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How many of us are single???

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vangace

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Just curious to know how many gaf members are single. If you are single, is it by choice or you just can't get girl period. Personally, i have been sticking with this thing that i will not get into a relationship until next december (thats when i graduate). It does suck to be single at times, like when you walk around campus and you see all these couples and it does make me wonder if i will be able to get my game back... :)
 

Triumph

Banned
Yo! Single here since the end of March. Made the mistake of taking my girl to see Eternal Sunshine, and she broke up with me a week later. I still blame that great movie for my lack of lovin' right now. Since then I've spiraled down into a hole of self-pity and loneliness more appropriate for a middle-aged woman than a strapping young lad in his prime(if 27 is my prime).
 

Eric-GCA

Banned
been single since the begining.............

.......OF LIFE! :)

can't say thats gonna change anytime either, got a lot of work to do.
 
So long as temporary flings don't count, I've been single since the beginning of the year. It's nice having money.

Granted, I'm hoping to change this by the end of the week.
 

etiolate

Banned
Yo! Single here since the end of March. Made the mistake of taking my girl to see Eternal Sunshine, and she broke up with me a week later.

That sucks. I went to see that movie with a girl as a first date and have been with her since. So the movie isn't all bad juju.
 

Grizzlyjin

Supersonic, idiotic, disconnecting, not respecting, who would really ever wanna go and top that
I haven't had a relationship since June, nothing majorly serious since February. And I haven't had any signs of a date since early August...I was about to fall back with my ex from February, but I got some advice that I should just move on. *sigh*

Lately I don't know if it is by choice, I just really haven't felt like going out. There are few women who will put up with my mood and smartass anyway. I don't think I'll be doing the relationship thing until after Christmas. :lol
 

demon

I don't mean to alarm you but you have dogs on your face
I believe I speak for Boogie as well as I when I say that I am very single.
 

Lathentar

Looking for Pants
Single.

Was in a two and a half year relationship until August. We looked at our future and saw none which could make both of us (namely her) happy. We broke up and its been tough tough tough.
 
Raoul Duke said:
Yo! Single here since the end of March. Made the mistake of taking my girl to see Eternal Sunshine, and she broke up with me a week later. I still blame that great movie for my lack of lovin' right now. Since then I've spiraled down into a hole of self-pity and loneliness more appropriate for a middle-aged woman than a strapping young lad in his prime(if 27 is my prime).

wow....and IIRC, Jim Carrey was touting ESOTSM as a movie that would make couples say "Oh you're not that bad after all" and strengthen their relationship! Guess you were lying, eh JIM?!?
 
Lathentar said:
Single.

Was in a two and a half year relationship until August. We looked at our future and saw none which could make both of us (namely her) happy. We broke up and its been tough tough tough.

Similar situation. But add three years to the total time. We still talk,and might work things out, but it has definately been tough tough tough.

So currently single...

Shame it doesn't feel that way.
 

Dan

No longer boycotting the Wolfenstein franchise
I ended a relationship in the early summer, been single since. I guess that'd be by choice, as there's always someone out there that's interested, but I don't really have time or a big interest in getting involved with anyone right now, and I'm not too into short meaningless flings.
 

XS+

Banned
I'm staying single for awhile. I end up ruining my ex-gfs' lives for some reason. My last ex switched from a classy girl to a basket case that went lez.
 
Lathentar said:
Single.

Was in a two and a half year relationship until August. We looked at our future and saw none which could make both of us (namely her) happy. We broke up and its been tough tough tough.

Wow, that describes my situation as well, same timeframe too! I feel your pain Lathentar, even if you're a conservative bastard. ;P
 

Boogie9IGN

Member
XS+ said:
I'm staying single for awhile. I end up ruining my ex-gfs' lives for some reason. My last ex switched from a classy girl to a basket case that went lez.

I hate it when they turn lez, it's like they basically say 'You have let men down for me. FAILURE'
 

Pimpwerx

Member
Been single since...hmmm, 1997-ish? No regrets. I'll date and "see" women, but I'm not gonna get another gf for a while. It's a constant conflict though. I just started seeing this chick recently and she's pretty cool. We've talked about dating and both figure it's a waste of time and emotion getting into a relationship. But we're both down for casual sex, and she's actually bi. :D Yeah, so I'm trying to parlay that into a threesome in the future, but we'll see. At the very least, I'll have another female friend with the potential for ass, but that's mostly worthless to me.

I am hit or miss with my game. I know my nick is Pimpwerx, but I've been anything but that at times. Some days I go out and I'm king of the jungle. I can approach any woman and strike up a convo and get her to fall in love with me. Other times, I go out and do nothing but get ripshit and act like an asshole. Oh, and I'm terrible with names, so I've lost a good number of prospects b/c I forgot her name. :lol One girls almost slapped me one night for it. I guess it's not cool spending a few hours with someone who has no idea what your name is. I took a wild guess and she wasn't having any of it.

So yeah, I guess I'll be single for as long as I can. I couldn't afford a proper gf, maybe some chickenhead, but they're not exactly gf material. I want to travel the world and do all the things *I* want to do, so I don't want any attachments. I say this now, but in a month, I could just as likely be talking about my new gf. I doubt it since it's been so many years now, but you never know. The lure of regular sex, especially if she's a piece of ass, is just too appealing sometimes. PEACE.
 

Lathentar

Looking for Pants
DJ Demon J said:
Wow, that describes my situation as well, same timeframe too! I feel your pain Lathentar, even if you're a conservative bastard. ;P
The toughest part of it, is she lives only 3 blocks from me and I still see her on a semi-regular basis. Losing your best friend and not being able to keep up the same type of relationship as friends is the hardest part. I just need to find someone else to distract me.

Oh... and conservative all the way.
 

Crispy

Member
I've been single for twenty years now, which is since I was born. it's not by choice, but I just don't seem to run into a girl for me. It's a bit frustrating to be single for me, I should enjoy it and just chase the women and have steaming hot no-strings attached sex, but I never had sex either. Sometimes I meet a girl while going out and we kiss for one night, but then when I call to set up a date, they always just want to be friends and I'm just totally sick of hearing that every time!

I guess I should be happy that I'm still so unexperienced, I don't know what I'm missing!
 
single since 2001 (have had dates but nothing long term)


my last g/f was a total controlling bitch who got what she deserved...


I just focus on myself now, and I feel much better about my life.
 
I have one she is going to another state for college this year but she will be back next. We never started anything but i'm pretty sure we will once she gets back.
 

aoi tsuki

Member
ZombieSupaStar said:
single since 2001 (have had dates but nothing long term)


my last g/f was a total controlling bitch who got what she deserved...


I just focus on myself now, and I feel much better about my life.
Same here, since about June 2001. i've had dates and hookups, but nothing really stuck. Sometimes i think it would be great to be in a loving relationship, and not just a dysfunctional casual relationship, and then i realize that i really don't want to have to care about someone else right now. i'm comfortable being single, because i really don't have the time, no, don't care to make the time to find and keep a girlfriend. There's also the fact that the past two years of run-ins with women haven't been all that great.
 

Iceman

Member
Been single forever. But recently started opening up to dating. I'm just dead set on not getting a "Wisconsin gal." I needs someone who'll want to live in SoCal.
 

demon

I don't mean to alarm you but you have dogs on your face
Iceman said:
Been single forever. But recently started opening up to dating. I'm just dead set on not getting a "Wisconsin gal." I needs someone who'll want to live in SoCal.
What's wrong with Madison chicks?
 

Mumbles

Member
Single since the mid-late 90s, by choice. A conversation with my grandchild-craving mother puts it in good perspective...

her: "Don't you want there to be someone special, someone just for you?"

me: "Not really."

her: "Don't you want to wake up in the morning and see the one you love next to you?"

me: "What I really want is to have a bit more time to myself."
 
consistently fucking up!

whereas most guys blame their problems on the girl, or other dudes, i'm smart enough to realize that i am the root cause for most of my recent relationship problems.

ah well.

girls are plentiful.
 

firex

Member
i am, by choice. too busy with my last semester of school, plus i have almost no money, so i'd rather just not make things any more complicated. plus, i just haven't met anybody i really click with around here (and i likely never will, good thing i'm moving in a few months).
 
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Deleted member 1235

Unconfirmed Member
been single for about 3 weeks now. after 2 years.
 

aoi tsuki

Member
Iceman said:
Been single forever. But recently started opening up to dating. I'm just dead set on not getting a "Wisconsin gal." I needs someone who'll want to live in SoCal.
By "Wisconsin" do you mean "local to your city/town"? i live in a small city and i couldn't see myself with one of the local girls. Too small-minded for my tastes, and most of them are happy where they are and afraid of change. But to refuse women on a state level is a whole 'nother story.
 

Boogie

Member
demon said:
I believe I speak for Boogie as well as I when I say that I am very single.

Thanks for covering my back here, amigo. Though I almost think it'd be more accurate to describe us as alone as opposed to single as far as this thread is concerned :-/
 

demon

I don't mean to alarm you but you have dogs on your face
Boogie said:
Thanks for covering my back here, amigo. Though I almost think it'd be more accurate to describe us as alone as opposed to single as far as this thread is concerned :-/
No prob, Spader. I suppose you're right, as "single" implies that you are inbetween relationships. To be inbetween relationships, you must have a relationship behind you as well as ahead of you. *looks back*.....nope, nothin.

You're right......I'm all alone. :(
 

DCX

DCX
I'm single...i have some options, but right now i'm really looking to see how a situation is going to pan out....and i'll go from there.

DCX
 

Iceman

Member
Yeah, basically women who were born in Wisconsin, raised in Wisconsin and are completely content to spend the rest of their days in Wisconsin.

I'm going to live in San Diego and that's basically that.
 

aoi tsuki

Member
demon said:
No prob, Spader. I suppose you're right, as "single" implies that you are inbetween relationships. To be inbetween relationships, you must have a relationship behind you as well as ahead of you. *looks back*.....nope, nothin.

You're right......I'm all alone. :(
It's all subjective really. "Single" to me is as simple as "not being attached to anyone romantically". The same could be said for being alone ("a lone" as i read it), but i think of it as being closely related to "lonely". Maybe i'm just misreading your post, but i don't see how the word could mean "between relationships", because how often do people have another relationship qued up in case the current one fails? And how often would they really be "single"?

It all comes down to how your view it though. Relationships, and specifically sex, is far too overrated in American culture. A lot of people think you have to have a girlfriend, fiancee, or wife to be happy. i see this a lot where i live, where a lot of people marry at age 18, mostly everyone i see, male, and far, far too often female, is taken. Frankly, if it came down to being with one of the local girls, i'd rather be single and save myself the trouble. They're largely not worth it. There's things i'd like to improve about myself, but i can say without arrogance that i'm a catch, and i'm not going to lower my personality standards in a woman just to have something with one.
 

demon

I don't mean to alarm you but you have dogs on your face
I know that being in a serious long-term relationship is overrated.....I hear it all the time on these boards. But is it wrong to really want to have some kind of intimate relationship with a girl?
 

unkasa

Banned
I'm newly single. Called my girl a "ho" and "shady bitch" after she confronted me about my behavior. I thought she was going to tell me she was seeing another guy. I overreacted and jumped to conclusions, but she's all set with me. So, until she forgives me, I'm single.
 

Bebpo

Banned
ZombieSupaStar said:
single since 2001 (have had dates but nothing long term)


my last g/f was a total controlling bitch who got what she deserved...


I just focus on myself now, and I feel much better about my life.

I hear ya!

Single since 2001, no dates either. Last g/f was a total controlling bitch which killed my interest in relationships. Definitely enjoy my life much more now that she's gone. But I do miss the closeness a little :(
 
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