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RE: How Do You Meet Other Singles? - 2/1/2008 3:58:25 PM

WalkingwithHim2

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Ooohhhh....it's snowing out. I think I'll take a walk outside and hope some pretty girls pelt me with snowballs!

Let us know if you have had any luck!

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RE: How Do You Meet Other Singles? - 2/1/2008 8:08:09 PM

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Thank you Lisa for encouraging me to keep posting--from another thread. I wish the GT was a little closer to the west coast. A plane ticket would probably cost a years' pay for me (just kidding). How bout having one over on this end?

I went to a singles conference put on by the Boundaries New Life Guys and there were a lot of singles there... I vote for more singles conferences! I like the cruise idea too!

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RE: How Do You Meet Other Singles? - 2/1/2008 8:18:34 PM

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Thank you Lisa for encouraging me to keep posting--from another thread. I wish the GT was a little closer to the west coast. A plane ticket would probably cost a years' pay for me (just kidding). How bout having one over on this end?

I went to a singles conference put on by the Boundaries New Life Guys and there were a lot of singles there... I vote for more singles conferences! I like the cruise idea too!

Great ideia!

That would be very cool! West Cost as Iam dying to explore Oregon and the outdoors and rivers and etc for a while!

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RE: How Do You Meet Other Singles? - 2/1/2008 8:22:08 PM

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Oh boy! I must have missed the rest of these pages and saw none of this stuff!

Oh well, I have my snowball ready to throw just in case! Yeah it snows in Washington too, seems like nonstop lately!

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RE: How Do You Meet Other Singles? - 2/1/2008 8:24:18 PM

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Thanks Adriana! I think it should be official then. Everybody come here and I will take you all over Wash and Oregon!

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RE: How Do You Meet Other Singles? - 2/1/2008 8:26:01 PM

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I wish we could do a west coast one - someone just has to step up to organize it.

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RE: How Do You Meet Other Singles? - 2/1/2008 8:29:44 PM

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Can you send me some info on how to do it! Would love to try!!

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RE: How Do You Meet Other Singles? - 2/1/2008 8:30:38 PM

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That would be awesome! I have family in that area too! And friends! I could kill multiple birds with one stone! *does the happy dance*

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RE: How Do You Meet Other Singles? - 2/1/2008 8:31:26 PM

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Of course! Let me put some stuff together. Send me a PM with your email and I'll help out any way I can.

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RE: How Do You Meet Other Singles? - 2/1/2008 8:37:17 PM

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Coming right up! Thanks! I think lots of people have relatives or friends here! Yeah, c'mon over!

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RE: How Do You Meet Other Singles? - 2/1/2008 8:47:08 PM

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Coming right up! Thanks! I think lots of people have relatives or friends here! Yeah, c'mon over!

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*does the happy dance* with ThinkNZeebo

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RE: How Do You Meet Other Singles? - 2/1/2008 10:21:58 PM

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My older son is a math fanatic and wants someone to desperately challenge him. He's in pre algebra and studies algebra and geometry for fun.

I love to witness the birth of a new engineer.

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It's funny when they try to tell someone what they think I should marry.

We were at the mall a while ago and the Girl was picking out women to be the new mommy. She has excellent taste in picking out beautiful women (or in some cases women to be) but they were all way too young.

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You know, if some of you live close to your parents you could always enlist in their wisdom to help you find a mate. Yeah...my dad tried that...once...didn't work out so well. We were WAAAAAAY different.

M's parents, especially her dad, are working hard for me. Problem is that dad's taste in women is far different than mine. (although the one he's working on now is a total fox. Again probably way too young but for her I'd make an exception if she's Christian)

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RE: How Do You Meet Other Singles? - 2/1/2008 10:23:48 PM

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Can I throw snowballs at the christian men that I want to meet?

LOL!!! Hit a few for me too! Hey! The guys on the 'He Says' thread says you have to be direct and blunt with men to get their attention. Nothing says "I like you" like a snowball to the face.

Here's a secret for you. Most men never really get emotionally past the sixth grade level when it comes to dealing with women. Teasing us is almost always a good thing if you're interested (with a nice tease of course). So the snowball thing may just work. Unless of course you can pitch at major league speeds and put the guy's eye out or something.

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RE: How Do You Meet Other Singles? - 2/1/2008 10:49:20 PM

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According to that map there's a whole bunch in Texas.....can we have a GT down south

Apparently, the mapmakers used skewed data. :)

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RE: How Do You Meet Other Singles? - 2/2/2008 12:05:29 AM

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NO Thanks!!!!

I really don't care for that idea!!! I don't think I could trust my dad's taste!!!

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You know, if some of you live close to your parents you could always enlist in their wisdom to help you find a mate.

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RE: How Do You Meet Other Singles? - 2/4/2008 1:09:52 PM

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While I know there are millions of good "available" christian women out there it seems like they are SO hard to find these days. Here I thought it was just me or the area I live in but apparently its all around huh.

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RE: How Do You Meet Other Singles? - 2/4/2008 2:13:45 PM

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Hi folks!
O.k. ... I think I have part of our problem figured out... we single gals

all sort of hangin' out together & the single guys

are all hangin' out together somewhere else. Our groups are no where near each other so we have no idea that each group exists (thus the "there are no Christian Single women/men here" syndrome). Ha! You have to admit it is kind of humorous!

One other thing. I know that this sounds crazy

but... Church is a fantastic place to meet but could it be that we have so many churches, that a few singles attend each church, making us all spread out & never together in one place. And the 3 singles that attend your church are either (in my case) all women or if by chance they are of the opposite gender then they're a whole lot older or younger than you are... can't win!

So unfortunately the same dilemma exists... how to bring us all together in a non-threatening venue? I'm not sure we can come up w/ the 'end all' answer, but in any case prayer is always the best answer...

"Lord, please give us the patience to wait on Your will to be done in our lives! Help us to concentrate more on You & Your word & less on us! Amen"

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RE: How Do You Meet Other Singles? - 2/4/2008 2:38:03 PM

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Christina, you bring up some valid points. My church doesn't seem to have any potentials for me around. They most likely are all spread around. I live in New England where average church size is quite small. I guess we need to find some common place for these single women and single men to meet.

I can't come up with a good place to meet, so I will just propose that from now on, all Christian singles meet at their nearest mall by the Orange Julius on Saturday 7 PM. Who's with me?

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RE: How Do You Meet Other Singles? - 2/4/2008 2:43:48 PM

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Christina, you bring up some valid points. My church doesn't seem to have any potentials for me around. They most likely are all spread around. I live in New England where average church size is quite small. I guess we need to find some common place for these single women and single men to meet.

I can't come up with a good place to meet, so I will just propose that from now on, all Christian singles meet at their nearest mall by the Orange Julius on Saturday 7 PM. Who's with me?

There you go!

Way to lead the pack! I if I were in New England I'd be there!!!

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RE: How Do You Meet Other Singles? - 2/4/2008 2:48:45 PM

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Oh darn, is Orange Julius not a national chain? Sorry, I thought it was one of those places that exists in every mall in the country.

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RE: How Do You Meet Other Singles? - 2/4/2008 2:49:44 PM

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Ours went out of business a long time ago.

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Walls we couldn't move came crashing down.
We were free and made alive.
The day true love died. The day true love died.

Lisa is happy THE ROWDIES ARE BACK!

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RE: How Do You Meet Other Singles? - 2/4/2008 2:56:06 PM

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Hi folks!
O.k. ... I think I have part of our problem figured out... we single gals all sort of hangin' out together & the single guys are all hangin' out together somewhere else. Our groups are no where near each other so we have no idea that each group exists (thus the "there are no Christian Single women/men here" syndrome). Ha! You have to admit it is kind of humorous!

One other thing. I know that this sounds crazy but... Church is a fantastic place to meet but could it be that we have so many churches, that a few singles attend each church, making us all spread out & never together in one place. And the 3 singles that attend your church are either (in my case) all women or if by chance they are of the opposite gender then they're a whole lot older or younger than you are... can't win!

So unfortunately the same dilemma exists... how to bring us all together in a non-threatening venue? I'm not sure we can come up w/ the 'end all' answer, but in any case prayer is always the best answer... "Lord, please give us the patience to wait on Your will to be done in our lives! Help us to concentrate more on You & Your word & less on us! Amen"

LOLOL!! I think you nailed it!! Yes, us gals seem to hang out together and the guys seem to hang out together... I notice that happens in the church, too.

Believe it or not, there are more guys in my class than there are women. But it almost seems like the guys are on one side of the room and the gals are on the other, and ne'er the twain shall meet. The best thing our group does is have activities outside of church: retreats, picnics, movie nights, trips to St. Augustine, etc. THAT'S where we get to know each other and conversation just happens naturally.

Also, I think we have to be open to meeting people in the community. You don't have to date them to find out if they're Christian. Take a class, learn a new hobby, and get to know people. Turn the conversation towards God and see how they respond.

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RE: How Do You Meet Other Singles? - 2/4/2008 3:01:13 PM

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Ours went out of business a long time ago.

Ours too.

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RE: How Do You Meet Other Singles? - 2/4/2008 3:02:13 PM

broyce1981

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I've seen the whole separating of guys and women at functions, classes, etc. When I see that happening, I always make a point to sit myself amongst the women. Why the other men want to segregate is beyond me. So much nicer to be surrounded by women!

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RE: How Do You Meet Other Singles? - 2/4/2008 3:03:25 PM

Christina6778

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Oh darn, is Orange Julius not a national chain? Sorry, I thought it was one of those places that exists in every mall in the country.

Ummm... sound's familiar but I don't remember seeing one... oh yea, we don't have a mall here in Warsaw! What in the world!!!!

Oh well, I don't need to shop (ever)!

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