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In reply to the discussion: The Problem with Being Privileged [View all]MineralMan
(146,262 posts)30. I've been asked on dates as often as I've asked.
And I date way back to the early 60s for my early dating experiences. Later, when I was single, I found that sitting quietly at a party or elsewhere and looking pleasant while observing the goings on generally brought someone over who wanted to chat me up. I met my wife of 21 years that way, in the press room at a computer trade show in 1991. She was all, "Hi! What are you doing just sitting over here?" Then, I went, "Waiting for you to show up." Six months later, we were married. She tells that story to everyone we meet for the first time, when they ask how we met. I don't think I used that lame line as an answer, but I could be wrong....
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Oh bullshit. Hootie hoot at me all day if it means I have resources for a safe home, good food,
TheKentuckian
Feb 2013
#23
"Choose your parents wisely". I like that better than "winning the birth lottery" which I use
pampango
Feb 2013
#80
But if you don't have those priviledges here you may as well live in a developing country. nt
brush
Feb 2013
#24
It's funny, we take things for granted that others could never hope for.
DollarBillHines
Feb 2013
#9
the car buying thing was a bit of a shocker, I wasted several afternoons at dealers
bettyellen
Feb 2013
#10
I was surprised it happened so close to NYC, because you get a bit spoiled there, LOL.
bettyellen
Feb 2013
#20
I don't know how much you have been around some of the more conventional social justice
patrice
Feb 2013
#11
And women would rather have a door opened for them than to get equal pay
DisgustipatedinCA
Feb 2013
#18
the dating stuff, in particular, is weak. what backwater is this he speaks of?
bettyellen
Feb 2013
#21
I'm guessing it's because you are a pretty good listener, and generally engage people as
bettyellen
Feb 2013
#34
I'm really good at drawing people out for some reason. For no other reason than to hear their
bettyellen
Feb 2013
#40
it's a fine gesture as long as it's done freely and you don't get upset if someone tells you
bettyellen
Feb 2013
#38
because you have a colleague that leaves at 4 for kids you think all women have that
JI7
Feb 2013
#45
"holding the door open" I'm a woman and I hold the door open for men and for other women. It would
Raine
Feb 2013
#53
not sure what this has to do with the OP , women are not going to be affected by the issue of cheap
JI7
Feb 2013
#50
perhaps the most telling privilege is being able to forget about the whole concept.
unblock
Feb 2013
#52