What to do with the inane?

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If you had intended such, I am sure you would not have been sorry anyhow. :)

The trouble is that now we've been robbed of our demureness.

If I had less scruples, I'd
be tempted to remove the
offending posts then.

But, play is play, and one can
certainly pretend that no such
revelations had occurred.

I might prove too delicate a plaything, if you are not careful.

Not from what I've seen.
A tug here and there, and
I'm the one in danger.

But, worry not, I'll keep
my central coldness interposed.

Ah, youth doesn't know
the effects of the pulling
of the heart the way the
aged do.

If that is true, would it not leave you every bit as ignorant as I?

My. How many centuries do you
count your age in then?

Nearly a quarter, and nary a wrinkle.

As I said, youth.
'tis good though,
as mere mortals
tend to have trouble
once they hit an extended
age.

I'm too gentle to hit you there.

.... so I suppose I'll fold and retire soonish.

I'll give you this one,
for posterity.

Push...

Shove...

<spoon waving>

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<clap, clap, clap>

Pay attention class!

This is the kind of compatible playfulness that makes a long-term relationship a joy.

Somewhere in the threads, someone mentioned a playful older couple, overhearing their conversation, and the conversation made the listener smile.

I had a similar experience watching an older couple. They were walking hand in hand. Came upon a fire hydrant. He was going to show off by leaping over it, and she was saying not to, and it was silly and funny and just like kids. He was going to prove what a man he was by leaping over something. She was wooed by his thoughts, but didn't want him to do it.

I commented. I butt in all over. Like in this thread. I said that I thought it was wonderful to see such happiness. He said they'd been happily married for 45 years. And I fully believed the "happily" part.

I don't know about anyone else, but that kind of playfulness is what I look for and what I want in a companion. Yes, they should be hot enough to turn me on. But the playfulness is what lasts.

It's easy going. It's a mental challenge sometimes, in a fun way. Utterly charming. Not just for the participants, but from those of us who listen in on other people's conversations.

And there is nothing to be embarrassed about. It makes everyone feel good. I am a highly empathic soul, and I am positively glowing from the exchange between Calandale and Gwenevyn.

Aye, she's a treasure. She's going to
make someone very happy.

um- out of curiosity, and harking back to the initial post- what would be the good approach? Other than lovely, poetic paragraphs about being kind to the lichen?

This is hard for me to understand. . . I don't really know how to encounter/attract the sorts of men I'd be interested in; usually, the guys I do end up dating are introduced through mutual friends. In concept, this is good- in practice, not good enough. . . so far I'd rather be alone, when it comes down to it. . . which is a bit of a downer, quelle-suprise.

So- is there any way to actually meet someone in an "out dancing" sort of environment? It's so hard to talk to anyone in those circumstances. . . I'm not the sort ask "what's up," but I've seldom had a real conversation with a guy I met dancing. A pity, I think, because to me dancing is one of the sexiest things possible- up there with the right sorts of conversation, even.

Thoughts?