Comments on: What’s in a Word: The Truth Behind Men’s Personal Ads http://johnshore.com/2007/08/07/what%e2%80%99s-in-a-word-the-truth-behind-men%e2%80%99s-personal-ads/ Trying God's patience since 1958 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 07:53:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Christine http://johnshore.com/2007/08/07/what%e2%80%99s-in-a-word-the-truth-behind-men%e2%80%99s-personal-ads/comment-page-1/#comment-12041 Christine Sat, 28 Feb 2009 21:19:14 +0000 http://johnshore.wordpress.com/2007/08/07/what%e2%80%99s-in-a-word-the-truth-behind-men%e2%80%99s-personal-ads/#comment-12041 See I always thought that 'Sensitive' would translate to 'sit on the couch and cry about my childhood'. Boy, can't read these ads at all :) Flatmate came downstairs wondering why I was laughing so loud. Fantastic, love the funny posts just as much as the serious, it's a rare person who can do both so well :) See I always thought that 'Sensitive' would translate to 'sit on the couch and cry about my childhood'. Boy, can't read these ads at all :) Flatmate came downstairs wondering why I was laughing so loud. Fantastic, love the funny posts just as much as the serious, it's a rare person who can do both so well :)

]]> By: angie kilian http://johnshore.com/2007/08/07/what%e2%80%99s-in-a-word-the-truth-behind-men%e2%80%99s-personal-ads/comment-page-1/#comment-12016 angie kilian Sat, 28 Feb 2009 01:11:17 +0000 http://johnshore.wordpress.com/2007/08/07/what%e2%80%99s-in-a-word-the-truth-behind-men%e2%80%99s-personal-ads/#comment-12016 Too funny! Now you need one for women. It would be even funnier. :) Too funny! Now you need one for women. It would be even funnier. :)

]]> By: Kelly http://johnshore.com/2007/08/07/what%e2%80%99s-in-a-word-the-truth-behind-men%e2%80%99s-personal-ads/comment-page-1/#comment-12012 Kelly Fri, 27 Feb 2009 16:01:18 +0000 http://johnshore.wordpress.com/2007/08/07/what%e2%80%99s-in-a-word-the-truth-behind-men%e2%80%99s-personal-ads/#comment-12012 omg....these are funny. I particularly like (and have dated): easy going family oriented independent Stable Thanks for the laugh, John. I needed it! :P omg….these are funny. I particularly like (and have dated):

easy going

family oriented

independent

Stable

Thanks for the laugh, John. I needed it! :P

]]> By: Jean http://johnshore.com/2007/08/07/what%e2%80%99s-in-a-word-the-truth-behind-men%e2%80%99s-personal-ads/comment-page-1/#comment-7917 Jean Sat, 26 Jul 2008 03:51:09 +0000 http://johnshore.wordpress.com/2007/08/07/what%e2%80%99s-in-a-word-the-truth-behind-men%e2%80%99s-personal-ads/#comment-7917 After a long day, I was looking for some Godly inspiration or a good laugh tonight and got both from your article. The inspiration, u might ask?? Confirming my resolve not to look for future mate online. I know it's right for some people but not my style. This was fully LOL. Thanks! :] After a long day, I was looking for some Godly inspiration or a good laugh tonight and got both from your article. The inspiration, u might ask?? Confirming my resolve not to look for future mate online. I know it’s right for some people but not my style. This was fully LOL. Thanks! :]

]]> By: arlywn http://johnshore.com/2007/08/07/what%e2%80%99s-in-a-word-the-truth-behind-men%e2%80%99s-personal-ads/comment-page-1/#comment-5612 arlywn Thu, 03 Apr 2008 16:11:41 +0000 http://johnshore.wordpress.com/2007/08/07/what%e2%80%99s-in-a-word-the-truth-behind-men%e2%80%99s-personal-ads/#comment-5612 you... are going to make me seem like a nutcase in my classes. I tihnk laughing silently to ones self infront of a computer screen while others are around and not knowing what oyu're reading makes someone seem extremely psycho and crazy. you… are going to make me seem like a nutcase in my classes.

I tihnk laughing silently to ones self infront of a computer screen while others are around and not knowing what oyu’re reading makes someone seem extremely psycho and crazy.

]]> By: harvey melton http://johnshore.com/2007/08/07/what%e2%80%99s-in-a-word-the-truth-behind-men%e2%80%99s-personal-ads/comment-page-1/#comment-730 harvey melton Fri, 07 Sep 2007 17:48:04 +0000 http://johnshore.wordpress.com/2007/08/07/what%e2%80%99s-in-a-word-the-truth-behind-men%e2%80%99s-personal-ads/#comment-730 Borother John, You are such a hoot at times, yeah your right those ads are deceptive at best.After eight years of a very bad first marriage, i decided to let God chose the right Soulmate for me through prayer and a willing spirit. He did, he brought her to my front door, she had car trouble, i fixed it. the rest is history, we have been together for 26 years now, the thing is i knew her from when she was like five yrs old up. Our youngest child is twenty two months old, when he was born our youngest then was twenty and we have four grandchildren. My wife and i prayed for a son, now we have him, and he is all boy,i will soon be 52, there is a reason for everything, you just never know. thanks john, your a hoot.-Harv. Borother John,

You are such a hoot at times, yeah your right those ads are deceptive at best.After eight years of a very bad first marriage, i decided to let God chose the right Soulmate for me through prayer and a willing spirit. He did, he brought her to my front door, she had car trouble, i fixed it. the rest is history, we have been together for 26 years now, the thing is i knew her from when she was like five yrs old up. Our youngest child is twenty two months old, when he was born our youngest then was twenty and we have four grandchildren. My wife and i prayed for a son, now we have him, and he is all boy,i will soon be 52, there is a reason for everything, you just never know. thanks john, your a hoot.-Harv.

]]> By: John Shore http://johnshore.com/2007/08/07/what%e2%80%99s-in-a-word-the-truth-behind-men%e2%80%99s-personal-ads/comment-page-1/#comment-676 John Shore Thu, 30 Aug 2007 16:37:44 +0000 http://johnshore.wordpress.com/2007/08/07/what%e2%80%99s-in-a-word-the-truth-behind-men%e2%80%99s-personal-ads/#comment-676 Cool. So you want a Christian fanatic with a tickling fetish. Okay. People, let's help Teacup out! Ark. Nice note, though. Thanks very much for it. And you're right about the goodness of acquired wisdom. For all of its weird side-effects, I wouldn't trade a day of my age for all the tea in ... someplace where tea's worth a lot of money. Cool. So you want a Christian fanatic with a tickling fetish. Okay. People, let’s help Teacup out!

Ark.

Nice note, though. Thanks very much for it. And you’re right about the goodness of acquired wisdom. For all of its weird side-effects, I wouldn’t trade a day of my age for all the tea in … someplace where tea’s worth a lot of money.

]]> By: Teacup http://johnshore.com/2007/08/07/what%e2%80%99s-in-a-word-the-truth-behind-men%e2%80%99s-personal-ads/comment-page-1/#comment-675 Teacup Thu, 30 Aug 2007 07:54:49 +0000 http://johnshore.wordpress.com/2007/08/07/what%e2%80%99s-in-a-word-the-truth-behind-men%e2%80%99s-personal-ads/#comment-675 Yes, I did. Lose him, I mean. Actually we lost each other, I think, but not totally sure. He and I were never a defined "we" since we live 1,100 miles apart and considerably disagree on "we" doctrines anyway. That was quickly evident to the "me" part of this non-defined we. So I just kept listening. He, on the other hand, kept trying to put his theological foot in his mouth...and he did a good job (of course that's MY obnoxious opinion about HIS life)! So I am thankful for being the age I am now, since when I was in high school I was SO unable to have my own opinion about anything. From your last little ditty on guys ("Loves Christ." There's real hope.), I was just remembering what I have on a profile of mine at a high school site for "a perfect mate": loves Jesus and loves to laugh. That's what I want. Otherwise, I'm content with being with me. Yes, I did. Lose him, I mean. Actually we lost each other, I think, but not totally sure. He and I were never a defined "we" since we live 1,100 miles apart and considerably disagree on "we" doctrines anyway. That was quickly evident to the "me" part of this non-defined we. So I just kept listening. He, on the other hand, kept trying to put his theological foot in his mouth…and he did a good job (of course that's MY obnoxious opinion about HIS life)!

So I am thankful for being the age I am now, since when I was in high school I was SO unable to have my own opinion about anything.

From your last little ditty on guys ("Loves Christ." There's real hope.), I was just remembering what I have on a profile of mine at a high school site for "a perfect mate": loves Jesus and loves to laugh.

That's what I want. Otherwise, I'm content with being with me.

]]> By: John Shore http://johnshore.com/2007/08/07/what%e2%80%99s-in-a-word-the-truth-behind-men%e2%80%99s-personal-ads/comment-page-1/#comment-671 John Shore Tue, 28 Aug 2007 18:16:04 +0000 http://johnshore.wordpress.com/2007/08/07/what%e2%80%99s-in-a-word-the-truth-behind-men%e2%80%99s-personal-ads/#comment-671 Um. Yes. Being the guy who WROTE the stuff in question--and, worse, being a guy whose, like, whole LIFE is largely supported by and informed by humor--my personal, humble, extremely limited, for-sure-not-worth-paying-any-attention-to-at-all advice would be to LOSE any guy with whom you would hesitate to share anything you found funny (or certainly anything you found funny that's as innocuous as THIS innocent stuff). How can you be with a guy who responds to something you think is funny by "waxing philosophical." SOMEONE could be with that guy--but it sure doesn't sound to me like that someone is you. Well, that was ... obnoxiously opionated of me. Cool! If you can't have opinions on other people's lives, what's the point of ... KNOWING other people? Um. Yes. Being the guy who WROTE the stuff in question–and, worse, being a guy whose, like, whole LIFE is largely supported by and informed by humor–my personal, humble, extremely limited, for-sure-not-worth-paying-any-attention-to-at-all advice would be to LOSE any guy with whom you would hesitate to share anything you found funny (or certainly anything you found funny that's as innocuous as THIS innocent stuff).

How can you be with a guy who responds to something you think is funny by "waxing philosophical." SOMEONE could be with that guy–but it sure doesn't sound to me like that someone is you.

Well, that was … obnoxiously opionated of me.

Cool! If you can't have opinions on other people's lives, what's the point of … KNOWING other people?

]]> By: Teacup http://johnshore.com/2007/08/07/what%e2%80%99s-in-a-word-the-truth-behind-men%e2%80%99s-personal-ads/comment-page-1/#comment-660 Teacup Mon, 27 Aug 2007 05:04:52 +0000 http://johnshore.wordpress.com/2007/08/07/what%e2%80%99s-in-a-word-the-truth-behind-men%e2%80%99s-personal-ads/#comment-660 Unfortunately, I would say I am what they call "overly sensitive" to the stigma that still exists concerning mental illness, even when none is intended. "Pain" from mental illness is correct! It goes right through the family. Perhaps it's not always true, but we have found Bipolar to be successfully manageable, once the person comes to terms with it. I hope your family has found this to be true as well. Cool, and many blessings! So I decided to go back and read some of these personal ad lines again. My favorite is "Loves dog." Has fleas. HAHA! Also, in my first blog, I said that I was thinking about reading these to a guy that I am getting to know all over again after dating him 30 years ago in high school. Since then, I have thought better of it. I'm thinking he would miss the humor of it and would wax philosophical on me. Oh, dear....I just don't think I could stand that. I have my own thoughts about this (this is good!), but any thoughts about the type of guy who does find these funny and the type who does not? Unfortunately, I would say I am what they call "overly sensitive" to the stigma that still exists concerning mental illness, even when none is intended. "Pain" from mental illness is correct! It goes right through the family. Perhaps it's not always true, but we have found Bipolar to be successfully manageable, once the person comes to terms with it. I hope your family has found this to be true as well. Cool, and many blessings!

So I decided to go back and read some of these personal ad lines again. My favorite is "Loves dog." Has fleas. HAHA!

Also, in my first blog, I said that I was thinking about reading these to a guy that I am getting to know all over again after dating him 30 years ago in high school. Since then, I have thought better of it. I'm thinking he would miss the humor of it and would wax philosophical on me. Oh, dear….I just don't think I could stand that. I have my own thoughts about this (this is good!), but any thoughts about the type of guy who does find these funny and the type who does not?

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