The last date I went on asked me if I was like the cat lady. I only have um, well, five dogs, and one of them is 7 lbs and doesn't count. My house is not immaculate, but I keep it clean. He didn't see my house, just saying that based on what I had told him. Another one bites the dust... Where ARE all the good, single men??? (All please note that I said SINGLE) LOL Cyndy www.texasdogs.com -----Original Message----- From: showgsd-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:showgsd-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of David Fritsche Sent: Monday, August 25, 2008 12:53 PM To: uwish@xxxxxxxxxx; 'Showgsd-l' Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Looking for love in all the wrong places.... The pattern is always similar: Jane meets John and fall totally into love - Ah, wait, they do not yet know each other, all they know is that they have created illusions over the years and then they meet this person and superimpose those illusions over them - You know: She will cook like Betty Crocker, look like Farrah Faucet (or am I dating myself), tend kinds like Mother Goose, and so on! He, on the other hand, will look like Robert Redford, be as macho as John Wayne and as tender as Jesus. Ah, perfection! We have found it and fall into love with it - not the person but the idea of the person and the illusions we have placed on them. Then we marry....... And the next morning, or the next month or 5 years later we awake to find that this person is not the illusion we married so, in our western culture, we set out to change the person to match the illusion - but alas, they cannot! They are just who they are, and change, although a constant process for us all, is seldom fast enough to catch up to the frustration of our fractures illusions. I mean, what can you do when you discover that they have got'yas on their chin, morning mouth, ring around the collar, brown roots, are in need of Clairol, Just for Men, Unscented Secret, and need a trip to the gym? Solution: Put all of your energy into accepting them as they are rather than attempting to change them. And, if the change you would like is important, don't start! With this in mind, my Heidi (what else do you name your first GSD?) went on all of my dates. The dates consisted of hiking, fishing, picnicking, or other things that would accommodate the company of the dog. When the girl objected or obviously did not enjoy the activity or the accompanying dog, that was the last date. In the end, Heidi chose my mate. 49 years later, I am not sorry! Just my opinion.... For what it's worth! Dave _______________________________________ No viruses found in this outgoing message Scanned by iolo AntiVirus 1.5.4.5 http://www.iolo.com ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2007. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - www.showgsd.org ============================================================================ ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2007. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - www.showgsd.org ============================================================================