:12 GMT -5
Well, I called him last night and he didn't answer his phone so I guess we're through...men ARE dogs. Big ugly mean ones.
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Post by tridlette on Nov 4, 2004 13:07:20 GMT -5
Well, I called him last night and he didn't answer his phone so I guess we're through...men ARE dogs. Big ugly mean ones. At least you can scoop their poop, put it in a bag and throw it in a trash can. Put the lid on it and once a week the g-man comes and hauls it away. (if only it were really that simple, huh?) |
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Post by rosyred45 on Nov 4, 2004 20:53:31 GMT -5
JDmom, have you heard back from him? Just curious, I missed this whole thing  I can't say all men are dogs though, I married a good one. As far as the trucking thing goes, hubby has a friend that drives truck, PLUS he works on a shipping dock, so there are lots of things that might be keeping him from answering his phone  |
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