tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1620025602611232958.post3452278691235627445..comments2024-02-19T02:08:32.593-08:00Comments on A Solitary Journey: Predators and Online DatingBrenda Finding Elysiumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06025525146200651714noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1620025602611232958.post-79365325420684481502014-11-18T18:26:43.421-08:002014-11-18T18:26:43.421-08:00Thanks for your encouragement, Emily. You have a ...Thanks for your encouragement, Emily. You have a very mature attitude towards your parents' remarriage.Brenda Finding Elysiumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06025525146200651714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1620025602611232958.post-25565799043523207872014-11-18T16:12:21.540-08:002014-11-18T16:12:21.540-08:00Ugh, so sorry that happened! Great sense of humor ...Ugh, so sorry that happened! Great sense of humor about it, though.<br /><br />Both of my parents met their second partners through match.com in their 50s- after lots. and lots. and lots. of email conversations and first and second dates with people that ranged from decent but no future to hilariously awkward to miserable. My sister and I LOVE our stepparents and think both of our parents found wonderful fits- in people who had suffered through their own divorces and years of online dating and well-intended friends setting them up. Way to be brave! I'm hopeful for you.Emilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18416156603168121692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1620025602611232958.post-57889108164674145752014-11-10T15:39:51.473-08:002014-11-10T15:39:51.473-08:00Anyone who tells me what I need, want, think, shou...Anyone who tells me what I need, want, think, should do, or ought to do gets a flag on the play. That's manipulative language; an attempt to define reality. Don't tell me what I need.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1620025602611232958.post-28285598556814876462014-11-06T05:48:35.856-08:002014-11-06T05:48:35.856-08:00Very funny, Anonymous. I have found that when I s...Very funny, Anonymous. I have found that when I start probing for more details on their faith they jump ship pretty fast.<br /><br />BrendaBrenda Finding Elysiumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06025525146200651714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1620025602611232958.post-75305300335948300482014-11-06T05:08:56.871-08:002014-11-06T05:08:56.871-08:00Ha, my favorite scammer was a guy who wouldn't...Ha, my favorite scammer was a guy who wouldn't answer my questions about his life and faith (and they were pretty chatty, innocent questions). <br /><br />He said he wanted to take things slowly because he had a 10 year old daughter, but the next paragraph said he wanted to be my best friend for life. Imagine!<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1620025602611232958.post-14040479925487852912014-11-05T18:05:44.720-08:002014-11-05T18:05:44.720-08:00Thank you for stopping by and leaving a comment. ...Thank you for stopping by and leaving a comment. I have followed Terri at Bone Sigh Arts for a very long time. Her poetry and art always touch the deepest part of me.<br /><br />BrendaBrenda Finding Elysiumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06025525146200651714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1620025602611232958.post-75930516109543454452014-11-05T15:51:21.982-08:002014-11-05T15:51:21.982-08:00Thank you for putting this information out there, ...Thank you for putting this information out there, it's so important for each of us to be educated on the manipulations of online dating, stalkers, predators, etc. I appreciate you having the courage to tackle this subject and hoping it helps someone stay safe. <br /><br />Also, I looked through your blogroll and I love Bone Sigh Arts! Good minds think alike :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com