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Tektonik Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-16-07 08:58 AM
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57. unless he's going to hurt her or is a criminal
leave them alone
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  -If one of your kids was dating a loser would you try to break them up? HopeLives  Mar-15-07 04:27 PM   #0 
  - My daughter is married to a loser  skygazer   Mar-15-07 04:28 PM   #1 
  - That's what I'm afraid of. I'm sorry about your daughter. I feel  HopeLives   Mar-15-07 04:33 PM   #4 
  - I'd try to have some talks with my kid  ThomCat   Mar-15-07 04:29 PM   #2 
  - Yes, I would, I am sorry to say  Book Lover   Mar-15-07 04:29 PM   #3 
  - It's funny because the young man she's dating started liking  HopeLives   Mar-15-07 04:34 PM   #6 
  - keep introducing them to other people  wildhorses   Mar-15-07 04:34 PM   #5 
  - Ooops too late. I really lost it yesterday when she told me he  HopeLives   Mar-15-07 04:38 PM   #8 
     - apologize immediately  wildhorses   Mar-15-07 06:06 PM   #27 
  - What makes this particular man a loser?  Dora   Mar-15-07 04:36 PM   #7 
  - I think laziness and lack of ambition for a start. n/t  HopeLives   Mar-15-07 04:49 PM   #12 
  - Two of my sisters are married to losers/creeps but what can any of us do?  grace0418   Mar-15-07 04:40 PM   #9 
  - No  Fran Kubelik   Mar-15-07 04:45 PM   #10 
  - I wish there were more people like you. I think "loser" is one of the ugliest things to call another  Pushed To The Left   Mar-16-07 01:46 AM   #46 
     - Thirded.  ellisonz   Mar-16-07 02:05 AM   #48 
     - Ditto.  raccoon   Mar-16-07 08:35 AM   #55 
  - My daughter an agonizing year with a complete loser. A dangerous loser.  Left Is Write   Mar-15-07 04:46 PM   #11 
  - How old was your daughter if you don't mind my asking? n/t  HopeLives   Mar-15-07 04:50 PM   #13 
     - 18 when she met him; she turned 19 about three or four months before they finally split.  Left Is Write   Mar-15-07 05:08 PM   #16 
        - I am so glad that that is over, LiW.  Maddy McCall   Mar-15-07 06:07 PM   #29 
           - Thanks, Maddy.  Left Is Write   Mar-15-07 08:27 PM   #42 
  - It would backfire  LuckyTheDog   Mar-15-07 04:58 PM   #14 
  - He was, and I did, and it worked.  Karenca   Mar-15-07 05:06 PM   #15 
  - You wouldn't do it again because you don't think it's right or it  HopeLives   Mar-15-07 05:14 PM   #17 
     - I wouldn't do it again because I don't think  Karenca   Mar-15-07 05:21 PM   #18 
     - Also, I wasn't defining 'loser' only as one without ambition --  Karenca   Mar-15-07 05:53 PM   #23 
  - I can't stand  Breeze54   Mar-15-07 05:23 PM   #19 
  - Oh, how I can relate!  Z_I_Peevey   Mar-16-07 10:57 AM   #59 
  - Your priorities might be a little mixed up.  Omphaloskepsis   Mar-15-07 05:27 PM   #20 
  - I value free time over money too, but some money is needed to  HopeLives   Mar-15-07 06:12 PM   #31 
  - Was it a good haircut? pics?  ellisonz   Mar-16-07 02:09 AM   #49 
  - it's going to be a while  GTRMAN   Mar-15-07 05:39 PM   #21 
  - You cite laziness and a lack of ambition  socialdemocrat1981   Mar-15-07 05:39 PM   #22 
  - I'm sorry I definitely didn't mean ambitious in that way. My husband  HopeLives   Mar-15-07 06:03 PM   #25 
  - Depends on the definition of "loser"  Truthiness Inspector   Mar-15-07 05:54 PM   #24 
  - If you tell your kid that...  YellowRubberDuckie   Mar-15-07 06:05 PM   #26 
  - I'd frame him for murdering a hobo.  Blue-Jay   Mar-15-07 06:06 PM   #28 
  - Let Your Daughter Make Her Own Mistakes  Crisco   Mar-15-07 06:12 PM   #30 
  - You mean when she was 14? No, I'm glad I didn't then - he was  HopeLives   Mar-15-07 06:14 PM   #32 
     - Whatever  Crisco   Mar-15-07 06:17 PM   # 
        - That's a problem Crisco, I don't like the way he treats her. But  HopeLives   Mar-15-07 06:32 PM   #36 
           - One of My Sisters Married a Total Loser  Crisco   Mar-15-07 06:39 PM   #37 
  - It depends  mentalsolstice   Mar-15-07 06:17 PM   #33 
  - Nope defintely not any physical harm. n/t  HopeLives   Mar-15-07 06:21 PM   #34 
  - No, the more you try to push them apart  ikojo   Mar-15-07 06:23 PM   #35 
  - No, I don't think so.  GirlinContempt   Mar-15-07 06:41 PM   #38 
  - Just run 'em over in your car, in front of their own house, preferably.  hunter   Mar-15-07 06:56 PM   #39 
  - Well I am going over his house to pick her up from their "date"  HopeLives   Mar-15-07 07:06 PM   #40 
  - Define "loser"  flvegan   Mar-15-07 07:50 PM   #41 
  - #2 I don't use the term "loser"  sammythecat   Mar-15-07 10:39 PM   #43 
  - Thank you! I HATE the way that word is used sometimes!  Pushed To The Left   Mar-16-07 01:55 AM   #47 
  - I'd like to make a post about this sometime soon  sammythecat   Mar-16-07 05:28 AM   #51 
     - Yes you probably do want to create a separate post about it  HopeLives   Mar-16-07 06:37 AM   #53 
     - They can, and often are, perceived as losers  sammythecat   Mar-16-07 12:27 PM   #60 
     - Now That I've Finally Recognized One  Crisco   Mar-16-07 08:21 AM   #54 
        - The person you describe  sammythecat   Mar-16-07 01:16 PM   #65 
  - You're right it is harsh, he's probably more lost than he is a loser.n/t  HopeLives   Mar-16-07 05:12 AM   #50 
     - Harsh it is  sammythecat   Mar-16-07 05:34 AM   #52 
  - My mother's philosophy about my and my brothers' less desirable S.O.'s was  Lydia Leftcoast   Mar-15-07 10:47 PM   #44 
  - that's a good point  idgiehkt   Mar-16-07 12:27 PM   #61 
  - Yes. I couldn't possibly stop myself from speaking out then  Strawman   Mar-15-07 10:51 PM   #45 
  - Depends on the type of loser and the age of the kid.  philosophie_en_rose   Mar-16-07 08:47 AM   #56 
  - unless he's going to hurt her or is a criminal  Saint Etienne17   Mar-16-07 08:58 AM   #57 
  - I agree with the folks who've said "define loser"...  SteppingRazor   Mar-16-07 09:06 AM   #58 
  - My fiancee's father's daughter is marrying a loser.  Vash the Stampede   Mar-16-07 12:32 PM   #62 
  - She's only 19  Vash the Stampede   Mar-16-07 12:35 PM   #63 
  - Dating? Ignore it. But resist marriage.  Xithras   Mar-16-07 12:45 PM   #64 
  - When my sister was dating an asshole  realisticphish   Mar-16-07 01:17 PM   #66 
  - For the record, my mother in law thinks I'm a loser.  NNadir   Mar-16-07 01:28 PM   #67 
 

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