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  1. In Memory of LAJ_FETT: Please share your remembrances and condolences HERE

JCC My Fiance dumped me

Discussion in 'Community' started by PRENNTACULAR, Sep 30, 2012.

  1. AaylaSecurOWNED

    AaylaSecurOWNED Jedi Master star 6

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    You aren't answering wocky
     
  2. Harpua

    Harpua Chosen One star 9

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    Yeah, this changes things on my end. "I want to be single so that I can find myself" is quite different from, "I ****ed somebody else." I now kind of want to thump you on the head for going on vacation with her.
     
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  3. Darth Guy

    Darth Guy Chosen One star 10

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    I'd make the drive if I weren't so lazy.
     
  4. lexu

    lexu Force Ghost star 6

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    I sort of stopped feeling sorry for you as soon as you said she was 20. Now don't go proposing again until you've stopped being a dumb kid (which, hopefully, will occur at some point in your 30s), and prepare yourself for the even worse break-ups you'll experience in the next decade. Cheers!
     
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  5. jp-30

    jp-30 Manager Emeritus star 10 VIP - Former Mod/RSA

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    Some guy drank himself to death while watching the new Twilight movie here in New Zealand. Took the soft option, I think.
     
  6. Valyn

    Valyn Jedi Master star 8

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    Why are the 30s so much better an age to get engaged? So that by the time he has kids he'll look like a grandpa?
     
  7. yankee8255

    yankee8255 Force Ghost star 6

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    Well thank you very much :p

    [​IMG]
     
  8. George Roper

    George Roper Jedi Knight star 3

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    Fixed?
     
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  9. lexu

    lexu Force Ghost star 6

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    Yes. So he'll look like a grandpa. You sure reasoned that one out all on your own. Good job, buddy.
     
  10. Rogue_Ten

    Rogue_Ten Chosen One star 7

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    so you can enjoy your twenties traveling or beginning a difficult career or playing world of warcraft all day without having to worry about neglecting your baby
     
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  11. Harpua

    Harpua Chosen One star 9

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    Also, so that you have some life experience and knowledge, so that you don't have to turn to a message board for assistance for everything from small purchases, to planning a princess wedding, and finding a good divorce lawyer.
     
  12. JoinTheSchwarz

    JoinTheSchwarz Former Head Admin star 9 VIP - Former Mod/RSA

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    Disney weddings in your 30s are kind of creepy, though. I see Valyn's POV.
     
  13. Rogue_Ten

    Rogue_Ten Chosen One star 7

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    if you're marrying a cat lady...
     
  14. Harpua

    Harpua Chosen One star 9

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  15. JoinTheSchwarz

    JoinTheSchwarz Former Head Admin star 9 VIP - Former Mod/RSA

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    Sarcasm detector is broken today, Harpy? And don't you dare editting your post. :p
     
  16. Harpua

    Harpua Chosen One star 9

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  17. Darth Guy

    Darth Guy Chosen One star 10

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    I don't want a Disney wedding. I just want a ceremony where a man hands his property (daughter) over to me. Esmerelda can be the Gypsy entertainment or something.

    In case you couldn't tell, harpuah, that was sarcasm. Hopefully it was dry.

    Juliet316
     
  18. Harpua

    Harpua Chosen One star 9

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    Dry, like the wasteland that is your soul.
     
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  19. Rogue_Ten

    Rogue_Ten Chosen One star 7

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    i like my sarcasm like i like my women: dry and biting
     
  20. Juliet316

    Juliet316 Chosen One star 10

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    Huh? How did I get tagged up in all this. All I did was ask why he thought it was a good idea to see the torture that is/was Twilight?
     
  21. Darth Guy

    Darth Guy Chosen One star 10

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    I dunno. It's a compulsion.
     
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  22. DarthTunick

    DarthTunick SFTC VII + Deadpool BOFF star 10 VIP - Game Host

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    What was he drinking?
     
  23. Valyn

    Valyn Jedi Master star 8

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    Foot, meet mouth.

    And touche everyone, with the exception of Lexu.

    Experts swear that couples have the best odds of making it to the long haul if they wait until 25...

    and..

    those who marry in the early to mid-20s are slightly happier and less likely to break up than those who marry in the later 20s, but are significantly more satisfied with their relationships than those who marry at 30 or older.

    There are many more sources emphasizing that the mid-20s are the best target age for a full-committed relationship (engagement, marriage, what have you). Those were just the top two in the search list.

    As for myself turning to the JCC for "every small purchase and decision," I don't think that's much different than consulting Amazon/cnet/yahoo, etc reviews. Many of you do this, but enough about me treating the JCC like Amazon.com.

    Back to the point of this thread and my initial remark. Lexu's comment just rubbed me the wrong way (as Lexu is wont to do). She's unsympathetic because this guy didn't wait until he was 30 or older? Because in her expert opinion, anyone younger than 30 just isn't capable of a committed relationship? Well, the Internet is full of contradicting information. And the world.

    IMO, all you really need is financial independence and reliability (in addition to the obvious: loyalty, honesty, love, etc, etc).

    Maybe Lexu was just exercising typical JCC thorniness to a wounded person ("I'm on a distant computer, so your pain is tonight's entertainment!"). But either way, this JCer had something tragic happen to him. And age shouldn't matter there. Women cheat on their husbands and partners even after they're 30. Heck, one such case is all over the news right now (the Petreus scandal).

    Just because someone's 30 or older doesn't suddenly make them a better person than someone 29 or younger.
     
  24. yankee8255

    yankee8255 Force Ghost star 6

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    A few (semi-) serious points:

    1. My daughters were born when I was 37 and 39. I often wish I had been a bit younger, and had a little more energy. My wife and I have decided to stop at 2, would almost certainly have gone for a third if we were younger.

    2. On the other hand, I look back at my own experience in college, where I had a pretty serious girl-friend for a good chunk of sophomore and junior years. Had we atyed together, we probably would have gotten married within a year or two of graduation. Alto of my friends got married to their college girlfriends. All are still together, and have had wonderful lives. That wasn't for me -- I probably would have had a happy life if I had stayed together with that girlfriend (she married the guy she dated after me, they have three beautiful kids, the eldest of whom is now at our alma mater, Notre Dame), but I was no where near ready for that. I ended up going to business and law school, took a long time to figure ot what I wanted to be when I grew up (whenever that finally happens :p). If we would have stayed together, I wouldn't have had that opportunity. Maybe things would have worked out anyway, but maybe not.

    3. I also know quite a few people who committed to relationships early (a cousin with whom I'm very close foremost among them) and, well, they're happy, but I know they look back and realize that they committed too soon. It's not really even about the other person in most of those cases, it's just that they look back and see how many opportunities they've had to pass on as a result.

    In the end, you're the only person who really knows if you're ready. Maybe you are. But if she's only 20, I really doubt she is.
     
  25. Valyn

    Valyn Jedi Master star 8

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    Btw I'm not arguing anything but the notion that 30 = magically ready

    Edit: I've also had to pass up on opportunities, especially career wise, but I'm doing ok.