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uhh...gotta disagree on that one...i for one, haven't cheated... You've never cheated on a girlfriend? What, did you marry the first girl you met?

Metolius makes a 7.8 mm rope (the Monster) rated for 6 falls as a double, which means you could use a single strand for your application. It's also rated as a twin. You'll need to figure out your prussik system on such a thin line, however.

OK, devotchkas, you want some advice from Old Spanky about cheaters? No? Tough shit, here it is anyway. When you're 'getting serious' with a guy, let him know calmly but in no uncertain terms that you need monogamy (and why you need it), and let him know that you'll walk, immmediately, without negotiation, no second tries, if he doesn't follow through on that. If they guy's a playa, he'll probably opt out...too much trouble. If the guy's a fringe playa, one who tries to get away with as much as he can while maintaining a positive image to the rest of the world, he'll think twice about continuing the relationship. If the guy's cheated before but reformed and likes you, he'll likely comply. If the guy's never cheated...wait, that's impossible.

"tounge"? Is that bitch-speak?

We're out there, but mostly taken. OMFG, you ARE a little bitch! The pure, dripping conceit of this statement....are you originally from Colorado?

Ah, Jayzus, you've got the sense of humor of an old engine block whenever this stupid, whiny subject comes up.

Christ, my last 10 posts have been completely tongue and cheek, and you wimynz are responding to them as if they're serious. WHAT THE FUCK IS UP WHICH YOU DEVOTCHKAS THIS MORNING? Frankly, I'm dissappointed in all of you. Very dissappointed. Spanking dissappointed, in fact.

Marriage is a choice every day. No difference. It's so funny that you would think that there is. Very defensive.

Don't try to cover up your defensiveness with offense. We all know where you vulnerabilities lie...lay...ly...whatever.

What's strange is how defensive this statement is. Very strange. And defensive.

Don't get me wrong. I'll fuck anything that can't run faster than me, which, unfortunately, isn't many things.

Sounds like you completely agree with me, probably because you're my little bitch. Now get on down the the corner liquor store and get me some fuckin cigarettes.

Having been in two long term relationships (one of them for 12 years), I feel that I am able to throw my opinion in on the whole long term vs dating pool of opinions. I find both states satisfying at times and challenging at others. I've had relationships that break up cleanly and others that break my heart. And some shit I get over and other shit changes me as a human being. I am negative some days and other days I am all happy horseshit. Seems normal to me; but then, the insane person never questions their sanity, do they? Wow...you and RuMR seem very defensive.

At least from my experience, your friends would seem to be closer to the exception than the norm. I'm not suggesting marriage is essential to being whole, but whether you believe in it or not, society at large simply treats you differently if you are married vs. single. If you're well adjusted, then it won't affect you either way. Not everyone is so well adjusted. I would agree - society is biased towards married people. If one chooses to be single, it's important to either know married people who are well adjusted (ie, not too absorbed in their own marriage that they forget who they are as individuals), or have a good group of friends who are not married. Not anymore. Over 50% of Washington households are single persons. The stats for the U.S. aren't that far behind. The majority of advertising is for individuals, food portions in stores are individual, condo development has exploded, etc.... I would guess that you focus far more on the issue of marriage than married people focus on the issue of being single. This is natural curiosity is understandable, but being married or not is not as big a deal as you make it out to be. Being satisfied in a relationship (or a boy-harem, or whatever you're shooting for) is the thing, and that challenge remains just as daunting whether married or not. I will say one thing I've observed: A lack of monogamy is the number one thing that will lessen one's chances of being satisfied in a relationship.

I get a lump in my throat each time I dream of your supple lips. That's ample lumpage.

I think people who have difficulty maintaining long term, monogamous relationships, or who have experienced particularly damaging relationships, view marriage with a great deal of skepticism and, in some cases, negativity. Long term monogomous relationships bring the greatest satisfaction for most people, however. Dating positively blows. Anyone who claims to be satisfied with prolonged serial dating is lying to save face.

Asking a couple of obvious questions about this generalizing drivel is getting defensive? And don't ever lump me in with RuMR again.

Gear I've had stolen or chewed by bushy tailed wood rats: 2 jumars 1 pair gloves 1 fuel cup from MSR firefly stove And mountain goats: 1 Bug Hut tent 1 pair Rayban wayfarer sunglasses, with croakies 1 pair hiking boots.... When will the authorities act to protect climbers from these marauders?

That makes for the best 2 minutes of their lives and the messiest 2 minutes of yours.

if i weren't so lazy i'd dig up the study probaby rather old though happiest: 1) single women 2) married men 3) single men 4) married women Do these studies offer any wisdom or meaning for an individual?

While we're on the subject...some symptoms of overtraining (which, of course, be symptoms of a lot of things): Sleep disturbance. Chronic fatigue and disinterest. Decreased workout performance. Rapid weight loss. Elevated resting heart rate. Being physically removed from the stairclimber by a bio hazard team after you've lost control of all alimentary functions.

What do the studies say about divorced men? Isn't that the category under discussion?

That buzzing engine seems to be screetching "Somebody shoot me!"

For the Maya, doomsday came early in the form of Francisco Pizarro. The Mayan empire had largely collapsed by the time the Spaniards arrived. Pizarro destroyed the Inca empire. Cortez nailed the Aztecs.

How about one of these: Awwwwwww!!!! French Britney, I mean Brittany (French version; the yankee one's don't have black) Or this.... Keeeuuuwwwhhhaaattt! Rescue dog. Muts are cool. Labs are dumber than posts, plus they stink. Herding dogs require huge doses of valium. But lab/herding dog mixes seem to make great dogs. Dingos don't bark, if that's an issue.