What the hell!

[xmas74]

I recently took some tests on OkCupid. I was bored and checked out a few profiles. One seemed very nice, said all the right things (as in he seemed very liberal and could spell more than three words properly) and made some interesting points in his profile. So, I decided to send him a reply.

He sends a prompt reply back-promising until I get to his signature. He puts down his first name. Up until then everything seemed ok. Now I wonder...

For those of you who've had this conversation w/ me before you can guess what his first name is. The one name I stay away from and yet seem to constantly pull in.

Yep-the nice guy's name is David.

Does anyone think that this one could actually change my mind about all the negatives that I've experienced w/ this one name?

(BTW-I did reply)

[Shine]

1. Hmmmm....very interesting.

Maybe you have some karma to work out with that "David" energy, who knows? :shrug: It seems too bizarre of a coincidence to NOT take notice of. The good news is, YOU get to choose how to proceed.

Good luck!

I once had two boyfriends in a row that had the same birthday. Very trippy. Neither of them worked out, hahaha.

:hi:

[xmas74]

3. 18 different Davids.

Must be something karmic.

Most of the men I've dated in the past have had the same name.

My plan-just talk. Maybe I need to make friends w/ the name first.

[Shine]

7. 18 differentt Davids?!?

Do you know much about numerology? I'm not terribly well-versed in it, but essentially the bottom line is every name has a certain numerological value and perhaps, well obviously, "David" is a biggie for you, in terms of lessons and potential growth opportunities.

I think it's fascinating you've pulled in yet another David to possibly play with. I like your plan. Sounds good. :thumbsup:

[xmas74]

8. 18 different Davids.

I've read a bit about numerology but am not well-versed in it.

It's just odd that the name that responds to me the most tends to be David.

[Shine]

9. Very trippy.

perhaps your task is to get past all your negative association with the name. Who knows? It's definitely NOT a random occurrence, though.

I think it's pretty cool, actually.

[xmas74]

10. Cool-and a bit freaky.

I'm still trying to figure it out.

[Shine]

12. Maybe you're not supposed to figure it out and instead, just BE in the

Mystery of it all.....

Stay open, see what happens. :hug:

[xmas74]

14. That's the plan.

Probably won't have anything happen. It's just so odd that they always seem to be David.

[Blue-Jay]

39. 18 Different Davids is a good name for a band.

[xmas74]

47. You've got a point there.

Now I need to quit playing the trumpet and take up the guitar.

With a band name like that it seems like I'd need to scream often so singing is no problem. Our songs could be about man-hating.

[AllegroRondo]

50. There was a Dr Seuss book about that

a woman who had some 50 or 60 kids, and named them all Dave.

[Magrittes Pipe]

63. In a row?

[xmas74]

64. Nope.

It could be worse-it could be 37.

But she only slept w/ three of them.

[Magrittes Pipe]

67. Try not to date any Daves on your way across the parking lot.

:eyes:

[xmas74]

71. At least I didn't have a tryst

with a dead man in a public restroom.

[Magrittes Pipe]

75. Shit, my mom's been fuckin' a dead guy for thirty years.

I call him "dad."

[xmas74]

76. I don't know what's worse.

That or having a cousin break his neck while trying to "orally gratify" himself.



Thanks for the movie suggestion tonight! I've gotta rememorize some lines.

[rug]

69. Be glad they weren't named Dick

[xmas74]

72. True.

I once had a history teacher named Dick.

He lived up to his name.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

2. Of course, this gentleman could change your mind......

It's just a name, after all......

See what happens, is my two cents!

:hi:

[xmas74]

4. After dating 18 different Davids

you tend to form an opinion of the name. After every last one of those men proved to be asses-we'll just say that my track record sucks w/ the name.

We'll see how this goes. There must be at least one nice David out there or else it wouldn't be such a popular name.

[WCGreen]

5. Everytime I dated Agent 74....

Snick, snort....

You need to get someplace where the parents are a little more creative with the namage....

Seriously, don't ever let some thing as piddly as a name stand in your way of true love....

[xmas74]

6. Then I would have to leave the US.

David is one of the most popular male names.

[politicat]

11. Check the census data and see if that name was popular the years

around when you were born....

I know I always had at least two Davids in any class I was in during my school years, so while your tallies are pretty strong, that seems a bit odd... Okay, a lot odd.

[xmas74]

13. Born in the seventies.

And it was a very popular name-but not that popular.

I did check the SS register once and it was a top name but still-18?

My advice to the Davids of the world-stay away! You might start out nice but I seem to change all of you into raving *ssholes!

[XemaSab]

15. There's a REALLY cool job I applied for

The job sounded FABULOUS, the location is AMAZING... it would be working literally at a spot known for amazing birding... permanent job, full time, good benefits, salaried...

But I'm leery.

So what's the catch? Yes, my boss' name would be David.

After three ex-boyfriends and a boss named David, I'm a little worried. :scared:

[xmas74]

16. I knew you'd understand!

Why are Davids jumping out of the woodwork lately?

[XemaSab]

17. I gotta say

That maybe you should take a break from Davids.

Matter of fact, maybe *I* should take a break from Davids. I've lived 11 of the last 13 years dealing with Davids on a daily basis, and it's no good.

Things didn't work out with the last one?

[xmas74]

18. Nope.

About two weeks after our first pm convo he decided that he didn't want to be tied down to someone w/ a kid. He wants to travel at the drop of a hat.

Psychologists suck!

[XemaSab]

19. What a flake...

What do you think of my applicants for the position of online boyfriend?

I should have said in the OP "no Davids need apply." :P

[xmas74]

22. But then you would have to rule out GOPisEvil.

He'd be the perfect online boyfriend if he has time for it.

[XemaSab]

61. Perfect, eh?

:shrug:

[wildhorses]

20. let me add to the weirdness...

I just met a guy online named DAVID...how bizarre is that?!?!

[xmas74]

23. My problem is that nearly every single guy I've ever dated

and almost every guy that hits on me is named David.

Like a previous poster wrote-it must be some sort of karmic thing that I have to work out with that name.

[wildhorses]

25. this is my first David and so far he seems really nice...

now I see this thread and I'm thinking just my LUCK
give him a nickname really quick...:P

[xmas74]

28. The nicknames for the previous Davids

would get this thread locked.

They aren't very nice but it's how my friends and I can keep track of them.

[wildhorses]

33. Perhaps if you really think this one is decent and it is just the

name and the connatation it holds for you then call this one by his middle name or give him a nice nickname...or perhaps you should just quit while your ahead...but maybe like Shine said if you have something karmically going on you will have to think outside the box some how:shrug:

[xmas74]

34. I'm taking this one step at a time.

BTW-this one is a musician too. Never had good luck w/ them either.

But we've already had a few great discussions about politics in our area, religion and literature. I so want this to be a decent experience-even if just friends and nothing else develops!

[Heidi]

21. I highly recommend Dans, Daves and Jims. (nt)

[xmas74]

24. Daughter's father is a Dave,

as were 16 before him and one after him.

Jims are quite nice but I never seem to catch them. And there are too many Dans in the family-might be creepy to call out your loved ones name and have uncles and cousins turn around at the same time.

[In_The_Wind]

26. What The Hell!

I've never dated a David so I can't help you with a bias against the David's of the world. I tend to steer clear of Michaels.

On-line introductions can lead to interesting coffee dates.

[xmas74]

30. The last online intro was a Dave

They seem to follow me everywhere, no matter how I meet them.

[In_The_Wind]

35. It's the Joes, Joesphs, Johns and Jonathans who haunt me.

:shrug:

I think maybe I'll try a David.

[xmas74]

37. A David might be good to you.

I had one who was, many years ago. We were just too young.

[In_The_Wind]

41. I'll be wandering around this year.

Who knows what manner of man I'll meet on my travels. I'm restless and ready for someone new in my life.



I know it's pointless to return to the loves of our youth although I have an open invitation to do just that waiting down in Florida.

[xmas74]

43. Might be fun.

But it might be pointless at the same time.

If you make it this way I can't offer much by way of lodging(you know the situation) but I can offer lots of sightseeing (like the Truman Library, Mark Twain, Laura Ingalls Wilder homestead, Pershing and such) and KC has a great group of DU'ers that I need to meet with soon!

[In_The_Wind]

58. I'm heading for the outdoors.

It's not likely that I'll be seeing very many museums. I'll be camping most of the time and sleeping in motels for the rest of my trip. I feel a little too restless before dawn to be comfortable staying with most people so don't worry about that.

I was looking at the map just the other day to see where you and a few other DUers are located. I'm trying to be flexible now that I'm leaving the trike at home on this time.

[xmas74]

59. I'm right off of I-70.

70 to 13 Hwy in MO will take you directly to my house. And 13 to 50 hwy (which is in my town) will take you right into KC.

First week of June in a local town is the Scott Joplin festival. That's usually tons of fun. And there is a very nice state park just a few miles from my house, almost right next to Whiteman AFB. I think that camping runs about $12 a night in MO state parks right now and no entrance fees.

[In_The_Wind]

60. I would love to hear the Scott Joplin Festival.

But it's the wrong time of the year for me on this trip. If I swing north to see you after I leave Amarillo I could bypass Dallas on my way to have drinks with merh.

The possibilities are endless.

[xmas74]

62. True.

Joplin festival is fun but we have a local Blind Boone festival here in town(July, I think). Not as big but still fun.

[In_The_Wind]

68. What's going on there in August?

I don't want to run into crowds.

[xmas74]

70. Second week of August and third-

MO State Fair. And it's only about a half hour from me.

Hotels and campgrounds book up quickly in a sixty mile radius of Sedalia.

[eyesroll]

27. I've dated a few Davids/Daves myself...

Even had two of them fighting over me in high school (that was unpleasant).

According to the Social Security Administration, there were 445,289 Davids born in the 1970s -- 2.6% of the male births. It was the fourth-most-popular male name of the decade (after Michael, Christopher and Jason).
http://www.socialsecurity.gov/OACT/babynames/decades/names1970s.html

Hm...I've dated a Michael and am currently dating a Jason. No Christophers, though.

[xmas74]

31. Michael was my kindergarten boyfriend.

Christopher was my first grade boyfriend. Numbers one and two in "first to play doctor" with as a child.

Nearly all the others were Davids, except for a Steve, a Charlie and two Allens.

[MissHoneychurch]

29. I know what you mean

I am wary of people who are Scorpios. :scared:

[xmas74]

32. I've had problems w/ them too.

Five of the Davids were Scorpios and the two Allens were Scorpios.

Little one's father was a Taurus. It's supposed to be a compatible sign but that was proven wrong!

[MissHoneychurch]

36. Never had anything with a Taurus

but I can say for sure Aquarius and Scorpio is a no-no

[xmas74]

38. Supposedly,

Aquarius is not a good mix for me. I admire them but they say that we do not do well in romantic relationships.

[MissHoneychurch]

40. good thing we are not getting romanticly involved

and are just friends :D

[xmas74]

42. True.

We are supposedly polar opposites-I'm a Capricorn but I do have Gemini as my moon which leads me to behavior changes unlike a Cappie.

Callie is a Gemini sun w/ a Capricorn moon. Strange how it just flip-flopped w/ her!

[ET Awful]

44. These are the Daves I know, I know

These are the Daves,I know
These are the Daves I know, I know
These are the Daves I know

David Hoffman
He works in my dad's store
He's worked here for 12 years
He'll probably work here for more

These are the Daves I know, I know
These are the Daves I know
These are the Daves I know, I know
These are the Daves I know

Dave Gort
I've known since I was six
In grade eight he broke his leg
So we got drunk and sick

These are the Daves I know, I know
These are the Daves I know
These are the Daves I know, I know
These are the Daves I know

Some of them are Davids

They all have their own hands
But they come from different moms

These are the Daves I know, I know
These are the Daves I know
These are the Daves I know, I know
These are the Daves I know

Dave Jadiski
Man, this cat can swing
He weighs almost 50 pounds
And he delivers my paper on time

These are the Daves I know, I know
These are the Daves I know
These are the Daves I know, I know
These are the Daves I know

Dave Capisano
I hardly know him. . .

These are the Daves I know, I know
These are the Daves I know
These are the Daves I know, I know
These are the Daves I know

We are the Daves he knows, he knows
We are the Daves he knows
We are the Daves he knows, he knows
We are the Daves he knows

Some of us them are Davids
But most of us are Daves
We all have our own hands
But we come from different moms

These are the Daves I know, I know




(Sorry, was channeling Kids in the Hall for a moment :P)

[xmas74]

45. That's cool.

I used to watch it all the time.

[ET Awful]

46. For some reason, that episode from the first season is the only one

that REALLY stuck in my head :P

[xmas74]

48. I haven't watched it in years.

Episodes no longer stick-just bits and pieces. But I used to laugh outloud and often whenever I watched it.

[ET Awful]

49. Ever since that episode though, every time I hear the name "Dave"

It gives me a KITH earworm :P

[xmas74]

51. I'd forgotten all about it.

Every time I hear the name I have flashbacks to screaming and nasty fights.

[ET Awful]

52. LOL, I only get that with the name Kathleen

:P

[xmas74]

53. Well, I'm not a Kathleen.

You don't have to see my screen name and think unpleasant thoughts.

[ET Awful]

54. LOL

YAY! :bounce:

[xmas74]

55. Cool beans!

I'm not hated!

[ET Awful]

56. And I'm not a "Dave"

;-)

[xmas74]

57. That's a good thing!

[redwitch]

65. I only ever dated one David

I married him. It seemed like the thing to do...
(24 years in May)

and I must say I admire your resolve. That is a lot of Davids!

[xmas74]

73. Too many.

I'm a magnet.

[hobo_baggins]

66. my names david...im nice

give us a chance!

[xmas74]

74. Maybe it's just the Davids that live

in Missouri.