Off topic I guess but I'm not too sure that wolves actually do pair for life.
Wolves are often held up as examples of natural monogamy but it doesn't really work that way in the wild. A pack isn't full of male and female pairs, there's just one breeding pair at a time: the alpha male and the alpha female. Yes, most of the time this will mean the same pair breed each year but alphas will only occupy that role for three or four breeding seasons at most before getting too old to maintain dominance.
Men will do whatever you let us get away with. Nip negative behaviour in the bud or live with it.
Unfortunately non-verbal communication is pretty much all we have in an online environment, but I don't think it's the route of your problems. You may be able to express yourself better face to face, or at least not get the level of vociferous reactions you get here but that might be down to the fact that the people you talk to in real life are your friends and share your rather limited world view.
You look like you're a big guy, how much of your "non-verbal communication" is actually just physical dominance? Whether it's intentional or subconscious, that won't work here - you'll have to try something else. It's certainly difficult to imagine which exact hand gestures or sarcastic smirk you'd be employing to enhance your statement that "being gay is wrong"
You seem to come across as someone pretty much entrenched in black/white thinking: there doesn't seem to be any middle ground, either someone is with you or against you. You see any opposition as an attack on you rather than on your opinion. It seems to point to what could be a "borderline" personality. Then there's the paranoia.
All in all, it makes debate a little tricky. Of course most of us are aware that opinions aren't facts. Opinions can't be wrong - they can be misguided, horrifically ill-informed but not wrong - they're opinions not facts. Other opinions exist, it doesn't make them wrong.
Wondering what you're going to write, isn't writing. Your best work will be what comes most naturally to you.
Write it out, revisit, rework, redo, edit or leave it. The beauty of it is that it's yours and you can do what you like with it. Have fun.
You obviously have a clear idea of how you think a relationship should work but you should really be clear in your head whether you want to be with a specific person or whether you're just in love with the idea of being in a relationship.
If a series or relationships end up going the same way, it becomes pretty obvious that the common denominator is you. That doesn't mean that you're doomed to a lifetime of shit relationships but you might need to reassess the type of woman you're attracted to and what your expectations are.
You say that you're needy but what form does this neediness take? Do you need to know where she is all the time? Who she's out with? The number lock on her phone? Or do you just need constant reassurance that she loves you, that you're a good boyfriend and that she won't abandon you. A lot of women won't find these attributes appealing, but others might. Others might just take advantage of what they see as a weakness.
Being a gentleman is more than just being a gentle man.
Most unusual? The inside of the forearm. Sat in a bar, absent mindedly stroking my fingers back and forth over that area while chatting. After a few minutes, she leans across and says "if we're going to stay here, you need to stop doing that."
Parties are generally easier to strike up a conversation with a girl than say, a club. The classic ice-breaker at a party is "So how do you know [party principal]?", which gives her the chance of asking the same question in return. It's a classic because it works so well - you can discover common ground, shared friends you can talk about, interests and work etc
There might also be opportunities for friends to introduce you to people - this is even better because, essentially, your friend is vouching for you.
Of course you can't use these with complete strangers in a club environment but it should help you build up your confidence.
Also remember that some girls can be just as lacking in confidence; don't automatically assume that a stilted conversation is a sign that you're not doing well. There are plenty of other signs that will tell you that.
Hope you're having a great birthday, DD
Only if you're ready for the shit-storm that's to follow.
You have to remember to say at some point: "I told you that bitch was crazy"
Edit: can't find the Chris Rock "how was your day" routine on YouTube. Look out for it
Yeah, unless you are looking for a gay hook up I wouldn't just start up a conversation with a guy in a state of undress. Don't even start by saying how hot the new girl instructor is - it sounds like you're testing sexuality
I'd suggest taking a class at the gym rather than just doing your own set. Spinning classes are good as they can make you feel part of a team without the whole team sport thing. Going every week you'll see the same faces and make friends.
For me the key is in how you describe your female characters. The more you separate your reader from identifying with a character the less engaged they will be. Usually I'll restrict the description of a lead female character to things that won't have much bearing (eg colour of eyes, hair).
"Janey was hot; 5'4, 32E and sweetest of pert asses. Every guy wanted to fuck her" - this is male fantasy porn - any women reading will know plenty enough about girls like her, not many will want to identify with her.
"Janey happily took a moment to admire her own reflection; she loved how her skirt suit made the most her contours." - now this is someone a lot more women can identify with.
Ozymandias
I met a traveller from an antique land
Who said: Two vast and trunkless legs of stone
Stand in the desart. Near them, on the sand,
Half sunk, a shattered visage lies, whose frown,
And wrinkled lip, and sneer of cold command,
Tell that its sculptor well those passions read
Which yet survive, stamped on these lifeless things,
The hand that mocked them and the heart that fed:
And on the pedestal these words appear:
"My name is Ozymandias, king of kings:
Look on my works, ye Mighty, and despair!"
Nothing beside remains. Round the decay
Of that colossal wreck, boundless and bare
The lone and level sands stretch far away.
Percy Bysshe Shelley
While I can appreciate the huge amount of dedication and skill involved I just can't see the point of photorealism - especially when it's just a copy of a photograph. Whatever he's created was already there before.
For me, it's not art - a craft, maybe - but not art. There's no creativity here, just (immense) skill.
2000lb = a ton??? On whose watch?
2240lb = a ton
And while we're at it, it's 20 fluid ounces to a pint - none of these North American short measures, thank you very much
