I've been with my boyfriend for 9 months....I've had talks with and mentioned to him that I need more sexually....he has gotten a little better, but still hardly anything on the foreplay....my question is.....with guys...is it better to have a sit down talk with him? I've never had this problem before and don't know how to address it....I've told him things that I need and want and he says ok, but still doesn't do them.
Dear Little Old Lady That Lives Across the Street,
I have only seen you come out of your house once in the year that I've lived at my current house which leads me to believe that you're a bit of a shut in. That fact makes this next statement that much weirder: why does your mini trash can miraculously appear in front of our house every Sunday night? We're really not angry about it, honest. We are just completely mystified as to how it gets there. Also, you live on a main street downtown where the trash always gets picked up promptly on Monday morning so why do you put your tiny city-distributed can right next to ours? Our house is about 50 feet away from the front of your house. It seems kind of weird that you'd take the extra time to drag your can all the way across the street just so it can have company while waiting for the garbage truck overnight. What's really strange is that we have literally NEVER caught you doing it. It just magically appears there every Sunday. Are you secretly David Blaine? If so, I have SO many questions.
Seriously, I can't stress enough how NOT angry we are about it. Honestly, we're kind of impressed. I wonder if the people that move into our house when we're gone will notice the wonder and glory that is "mini-can lady". Keep the magic alive!
-Mystified Neighbors
Thanks to all those drivers who courteously, every day, make my bike ride to work a pleasant, fear-free experience. You wait for me at stop signs, stay a respectable distance from me so I don't get scared and weave into your path. You sometimes wave and smile at this 60 yr old lady cycling down the road. If you get frustrated with my slow going around those blind curves, you don't show it. You slow behind me and wait until the curve has been ridden safely. I don't take kindly to horns blowing telling me to ride even closer to the right (and closer to the ditch!), so you can get by, and thankfully, so very few of you do that.
So, thank you James Island drivers! You are gems and I cycle with a lot less terrified grip on my handlebars because of you. I am getting braver and choose more challenging destinations because of you! Thank you for sharing the road!
-sweetcarolina
Glad I finally let you go and you me. It was a real experience and now we both get to grow and found our true selves again. Peace out brother
—'FO
I wish I could tell you that I love you. I do. So much. But I think you'd freak out b/c we're cousins.
-jt
Dear old man living in an assisted living community, you may not remember me but you smile at me everyday as I drive to school. Regardless, I'm happy to hear that you aren't dead. I passed you last Tuesday and your head was down. And for some reason you were NOT inexplicably gripping the day's newspaper—crumpled—in your left hand (as you always do). In fact, the paper was on the ground, and on your face was not a smile but a motionless frown. :( At this point, I'd like to say I'm sorry I didn't stop right then and there to see if you were ok. I'll have you know it took me ten guilt-ridden minutes to finally turn around to go ask a mentally-challenged neighbor of yours if you were in need of an ambulance. To my momentary horror, he nodded... but then he also pointed... at you... smiling at me... the biggest grin I've ever seen. :D
I love LIFE! I love GOD! I love all of the gifts God has blessed me with everyone in my life (e.g., my beautiful daughter, family, friends, loyal pets even), everything I have (e.g., a nice home, a job, a car even), and this beautiful earth that we all call home. I try to appreciate every day and remember that each moment of each day is a gift, which is why we call it the "PRESENT"! Do I always have such a positive outlook? NOPE! Do I look at everything through rose-colored glasses? NOPE! But I couldn't help but notice that, although this is the LOVE / Hate message area, the hate messages glaringly outweigh the love messages something like 10-12 hate messages compared to ONE love message since 6/6/10. So, I just thought I'd remind everyone to LOVE!!! And, don't forget that old saying, "Smile! Jesus loves you!" It's true ;)
-GiveAlittleLove
Does anyone know what the billboard on I26 East is advertising? It has 2 shrimp with what looks like a black smear beneath them with no words. I saw another one on I95 South this weekend too and it's about to drive me crazy.
Thanks for the help!
-Not Sure
To the girl who said what we all have wanted to say, You ARE OUR HERO. That phoney, fake accent and terrible management style, "F Him!" Thanks for sticking up for me and all of us. I hope you know you are now home and safe with our team. Thanks again and did I say Hero!
Thank you to the other campers who grabbed our empties on capers this past weekend. We were playing bocce ball and had every intention of heading back to our spot and cleaning up the three cans. Sorry for our oversight, but we really appreciated your looking out.
Love or hate,
Foe or mate,
Can there ever be a middle ground?
Give your life or slay 'em.
Agree or disobey 'em,
What if they are pushing you around?
Can we go on living,
Unless there is forgiving,
Must we always put somebody down?
Love or hate,
Foe or mate,
Let's see if we can find a middle ground...
Ideas are cheap. Sometimes it dawns on me that the hardest things in life sometimes seem the easiest, most mundane, and easily dismissed as below us. Take for example, planting trees. Most of us privileged Charlestonians, College kids or otherwise, would think working getting our hands dirty and doing something as unnoticeable as planting a tree would be a task reserved for those of fewer choices in life. Instead, we respect those who make a life on ideas; politicians, philosophers, memorable people in history. Well, I've come to find that all my years of being taught to revere our grey-wigged ancestors more than say the illegal immigrants performing yard-work for our country, is totally bullshit. It's time we stop deifying the masters of western logic games and instead respect the lowly servants who have been servicing our snobbish civilization for hundreds of years. They are the true pioneers. Not in advancing theory, but in testing the strength of human vitality. Ideas are cheap, get your hands dirty!
So proud of all of us in Charleston. We didn't let that unpleasant group of unChristian Christian come in here and fuss about our Air Force Base . . . or any of the places we hold dear. Wonderful to see "Love" win over "Hate" right now in our universe. Much LOVE to all!
-Wishin' To Be Good
To my sister, my best friend. You opened you home and let me in. You have shared your home and your family with me. You have helped me when I didn't even think I needed help. You helped mend a broken realtionship of father and son. You give everything and ask little in return. I look forward to our talks, to your daughters hugs and kisses, and even to your husbands digs. You are who you are and couldn't be less. You are a friend to people when they think they have none. You are a role model to your child. You are an example to wives everywhere. You are my hero!
-Hero worshipping brother
To Three loves, the closest I can get to thanking you:
First, N. for allowing me lean against you when I woke up and helping me to not freak out entirely when I realized that someone was holding my tooth. And I think I will take your advice and never watch LOST.
Second, thanks to the pretty girl who was a dental student and told me what to do with my tooth, and for looking concerned that I was going someplace they could help me.
Third, to the handsome ER nurse (?) who came and talked to me even though you didn't have to. I was upset and they let me sit alone in that room for the greater part of 4 hours, but you came and talked to me. I don't love you because you are handsome, but because you were genuinely compassionate and attentive. I think you are great at what you do, and I wanted to send you and my doctor a Thank You card, but everyone I talked to on the phone this morning was rude and/or incompetent.
Thanks, all of you, for being so nice to me on the shittiest day of my life, and when I looked so hideous.
-Recently Toothless
I go out. I meet people. I'm friendly. Apparently, I don't make an impression though. I have one friend who is about to move away and haven't had a girlfriend in six years. It just sucks how hard it is to really meet people after you're out of college. So I hate the nightlife scene for how superficial everything is. I hate the daytime because no one is interested in talking then anyway.
-Lonely nice guy hates life right now
WTF...is it really that f'in hard to use a turn signal. Sorry if your too busy talking on the phone or texting your loser friends, who only want to text you instead of ...what, actually talking to you with their own voice. Sorry if they're mute.. It takes zero energy to use a signal, so don't worry about losing all the calories you just gained eating that fast food sandwich or gulping down your 64 oz beverage you just bought at the gas station. Its simple, its courteous and gosh darn it, it might actually prevent an accident.
Also instead of realizing that you missed your turn and then slamming on your brakes and stopping all traffic...just drive down to the next turnaround, instead of killing us all...especially those on their cell phones and those who disregard that they are in a 2 ton vehicle that will kill. Have a nice day and treat others like you would like to be treated.
—enraged driver
What is up with the red neck assholes that seem to think any guy who took a bath, made an attempt at styling his hair, and dressed in some clothes that were recently sent to the cleaners, is gay. No I am not gay! I am sorry I didn't wear a T shirt with holes, along with my cut off camo shorts out tonight (Ok I really don't have any camo cut offs). Perhaps you could learn a thing or two here and not have to sleep with the beast you are hanging on. For future reference please try the following.
1. Shower before you go out for the night.
2. Try to find a shirt without holes, advertising, fish, or stains on it to wear out.
3. Shoes, so may issues here. Boots do not go with shorts, tennis shoes are for sports (and by the looks of your fat ass we know you don't play sports).
IF I was gay you would never have a chance
Even though i am straight I would never on a drunken dare sleep with that pig you are with!
Dear poser at the Recovery Room Saturday night,
You look like a toolbag. Your mohawk, jeggings, artfully ripped tank top, and ironic tattoos do not look effortlessly cool. They look like you spent a lot of time getting dressed and a lot of time looking at yourself in the mirror. I can't wait until 5 years down the road when you look back and cringe.
-Hipster hater
Dear pimply-face bag boys at Mt. P grocery store, Please stop flirting with me. I'm 10 years older than you. Please stop your pathetic attempt at witty banter involving your high school teachers and just scan and bag my groceries. Please don't comment on everything I buy. Of course you haven't tried that brand of prosecco, you're not even old enough to sneak alcohol. Please don't ask me if I'm having a bad day if I don't giggle at you like your little high school girlfriends do. From now on I'm sticking to old ladies in line.
It amazes me that when otherwise normal sane people enter even the parking lot of a warehouse store ( Costco, Sam's) every shred of politeness and courtesy flys out of their pointy little heads. ( Doesn't seem to happen at Lowe's or Home Depot)
Case in point:
1. Race To The Entrance. They run like idiots to the front door like everthing will be gone only to stop at the entrance and THEN start diging for their membership card holding up others that have their card out and ready for ID.
2. Free Sample Grazing. Depending on the day of the week there may be 4 to12 free sample stations. All fine and good except for when the "GRAZERS" snag a free sample they stand there scarfing up the prize with no regard to how much aisle space they are taking up. Blocking others from passing let alone purchasing items from the freezer case. AND they just don't do this at one station, but go from one to the next having their lunch piece by piece.
3. Run Down and Aisle and Grab One thing. Again, fine and good, but when you leave your cart blocking the entrance to the aisle or worse yet, blocking every one from traveling down the main aisle this leads to a pile up!
4. Cell Phone Talkers and Gaggle Shoppers. Cell phone drivers are bad enough,, but in a crowded store it is even worse. Stopping and starting, crawling along, left, right, you can't get around them much like the Gaggle Shoppers.
Gaggle shoppers are usually women planning some type of event. Too busy talking about anything but what they need or consulting a list to be alert enough to stay on their side of the aisle. I have ran into more than one blockade of people that even though you are standing there patiently they make no effort to move over. Usually they do notice you with a glance or a look, but keep on with the mundane, senseless, and silly conversation of the moment.
I try to be a cosiderate shopper,, watching where my cart is and location of other shoppers, not blocking their way. Helping someone load something heavy into their cart. I don't partake of the free samples, but if I did, I would take my sample and move on.
Chances are who ever may read this will say " Oh NO, not me". Well, chances are you are the worst offenders!
Just be aware and considerate of other people around you.
-The Warehouse Store Phenom!
I love dogs and we happen to have two of them in our family. Not once, not even for a moment, have we ever considered taking them to the local hardware store, pet store, or any other store to shop. They are broke. Yep, jobless and lazy and they essentially have perfected the art of mooching by being perfectly cute and well behaved. So we leave them to enjoy the comfort of home with access to food and water and the joy of a daily walk in the neighborhood (leashed). An occasional trip to the dog park is like doggy heaven to them and of course the vet trips which aren't so much like heaven to them. Other than that, they are home. So for all you Paris wannabe's who seem to be so lonely that you are compelled to drag fluffy around EVERYWHERE, you look ridiculous.
-Un-pooch-able
To the rude man who yelled at me on Folly Beach July 4th:
Your bigass SUV was stopped in the middle of the road waiting to park, and from what I saw, there were some people getting in their car ready to go. Assuming you were waiting for them, and that it could take a while, I went around you. As I pulled ahead of you, a car pulled out of a parking spot further up, which I pulled into, thinking What Luck! Alas, I had pissed you off. You promptly got out of your vehicle and began yelling at my mother and I. Apparently, you were waiting for this spot 5 cars up. My bad. My problem is, it was an honest mistake, and had you said something more like, "Excuse me, I was waiting for this spot," I would have happily pulled away and apologized. But no, you had to be a dick about it and made me feel like shit. I had thought about not moving because you were so rude, but I had a feeling you were the kind of douchebag that would beat my car with a baseball bat. So, just to let you know, I apologize, but please don't be rude to perfect strangers. I am appalled at being spoken to in that manner, because I would never speak to someone like that. You get more flies with honey, dick.
-Honest beachgoer
It was really awesome to see my tax dollars at work at about 6pm Saturday night while I was traveling across the bridge to John's Island. In the distance there were lights from a police car and a fire truck, someone in severe distress for sure! Of course, once I happened upon the scene I also noticed a tow truck. Surely it had to be a head-on collision! Not even close-2 20-something year old girls in short dresses with a freakin' flat tire. It took one guy to change the flat and about 5 other guys to stand around and "console" the distressed bimbos. Seriously?! I hope the ladies got down on their knees and thanked each and everyone of them.
I just want to say thanks to the nice officer who wrote me a ticket for parking in a private driveway. Now what ticket could this be, of course blocking a drive way. Don't get me wrong but I do believe there is a big difference between blocking a drive and parking in one. This was on private property at that. One can only guess where such a ticket would be written, Folly Beach of course. Went to dispute it today upon my arrival seeing signs that disputes can only be done on fridays at 9:00am. So I took it in the can paid the ticket, cause it would cost more to take off and dispute ticket then just pay the thing. Thanks Folly, you thieving son of a (*&^%.
-Taking it up the can
Dear, Mr, with the blond fluffy hair who works at the Post Office. The other day, when walked up to your counter, I realized that I needed a strip of tape to close the top of my tiny box, so I asked you for one, please. You told me that I could find the tape on the wall behind me. I looked.. and looked... and looked...for a while.. finally, I realized that you were talking about the tape for $3.00, so I left and teared up on the way out... with the whole line of people watching... What you didn't know at the time is that I was having the worst day ever. Apparently you were too. I know you had tape.
These people who won't pull up after their transaction at a drive up teller, instead they sit there, count their money, put everything in it's little place, and then finally move.
Probably the same ones who in the grocery store wait until their bill is presented to them before they even start digging for their checkbooks.
To the loudmouthed boor in the Daniel Island dining establishment last friday night: We do not care how much you pay your babysitter, nor do we care that you graduated from Summerville HS in 1988 (although I am not surprised that you played football there...) which you seem to think is quite an accomplishment.
Kindly avoid disturbing the rest of us with how you spent $20,000 beating a DUI arrest and how you only hire ilegal aliens for your landscaping business. Stay at home and drink, the rest of us don't need to hear yet another bucketheaded blowhard braying..
Hating you, and the fact that you have reproduced.
Attention Charleston entrepreneurs (ahem-local fashionista), when you take on an intern to help you grow, promote and develop your business that is not an invitation to exploit their skills, not give them credit for their work, or promise them money then not pay them what you promised. Shiestiness is not a good business model.
So I went to Planned Parenthood to get checked for sexually transmitted diseases the other day, and the entire visit, after spending 5 minutes talking about contraceptive options with an anti-social doctor who answered my questions by handing me pamphlets, it ended up costing me $260. I left the center crying, robbed of my entire last paycheck for trying to be a healthy responsible human being.
At P.P. there are posters saying 1 in 2 people in the age group of 19-25 have STDs and most people infected have no idea about it.
So what I don't understand is that if STD prevention is Planned Parenthood's main concern, why do they make it impossible for people to afford?
And more-over if it's a non-profit organization, why do they charge $60 for every question you ask a doctor?
Where can young people go to know?
-Broke and STD Free