Singles thread.

Trebor176

Karsini wrote: »

Never seen AS myself, so I can't confirm or deny your statement.

Nor have I, and nor can I!

toastedpickles

Karsini wrote: »

Never seen AS myself, so I can't confirm or deny your statement.

Trebor176 wrote: »

Nor have I, and nor can I!

Me three, i call for pics!!! :pac:

Autosport

Here's me in all my glory

toastedpickles

Autosport wrote: »

Here's me in all my glory

Well hello :P

Trebor176

Autosport wrote: »

Here's me in all my glory

Tease! :P

Pissy Missy

hows everyone? I didnt get trinity but was offered an assistant psychology post with the hse 4 days a week starting mid June, its voluntary but it's a great opportunity so that means goodbye fulltime paid job and goodbye summer holiday On the plus side I've lost over a stone, 11lbs more to go So if anyone wants to whisk me away on a holiday i wouldn't want to deny that person's wish :P

chrysagon

and where would u wanna go one way?

Pissy Missy

chrysagon wrote: »

and where would u wanna go one way?

sun holiday

chrysagon

a day without sun is like......................night

Pissy Missy

chrysagon wrote: »

a day without sun is like......................night

a proper drinking beach hot sun holiday, spain essentially

Hugo Stiglitz

Pissy Missy wrote: »

hows everyone? I didnt get trinity but was offered an assistant psychology post with the hse 4 days a week starting mid June, its voluntary but it's a great opportunity so that means goodbye fulltime paid job and goodbye summer holiday On the plus side I've lost over a stone, 11lbs more to go So if anyone wants to whisk me away on a holiday i wouldn't want to deny that person's wish :P

Congrats on the weight loss PM!

Would this HSE post help further you along in your present career or would it be a total fresh start in your dream one?

mg1982

Pissy Missy wrote: »

a proper drinking beach hot sun holiday, spain essentially

How does costa del bog sound PM. Have a few floors of turf need saving. Cant guarantee the sunshine but there will be lots of water, and you might even get a farmers tan.

toastedpickles

chrysagon wrote: »

a day without sun is like......................night

Woahhhh dude check this guy

Trebor176

Pissy Missy wrote: »

hows everyone? I didnt get trinity but was offered an assistant psychology post with the hse 4 days a week starting mid June, its voluntary but it's a great opportunity so that means goodbye fulltime paid job and goodbye summer holiday On the plus side I've lost over a stone, 11lbs more to go So if anyone wants to whisk me away on a holiday i wouldn't want to deny that person's wish :P

That's a shame you didn't get into Trinity. But sure, you can always apply again, can't you? At least with the role you've been offered, it will provide you with great experience, which will no doubt prove beneficial for your future career.

I would love to whisk you away, but it's unlikely that there would be white sandy beaches and clear blue water.

toastedpickles

Lads, this week has been unreal, got my big blue car back, got a hayyype of back tax, the weather is nice, things are generally good in camp pickles and little ol me has a date on saturday

mg1982

toastedpickles wrote: »

Lads, this week has been unreal, got my big blue car back, got a hayyype of back tax, the weather is nice, things are generally good in camp pickles and little ol me has a date on saturday

Good to hear TP. Send some of that good fortune my way.

eternal

I got a conditional offer for an MA in Trinity today. I'm really happy. If I don't get the other scholarship, I'm going to take it. Sorry PM you didn't get yours but it's a lot easier to get an MA place I'd say. I need my second reference now and to upload all my years of results. Looks like all the hard work paid off

tomwaterford

eternal wrote: »

I got a conditional offer for an MA in Trinity today. I'm really happy. If I don't get the other scholarship, I'm going to take it. Sorry PM you didn't get yours but it's a lot easier to get an MA place I'd say. I need my second reference now and to upload all my years of results. Looks like all the hard work paid off

Fair fcuks to ya....brainy feckers around here!!!

Do people still pick people on there level of education/job??
I know two wans who wouldn't go out with someone who didn't have a degree ....like what difference deos it make???

So long as someone has a willingness to do something/anything and not expect the other person to be there personal atm....what's the issue??

^^paying for everything gets old very quickly IMO.....(im not as tight as that sounds :O)

Roquentin

tomwaterford wrote: »

Fair fcuks to ya....brainy feckers around here!!!

Do people still pick people on there level of education/job??
I know two wans who wouldn't go out with someone who didn't have a degree ....like what difference deos it make???

So long as someone has a willingness to do something/anything and not expect the other person to be there personal atm....what's the issue??

^^paying for everything gets old very quickly IMO.....(im not as tight as that sounds :O)

some relationships are about image. so a man picks a woman who makes him look good through her being attractive and a woman picks a man who makes her look good through being successful etc.

some people want to impress the herd (family and friends) so much that they only pick partners who meet certain criteria because they know their family and friends will be impressed.

the acid test of any relationship, is if you removed all the money and looks and acclaim from others and just took the two people in the relationship, would it survive?

eternal

All I need now is for Barcelona to win the Cope del Rey and the Champions League and I will officially need a liver transplant

tomwaterford

Roquentin wrote: »

some relationships are about image. so a man picks a woman who makes him look good through her being attractive and a woman picks a man who makes her look good through being successful etc.

some people want to impress the herd (family and friends) so much that they only pick partners who meet certain criteria because they know their family and friends will be impressed.

the acid test of any relationship, is if you removed all the money and looks and acclaim from others and just took the two people in the relationship, would it survive?

I often wondered this....why people bother....was in visiting a friend who actually dislikes his fiancée and more than one who would tell you that there unhappy....seems to me there wasting their lives???

And they do be mocking me for being eternally single (in the will die alone category now)....obv I don't tell them of dates etc I do be on....because at least it's anonymous here

But I will in my fcuk be stuck in a unhappy relationship after this long being single....

I only know of about three relationships which would survive the acid test you put down....

mg1982

tomwaterford wrote: »

I often wondered this....why people bother....was in visiting a friend who actually dislikes his fiancée and more than one who would tell you that there unhappy....seems to me there wasting their lives???

And they do be mocking me for being eternally single (in the will die alone category now)....obv I don't tell them of dates etc I do be on....because at least it's anonymous here

But I will in my fcuk be stuck in a unhappy relationship after this long being single....

I only know of about three relationships which would survive the acid test you put down....

As the saying goes, better to be in no relationship than to be in a bad one.

I look at some of my siblings who are married for years and have kids and none of them are happy apart from my brother who seems to be content enough. But i wouldnt swap places with any of them tbh.

heyday30

toastedpickles wrote: »

Lads, this week has been unreal, got my big blue car back, got a hayyype of back tax, the weather is nice, things are generally good in camp pickles and little ol me has a date on saturday

Ah lucky you pass some of that luck down this way will ya

And congrats eternal.

heyday30

mg1982 wrote: »

As the saying goes, better to be in no relationship than to be in a bad one.

I look at some of my siblings who are married for years and have kids and none of them are happy apart from my brother who seems to be content enough. But i wouldnt swap places with any of them tbh.

I've been in An awful relationship for years. Hence I'm not in a rush to commit again. If I do start dating soon, it'll be for fun n company first for a long long time.

tomwaterford

mg1982 wrote: »

As the saying goes, better to be in no relationship than to be in a bad one.

I look at some of my siblings who are married for years and have kids and none of them are happy apart from my brother who seems to be content enough. But i wouldnt swap places with any of them tbh.

Though why are they wasting their lives being unhappy..,,you only get one shot at it (only last year or two I've taken this outlook in everything!!)....

mg1982

tomwaterford wrote: »

Though why are they wasting their lives being unhappy..,,you only get one shot at it (only last year or two I've taken this outlook in everything!!)....

I suppose the fact they have kids, it all kinda revolves around them.

But i know your right. YOLO.

heyday30

mg1982 wrote: »

I suppose the fact they have kids, it all kinda revolves around them.

But i know your right. YOLO.

Mg did you just use YOLO.... Haha well I never

tomwaterford

mg1982 wrote: »

I suppose the fact they have kids, it all kinda revolves around them.

But i know your right. YOLO.

I guess....but would you not end up resenting the children for spending years being miserable etc for them/would they pick up on it??


I only wonder as I got a msg inviting me to an engagement party of someone who told me in private there not unhappy and want out....but have a child and are applying for a mortgage!!!

I told them not to....but you cannot lead people's lives for them

heyday30

tomwaterford wrote: »

I guess....but would you not end up resenting the children for spending years being miserable etc for them/would they pick up on it??


I only wonder as I got a msg inviting me to an engagement party of someone who told me in private there not unhappy and want out....but have a child and are applying for a mortgage!!!

I told them not to....but you cannot lead people's lives for them

That's insane.

eternal

It's a joke. I know people who hate being married and go out every weekend looking for men on the side. Another friend hates her husband yet just had another kid with him. Why bother like. I hate cheating though, especially people engaged or married having sex with people with no regard for their partner. It makes me physically sick.

tomwaterford

eternal wrote: »

It's a joke. I know people who hate being married and go out every weekend looking for men on the side. Another friend hates her husband yet just had another kid with him. Why bother like. I hate cheating though, especially people engaged or married having sex with people with no regard for their partner. It makes me physically sick.

I couldn't handle that/doing it/having it done to me....one advantage of being permenantly single

Though even that wan I was dating earlier in the year....didn't even cheat on me to get back with her ex...(she's straight up like that...something I respect)

eternal

tomwaterford wrote: »

I couldn't handle that/doing it/having it done to me....one advantage of being permenantly single

Though even that wan I was dating earlier in the year....didn't even cheat on me to get back with her ex...(she's straight up like that...something I respect)

They only stay with the husbands for money. Nothing worse than watching married women slobbering all over random drunk guys.

tomwaterford

eternal wrote: »

They only stay with the husbands for money. Nothing worse than watching married women slobbering all over random drunk guys.

:eek:
Do there husbands not find out....as nothing ever stays secret??

eternal

tomwaterford wrote: »

:eek:
Do there husbands not find out....as nothing ever stays secret??

Not sure. You would wonder like. I'd know straight away if someone was cheating on me.

Trebor176

eternal wrote: »

I got a conditional offer for an MA in Trinity today. I'm really happy. If I don't get the other scholarship, I'm going to take it. Sorry PM you didn't get yours but it's a lot easier to get an MA place I'd say. I need my second reference now and to upload all my years of results. Looks like all the hard work paid off

Fair play Eternal. It all sounds very positive Yes, hard work definitely does pay off in the end.

heyday30

I think it's the most degrading thing to do if your supposed to be in a loving relationship.

eternal

Trebor176 wrote: »

Fair play Eternal. It all sounds very positive Yes, hard work definitely does pay off in the end.

Thanks. I haven't got it 100% yet. I'm not sure about conditional offers as UCC gave me an unconditional one. It must be easier to stay within the same college or something.

tomwaterford

heyday30 wrote: »

I think it's the most degrading thing to do if your supposed to be in a loving relationship.

Yes....though if they were happy...would they cheat???

Trebor176

eternal wrote: »

Thanks. I haven't got it 100% yet. I'm not sure about conditional offers as UCC gave me an unconditional one. It must be easier to stay within the same college or something.

I know when applying for the course I'm doing, I had to submit results from throughout my degree. I wasn't sure if I would have quite met the requirements, but thankfully I did. It was then a case, once accepted, of registering for tuition. I chose to stick with the college I did the degree in, not just because it offered the course, as other colleges do, but because I'm most familiar with it.

eternal

tomwaterford wrote: »

Yes....though if they were happy...would they cheat???

Some people are just incapable of being faithful. I was seeing one guy who was an actual womaniser. He even admitted it and told me not to bother with him anymore because he wasn't worth it. His marriage broke down over it and he kept harping on about how he loved his wife. Why so would he continue to cheat on her though?

eternal

Trebor176 wrote: »

I know when applying for the course I'm doing, I had to submit results from throughout my degree. I wasn't sure if I would have quite met the requirements, but thankfully I did. It was then a case, once accepted, of registering for tuition. I chose to stick with the college I did the degree in, not just because it offered the course, as other colleges do, but because I'm most familiar with it.

I'll have to get my transcripts. Thank fck I did well though in first and second year. It's nearly 8,000 for the fees.

Trebor176

eternal wrote: »

I'll have to get my transcripts. Thank fck I did well though in first and second year. It's nearly 8,000 for the fees.

Well, that's the main thing College fees are quite steep in general, which is a shame.

eternal

Trebor176 wrote: »

Well, that's the main thing College fees are quite steep in general, which is a shame.

I applied for a scholarship and a grant. I'm bound to get one of them. Trinity doesn't do post grad internal funding though.

Roquentin

tomwaterford wrote: »

I often wondered this....why people bother....was in visiting a friend who actually dislikes his fiancée and more than one who would tell you that there unhappy....seems to me there wasting their lives???

And they do be mocking me for being eternally single (in the will die alone category now)....obv I don't tell them of dates etc I do be on....because at least it's anonymous here

But I will in my fcuk be stuck in a unhappy relationship after this long being single....

I only know of about three relationships which would survive the acid test you put down....

yea i would concur. i look at relationships amongst my family and say if this or that was taken away, how many relationships would survive. not many

Roquentin

tomwaterford wrote: »

Yes....though if they were happy...would they cheat???

eternal wrote: »

Some people are just incapable of being faithful. I was seeing one guy who was an actual womaniser. He even admitted it and told me not to bother with him anymore because he wasn't worth it. His marriage broke down over it and he kept harping on about how he loved his wife. Why so would he continue to cheat on her though?

i remember seeing the film revolutionary road which was written by richard yates and thinking this is a great portrayal of relationships (not all, but some i suppose)

like yates said, people lie to themselves. they know the truth i.e. the relationship is faltering or not turning out like they had expected and in order to maintain the illusion to the watchful eye of neighbours and family, they lie to themselves. then they have a mortgage to service and kids running around.

The other thing as well is that people have this almost Utopian dream of marriage and it all working out brilliantly. life isnt like that. its highly unpredictable and stressful. we never plan for the problems in a sense, we only see the good stuff.

very good film to watch i must say. very realistic.

eternal

Roquentin wrote: »

i remember seeing the film revolutionary road which was written by richard yates and thinking this is a great portrayal of relationships (not all, but some i suppose)

like yates said, people lie to themselves. they know the truth i.e. the relationship is faltering or not turning out like they had expected and in order to maintain the illusion to the watchful eye of neighbours and family, they lie to themselves. then they have a mortgage to service and kids running around.

The other thing as well is that people have this almost Utopian dream of marriage and it all working out brilliantly. life isnt like that. its highly unpredictable and stressful. we never plan for the problems in a sense, we only see the good stuff.

very good film to watch i must say. very realistic.

Nah, he was just a bollox :rolleyes:

Autosport

Roquentin wrote: »

yea i would concur. i look at relationships amongst my family and say if this or that was taken away, how many relationships would survive. not many

I must say my sister is with her fiancé around 4 years now and they're very happy together, they've been through a lot together and still going strong. It's good to know that when the going got tough they stuck together

mg1982

Autosport wrote: »

I must say my sister is with her fiancé around 4 years now and they're very happy together, they've been through a lot together and still going strong. It's good to know that when the going got tough they stuck together

My brother seems to be happy in his marriage too so its not all bad.
I wouldnt be too gone on her personality wise but would never say that too him of course.

eternal

mg1982 wrote: »

My brother seems to be happy in his marriage too so its not all bad.
I wouldnt be too gone on her personality wise but would never say that too him of course.

Why, what's wrong with her?

mg1982

eternal wrote: »

Why, what's wrong with her?

Shes tight and makes no effort to get on with some of the family.