cookmattp
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cookmattp

Variations of my name have been searched 21 times. Lovely.

Stumbled upon this a few months ago. Haunting and powerful.

In a similar vein, this is something one might never really shake if he or she is accused. That and who outs someone on a website like this? My first inclination would be to talk to the cheater and let them know that I know. I'd like to think I'd give them a shot to come clean first.

There's just something about it that seems like it wants me to feel wistful as others have stated. I found myself reaching the end and just kind of shrugging.

I'm nodding to this. It's as if no one really believes you don't want kids. Don't brush off something I've given plenty of thought, asshole!

Take it easy, Sport, we're just funnin' ya!

Erring on the side of formal usually works for me as well. Let them correct me. Usually they do because most prefer some familiarity. "Hey, babe," is generally reserved for the Wife.

Unfortunate. I'll have to try the bowler next time.

Are you ok with a fedora or something not seen all that often that's possibly vintage, playful, and worn without irony?

This is where I must ask when so much precise measurement has taken place? I've never gotten the ruler out for myself, so maybe I'm working with blissful ignorance. I've found other things about my body more pressing.

I had a pleasant experience in college where poor application of sunscreen left me with something looking like chemical burn on my back. Was a beautiful purplish color that week and 3 months later it appeared to be tan. Not recommended.

Exactly. With confidence like this, any "body issues" would fall to the wayside. Could almost be intimidating.

Sad high-five to you from another pigmentally challenge individual. Regardless of time in the sun I turn a delicate shade of pink and then return to my Casper-like complexion. Good times.

I was thinking in terms of outfit because the original commenter indicated that she was cat-called, "even if I was wearing jeans and a baggy sweatshirt." I interpreted this to me that she could see a cat-call if she was wearing something revealing or somehow sexualized. That wouldn't make cat-calling appropriate, but

I wasn't trying to justify their behavior in any way, something I stated in my comment. I was trying to engage in the discussion that one's outfit can send various messages and it may not be what they intended. You aren't responsible for males' behavior toward you, regardless of your attire. And whether you're wearing

So it's always (or usually) a "hey, that's a female, must yell" thing? Maybe it is simply about a male power trip as opposed to a predominantly sexual theme. But these are psychological issues I don't have the authority to address intelligently.

My Wife only reports catcalls from black or Spanish-speaking men. FWIW. She is white.

Catcalling aside, is there some merit to thinking about what you're wearing and the message it might send to others? What a woman is wearing never justifies this kind of behavior, but can't clothes send different messages? You can not care what they are, but you have to acknowledge, I think, that others might feel

I've never known anyone who made a catcall unless it was to a friend in a playful as was described above. I've seen it done and those guys look creepy/desperate.

Also, I've often wondered how the Guysourcing guys are chosen. Can I find out somewhere?