All categories - 10 August 2006

Married 24 years, both good looking (daughters' friends say), no cheating, doctors haven't helped, counselors haven't helped (they said "it's amazing you are even together" ???) used to get all kinds of crazy, did we wear it out?

2006-08-10 15:01:44 · 11 answers · asked by ladystardonna 2 in Marriage & Divorce

Ben Affleck continues to star in movies which he consistently bombs out in. So why does he still get offers ?

2006-08-10 15:01:44 · 7 answers · asked by george g 5 in Movies

IMHO if you break the law (suicide bombers, car bombers, killing people, murdering, kidnapping, ad nauseam) you get thrown in jail. You aren't innocent, you are guilty!

2006-08-10 15:01:40 · 7 answers · asked by   6 in Politics

A few months ago, I asked a few questions here about this boy I liked, for instance, how I should go about telling him I liked him and then asking what he meant when I was rejected. Well, the fleeting teenage hormones passed, and we are now friends. The problem is, over the summer, I have learned a lot about him and his life. He and his mother have bounced around in his life, they have never really stayed in one place very long, and now his mother is off on an adventure out of the city and she has left him with his step-father for God knows how long.
I have been thinking about his situation for a while now, and today I confronted him. Sometimes he can be a perfectly logical adult and pleasant to be around, but other times he doesn’t know when to stop pushing it. I asked him if the reason he was such an a** hole sometimes was if he was afraid of getting attached to me and our other friend, and this friendship thing, and if he purposely acted stupid to push us away. I asked if he tried to keep us at arms length because he thought that they weren’t done bouncing, and if he thought that that would make it less painful to say “goodbye.” After a little coaxing, he admitted that to be true.
He said that he would prefer detachment, and non-feeling. I know that even if he has convinced himself of that, he is a fire sign and a human being, and that he would be happier having something in his life, even if it was fleeting, but I don’t know how to convince him of this. I know that feeling, and it sucks, and my motherly instincts for my friends won’t allow me to just sit by and let him think that this life is worth nothing. I need help. I have limited experience in this matter. I can make him admit his fears, but I do not know how to get him to release them. Does anyone have any suggestions?

2006-08-10 15:01:40 · 17 answers · asked by Sarah 2 in Psychology

This letter was E-mailed to me and I thought I would share it with everyone on Y-Answers.
I totally see this point of view...........Do You??
Dear Editor:
>> >
>> > So many letter writers have based their arguments
>> on how this land is made up of immigrants. Ernie Lujan
>> for one, suggests we should tear down the Statute of
>> Liberty because the people now in question aren't
>> being treated the same as those who passed through
>> Ellis Island and other ports of entry.
>> >
>> > Maybe we should turn to our history books and point
>> out to people like Mr. Lujan why today's American is
>> not willing to accept this new kind of immigrant any
>> longer.
>> > Back in 1900 when there was a rush from all areas
>> of Europe to come to the United States, people had to
>> get off a ship and stand in a long line in New York
>> and be documented. Some would even get down on their
>> hands and knees and kiss the ground. They made a
>> pledge to uphold> the laws and support their new
>> country in good and bad times. They made learning
>> English a primary rule in their new American
>> households and some even changed their names to blend
>> in with their new home.
>> >They had waved good bye to their birth place to give
>> their children a new life and did everything in their
>> power to help their children assimilate into one
>> culture. Nothing was handed to them. No free lunches,
>> no welfare, no labor laws to protect them. All they
>> had were the skills and craftsmanship they had brought
>> with them to trade for a future of prosperity.
>> Most of their children came of age when World War II
>> broke out. My father fought along side men whose
>> parents had come straight over from Germany, Italy,
>> France and Japan. None of these 1st generation
>> Americans ever gave any thought about what country
>> their parents had come from.
>> >They were Americans fighting Hitler, Mussolini and
>> the Emperor of Japan.
>> >They were defending the United States of America as
>> one people. When we liberated France, no one in those
>> villages were looking for the French-American or the
>> German American or the Irish American. The people of
>> France saw only Americans. And we carried one flag
>> that represented one country. Not one of those
>> immigrant sons would have thought about picking up
>> another country's flag and waving it to represent who
>> they were. It would have been a disgrace to their
>> parents who had sacrificed so much to be here.
>> >
>> >These immigrants truly knew what it meant to be an
>> American. They stirred the melting pot into one red,
>> white and blue bowl.
>> >And here we are in 2006 with a new kind of immigrant
>> who wants the same rights and privileges. Only they
>> want to achieve it by playing with a different set of
>> rules, one that includes the entitlement card and a
>> guarantee of being faithful to their mother country.
>> I'm sorry, that's not what being an American is all
>> about.
>> >I believe that the immigrants who landed on Ellis
>> Island in the early 1900s deserve better than that for
>> all the toil, hard work and sacrifice in raising
>> future generations to create a land that has become a
>> beacon for those legally searching for a better life.
>> I think they would be appalled that they are being
>> used as an example by those waving foreign country
>> flags.
>> And for that suggestion about taking down the Statute
>> of Liberty, it happens to mean a lot to the citizens
>> who are voting on the immigration bill. I wouldn't
>> start talking about dismantling the United States just
>> yet.
>> >
>> >(signed) Rosemary LaBonte

2006-08-10 15:01:39 · 15 answers · asked by OLDSMOBOMB 1996 3 in Immigration

I joke that im no-sexual, i was raped by a stranger in january and since then find it really hard to have a partner and now i cant even bear the thought of someone touching me, will this ever stop - when will i just get over it and move on?

2006-08-10 15:01:37 · 11 answers · asked by antibim 2 in Mental Health

2006-08-10 15:01:36 · 16 answers · asked by kitty-kat 1 in Singles & Dating

Because the Highway Patrol had Mel Gibson pulled over on this side.

2006-08-10 15:01:32 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Jokes & Riddles

The thing it's that the measure I've always wanted it's 00g but i'm doing it ok..I'm 4g right now but i'm giving them a break...
Some tips to get to 00g lookig good an healthy..????

2006-08-10 15:01:31 · 7 answers · asked by noelon2001 2 in Skin & Body

What is it?

2006-08-10 15:01:31 · 25 answers · asked by Kidd! 6 in Religion & Spirituality

He's been reading the bible, praying (with pastors & groups) and he still doesnt feel his presence.

2006-08-10 15:01:31 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

not married just curious

2006-08-10 15:01:29 · 17 answers · asked by NEOTEH 4 in Marriage & Divorce

Do you think it;s the best time to end things when your bf tells you...

sixxx : I doubt my love for you
sixxx: And our future together
greeneyes: you dont think you love me anymore?
greeneyes: Sixxx?
sixxx: Not like I used to. No

When i told him it's probably best that we end things he tells me i am just trying to run and hide instead of finding solutions. I am so confused and sad right now. Any advice??????

2006-08-10 15:01:29 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Family & Relationships

The bank covered a $300.00 check i wrote againest insuffient funds. It didn't bounce ! HELL YEAH !

2006-08-10 15:01:21 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Personal Finance

spybot?

2006-08-10 15:01:19 · 18 answers · asked by sheila v 1 in Security

I am a teacher. In my district, school starts very early so I am home at 3pm or so. I do all of the laundry, cooking, vacuuming and other cleaning, dishes, grocery shopping, keep track of the finances and mow the lawns. I drop off and pick up the dry cleaning, medicines, etc.

I don't mind it at all, but it would be nice if my wife would admit every now and then that she has a pretty "good deal." She claims that all men do this much around the house these days.

Is that true, do your working husbands do that much?

2006-08-10 15:01:18 · 40 answers · asked by Anonymous in Marriage & Divorce

happens to be falling in line with hurricane season when Homeland Security will be stressed with emergency management concerns associated with hurricane relief?

2006-08-10 15:01:16 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous in Current Events

If Your Drafted, You Would Probably Be Sent To Iraq/Iran And There's A Good Chance You'll Never Come Home Agen.

If You Leave The Country, You'll Probably Never Be Allowed In america Agen.

I Would Leave The Country With My Fiancee.

2006-08-10 15:01:16 · 34 answers · asked by Angel_Anton 6 in Polls & Surveys

2006-08-10 15:01:16 · 18 answers · asked by mets2175 1 in Baseball

2006-08-10 15:01:04 · 28 answers · asked by Emily B 2 in Religion & Spirituality

(( who has made the earth you couch, and the heavens your canopy, and sent down rain from the heavens; and brought forth therewith fruits for your sustenance; then set not up rivals unto allah when ye know ))

2006-08-10 15:01:04 · 16 answers · asked by the twist 2 in Religion & Spirituality

2006-08-10 15:01:01 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Comics & Animation

If you could only choose one:

To be the hottest babe on the planet but also the stupidest

or

To be the smartest woman on the planet but butt ugly

which one would you choose?????

2006-08-10 15:00:57 · 34 answers · asked by ? 7 in Polls & Surveys

2006-08-10 15:00:53 · 7 answers · asked by babybounce 2 in Music

I would realy want 2 make my hair striat!!!!! Please help me!!!!

2006-08-10 15:00:53 · 16 answers · asked by KK :) 3 in Hair

or matbe the sims?

2006-08-10 15:00:53 · 1 answers · asked by Ghost 7 1 in Video & Online Games

I work grounds keeping at a motel. Every morning I pick up no less than 40 butts off the ground. Most of them are with in reach of a garbage can. What gives?

2006-08-10 15:00:48 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous in Etiquette

sooo... do you think marissa will be back next season or do you think she really got "killed" off?? she's like the main character and it would be interesting to see how the show does if she's not on it anymore. Any thoughts?

2006-08-10 15:00:47 · 3 answers · asked by elizabeth321 1 in Television

2006-08-10 15:00:44 · 3 answers · asked by J J 3 in Singles & Dating

Sometimes my significant other wigs me out. He was digging a hole the other day and says he got his vim and vigor from playing football in high school. The man is 53 yrs old and high school was many years ago. He also has his name and his year of high school graduation on the license plates on his van. Do some people never get over there high school years? He goes on about his high school years like they were yesterday. When we started discussing marriage and children, he told me he wanted to name our 1st child Cathy after some girl he dated in high school. What is his problem? Do all men go on and on like this about their high school days? Is it a man thing? Sometimes I just want to bust out and tell him how ignorant it is.

2006-08-10 15:00:44 · 1 answers · asked by happydawg 6 in Singles & Dating