Posts by Bart Janssen
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And while I agree it should stand alone, for me this year has been punctuated by breaking news. Some sad beyond belief, some outrageous and some that has changed the shape of the world.
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Breaking news
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Up Front: The Up Front Guides:…, in reply to Emma Hart,
A bit unfair, I read that as describing the feeling that many men have. It may not be a reality but it is certainly a feeling I can concur with.
That said I agree it may not reflect the real complexity of that dynamic.
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Up Front: The Up Front Guides:…, in reply to Emma Hart,
The hand gesture! I am too old to have more than a vague awareness of the pedophile ring known as "Hi 5"
Also did you just call Isabel .... er ... friendly?
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Up Front: The Up Front Guides:…, in reply to Tom Beard,
I once went out with ... famously beautiful and talented semi-celebrity
Hi five!
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Up Front: The Up Front Guides:…, in reply to Emma Hart,
I'm now not sure I even know what I mean by it.
Apart from the whole violence part of the phrase, it is also interesting because it dehumanizes from the very inception of the relationship.
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Up Front: The Up Front Guides:…, in reply to Emma Hart,
Some women, myself included, have a "friend zone".
How odd. My only sexual relationships have been with women who were friends first.
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Look
I understand too little too late
I realize there are things you say and do
You can never take back
But what would you be if you didn't even try
You have to try
So after a lot of thought
I'd like to reconsider
Please
If it's not too late
Make it a cheeseburger -
Up Front: The Up Front Guides:…, in reply to Lucy Stewart,
“being hit on”
It's an interesting phrase that isn't it? Why does the action of enquiring if the other person might be interested in a relationship of some kind get described in such violent terms?
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Hello
I was wondering if you’d like to have a cup of coffee with me?
I’m asking you because I think you’re pretty and to be honest you look like someone I might be interested in having a more serious relationship with, damned if I know what it is about your looks that make me think that but maybe someday we could explore that topic in more detail.It is even possible that we could become very good friends and want to spend lots of time with each other, enough to consider becoming permanent partners in a long term loving relationship.
However the chances of all that coming to pass are realistically low since there may be many differences between us that may make long term happiness unlikely or simply impossible.
That said if I don’t ask we’ll never know and I figure that if we start with a simple coffee we can figure out if there are any immediate deal breakers.
Equally it is simply possible that even if we don’t go on to have a long term relationship we could become friends and having more friends is a nice thing.
So bearing all that in mind
“would you like to have a coffee?”It is admittedly possible that I over-think things sometimes