The ***Official*** Singles Thread: Remembering SkyLab

10 November 2006 | Army Air Corps

[alwaysconservative]

Did I mention today that I really, really love you? THAT angel you can send my way, anytime (said in a Mae West voice, LOL)

[KevinDavis]

[Army Air Corps]

De nada. I am just NOW checking in today - I have been in the university library all afternoon and I was busy doing other things this morning.

[Army Air Corps]

I am on time and on my game tonight, folks.

[ilovew]

**I am on time and on my game tonight, folks**

Aren't you always? ;)

[Army Air Corps]

Well, last night I returned home later than anticipated and I lost the ping list...

But I do thank you for the most kind compliment!

[ilovew]

Hey, no one's perfect :)

[MozartLover]

Well, I'm happily married for 30 years and I looked with both eyes wide open!

Yummy!!!

[Army Air Corps]

Well, the thread did get posted and, thanks to help from Darkangel82 the folks were pinged. Thanks to help from fellow FReepers, all went well.

[radiohead]

LOL!! Good one!

[radiohead]

Boy, you sound like me. I went to the Republican Meet site after reading your post, but got put off by all the personal questions first. Just let me browse! E-Harmony couldn't help me either. I might join the other site you mentioned, as I am one of those older ladies you mentioned. I saw a few posts from men, but you had to join to see any real detail. I'm not in the mood tonight. But thanks for the heads up re the sites; at least I have some new places to look.

[Army Air Corps]

The thread is quiet...too quiet.
I am typing and watching Kelly's Heroes.

[ilovew]

I got distracted. There's lots of stuff to see on the internet lol.

[cibco]

Hi Dolly!

I can't believe the magic of FR. I wasn't looking for "someone", just having online discussion and fun with friends.

She wasn't looking for someone either. She was doing the same.

Over the course of a year she had caught my eye. One night, in June, I said, "What the hell" and PM'd her with a phone number.

I had VOIP and we started talking for many hours. There was so much in common that it was errie.

After all the phone talk, it became time to meet face to face. It happened on Oct 20 and after a tentative start we really hit it off!

On my 12&1/2 hour drive back to Minnesota I had a lot of time to think about what had happened.

On 25 Oct we were talking and I popped the question. She said yes and now we are pre-engaged. I will formally give her a ring on December 1st, my parents 60th wedding anniversary.

CAUTION! Free Republic holds many surprises..

Right now she is working and I'm watching "24" and feeling good. It will be even better after April 28.

FR ROCKS!

[WFTR]

The other site, conservativematch.com, seems to have a younger orientation, but there is a range of ages there. The problem for all of these sites is that they don't have that many members. As a result, finding someone who is reasonably close geographically is difficult. Of course, as we look and don't see anyone who is close geographically, we don't join, and not joining keeps the membership low.

Bill

[Dmitry Vukicevich]

In todays world it is at least easier keeping in touch long distances. You never know what might happen.

[Dmitry Vukicevich]

Absolutely, I grew up with a grandfather that made his own vodka. It doubled as a paint remover, but every New Years and Christmas, as our Christmas is celebrated on Jan 8, we all had to do a shot. I think if Child Welfare Services knew about my family they would have all been thrown in jail as I was around 5 when they started allowing me to imbibe. Absolute and Grey Goose are my favorites. A lady I know from work, who is very involved with raising funds for the troops, gets donations from every bottle of Absolute that she sells so I buy that every chance I get. I don't think it is a deal from the manufacturer, I think it is from the distributor that she gets the donations.

[WFTR]

I agree that keeping in touch is easier by long distance, but I'm not sure how much value that contact really has. Ultimately, someone has to commit to moving to a new area in the hopes that things will be in good in person as they were by long distance. That's still a big gamble, and people who haven't been successful locally are going to have a hard time finding the confidence to gamble.

Bill

[Dmitry Vukicevich]

I agree it is a gamble and it is up to the individual to decide which risk is worth taking.

I just don't even know where to start looking for members of the opposite sex locally, I just moved to Alabama from New Jersey.

[WFTR]

Where are you in Alabama and what brought you there? I don't know that much about Alabama, but I've driven through the state quite a few times.