Mono = one. Gamy = marry. What's male-centric about that?
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Argent Stonecutter
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09-11-2009 09:30
I think they're reading it as "monogyny", maybe??? _____________________
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Seven Okelli
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09-11-2009 09:31
Cuddling has always reminded me of watching a dog drink from a water-bowl. It's slop slop slop and then shaking the head off. If cuddling gets you all wet and sloppy, UR DOIN IT RONG ! . _____________________
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Dakota Tebaldi
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09-11-2009 09:31
HAH! Bailing Pep out???? My only concern when he gets like this is to make sure that I'm well out of the blast radius!  Funny - all this talk of Pep and exploding reminds me of this: http://www.brunching.com/smugguy.html _____________________
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Scylla Rhiadra
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09-11-2009 09:31
I thought that gamy meant girl. . Oh, I wish you hadn't said that . . .  _____________________
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Smith Peel
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09-11-2009 09:33
Sign me up for more of that! Consider yourself signed up  Cody said that he didn't think personal inclination had much to do with it, but I think it does. In my case, I find it hard to handle multiple relationships. I once briefly dated two guys at the same time, and I was a nervous wreck. After a week I broke up with both of them. It was too hard to handle. In SL it's immeasurably worse, since you're always reachable by IM, and the question "tp me?" has to be answered in some way. I was involved for a while with a guy who had multiple partners. He was a wonderful man, but emotionally the situation was a bit deflating. I'm sure that some ppl can manage it, but I'd rather be the the one woman of the one-woman man. . I agree with the above. Well besides that, I have an enormous ego which precludes dating anyone who refuses to acknowledge the cold hard fact that I'm the center of the Universe* I think you started to say something about there being a possible correlation between preferred cuddling time and degree of monogamy... and I would say that is likely and the need for further study is indicated... good thesis might be pulled outta that. *of course, she is the center of mine also _____________________
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Pserendipity Daniels
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09-11-2009 09:33
Well, yeah, but I think that Seven was implicitly contrasting it with polygamy, which USUALLY implies multiple wives, rather than multiple husbands. For the latter, polyandry is more usual. I think that there is a subtle phallocentric bias in this thread, actually. Particularly when Smith posts.  Pep (  )_____________________
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Dakota Tebaldi
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09-11-2009 09:34
Cuddling has always reminded me of watching a dog drink from a water-bowl. It's slop slop slop and then shaking the head off. Eeeewww. Cuddling isn't supposed to be all wet and sloppy! Seven's right. It's supposed to be warm and dry and soft and snuggly and stuff. No wonder you dislike guys so much, you only had the weird ones. _____________________
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Scylla Rhiadra
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09-11-2009 09:36
Consider yourself signed up I agree with the above. Well besides that, I have an enormous ego which precludes dating anyone who refuses to acknowledge the cold hard fact that I'm the center of the Universe* I think you started to say something about there being a possible correlation between preferred cuddling time and degree of monogamy... and I would say that is likely and the need for further study is indicated... good thesis might be pulled outta that. *of course, she is the center of mine also Really, it's an absolutely FASCINATING thing to watch, isn't it???  _____________________
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Argent Stonecutter
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09-11-2009 09:36
Well, yeah, but I think that Seven was implicitly contrasting it with polygamy, which USUALLY implies multiple wives, rather than multiple husbands. For the latter, polyandry is more usual. Polygyny (from neo-Greek: πολύ poly - "many", and γυνή gyny - "woman or wife" is a form of marriage in which a man has two or more wives at the same time." It is distinguished from a relationship where a man who has a sexual partner outside marriage, such as a concubine, casual sexual partner, paramour, or other culturally recognized secondary partner. Polygyny is the most common form of polygamy. The much rarer practice of polyandry is the form of marriage in which one woman has two or more husbands at the same time._____________________
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Jig Chippewa
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09-11-2009 09:36
I'm with you Jiglet. God knows how many times I have snapped, "Quit hanging on me, demmit!" Yeah. Then it's when they suddenly fixate on a nipple. And you think, "okay, okay enough now" but they keep on and it's really sensitive and you wanna say - "Hey, it's skin NOT rubber! Then they roll over and jab you in the cheek with an elbow and you wonder to yourself if it's worth it. Now I have to put slap on to hide the bruise. Then you have to hear them moan on about work and who did what to what and what a bastard that ****** is, and then your kinda looking at the ceiling wondering what life would be like listening him carry on all night long. Then they wanna extract this "don't ever leave me" crap which is total BS. Finally you have to get up coz you wanna pee and so you wander along the hallway and put the old flat screen on again to finish watching teh movie you turned off when he started the "slap and tickle". Oh, and then you hear him talking to himself and he's on his mobile telling his prod. asst. to book him a ticket to see some group you despise but he doesnt know it. It's so "Saturday Night and Sunday Morning" _____________________
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Smith Peel
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09-11-2009 09:37
If cuddling gets you all wet and sloppy, UR DOIN IT RONG ! . 1 user agrees !! lolz (In another thread about a romantic date, Argent posted simply, "Sweaty snugglebunnies!" and I'm still crying and laughing about that horrible, horrible image!!! LOLz) _____________________
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Treasure Ballinger
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09-11-2009 09:37
I'm with you Jiglet. God knows how many times I have snapped, "Quit hanging on me, demmit!" I like cuddling but when it's time to sleep, I'm like you. I get too hot with another body wrapped around me, I like to sleep 'alone' even if sharing a bed. |
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Smith Peel
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09-11-2009 09:38
Really, it's an absolutely FASCINATING thing to watch, isn't it??? LMAO  _____________________
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Jig Chippewa
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09-11-2009 09:41
Eeeewww. Cuddling isn't supposed to be all wet and sloppy! Seven's right. It's supposed to be warm and dry and soft and snuggly and stuff. No wonder you dislike guys so much, you only had the weird ones. I dont wanna bear hug - I dont have time to cuddle. Time's money wasted. Get on with it dont lie there whispering rubbish. _____________________
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Seven Okelli
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09-11-2009 09:42
Oh, I wish you hadn't said that . . . Umm... sorry. I should have gone it looked it up first. I wasn't joking either, I really thought that's what it meant. I think that there is a subtle phallocentric bias in this thread, actually. Particularly when Smith posts. The funny thing is - and I hope you don't mind my saying this, Smith - but this is actually a great thread for Smith to comment in. One thing you might never expect is that he is very serious about relationships. . _____________________
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Jig Chippewa
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09-11-2009 09:43
I like cuddling but when it's time to sleep, I'm like you. I get too hot with another body wrapped around me, I like to sleep 'alone' even if sharing a bed. I stopped sharing a bed when I was 19. It didnt take long for this chick to catch the train on that score. Men are vile in bed. Like big snorry, whiffly things. And they PICK their noses in their sleep!!! Gross! And they smack their lips. _____________________
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Lear Cale
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09-11-2009 09:43
What you seem to be overlooking, oh wise and tremendously-aged one, is that for there to be a 'sequence' of anything, there must be....say it with me....MORE THAN ONE. See? Not so hard is it? |
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Dakota Tebaldi
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09-11-2009 09:44
I dont wanna bear hug - I dont have time to cuddle. Time's money wasted. At 2 in the morning? *sighs and marks Jig off his "when I finish growing up" list* _____________________
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Vance Adder
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09-11-2009 09:46
*wonders why Jig doesn't just get a toy and say good riddance to men for good*
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Malia Writer
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09-11-2009 09:46
Websites around the world will have headlines that read: ZOMG - SECOND LIFE PROMOTES POLYGAMY & EVIL _____________________
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Wynochee LeShelle
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09-11-2009 09:50
*wonders why Jig doesn't just get a toy and say good riddance to men for good* But this is what she does. |
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Lear Cale
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09-11-2009 09:50
I thought that gamy meant girl. . English: lovely language, what what? |
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Treasure Ballinger
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09-11-2009 09:51
I stopped sharing a bed when I was 19. It didnt take long for this chick to catch the train on that score. Men are vile in bed. Like big snorry, whiffly things. And they PICK their noses in their sleep!!! Gross! And they smack their lips. ZOMG I am dyin laffin. 'Whiffly'? (/me looks to Pep for legal definition of whiffly) Jig, honestly, I swear I have never seen anyone, male or female, pick their noses in their sleep. Who in the world have you been sleeping with, Bullwinkle? If that's your circumstance, though, then I'd have to agree you are doing the right thing with the guest house option....... |
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Jig Chippewa
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09-11-2009 09:52
At 2 in the morning? *sighs and marks Jig off his "when I finish growing up" list* Yes, at 2 in the morning. My kinda "artsy work" means I get calls ALL day and ALL night - I switch to message most nights but when it's crucial I'll answer the phone. I may be a drama queen but I do work hard. I give them their money's worth. Err that didnt sound quite right at two in the morning - I meant that if there are questions or creative decisions to be made I'll answer the phone and I meant money's worth ... ok never mind! You know what I meant! _____________________
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Lear Cale
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09-11-2009 09:52
If cuddling gets you all wet and sloppy, UR DOIN IT RONG ! |