Type what you're thinking about right now (11)

[3stacks]

^ I thought it was photoshopped or something but it's not. Must be on some crazy kind of steroids lol

[Consolida]

Originally Posted by endo_endo

If someone you found attractive wouldn't date you before because of your weight and you lost weight and they were interested after would anyone date them.

Not a personal issue just something my friends and I were talking about.

For a start, I wouldn't find someone attractive once I knew that they put physical appearance ahead of personality. Also, if a specific individual wasn't interested in me when I was overweight I certainly wouldn't be interested in them after I had lost weight. The type of person who is only interested when you've lost weight is very likely to seek out a slimmer model if you regain the weight later on.

Originally Posted by Schmosby

I didn't say weight was a hygiene issue silly, both are lifestyle choices

I'm not quite sure I agree with this.

When someone is excessively overweight it's rarely because they have chosen to be that size. I mean who in their right mind would choose to be so overweight that they are at risk of serious health problems?
A lot of people are overweight because they are suffering with a variety of psychological/mental conditions that cause them to seek comfort with food. I wouldn't call that a choice, anymore than I would say someone chooses to suffer with a disorder like social anxiety.

Originally Posted by Schmosby

It's not about being good enough or not, it's just attraction. Some people like old cottages, others like modern apartments.

I agree with this, although I'm not sure I would compare people to buildings, lol.

If you generally find a slim person physically more desirable than a larger one then that's perfectly fine and vice versa. I don't think having personal preferences when it comes to physical attraction means that someone is shallow.

Personally, if there were two people/clones that were identical in every way accept one was of average weight and the other extremely overweight then I'd be more attracted to the slimmer one. But, life isn't that straightforward. Attraction is based on so much more than physical appearance alone. In the past, people that I didn't initially find aesthetically attractive I've found increasingly desirable as their personality shone through.


I'm thinking that I've somewhat digressed here and no doubt contradicted myself too

[Indigo_]

Originally Posted by Rocket Spud

Where on the car is the welding taking place for the wiper issue? Can't you just get a replacement wiper arm? It sounds a bit bizarre. Unless the pivot point has taken a knock and it's now out of alignment

Thanks, but mines 17yrs old so i've got you beat there!

I should have been a bit clearer, they are separate issues The windscreen wiper needs replacing and the car needs welding completed elsewhere My local garage doesn't do welding so they have recommended someone else who will do it for around £150 I think.

You did beat me there! My car is starting to rust externally

[newbs16]

Originally Posted by biscuits

Pah, no! I don't think I'm overweight, but I haven't weighed myself since I was about 13, so I dunno!



I'm the same person however I'm packaged, and if a chunky biscuits isn't good enough for them then they're certainly not getting a bite of the wafer thin biscuits either!



If that happened then I'd think they're a dick/dickess, to be honest!

Loved your response

[Professor Willow]

I'm not looking forward to this weekend

[Schmosby]

Why did I just hear my uncle opening a can of Stella at 10:47am? I'm sure I'm adopted.

[Counterpoint]

I am thinking the younger generation behind me is better than mine at tacking social anxiety. London meet-ups on social anxiety have often 40+ attendees. They are really going for it. I think the future is in bright hands, people will find a way, but I worry I myself am part of the lost generation (pulls out weepy violin ). Actually that is not true. There are always people who have shown the way. I am just feeling sorry for myself because I am threatened by the courageous

[slrrrrp]

Everything. I'm thinking about everything. My mind is on a mad think-a-thon, as you can tell by the frequency of my posts right now. Usually it's in slug mode.

[slrrrrp]

I'm at a leisure centre waiting while my daughter is doing two hours of gymnastics and I'm wondering the etiquette of of using its sockets to charge my phone.

[Rocket Spud]

Originally Posted by Indigo_

I should have been a bit clearer, they are separate issues The windscreen wiper needs replacing and the car needs welding completed elsewhere My local garage doesn't do welding so they have recommended someone else who will do it for around £150 I think.

You did beat me there! My car is starting to rust externally

Did you budget for that? At least the wiper issue is a quick cheap fix.

Mine has some rusting around the wheel arches. I'll get rid of it before rust becomes an issue, it does it's job and i'm not fussed about car image anyway.

[Ronnie_Pickering]

a little bit of wee is not going to stop me being me

[Indigo_]

Originally Posted by Rocket Spud

Did you budget for that? At least the wiper issue is a quick cheap fix.

Mine has some rusting around the wheel arches. I'll get rid of it before rust becomes an issue, it does it's job and i'm not fussed about car image anyway.

I haven't maxed out my credit card yet if that's what you mean

They told me £120 today so that's better than I anticipated.

[Rocket Spud]

Haha, i was just wondering whether it 'hurt' or not, but then you've been cutting down on takeaways so you must have a little stashed for a rainy day

[Indigo_]

Originally Posted by Rocket Spud

Haha, i was just wondering whether it 'hurt' or not, but then you've been cutting down on takeaways so you must have a little stashed for a rainy day

Yes, I have absolutely been cutting down on takeaways

[Schmosby]

I'm in the mood for some Disney.

[Professor Willow]

There are less than 3 months left of this decade!
It only feels like yesterday that we were welcoming in the new millennium.

[Professor Willow]

I'm thinking how expensive rental properties are!
A 1 bed flat/apartment near me is anything from £500 to over £700 a month!
I don't even earn that most months

[3stacks]

I don't know what I did during exercise but something has given me pain all down my right arm and shoulder ughh

[Schmosby]

Thinking about getting a second job. I'm in the mood for some manual work, maybe doing warehouse work over the festive period.

[Toxic]

When I was younger I used to be able to break my free time up quite well.

I'd go on a game for 2hrs, get a snack, watch a film, walk the dog..do a spot of tidying up, then maybe another hour or so on a game.

These days I seem to be very extreme with things. I'll put off watching a series for months but when I start it I'll binge the whole thing in 1 ridiculously long stint at the expense of other things. Same with games I'm either not playing them at all..or I'm on them as much as possible until I complete them.

I really don't like it, I need to get some sort of balance again

[Dougella]

Originally Posted by Schmosby

Thinking about getting a second job. I'm in the mood for some manual work, maybe doing warehouse work over the festive period.

Or you could volunteer somewhere if it's not the extra money you're needing.

[Schmosby]

I had a look last night while I was failing to sleep and found a couple of paid and a volunteer one I'm interested in, so I'll update my cv when I get home and type up a cover letter.

[Dougella]

^ Oh very good

[Alf in Pog Form]

Never experienced jet lag like this before. Thank the lord that I'm working from home tomorrow. I've had so many naps, but it has done nothing lol

[Schmosby]

Wondering where my CV is. I've never had issues locating it before.

[Professor Willow]

I have a real urge to spend money at the moment, I think it may be my depression addled mind trying to get some sort of buzz or excitement.
Alas I have no money to spend

[Dougella]

Originally Posted by something55

What do you do when someone behind is kicking your chair repeatedly on and off..
What is acceptable british etiquette apart from sighing and tutting

It probably depends where you are at the time. If you're in the cinema turning round and glaring at them might work, or if it's a child make pointed glances at their parent. If you're at home then shouting might be required, I think. "Stop kicking my chair or I will send you to your room!"

[Appear]

Just watched the Queen's speech. Never before have I seen such a waste of words, robe, robe carrier and robe room.

[Jen.]

Last month it was discovered that one of my cats has luxating patellas (her kneecaps occasionally slip out of place). I'd always thought she walked a bit funny, but it was only diagnosed when I took her to see the vet after she started limping last month (I think she jumped down from a high place and hurt herself). Apparently it's quite rare in cats. The limping got better after medicine and now she's back to normal, but the vet said she should probably be operated on at some point to fix both knees, although she's left it up to me if/when that happens. The vet said if she doesn't have the operation she'll get arthritis because of the kneecaps rubbing against the bones the way they do, but if she does have the operation she'll get arthritis there anyway because the operation involves grinding away some of the bone. So both options are equal there. The cat is only 18 months old, so she's hopefully got a lot of life left in her to enjoy improved knees, but each leg would be a separate operation requiring her to live trapped in a dog cage for 6-8 weeks afterwards, and then she'd have to relearn how to walk properly. They said the condition doesn't cause her pain, it's just uncomfortable whenever the knees slip. She seems to understand that she can't jump too far, so just avoids doing it. I don't know if having the operations would make her change that. I just don't know what to do I'm not sure if it's worth putting her through two operations when she's always seemed happy enough how she is.

[Professor Willow]

Originally Posted by Appear

Just watched the Queen's speech. Never before have I seen such a waste of words, robe, robe carrier and robe room.

I saw some of it and couldn't help noticing BoJo grinning like a Cheshire cat and also Jeremy Corbyn rather childishly refusing to speak to BoJo.
It's a bit like a load of nursery children.