Means has nothing to do with it. We all paid into the plan with the promise that we'd get that back.

This works for ammo, too! :-)

Yeah - profession is stretching it a little. It's a hobby. It's not full-time employment. They get perks that are not financial. Despite the "evils" of this job, women are lining up to compete to get them, and they can walk away at any time. None of them are using this to earn money to live. They're using it to…

Yes! A very slow, deep breath and then hold it for the count of about two breaths works every time for me. When I get the hiccups, I get only one hiccup - then I do this, and they are gone immediately.

Respect.

I somehow missed the part where they are held captive and forced to work as cheerleaders...

It was the smug haughtiness in your original post that prompted my comment. Apparently you can detect it in others, but not yourself. The "Now you know." portion of your comment smacks of a holier than thou, know it all attitude. That comment is annoying enough when you're "in the right" about something. It's…

I'll demonstrate, because I think you missed it.

That's possible, but I think unlikely. The fact is that we'll never know. It could be anything. It could be the number of other races where I live (which I doubt). It could be that some psych analysis of the 1000 questions that are asked in the beginning show that I'm somehow receptive to dating outside my race. …

I think that there is a "non-spiritual" box. That would certainly include atheists. No support here!

Very patronizing initial response for someone who didn't understand the OP...

It's not up to Cardosa to pursue illegal recording charges against Jamie X. It's up to the state to decide that. They might do it, too.

I did eHarmony. There was nothing religious about it. I went on dates with two Hindu women. I met a girl who called herself Buddhist. Most of the others were not religious. The rest were Christian of some sort.

I second the POF recommendation, but I'd augment that with a paid site, too. I was 40 when I started online dating. I used POF and eHarmony, and had a bunch of dates from both sites. I signed up for a matchmaker too, but shortly thereafter, I met someone on POF. I think that POF specifies right on your profile…

That's odd. I'm a white dude, and on eHarmony I was matched with Asian ladies, Latinas, Indian ladies, and Black ladies. Having never dated outside of my own race before, it was really cool to go out on dates with people who had a different ethnic background than I did.

You're right. It's MUCH better to remain in a deeply unconscious state where you get caught up in the same repetitive and destructive thoughts and labels, instead of freeing up that energy to be used towards something productive. Rigid concepts are better than open ones where you are actually MORE productive and…

You're never really fully in control of your thoughts, though. "Mind" is a concept which doesn't exist. In experience, there are thoughts. They can be observed arising and passing. They can be directed a bit, but the vast majority of thoughts are repetitive and unnecessary. Many of them are useless or…

Yes! Thoughts are experienced, but no thinker. There is no "container" for thoughts.

Male privilege? It's very hard for me to NOT think that anyone who uses this label is a real ass. It paints with an overly broad brush.

Believe whatever you want, but what I said is 100% true. You are clearly the one who is extremely misinformed, young lass. I know about the criminal justice system from many different perspectives. It sounds like you know about it from one, naive, idealized perspective.