[JamesP81]

Erm, so, you like you dates to be non-conversational drinking binges and/or 'orgies' ? While that was a blast when I was in college, a meaningful relationship is achieved through intellectual challenge and compatibility on that level.

And where did I say anything about drinking or sex? Drunkeness is not one of my habits. Sex before marriage is something I avoid altogether. Even while I was in college.

Might not want to put words in the mouths of people you don't know.

As for dates, I don't want to be in competition with my mate. I understand that many women do not like this mind set. That's fine; they don't have to. But I will not change my mind to suit the sensibilities of certain liberal feminist concepts in our culture. I will find a woman who will be my partner, and I will remain single, which there is not a thing in the world wrong with, BTW, contrary to popular belief. I would prefer marriage to singleness, assuming it was to the right person. I'd prefer singleness, however, to marriage to the wrong person. No amount of crying, name calling, or finger wagging on the part of the feminazis is going to change that. Those protests are hitting deaf ears over here.

[farlander]

Now, that was a 'hyperbole' I used for expressing something I find wholly unsatisfying. I didn't mean to imply anything about you specifically. I apologize if I made it so.

And - that's fine. Everyone's got something specific they're looking for, and you're entitiled to stick to your dating principles and be as discriminating as you wish. My only point is (for me, at least) is that the challenge is the fun part of the relationship. Self confidence in a man is probably one of the most attractive characteristics women look for.

(Please no money jokes). :)

[Shimmer128]

He said he didn't want to be in....combat. Nothing wrong with that!

No healthy person wants to be in a combative or emotionally competitive relationship, I don't believe.