Recent content by Clucking Flu

Here's the update. Since starting this thread a year and a half ago, Charlize went dark. Didn't hear from her since. I reached out every few months but didn't hear back. Over the last few months, I couldn't stop thinking about her. It kept building and building. I have no idea why. Then out of...

I think part of it is the opposite of what you are suggesting. Some of the family members involved are very well off . . . retired early, own multiple houses, spend a lot of the year traveling to exotic places, etc. They have always been generous and spent a lot on gifts. All along we...

Most of the people involved are immediate family (some on either side). The way things worked in the past, each person / couple would spend a similar amount on us as we did on them (for adults). Sometimes the cost of things varied a little (say for gifts for kids). But this year, people that...

Didn't really want to start a new thread, but how do people handle disproportionate Christmas gifts? For starters, we always host Christmas, and we usually have a drawer with some extra gift cards tucked away in case anyone shows up unexpectedly, we forgot a gift for someone, or we need to come...

Whenever there has been talk of getting divorced, my wife indicated she's fine with that provided she gets everything and I get nothing. The last time that came up was 6 months ago, and since then she said she wants for things to work out. Even getting divorced has issues. For starters...

Since it's Friday . . . I backed off and let her get in touch with me when she was ready. Didn't hear from her for 10 days, then she initiated contact with me the past 3 days. Looks and personality wise, she is very similar to Charlize Theron. She apologized for not getting back to me because...

I gave this more thought and have opted not be in pursuit mode and have backed off. Haven't heard from her, so let her approach me if she wants to. If she does, will reevaluate the situation then. If she doesn't, she doesn't. 

Let's try again. She explained she wanted to be heading toward a real relationship, and not just be somebody's wham-bam-thank-you-ma'am. Seemingly, several recent guys have told her straight out that she is great as a hook up but they don't care about her and have no interest in dating her...

TBH, I don't really know. Hadn't really given it much thought until the other day. Definitely not sure what I would be looking for. The kid stuff doesn't bother me. Her being a bit all over the place isn't necessarily a deal breaker either . . . I would only care how she acts with me (ie, what...

As Kevin Garnett says, "Anything is possible!" However, she sent me pics from the concert . . . which she went to with her daughter last minute when the tickets were marked way down. Given the long list of other things she told me, to lie about who she went with seems pretty unlikely. At this...

:shrug: I went back and looked. It was a smidge over two hours on the phone from when she called to when she switched to texting . . . which lasted about 6 hours off and on. Since then, no calls and 9 texts in 3 days.

Like I said, she's fun to hang out with. I am not the hook up / hit-it-and-quit-it type (although I suppose I can learn to be). I probably would try to take things slow for all the reasons you mapped out. Lots of drama and histrionics at the moment. As for the wine, I hope not as she called me...

There is no way she thinks I am gay. This part is not a thing. She knows about relationships I have had with women. I talked to her that long on the phone because she was really upset. I wasn't going to not listen / ignore her / tell her to go away. Maybe she wanted a shoulder to cry on, who...

You are probably right. Just curious . . . what % of them are considered "sane ones?"

I did. Four times. I got 1) can't this weekend, 2) wish I could, 3) jealous I can't go out with you tonight / wish I could have drinks with you, and 4) soon for answers. How many times do you ask before it gets awkward (or you look desperate)? Also, she was in a relationship which she thought...