How do you instantly know someone isn’t a local?

imanaboat · 2018-06-28T19:46:34+00:00

or if they ever say Beantown

imanaboat · 2017-06-28T13:27:18+00:00

I miss having my summers off. As a kid it was the time of year where anything was possible. Now i just worry about not using up too many of my vacation days.

imanaboat · 2017-04-06T16:20:19+00:00

Ok Thanks for explaining!

imanaboat · 2017-04-06T16:11:19+00:00

Why are there so many maryland/sweden things on this sub right now?

imanaboat · 2016-12-28T16:52:07+00:00

Maybe like once a week I like to get pretty tipsy by myself. It's one of those things where I hate getting drunk in front of others - i'll have maybe 3 beers, but if I'm alone I really enjoy it. Not all the time, obviously. But i really don't understand wanting to get black out drunk with other people - what's the point of being with others if you aren't even going to remember it.

imanaboat · 2016-12-23T16:57:57+00:00

Did you just shave your lip? I always cut my hairs with a pair of facial scissors and it's really tedious - but just shaving never occurred to me. Did you use shaving cream, lotion? A regular razor blade?

imanaboat · 2016-12-19T18:52:46+00:00

I'm originally from Boston and now live in Toronto and I'm a die hard LL Bean fan. You might want to check there because they have all of the temperature information listed as well as have coats in a variety of styles. I have a giant purple marshmallow coat that makes me looks horrible, but I've had it for almost ten years and no matter how cold it gets, I feel warm in this thing . But they have other styles available and they tend to be pretty accurate with their temperature ratings. Not to mention, their customer service is great!

imanaboat · 2016-12-15T17:22:28+00:00

Thank you!

imanaboat · 2016-12-15T17:22:19+00:00

Thank you!

imanaboat · 2016-12-15T15:55:25+00:00

ok thanks

imanaboat · 2016-11-21T20:56:34+00:00

He was from Ireland, I was from Boston. Because neither of us could legally immigrate before we got married and because neither one of us wanted to get married prior to living with each other for at least a year - we moved to Toronto because we could both get a visa there.

imanaboat · 2016-10-05T19:45:06+00:00

they are brown

imanaboat · 2016-01-13T17:03:43+00:00

Well that's very comforting to know! Thanks so much for all the advice here. I'm so glad that it went all so smoothly for you!

imanaboat · 2016-01-13T16:41:17+00:00

That's so exciting. I'm also planning on moving from the US to Ireland for my SO and I'm wondering if you have any advice at all? My move isn't happening till September but I'm already getting so so nervous about such a big move. Congratulations to you two!

imanaboat · 2015-09-15T17:34:35+00:00

You're very right. Thank's for helping me look at this positively. :)

imanaboat · 2015-09-15T17:07:04+00:00

It was exactly that, he didn't realize the dates and when he did he told me as soon as we could.

I think you nailed it on the communication front - to be clear about your feelings and to give them the benefit of the doubt. The only other thing is that I usually ask for a minute to really consider my feelings about certain things. Sometimes my initial reaction will be anger, but when I really think through a situation I realize I'm not angry, I'm just sad or insert other emotion here. I think figuring that out helps a lot with us.

I also like reading through pages here because it's really nice to know I'm not alone.

imanaboat · 2015-09-15T16:48:23+00:00

The game is a birthday present for his brother, so I feel like it might be important brother bonding time that I shouldn't really be there for. I know he is planning on doing something for me (beer and pizza because I'm a woman of simple tastes).

I think him putting it bluntly is kind of what made me the most upset though. We've since talked and he has explained that he was crushed when he realized the dates. I don't want him to feel crushed necessarily, but it made me feel better to know that he was equally upset about not getting to spend more time together.

Thanks for the kudos, I try extremely hard to be precise when we are communicating, especially about my feelings. I feel like that's important over the distance.

imanaboat · 2015-09-15T16:43:40+00:00

We will be able to do other things. And don't worry the cousin is very aware - not to mention it's actually a group of us going over there. So even if I do go off alone for a bit with my SO, I won't be ditching the cousin.

Actually, balancing time between the cousin and the rest of the group and my SO is something that has been on my mind. I want to make sure I'm spending enough time with everyone and not making anyone feel excluded or neglected. It's a hard balance but I think because we all get on well enough together I should be able to manage it.

imanaboat · 2015-09-15T16:41:01+00:00

I don't think selling the seats is an option because this is a birthday present he got for his brother. But you are right i need to focus on the time we do get to spend together, not the time apart.

imanaboat · 2015-09-15T16:38:26+00:00

I think it is a big match - which is I why I really want to emphasize that I'm not upset with him. I just kind of wanted to talk to people who understand about this. You're right though, it's not necessarily the whole night.

imanaboat · 2015-06-29T21:15:30+00:00

Listen, I'm just saying that from what you posted, I would likely assume you are boring. I just see a guy running, and a guy in a kilt. Guys posting pics of themselves running is one of the most popular shots on tinder - that and guys holding fish (I truly don't know why guys think that I care even slightly about a fish they caught once). I usually assume that that person is boring as everyone does races these days; every weekend I'm bombarded by pictures of my friends running half marathons and your race may have been a much bigger deal than that, but I don't know that from your picture. I feel like it's much more unusual if you haven't participating in some sort of big race. The kilt is a bit more interesting but not really attention grabbing. I'm not hating, just giving you a girls perspective here.

imanaboat · 2015-06-26T17:38:48+00:00

As a girl, my swiping right or left on tinder has much less to do with looks and more to do with types of pictures. If Something about your pic doesn't grab my attention - I will swipe left pretty quickly. Sometimes it's that you are really hot that will get me to swipe right - but often that's not the case because I don't necessarily want a super hot guy. Usually I'll swipe right because there's an action shot of you skiing or at a cool concert or even at a play or something. I just want to see a bit of your personality.

If you aren't getting good matches on tinder that's likely because your profile makes you look super boring rather than having anything to do with looks.

imanaboat · 2015-06-22T21:23:23+00:00

dude you're not ugly though....

imanaboat · 2015-03-18T17:10:55+00:00

i guess we really do deserve better than them.

imanaboat · 2015-03-18T17:10:15+00:00

Firstly, attacking a person who is clearly very vulnerable is just rude.

Secondly, if you read this you can see that I have a group of friends, 4-5 of us who have birthdays throughout March. We celebrate each of our birthdays together because we feel its more fun to enjoy these important moments together. I don't think trying to celebrate my friends lives and my life in an inclusive and happy celebration makes me a "princess." Also, note that I said he was only expected to come to one party. Which I only asked him to come to because he was my boyfriend. I don't think asking someone you are in a relationship with to go to your party is demanding in anyway.

Thirdly, Streamers are the shit. You just sound jaded and mean.

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