Need advice on getting a Y2K date.

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IMO it is going to be disruptions and depression, but relatively manageable and I still plan on returning to my overseas job at some point next year. However, I'm preparing in case it is worse than that. All the preps are on schedule except one. I would like to have a partner before any troubles begin. Between working two jobs and helping the folks get the farm ready I haven't had much time for looking. Plus I would like to find a woman who is a GI, and they don't exactly wear name-tags. Other than hanging out in the bulk-foods section of the nearest megamart, I don't see many good ways to go about meeting one. I've placed ads on the internet. The women I've met that way are less than charmed when I admit that I'm leaving the country as soon as possible (if possible) next year. I'm only home in case Y2K is worse than I expect.

How can I meet a woman that is interested in a relationship like this? Seems like I ought to be able to find one that'd be interested in relocating/homesteading for a year just in case; and then be fine with shaking hands and saying goodbye when things turn out OK. (Or, buckling down and making the best of things if they aren't OK.) Or is this just too unromantic?

-- Steve Hartzler (s.hartzler@usa.net), April 30, 1999

Answers

Hey Steve, I'll bet you don't get much pussy do ya.

-- John (im@john.com), April 30, 1999.

Are you serious!? Place an ad in the personal section of the Salt Lake City, Utah, Tribune newspaper. Ask for an LDS woman strong in her faith with outstanding homemaking skills.

-- Apple (villarta@itsnet.com), April 30, 1999.

what a ladies man you must be.just keep prepairing and if things go bad,you can find a nice submissive woman who's attracted to your beans.However,in this pre-apocaliptic world you come across as having a attitude that women are commodities to be aquired,and you offer no possibility for long term committment.buy more beans,that's what will win you the woman you crave

-- zoobie (zoobie@zoob.zab), April 30, 1999.

wait till y2k,put out a sign that reads"have food,will trade for sex"who knows,maybe you'll be the wife!

-- jerkoffandsparetheworldyourgenes (youare@alo.ser), April 30, 1999.

Two words: inflatable wife (don't forget the patch kit!)

-- sex (after@the.rollover), April 30, 1999.


Dear Steve- Do I read you right? You want a woman to shack up with for Y2K and then you want her to split if it's a bust? Or hang in as long as you need her if things are bad?? You are the last of the great romantics I can tell. Little tip Steve- most women are sort of into long-term stuff if they're not after one-night-stands. Attitude adjustment time I'm afraid...

-- anita (hillsidefarm@drbs.com), April 30, 1999.

Steve, I'll give you a serious answer.

First: Reread what you wrote about 400 times until you realize how stupid it is. When you're done, then read my response.

Response: The problem is that you're not being honest in your ads, is my guess. Let me write your ad for you:

Single guy who works two jobs and on a farm and hence who has absolutely zero free time for a personal life seeks intimate relationship with a woman who won't mind that in a few months he's going to leave her to go to some other country. (He would leave her sooner but wants to stick around in case he needs to save his hide from Y2K worldwide effects.) Expected to leave her job and home and life to go live with him for maybe a year if that and then be dumped. Generally the idea is this: guy provides a sort of homestead, and woman provides sex and work on the farm. Women who have a problem with slavery need not apply. Please write me at:

prostitutions@illegalsteve.com or and@unethicaltoo.com

This, at least, would be honest. Get a clue Steve.

PJ in TX

-- PJ Gaenir (fire@firedocs.com), April 30, 1999.


Steve-Forgive me, but I had quite a laugh at your expense! Not out loud, tho, because then I would have to explain to my son what I was laughing at: "Oh nothing, honey, just a joke about a donkey." Linda

-- newbiebutnodummy (Linda@home.com), April 30, 1999.

Steve, you need a wife like the one in this story. :-)

Who Wears The Pants?

A young couple, just married, were in their honeymoon suite on their wedding night. As they were undressing for bed, the husband who was a big burly man tossed his pants to his bride and said, "Here, put these on."

She put them on and the waist was twice the size of her body. "I can't wear your pants," she said.

"That's right," said the husband, "and don't you ever forget it. I'm the man and I wear the pants in this family."

With that she flipped him her panties and said, "Try these on." He tried them on and found he could only get them on as far as his kneecaps.

"Heck," he said, "I can't get into your panties!"

She replied, "That's right, and that's the way its going to be until your attitude changes!"

-- Gayla Dunbar (privacy@please.com), April 30, 1999.


http://www.garysouth.com/ romance.html

Hope this helps! ;-)

-- Helped Me! (try@here.maybe), April 30, 1999.



Depends on where you're going, overseas. Why bring a hamburger when you're going to a fine restaurant?

-- A (A@AisA.com), April 30, 1999.

PJ - I like the tone of your idea, but you should turn it a "little more" positive.

Single busy guy with two jobs wants short-term relationship; looking for help through potential year 2000 troubles, then might travel overseas. Seeks help with farm chores, cooking, preparations and older family members. What are your talents, how can you help my family, would you like to come along? 123-456-7890.

-- Robert A. Cook, PE (Kennesaw, GA) (cook.r@csaatl.com), April 30, 1999.


Well, the responses so far have been less than helpful. I asked for advice on how to get a partner, not how to get laid. I know women tend to want romance and at least a chance that things could be permanent, but I have entered relationships before that were clearly temporary to each of us - just never with an arbitrary end in sight. I know how to find a girlfriend for a standard relationship. But I don't want a girlfriend that isn't concerned with Y2K, because that is my primary interest right now. And I AM leaving, so making that clear from the start is important. Should I try to find someone interested in Y2K and living in the Philippines? Seems alot to ask.

Robert: Thanks for a more helpful tone, but I'm not looking for a woman to help with any of those things. We have or will have everything we need for anything short of a 10. I'd just like to spend time with someone that has a compatible take on things. My main prep is building cash reserves in the safety deposit box. I'd like to find a woman with the same priority. She can bury her money out back if she doesn't trust the deposit boxes.

I've got electricity w/o the utility companies; hot and cold running water w/o gas; wood heat; food for a year even if we share; seeds for years; etc etc. If it gets bad I could play hero, but that doesn't appeal to me. I'm not interested in a food-for-sex scenario. That is how the convention of marriage came about. Marriage used to be (and still is for some people) about buying a woman and paying the church it's commission. If I want a dependant I'll adopt one, not marry one.

Anita: Surely not all GI women are the god-fearing, ring-hungry types. There must be some concerned with Y2K but already eager to put it behind them ASAP. I know this a right-wing forum, and that conservatives are uptight by nature, but if I "adjust my attitude" I'll end up with someone I won't even like. Any advice on how to find a compatible woman, however rare they might be?

-- Steve Hartzler (s.hartzler@usa.net), April 30, 1999.


Then Sir Steven of the looker,

I'd recommend being honest - you won't know now what you're gonna get, but what you get is gonna know what you're looking for!

-- Robert A. Cook, PE (Kennesaw, GA) (cook.r@csaatl.com), April 30, 1999.


I feel sorry for you, Steve. You aren't going to find anyone who wants what you are offering, or if you do, you won't want what you find.

Didn't anyone ever tell you that the only way to find a satisfying "relationship" is to make a solemn committment? These just don't happen out of the blue. What you have had in the past is called "lust", and it always wears off in about a year or so.

I hope you figure this out before you are a lonely and empty old man.

-- housemouse (jgj@nevermind.net), April 30, 1999.



A geek I know was telling me his troubles finding a decent date. He was running a classified on the net, and getting a lot of responses but he found them unsatisfactory.

At my suggestion, he added one qualification to his ad -- "Height must exceed circumference."

Sadly, this disqualified all the respondents.

-- Flint (flintc@mindspring.com), April 30, 1999.


Maybe this will be of a little more help:

Deal with this. You're going to have to prepare by yourself. Go where you need to go, and when you need to go. Get laid when and where you can. But don't sweat the "life partner" helpmate bit, now.

Then, if you are prepared, AFTER TSHTF, you will be in the "cat-bird seat." You will then have choices from the survivors that have then seen the light -- because reality has been shoved into their face. If you don't have anyone now, chances are slim you will have someone by Y2K; most now are still more concerned about whether to get a nipple ring or a tatoo than stored food and ammo.

-- A (A@AisA.com), April 30, 1999.


I hear Hillary might be looking for a place real soon, and she may need to get out of the country. Bill says she's not very compliant, though! Whatever you find, make sure you allow six months for testing!

-- (Monica@ovaloffice.com), April 30, 1999.

You know, he's right - I don't think we're helping the poor boy very much....but let's face it; it's like trying to ask somebody on a first date - by inviting them to go to California with you, in a Conestoga wagon, via the Oregon trail.

He oughta either think small first - get introduced, for example; or go for the long term commentent (-1 sp) right off

-- Robert A. Cook, PE (Kennesaw, GA) (cook.r@csaatl.com), April 30, 1999.


One of the answers up there actually had a good point. If you can wait until Y2K for all this, you'll have a whole country full of beautiful women who would really, really like to have a relationship with somebody who has food, heat, water, etc. Even a temporary one. Patience, my'boy....

PJ in TX

-- PJ Gaenir (fire@firedocs.com), May 01, 1999.


P.S. I'm sorry for suggesting you had said something stupid. Though I'm not sorry for thinking it, I'm sorry for saying it. I am usually not that rude. :-(

PJ in TX

-- PJ Gaenir (fire@firedocs.com), May 01, 1999.


I identify with poor Steve. I am a single middle-aged GI woman building up a nice self-sufficient rural homestead. I find I sure would like some help with the gardening, building and other preparations. Also would feel more secure knowing there was a defense-capable man around to protect me. In addition, it will get mighty cold next winter and would be nice to "share a blanket" with a big, warm, hairy male humanoid again.

On the other hand, I am *very* independent and set in my ways. I would rather not need someone else to survive. Would be a helluva lot nicer to want to be around the person - ok, I admit, to "fall madly in love" - and then just happen to get all the other stuff as a nice by-product.

I do think that, for me, partnering just for survival would be a big mistake.

-- distaff (distaff@othersideofcoin.com), May 01, 1999.


I sympathize with your position, some people have made negative assumptions about your motives.... I think a few of the guys have it right though. Buckle down for now and when things get tough well you'll be ready, and someone is much more likely to come along; and then well, you can train each other up. Remember TRUST is the key in any relationship.

-- Will (sibola@hotmail.com), May 02, 1999.

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