bloggers . Much today is written about the character traits in humans that are lacking. See Timberoos blogs and recently one from Molly. What is happening within a society where even the most simple considerations are missing. How many times when you walk down the street and you are jostled does anyone say excuse me im sorry? There was a time when we were all respectful of the space of others. We were mindful of the position and situation of others , each weaving their own thread into the tapestry of life as we know it. Mingling and interacting together . Now it seems to be a bun fight. No one cares whos toes they tread on, whos feelings they hurt. Common courtesy has all but flown out of the window and cruelty rules in day to day life, Much has been written about the dumbing down of society. We see it in the sad demise of the written word. Could you have imagined a world a few years ago without prose and sonnets, a world where men like Petrarch wrote of his love and longing for Laura over a span of twenty years expressing his yearning in a way too beautiful to contemplate. In todays throw away cyber dominated environment the writings of said Petrarch would have been condensed into a text saying i think u r gr8. c u ltr? Nobody telephones anymore. It seems we have once removed ourselves from normal interaction preferring to text or e mail. I hosted a lunch for friends yesterday and I had gone to a great deal of trouble to do so. My guests were due to arrive at 1.30 , but at 10am i got a text from one couple who cancelled last minute. I was incensed. What happened to a phone call? I find the text so impersonal, dismissive somehow. I wouldnt dream of cancelling an arrangement without speaking to those involved personally. Have we become so lacking in social skills and abitities that we cant string a few words together face to face? Its sad bloggers it really is. Even this morning i had a text from a man who would like to take me to lunch. Another text. I havent responded. Why isnt he calling to ask? I dont get it. Have we become so removed from each other that we can only do it from an oblique angle? what do you think
bloggers . Much today is written about the character traits in humans that are lacking. See Timberoos blogs and recently one from Molly. What is happening within a society where even the most simple considerations are missing.
How many times when you walk down the street and you are jostled does anyone say excuse me im sorry? There was a time when we were all respectful of the space of others. We were mindful of the position and situation of others , each weaving their own thread into the tapestry of life as we know it. Mingling and interacting together . Now it seems to be a bun fight. No one cares whos toes they tread on, whos feelings they hurt. Common courtesy has all but flown out of the window and cruelty rules in day to day life, Much has been written about the dumbing down of society. We see it in the sad demise of the written word. Could you have imagined a world a few years ago without prose and sonnets, a world where men like Petrarch wrote of his love and longing for Laura over a span of twenty years expressing his yearning in a way too beautiful to contemplate. In todays throw away cyber dominated environment the writings of said Petrarch would have been condensed into a text saying i think u r gr8. c u ltr?
Nobody telephones anymore. It seems we have once removed ourselves from normal interaction preferring to text or e mail. I hosted a lunch for friends yesterday and I had gone to a great deal of trouble to do so. My guests were due to arrive at 1.30 , but at 10am i got a text from one couple who cancelled last minute. I was incensed. What happened to a phone call? I find the text so impersonal, dismissive somehow. I wouldnt dream of cancelling an arrangement without speaking to those involved personally. Have we become so lacking in social skills and abitities that we cant string a few words together face to face?
Its sad bloggers it really is. Even this morning i had a text from a man who would like to take me to lunch. Another text. I havent responded. Why isnt he calling to ask? I dont get it. Have we become so removed from each other that we can only do it from an oblique angle? what do you think
This very thing happened to me recently. I had met a man online and we hit it of pretty well. Over the course of a few weeks we had numerous lengthy IM chats.Silly me,,I thought we were actually going to meet ! Fast forward to the day I go out and get a phone so he can call me. Coincides with the day he decides he doesnt want to call me. Oh the irony.
When I am with my daughter I have banned her from texting to anyone for any reason. I have walked out of restaurants where I was hosting the kids( for dinner) when they did not comply,,,so they know I AM serious.
I personally do not like talking on the phone,,,mainly because I can not hear very well on them.
Texting is fun and flirty if there IS a relationship already established. Other wise,,,its just plain lazy.
Quoting shazbot82:
This very thing happened to me recently. I had met a man online and we hit it of pretty well. Over the course of a few weeks we had numerous lengthy IM chats.Silly me,,I thought we were actually going to meet ! Fast forward to the day I go out and get a phone so he can call me. Coincides with the day he decides he doesnt want to call me. Oh the irony.
When I am with my daughter I have banned her from texting to anyone for any reason. I have walked out of restaurants where I was hosting the kids( for dinner) when they did not comply,,,so they know I AM serious.
I personally do not like talking on the phone,,,mainly because I can not hear very well on them.
Texting is fun and flirty if there IS a relationship already established. Other wise,,,its just plain lazy.
Forse ero troppo duro su te. Per questo io vorrei fare un'apologia. Se posso, vorrei dire che ovviamente sei una donna intelligente, gentile, simpatica ed anche istruita ed educata. Sono felice che siamo d'accordo della grammatica, pero, sarei molto triste se vai via tu.
Sempre apprezzo i tuoi commenti e ho presso le tue parole a cuore. Non volessi essere scortese. Oltre, come ho detto, sei ambasciatore ai americani. A scuola la mia insegnante preferita era una brava donna Britannica si chiama Mrs. Brown (ti ricordi la canta di Hermans Hermits di Mrs. Brown?) Vero, Lei era un puo duro a volte, pero, noi americani hanno bisogno di quella di tanto in tanto.
Tinkerbelle, sei un membro importante, brava e bella di MM. Ti mancerei se non leggo il miei posti ancora. Sarei bene se almeno stai tu con MM. Se vai via, a chi scriverei in Italiano? Prego continui di participare e abbiamo l'opportunita' di parlarci. Amica Britannica, bella e brava, dico la verita -- sei la migliore e porti tu gran valori al nostra communita MM.
Vorrei dire, non permitti un soldato americano di prenderti su. Solo stavo provando di guardagnarmi la tua fiducia. Sopra tutto, io so che tu sei pura ( non paura ) e totalamente innocente. Frattempo, divertiti Tinkerbelle.
Stammi bene,
Andy
P.S. Lo spero mi dirai i tuoi tre soggeti preferiti sul mio posto "24 Hours" Mille grazie te se poterresti. Abbraci T'Belle.
Forse ero troppo duro su te. Per questo io vorrei fare un'apologia. Se posso, vorrei dire che ovviamente sei una donna intelligente, gentile, simpatica ed anche istruita ed educata. Sono felice che siamo d'accordo della grammatica, pero, sarei molto triste se vai via tu.
Sempre apprezzo i tuoi commenti e ho presso le tue parole a cuore. Non volessi essere scortese. Oltre, come ho detto, sei ambasciatore ai americani. A scuola la mia insegnante preferita era una brava donna Britannica si chiama Mrs. Brown (ti ricordi la canta di Hermans Hermits di Mrs. Brown?) Vero, Lei era un puo duro a volte, pero, noi americani hanno bisogno di quella di tanto in tanto.
Tinkerbelle, sei un membro importante, brava e bella di MM. Ti mancerei se non leggo il miei posti ancora. Sarei bene se almeno stai tu con MM. Se vai via, a chi scriverei in Italiano? Prego continui di participare e abbiamo l'opportunita' di parlarci. Amica Britannica, bella e brava, dico la verita -- sei la migliore e porti tu gran valori al nostra communita MM.
Vorrei dire, non permitti un soldato americano di prenderti su. Solo stavo provando di guardagnarmi la tua fiducia. Sopra tutto, io so che tu sei pura ( non paura ) e totalamente innocente. Frattempo, divertiti Tinkerbelle.
Stammi bene,
Andy
P.S. Lo spero mi dirai i tuoi tre soggeti preferiti sul mio posto "24 Hours" Mille grazie te se poterresti. Abbraci T'Belle.
I get that texts are limited in size..but i always write out the persons name and most of what I have to say. My daughter, on the other hand,,,is the queen of abbreviations.Its an entire new language ! like trying to decipher Pid-gin
Quoting Ekaterina35:
I don't think it's about age. I think, it's more about level of sophistication and respect to the language. I have met another man, who prefers texting to emailing. He is 44 y.o., which I'd like to believe is a young age, and in his text messages he is using normal language, which does not create any problems.
Quoting Ekaterina35:
I don't think it's about age. I think, it's more about level of sophistication and respect to the language. I have met another man, who prefers texting to emailing. He is 44 y.o., which I'd like to believe is a young age, and in his text messages he is using normal language, which does not create any problems.
I get that texts are limited in size..but i always write out the persons name and most of what I have to say. My daughter, on the other hand,,,is the queen of abbreviations.Its an entire new language ! like trying to decipher Pid-gin
Why Tink,,the answer is right there ! Oh and it gets WAYYYY better than this little miff up.
He wasnt all that annoyed about the fake profile. But ,if he is to be believed,,his niece went missing and he got all strung out and and and and. Seems my simple request for him to call me as promised was too much for him to " deal with" WTF ???
He said he would call and after he didnt in suitable amount of time, I asked him when he was planning on doing so. LOL OH SUCH a good move on my part ! not !
Then he claims that I am " too forward" Anyone wanna see the IMS ? I was NOT the one being forward AT ALL.
Gets even better. Our Miss E had had contact with this SAME MAN for some time..unbeknown to all of us. He had called her numerous times though they never met.
Well, whatever. After we all discovered that,,WHILE I was at HER HOME..things went straight to hell.
E and I concluded that the guy seems good on paper but is too damned scared to make a move. Too bad,,,he WAS ( seemingly) pretty GOOD in many ways. Trust me on this,,it IS HIS loss. Oh well. NEXT!
Quoting Tinkerbelle:
lol SAhaz you have the WORST luck with men! What happened to the guy you met under the fake profile?
Quoting Tinkerbelle:
lol SAhaz you have the WORST luck with men! What happened to the guy you met under the fake profile?
Why Tink,,the answer is right there ! Oh and it gets WAYYYY better than this little miff up.
He wasnt all that annoyed about the fake profile. But ,if he is to be believed,,his niece went missing and he got all strung out and and and and. Seems my simple request for him to call me as promised was too much for him to " deal with" WTF ???
He said he would call and after he didnt in suitable amount of time, I asked him when he was planning on doing so. LOL OH SUCH a good move on my part ! not !
Then he claims that I am " too forward" Anyone wanna see the IMS ? I was NOT the one being forward AT ALL.
Gets even better. Our Miss E had had contact with this SAME MAN for some time..unbeknown to all of us. He had called her numerous times though they never met.
Well, whatever. After we all discovered that,,WHILE I was at HER HOME..things went straight to hell.
E and I concluded that the guy seems good on paper but is too damned scared to make a move. Too bad,,,he WAS ( seemingly) pretty GOOD in many ways. Trust me on this,,it IS HIS loss. Oh well. NEXT!
I don't think it's about age. I think, it's more about level of sophistication and respect to the language. I have met another man, who prefers texting to emailing. He is 44 y.o., which I'd like to believe is a young age, and in his text messages he is using normal language, which does not create any problems.
Quoting shazbot82:
i DETEST abbreviations ! Often I can not figure out what the heck they are trying to say. I must be OLD or something !
Quoting shazbot82:
i DETEST abbreviations ! Often I can not figure out what the heck they are trying to say. I must be OLD or something !
I don't think it's about age. I think, it's more about level of sophistication and respect to the language. I have met another man, who prefers texting to emailing. He is 44 y.o., which I'd like to believe is a young age, and in his text messages he is using normal language, which does not create any problems.
Pat I think that in todays modern world much that we have valued and set store by has disappeared. By physically removing ourselves from face to face contact we have made it easier to implement uncomfortable situations like cancelling arrangements , and dealing with complaints. Think about it. It takes a degree of moral fortitude to actually cancel a long standing invitation at the last minute doesnt it. The ability to deal with complaints face to face, make difficult choices etc. How much easier is is to remove oneself and bash off a text. How often these days when theres a problem and we make a phone call does the receiver of that call ever call you back. I think its almost an act of cowardice. By using text or emails one doesnt have to deal with the reactions of the other party, doesnt have to make lengthy explanations or look in the eye of another. I sigh as I write this because in our race to be technologically advanced we have indeed lost something most important. That is the basic art of interpersonal communication. Its sad It really is. I wish I could say that my friends lacked a certain amount of education and this is the reason for their actions and even to this day they havent picked up the phone, but I cannot. Both are well educated doctors, well used to dealing with uncomfortable situations. Whats the answer? I have no idea
Pat I think that in todays modern world much that we have valued and set store by has disappeared. By physically removing ourselves from face to face contact we have made it easier to implement uncomfortable situations like cancelling arrangements , and dealing with complaints. Think about it. It takes a degree of moral fortitude to actually cancel a long standing invitation at the last minute doesnt it. The ability to deal with complaints face to face, make difficult choices etc. How much easier is is to remove oneself and bash off a text. How often these days when theres a problem and we make a phone call does the receiver of that call ever call you back.
I think its almost an act of cowardice. By using text or emails one doesnt have to deal with the reactions of the other party, doesnt have to make lengthy explanations or look in the eye of another. I sigh as I write this because in our race to be technologically advanced we have indeed lost something most important. That is the basic art of interpersonal communication. Its sad It really is. I wish I could say that my friends lacked a certain amount of education and this is the reason for their actions and even to this day they havent picked up the phone, but I cannot. Both are well educated doctors, well used to dealing with uncomfortable situations. Whats the answer? I have no idea
lol SAhaz you have the WORST luck with men! What happened to the guy you met under the fake profile?
Quoting shazbot82:
This very thing happened to me recently. I had met a man online and we hit it of pretty well. Over the course of a few weeks we had numerous lengthy IM chats.Silly me,,I thought we were actually going to meet ! Fast forward to the day I go out and get a phone so he can call me. Coincides with the day he decides he doesnt want to call me. Oh the irony.
When I am with my daughter I have banned her from texting to anyone for any reason. I have walked out of restaurants where I was hosting the kids( for dinner) when they did not comply,,,so they know I AM serious.
I personally do not like talking on the phone,,,mainly because I can not hear very well on them.
Texting is fun and flirty if there IS a relationship already established. Other wise,,,its just plain lazy.
Quoting shazbot82:
This very thing happened to me recently. I had met a man online and we hit it of pretty well. Over the course of a few weeks we had numerous lengthy IM chats.Silly me,,I thought we were actually going to meet ! Fast forward to the day I go out and get a phone so he can call me. Coincides with the day he decides he doesnt want to call me. Oh the irony.
When I am with my daughter I have banned her from texting to anyone for any reason. I have walked out of restaurants where I was hosting the kids( for dinner) when they did not comply,,,so they know I AM serious.
I personally do not like talking on the phone,,,mainly because I can not hear very well on them.
Texting is fun and flirty if there IS a relationship already established. Other wise,,,its just plain lazy.
lol SAhaz you have the WORST luck with men! What happened to the guy you met under the fake profile?
Ah, me. I have no cell phone. No blackberry, no other device that connects me to the myriad hosts of communication out there. I have a regular telephone number, and I have email. And after roughly 8 years of having email, I'm still astounded that I can connect to someone half a world away through that email within a matter of seconds. Random thoughts now. Based on complaints I've heard from friends; based on thoughts posted on here. Were I out having lunch, or dinner with a friend, or a date, who spent even one quarter of that time emailing or texting to someone else, I would be out of there. Goodbye, for sure. I used to think that utilizing "Call Waiting" was about as rude as you could get. Now? Blackberry Texting while "we" are having what should have been an intimate lunch? Or dinner? Go "censor" yourself. Guess I'm just too damn old for these new-fangled contraptions. I value COURTESY too much to have any patience whatsoever for the rudeness brought about by our new-fangled contraptions as described in this blog. As for not RSVP-ing to an invitation...or was it cancelling at the last minute? Done by email or whatever; Fie on them. Rudeness to the max. Perhaps it's generational--I don't know. But if you can't telephone and confront in person, or show up on a doorstep to decline for whatever reason, to heck with you. If it is generational, I will be looking forward with much glee to how this latest generation deals with "refusals" at the last minute. I suspect chaos will ensue which will bring us back around to the courtesies of days of old. And that, surely will be a good thing.
Ah, me. I have no cell phone. No blackberry, no other device that connects me to the myriad hosts of communication out there. I have a regular telephone number, and I have email. And after roughly 8 years of having email, I'm still astounded that I can connect to someone half a world away through that email within a matter of seconds. Random thoughts now. Based on complaints I've heard from friends; based on thoughts posted on here. Were I out having lunch, or dinner with a friend, or a date, who spent even one quarter of that time emailing or texting to someone else, I would be out of there. Goodbye, for sure. I used to think that utilizing "Call Waiting" was about as rude as you could get. Now? Blackberry Texting while "we" are having what should have been an intimate lunch? Or dinner? Go "censor" yourself. Guess I'm just too damn old for these new-fangled contraptions. I value COURTESY too much to have any patience whatsoever for the rudeness brought about by our new-fangled contraptions as described in this blog. As for not RSVP-ing to an invitation...or was it cancelling at the last minute? Done by email or whatever; Fie on them. Rudeness to the max. Perhaps it's generational--I don't know. But if you can't telephone and confront in person, or show up on a doorstep to decline for whatever reason, to heck with you. If it is generational, I will be looking forward with much glee to how this latest generation deals with "refusals" at the last minute. I suspect chaos will ensue which will bring us back around to the courtesies of days of old. And that, surely will be a good thing.
oh I would hate that. Its so lazy . God what has happened to our beautiful language Kate
Quoting Ekaterina35:
I have recently been contacted by a man in an online dating club. He is a doctor, lives in my town, tall, dark and handsome (really), close to my age, and very nice. The only problem, he is obsessed with texting, and even in his emails he is using abbreviations such as "@" for "at", "n" for "and", "wknd" etc etc. I told him that I could not understand what he was saying (and I really could not), and simply stopped responding. True story.
Quoting Ekaterina35:
I have recently been contacted by a man in an online dating club. He is a doctor, lives in my town, tall, dark and handsome (really), close to my age, and very nice. The only problem, he is obsessed with texting, and even in his emails he is using abbreviations such as "@" for "at", "n" for "and", "wknd" etc etc. I told him that I could not understand what he was saying (and I really could not), and simply stopped responding. True story.
oh I would hate that. Its so lazy . God what has happened to our beautiful language Kate
All we can do is what WE can do. I insist upon my children not texting when in a conversation with me or others. We don't answer the phone during dinner. BillZ is absolutely right. These are OUR tools. We own them, not vice versa.
I try to do my part with companions as well as my children. Even younger, non-family acquaintances....I tell them how we older generations feel about it. If we don't bother, they'll never know. It is up to us to do our part, too, realizing that some of the time we are going to be given either figurative or actual eye-rolling in response.
-CG-
I agree, Tink.
All we can do is what WE can do. I insist upon my children not texting when in a conversation with me or others. We don't answer the phone during dinner. BillZ is absolutely right. These are OUR tools. We own them, not vice versa.
I try to do my part with companions as well as my children. Even younger, non-family acquaintances....I tell them how we older generations feel about it. If we don't bother, they'll never know. It is up to us to do our part, too, realizing that some of the time we are going to be given either figurative or actual eye-rolling in response.
This very thing happened to me recently. I had met a man online and we hit it of pretty well. Over the course of a few weeks we had numerous lengthy IM chats.Silly me,,I thought we were actually going to meet ! Fast forward to the day I go out and get a phone so he can call me. Coincides with the day he decides he doesnt want to call me. Oh the irony.
When I am with my daughter I have banned her from texting to anyone for any reason. I have walked out of restaurants where I was hosting the kids( for dinner) when they did not comply,,,so they know I AM serious.
I personally do not like talking on the phone,,,mainly because I can not hear very well on them.
Texting is fun and flirty if there IS a relationship already established. Other wise,,,its just plain lazy.
This very thing happened to me recently.
I had met a man online and we hit it of pretty well.
Over the course of a few weeks we had numerous lengthy IM chats.Silly me,,I thought we were actually going to meet !
Fast forward to the day I go out and get a phone so he can call me.
Coincides with the day he decides he doesnt want to call me.
Oh the irony.
When I am with my daughter I have banned her from texting to anyone for any reason. I have walked out of restaurants where I was hosting the kids( for dinner) when they did not comply,,,so they know I AM serious.
I personally do not like talking on the phone,,,mainly because I can not hear very well on them.
Texting is fun and flirty if there IS a relationship already established.
Other wise,,,its just plain lazy.
I have recently been contacted by a man in an online dating club. He is a doctor, lives in my town, tall, dark and handsome (really), close to my age, and very nice. The only problem, he is obsessed with texting, and even in his emails he is using abbreviations such as "@" for "at", "n" for "and", "wknd" etc etc. I told him that I could not understand what he was saying (and I really could not), and simply stopped responding. True story.
I have recently been contacted by a man in an online dating club. He is a doctor, lives in my town, tall, dark and handsome (really), close to my age, and very nice. The only problem, he is obsessed with texting, and even in his emails he is using abbreviations such as "@" for "at", "n" for "and", "wknd" etc etc. I told him that I could not understand what he was saying (and I really could not), and simply stopped responding. True story.
Build your Millionaire dating site / affiliate
