Ha ha! Great simile. My wife has already found her project, but she would say she can relate.

Your comment about being a teenager is apt. We are all teenagers inside.
Vicki and I work at the local Council On Aging, which holds a dance every Thursday for men and women over 60. It is exactly like high school, with cliques that hang out together - an "in crowd" an "out crowd" and those in the middle. There is the cool girl who doesn't flirt but gets a lot of attention, the girls who do flirt, the guy who thinks he's cool, but everyone laughs at him behind his back (even though the flirty girls do go out with him now and then), and there is the guy who is really cool that everyone admires but the girls dare not approach (me). HA!

Good luck with Mr. Saturday Esq. Hope all goes well.

Brilliant

With your knowledge of car-culture, you must surely be the most popular person at any cars and coffee that you go to? I know you would be here in Portland.

If you weren't such a long drive away......

.... and if I wasn't so FOS :D

Men do not like women knowing about cars. Men want to tell women all they know about cars (be it right or wrong). My saying something intelligent will be dismissed or talked over. I'll most likely be seen as a know-it-all ***** as well.

My best approach is asking, "is that a hemi?" or, "how many carburetor does it have?" (Best if it has neither.) Guys eat that **** up.

Stolen from "X".

Desirable Changes Women Hope For:

• Stop sending random D’ pics.

• Differentiate kindness from flirting.

• Treat her with kindness, not aggression.

• Refrain from assuming ‘all woman’ are on their cycle.

• Keep restroom tidy; no surprise pee on the seat.

• Believing she is a ‘live in maid.’

• Stop believing romance is inferior.

• Replace catcalling with interaction.

• Stop threatening harm to her because she rejects you.

• Be honest about intentions; from the start.

• Stop bragging to the boys about sexual escapades.

• Stop undermining her emotions & value communication.

• Stop making everything a joke when it upsets her.

• We need more positivity in the presence of friends and family.

• Don't blame gender for her mistakes.

• Accept rejection gracefully, without damaging her reputation.

• Stop labeling yourself 'alpha' or 'sigma' male.

• Be the same person publicly and privately.

• Stop creating forums just to bash women.

• Ditch thirstiness and don't believe just because she is online she is a “thot.”

An odd observation. My wife and I met an absolutely lovely woman today on a walk at a local garden. She was the best looking 65 year old I have seen. Gorgeous. We talked for over an hour. She asked if we knew any similar aged single men. The only two my wife and I knew have issues. One is gay. The other is a drunk.

Any lonely dudes in the PNW?

[QUOTE=Capt. Carrera;12109188]Men do not like women knowing about cars. Men want to tell women all they know about cars (be it right or wrong). My saying something intelligent will be dismissed or talked over. I'll most likely be seen as a know-it-all ***** as well.


Sadly...I see this as being true most of the time.

Those are not the men you want in your life.

Yes, I realize sometimes you have to make allowances in certain situations - I get it.

And I know you get it.

This is why I mentioned "confidence" as a positive trait for men to have (and ladies too because it goes both ways). Confidence is sexy.....those with fragile egos....eh...not so much.

FWIW, my last chick was pretty good with mechanical stuff and I never felt threatened by it. In fact, I admired her (and still do) for being so smart.

Like I said upstream.....there is a shortage of good men. Ones that are unattached that is.....

There was an article a few months back online somewhere about an island in Norway or Finland where the main profession is fishing and it's something ridiculous like 3-1 men. Those Scandinavian dudes can be some tall, good looking sons of biotches as well.

The comment section was priceless, all women. A couple I remember were, "Challenge accepted!" and, "Bend...and SNAP." :D

Thank you Baz. I apologize if I came off peevish.
And Thank you is what I should have originally said to Herr_Oberst.
So thank you Herr for the kind compliment.

Now tell me about your 914. Does 914 mean it's got 14 cylinders? ;)

Or they’ve figured out what a minefield it is and given up.

And with that comment you’ve dismissed an entire gender.
If I said all women were gold diggers what would your reaction be?

You silly girl, it means it has 9 cylinders, 1 speedometer and 4 wheels...

Thats funny!

IMHO, you are a unicorn Dixie: sharp, creative, easy on the eyes, and a gearhead.

Not so. I'm a man so I'm and expert. I was driving my 356 coupe a couple of weeks ago and a woman stopped me and we chatted for 20 minutes. She and her husband did much of the work on John Dixon's collection. We had a great conversation.

[QUOTE=stevej37;12109234] I disagree. We have a single lady in our PCA region that is attractive, owns three Porsches. She drives at the autocross. One is a 911 SC outlaw with a 993 engine transplant. She knows cars, and loves to drive them. We all respect her, but most of the club is married men and we often include our wives in social events.

Guys that are secure love to have a woman that truly understands his love of cars with an equal love and understanding of cars.

Those aren’t the guys you want, anyway. Maybe use that as a litmus test if in that crowd.

That really was funny

Yep. 3 more than a 911.

Here I thought that would have been a big plus.....:confused:

The best piece of advice given to me as always been...."Pick Your Battles"!
If you know that you are "correct" on a certain topic and it's a very minor one at that...don't go on and on and on...give your opinion and then move on!

Example: "I love your chili dear but, the next time can you add some beans?" The partner's response: "Real chili has no beans!" response: "Well I like my chili with beans...."
response: "Man, you are so stooopid! Real chili has NO BEANS! You can't call it chili, OK!" response: "Yes, dear..." response: "What are you really saying?! THAT YOU DON'T LIKE MY CHILI, IS THAT RIGHT?! IS THAT WHAT YOU'RE ACTUALLY SAYING THEN?!" response: "I love your chili...it's perfect just the way it is...I'm going to take the garbage out now..." "Hey, don't you turn your back on me! Now admit that you're wrong! REAL CHILI HAS NO BEANS! DO YOU UNDERSTAND?!" LOL!! :D:D:D:p

Similarily, if you are wrong, admit it and move on.;)

Sometimes, as joke, I'll say something totally out in left field and await her response....so, so fackin funny the response I get sometimes!! :D:p:D But, darned, once in a while she catches on....;)

And for the record....I LIKE MY CHILI WITH BEANS! OK!!

Thank ya, you had me honestly laughing out loud.

Well there ya go! I don't personally know Byron...but he sounds like a great dude from his posts! SmileWavy

Very smoooooth there Byron!;)

Keep us nozey Pelicans posted!:p

Its interesting that everyone says "be yourself", "be honest", "don't want to play games"...
So why would a woman hide her knowledge of cars (unless you are just looking for no commitment entertainment with without meaningful communication or involvement)?
It has been 42 years since I was dating but I learned that if I have to pretend to be someone I am not, then either I will be miserable and want out or, the other person will figure out who I really am and be disappointed and want out.

We ALL know where this is going....

Blurry pictures :D

It's a Pelican tradition!

We can do that.

It’s 10PM on Saturday and you’re on Pelican. Did he ghost you?

Lol no, he showed up at the car show as planned. We had a good time.

One of the many things that I found attractive about my wife was her brains! Her dad taught her to listen to car noises, and notice a funny noise. She was driving a Mercedes 190 with a 5 speed transmission when we were first dating.

Ha....your comment reminded me of this classic.......

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We will all be waiting for "blurry pictures" of you Cap'n .... before the drinks!

We know Byron :D

lol, well I see he has a reputation.

Byron likes to post pictures ... years ago, many of them were blurry .... not sure if it was his camera or alcohol.... but he has an established reputation to maintain :D

I think it was his camera tho'....

Thank you. Now I get it :)

You have a full, absolute pardon Byron.... I don't actually recall the blurred pictures, but just remember everyone kidding you about them .... a LONG time ago ;)

Interesting thread (that I have enjoyed reading). I got divorced this year (March) after 20+ years of marriage and had zero desire to enter the dating scene. I'm 59. Very interesting to hear Capt Carrera's assessment of the dating pool of men. It is probably the same for the men, actually, but I wouldn't know. In the vein of "when you least expect it" I crossed paths after my divorce with a woman I have worked with for years but never really knew. The crossing of our paths was a collision. We are now 'together'. She could care less about cars but has a PhD in particle physics and absolutely kicks my ass intellectually. I love it. I have no ego anymore - I know who I am. She is the most amazing person I have ever met.

Life is too short to not be happy. I think when you get to my age (like most of us) this isn't our first rodeo and at this point in life it is all about being honest, not playing games, and just being happy. "Create a world that you love" every day and be happy as long as it is not at anyone else's expense.

I can tell you that as a mid-fifties male: If you have a) education, b)good job, c) car, d)your own house, the dating world is your oyster...

Have a decent disposition, don't badmouth your ex, and you can be very busy...

This... I'm 58 and things are great :)