I just meant in general, not for this guy specifically, meeting someone who you might be interested in at a bar isn't really a whole lot different than on the sidewalk.

Sounds to me like you should go on the date. Not because you owe him or anything like that, but because your interaction with him sounds positive. Even if you have some personal stigma about shoe shiners or race, none of that will matter if he happens to be awesome. Weigh the implications of whatever he said about…

I think the word "hubby" being short for "husband" is reprehensible. I prefer Douglas Adams' definition... Huby: a half erection large enough to be a publicly embarrassing bulge in the trousers, but not large enough to be of any use to anybody.

It's really straight forward: you ask them out. I'm a guy, and I, as well as all my friends, wouldn't mind if someone asked us out.

You should distance yourself from people who make you feel bad. I'm a guy in the same place. I've never dated or anything for a whole bunch of reasons and I know what it feels like to want to be experiencing what other people are. The thing for me is that I know for somebody I'll make a good boyfriend, I am…

In terms of your life, getting a masters now would probably make everything easier and more convenient down the road. Assuming, of course, you're not burying yourself in debt. I'd say do it, especially if it's free. I don't even subscribe to academia as the best (or even a good) method of learning/evaluation, yet…

I dropped a bunch of money the past few days so I can do a few things this summer. I did this in 2011 but on a much much smaller scale. This year I decided to go all out because there are limited opportunities for what I am doing and I won't be able to do this forever.

I'm a guy who's in the same boat. I could have written this. I went on my one date fairly recently actually, with a girl who is pretty awesome. Unfortunately, she wasn't interested. That whole ordeal ended up eating up my life. I didn't do anything for several weeks. Now though, I've gotten myself back to a…

Is that how henna is applied? I've never gotten one/seen someone get one, but that looks fuckin' gross.

I'm going to break the rules, travel to Hong Kong, and suggest In The Mood For Love by Kar Wai Wong. It's the second movie in an informal trilogy. Each film in the trilogy is loosely tied to one another, though each stand independently from each another as well. I haven't seen the last film in the trilogy, but In…

This guy was definitely not worthy of you and he sounds like a major douche. Seriously, any reasonable guy won't give a shit about a tummy and love handles and stretch marks. I'd bet a whole lot of money that there are guys out there who do and will like your body. I, for one, have been attracted to several "fat"…

Yeah, The Man From Nowhere is basically South Korea's version of Taken. However, Taken is a very mediocre action flick and The Man From Nowhere blows it out of the water. It is a blockbuster, but as far as action films go, they don't get much better. Looks like I've got some watching to accomplish sometime…

I haven't seen Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter...and Spring, so I'll watch that next I think. And Mother is great, I really like that movie. I'll suggest The Man From Nowhere. It stars the same actor from Mother and is one of my favorite recent action movies.

To be honest, I haven't seen My Girl. When I first started watching a bunch of South Korean movies about six months ago I was sick of constantly being confronted with relationship stuff in popular culture, so I didn't watch it. I still haven't gotten around to it and you make it sound not very in line with some of…

We could always have a long-distance discussion of Park Chan-Wook. I haven't seen I'm a Cyborg and That's Ok or Stoker. How are those? I'm actually a big fan of South Korean cinema in general. Bong Joon-Ho ranks high on my list as well.

Thanks for the reply. Could I ask you which parts had the worst flow? I'm particularly bad at deciphering how things are interpreted outside of my own head.

Would anybody like to comment on my OKC profile? I filled it out today and I am not really sure how it comes across. It is honest, I'm just not sure if it's too boring or not boring enough or what have you. I couldn't figure out how to link it so if you search for "Penn42" in Eugene, OR it should pop up.

Straight up.

I might be an anomaly of sorts here, but after I really start to care about someone, their looks just don't matter. Both people I've ever had a serious full-blown crush on were people who initially didn't turn my head at all, but after I got to know them and realized they were cool, their bodies became so beautiful. …

I don't understand how some people are so completely detached and brainwashed into thinking that women aren't people. I just don't understand. They must not be using their brains at all.