Official bored at work / just shooting the shit / no rails to derail thread

[Aksannyi]

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Technically I was married for 4 years.

We lived together for one of those years. The first time he hit me was the last.

[TheGrandMom]

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We lived together for one of those years. The first time he hit me was the last.

Well you were one of the smart ones. Abuse was a regular thing in my family so when my husband started beating the snot out of me and the kids, it really didn't phase me too much. In fact, I believed his bs about it being my fault the next day. But when he started slapping around other people that were visiting, well I was quickly educated that it was NOT me, start going to a therapist NOW, and finish your schooling because you're going to need it. I did end up leaving him but we got back together after he stopped drinking.....silly me. LOL

[Balfree]

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You know I often say that if I could change the way I am I would do it in the blink of an eye. But then I see the misery most "regular" couples go through and my day just gets brighter.

[Jarre]

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Well a week last saturday I hit the big 30 a strange feeling as now I'm supposed to be middle aged!! I am not married, nor do I have any plans to at the moment, end of July I moved into a new rental house with a friend, have started a casual relationship with a nice lass from Manchester. do I have any plans for the future? Well no havn't really thought that far ahead, Can i see myself married? to be honest a have no idea, I know physically that it will be difficult for me to raise kids with my forever worsening spine condition and my nature is to share and not make a partner do all the work. After not playing for a a whole month I decided also to hang up my FFXI boots and wait for the new version. I don't get much time these days to play games at most I play travian on the Uk servers, thats where I met this lass in manchester and we'v met quite a few times got to blitz the hosue this week for when she comes aroudn this weekend so she doesn;t think I'm a slob lol.

to Aksanyi and TGM, I'm sorry you had to go through that abuse and I just don't get why people have to be violent, I guess I'm jsut a big softie that hates violence and wouldn't hurt a fly. Alcohol is such a personality changer its another reason why i don't touch the stuff anymore, i'd rather be in control of myself than out of control.

[Feba]

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Well a week last saturday I hit the big 30 a strange feeling as now I'm supposed to be middle aged!!

Nah.

UK Male life expectancy is around 77. Give it a few more years.

[Durahansolo]

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have started a casual relationship with a nice lass from Manchester

[Taskmage]

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I'll show you my hand if you show me yours.

[Feba]

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Taskmage do you want to join me in reading a terrible book.

It is called The Cult of the Amateur.

It is about how Web 2.0 is DESTROYING SOCIETIE!!!11!!11!!1!1one!!1!!2

It would be perfect for an old guy like yourself.

[Akashimo]

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Don't get married.

I second that motion!

D:

Don't worry... with my luck, won't even be a possibility =/

[Taskmage]

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No thanks.
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The author is a blind, bigoted asshole who thinks that art is defined as expression that an elite caste was paid to produce, the proletariat is irrelevant to culture, and that people didn't start manipulating the truth and spreading misinformation en masse until the intarweb. I'll pass on the view from inside his ass, things look bad enough from inside mine.

[Yellow Mage]

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Wow. That guy failed epically.

[Pwnagraphic]

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The first time he hit me was the last.

Abuse was a regular thing in my family so when my husband started beating the snot out of me and the kids, it really didn't phase me too much

I'll hurt them if you want me to :-D

[Durahansolo]

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One of my coworkers is getting divorced from her husband atm. I'm not sure how long they've been married, but Im assuming at least 12ish years since their oldest kid is 13. Long story short, the husband had a girlfriend on the side for 2 years, and the wife found out about it. I hear her on the phone alot of times arguing with him, so the whole thing is just a sad situation. I think about it like this, if don't feel that you can resist temptation, you might as well stay single.

[Taskmage]

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You know I often say that if I could change the way I am I would do it in the blink of an eye. But then I see the misery most "regular" couples go through and my day just gets brighter.

Hang on, what relationship-related miseries do you have that regular couples don't? Other than dealing with the standard riffraff that have a problem with the way you are?

[Feba]

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The author is

dude I know I'm up to page 141.

He just ended the last chapter by citing Abbey Road and Dark Side of the Moon. As somehow supporting him.


I have repeatedly had to close the book and bang my fist against it like the gavel of an angry judge.

He makes a logical flaw on every fucking page. So far, he has presented ONE argument that I would've agreed with partially. Except that I recently learned the part I would've agreed with (see Dan Pink on the surprising science of motivation | Video on TED.com ) is DEAD WRONG. So yeah, he can't make a point to save his life.