3Door4G wrote: I seem to have way more opportunities when I'm not in a position to act on them. I recall a study saying that men in relationships often emit a pheremone that makes them more attractive to the opposite sex.
I've heard that too. I think it's more likely the personality shift. You're not awkward worrying if you'll make a bad impression. You're confident and send out no needy vibes.
JFX001 wrote:porksboy wrote: Hey, my wife of 19 years gives ME the blank look of not understanding. What does that mean?When my Lovely wife gets the self-righteous urge, I normally just call her by her Mother's name. Silence/silent treatment....either way it's all the same...
Gotta disagree, but maybe it's just because of my particular situation..my girl's mom actually abandonded her while she was homeless & pregnant. The whole reason I can't just kick out our shiny happy person boarder is because he was the guy that let her move into his & his roomies' place back then. When the economy collapsed in the US, he lost his job and couldn't pay his rent.
SWMBO said we had to make a place for him. She didn't tell me the whole story, until the guy seriously pissed me off, and she finally told me why she owes the guy so much. Weird thing: from what I can tell, they never slept together (she was a lil' too "full" back then to be attractive to anyone).
I guess the "moral of the story" is never to assume every woman you know is the same as any other...
In this particular case, if I ever called her by her mother's name, I'd be dead before the sunrise. And honestly, now that I know the whole story..I wouldn't blame her at all. I'd deserve it.
friedgreencorrado wrote:Salanis wrote: The easiest way to get women interested in you, is to already be in a relationship.QFT. Nobody wanted me when I was alone. Now that I've finally found someone, they're constantly trying to get me to cheat.
Reminds me of something my dad used to always say..
He said that getting laid is like getting a loan. The bank will give you all the money you want if you can prove you don't need it, and women will give you all the p---- you want if you're already taken (I guess the ring proves you don't need it, completing the analogy).
"Does this smell like Chloroform?"
Kia_racer wrote: Where do you find these women that are into cars (that do not only turn left)?
Buy a MINI and join the local MINI club.
Seriously.
Obviously, make sure you're not obvious about your underlying intentions, but the number of single and attractive female MINI owners will astound you.
you need to be more like this guy...
96DXCivic wrote:porksboy wrote: Hey, my wife of 19 years gives ME the blank look of not understanding. What does that mean?It means stop talking about cars, sports, etc. At least that has been my experience.
I get that look from my girl friend sometimes. She then tells me that I'm not going into enough detail about what/why I'm changing/modifying the car or guns and then asks me to explain it again with more detail so she can learn what I'm talking about. Damn I'm lucky.
Ian F wrote: Buy a MINI and join the local MINI club. Seriously. Obviously, make sure you're not obvious about your underlying intentions, but the number of single and attractive female MINI owners will astound you.
Yeah this is a case when a Miata is not the answer, at least to finding a woman
dives for cover
Been married for 30 yrs, and my wife insists on a few non-racing or car trips a year. She is going this next weekend and hang out in Lebanon Tn while I am Steward at the Heart of Dixie race. She played with her flowers this last Saturday while I installed new suspension parts under the GTO. You are lucky if she understands the car thing although as I have pointed out in the past, I could spend my days wrapped up in stick/ball sports like my other friends where things get broken in the game dont go the "right" way.
BTW I have found that a stop at DSW will go a long way on correcting any of my recent mistakes.
3Door4G wrote: Sometimes you are very frustrating. Particularly when I'm trying to get into your pants.
OTOH, what if she gave it up right after you said hello? I'm sure you would have more respect for her and probably never wonder who was in your shoes yesterday.
Recepticle du joir?
Pass.
Like I said, just venting. The problem is actually someone I'm already (ahem) intimate with. More concerning a general frustration in dealing with women than any actual ability or inability to get laid.
@Fastmiata
I admire you sir. I would not buy shoes for any woman. This is because I know I would get something she would hate/was the wrong size/some other problem that would never even have occurred to me.
Guess that's what happens when you know someone that long?
3Door4G wrote: Like I said, just venting. The problem is actually someone I'm already (ahem) intimate with. More concerning a general frustration in dealing with women than any actual ability or inability to get laid.
Well, there's also my theory that the craziness of a woman is directly proportional to the hotness. You need to find the healthy middle ground of good looking, but moderately sane.
Go for good sanity and moderate looks. 
My husband keeps saying that's what he should have done.
Salanis wrote:3Door4G wrote: I seem to have way more opportunities when I'm not in a position to act on them. I recall a study saying that men in relationships often emit a pheremone that makes them more attractive to the opposite sex.I've heard that too. I think it's more likely the personality shift. You're not awkward worrying if you'll make a bad impression. You're confident and send out no needy vibes.
This. When you're already taken, you're not acting attracted to girls when you talk to them, if anything you're acting quite the opposite, as the voice in your head is listing off all the things the wife will do to you if she finds out anything happened. Girls see that you're not responding to them, and that drives them insane. They have to figure out why you're not drooling on them like every other mouth-breather in the joint (sidenote, for a long time I thought the phrase was "mouth breeder").
EastCoastMojo wrote: Go for good sanity and moderate looks.
LOL. Nicely played.
friedgreencorrado wrote:Salanis wrote: The easiest way to get women interested in you, is to already be in a relationship.QFT. Nobody wanted me when I was alone. Now that I've finally found someone, they're constantly trying to get me to cheat. Grrr.
QFT plus one bazillion. It's a game to a lot of the ones like that, it's like they are in competition with a woman they have never even met. I hate to admit it but twice I've fallen for that and both times it was pretty readily apparent after the deal was done (so to speak) that they were immediately done with me. (And no, I never ever stepped out on my soon to be ex wife.)
Not only that, the ones who will chase after guys who are 'taken' tend to be more than a little insane.
It's the challenge of the chase, not the actual conquest.
Salanis wrote:3Door4G wrote: Like I said, just venting. The problem is actually someone I'm already (ahem) intimate with. More concerning a general frustration in dealing with women than any actual ability or inability to get laid.Well, there's also my theory that the craziness of a woman is directly proportional to the hotness. You need to find the healthy middle ground of good looking, but moderately sane.
914Driver wrote: OTOH, what if she gave it up right after you said hello? I'm sure you would have more respect for her and probably never wonder who was in your shoes yesterday.
Sometime a guy just needs to get laid.
There is an entire industry devoted to helping you with that problem. 
Jensenman wrote:friedgreencorrado wrote:QFT plus one bazillion. It's a game to a lot of the ones like that, it's like they are in competition with a woman they have never even met. I hate to admit it but twice I've fallen for that and both times it was pretty readily apparent after the deal was done (so to speak) that they were immediately done with me. (And no, I never ever stepped out on my soon to be ex wife.) Not only that, the ones who will chase after guys who are 'taken' tend to be more than a little insane.Salanis wrote: The easiest way to get women interested in you, is to already be in a relationship.QFT. Nobody wanted me when I was alone. Now that I've finally found someone, they're constantly trying to get me to cheat. Grrr.
Marry a Mexican, problem solved.
As my lovely bride often says, she'll cut a b-----
rebelgtp wrote:96DXCivic wrote:I get that look from my girl friend sometimes. She then tells me that I'm not going into enough detail about what/why I'm changing/modifying the car or guns and then asks me to explain it again with more detail so she can learn what I'm talking about. Damn I'm lucky.porksboy wrote: Hey, my wife of 19 years gives ME the blank look of not understanding. What does that mean?It means stop talking about cars, sports, etc. At least that has been my experience.
I have the same thing with my girl. She probably is never going to be crazy into cars but she at least tries to learn about my passions.
Mental wrote: Marry a Mexican, problem solved. As my lovely bride often says, she'll cut a b-----
Wow! That sounds just like my wedded bliss.
Except substitute "country-fed girl from declining kaolin mining town" for Mexican.
Glad to hear someone else has to deal with a little fire control.
My wife's logic - Better to have your husband spending all his time in the garage rather then out on the town.
My wife even attended our latest Auto-X Novice school. Problem is that she wants to keep doing it in my daily driver and now we have to fight over who watches the kiddies while the other is at the track. What did I get myself into?
My wifes half Italian and half American Indian. I DO NOT step out of line, I know whats good for me,
In reply to 96DXCivic:
I just got from the junkyard with my girlfriend. Had to go out and rummage around and see if there were any new cars to pull parts off of for my Olds. I was shocked we have another G body though this time an El Camino. Ar least it had some nice mirrors I pulled.
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