Dating and percentages YellowJacket: I was informed this weekend that I will never have another "permanent" partner because of what I'm expecting. :-\ I'd heard that a few times when I was younger and obviously it was false because I have been married.
I must admit the percentages are rather daunting when you start thinking about all of the people that we exclude from possibility.
I absolutely will not do another long-distance relationship. So there goes everyone farther than about 60 miles out of Dallas.
Children aren't the right choice for me so that rules out any women with children (unless they are already out of the house) or that wants children. So there goes a huge percentage.
I don't want anyone that's extremely religious because I'm not. I was raised in a Christian school, church twice a week, etc. but now I'd say I'm closer to agnostic.
I want someone that is thin and exercises regularly... There are a bunch more and I actually have a list of must-haves and would-like-to-haves but you get the picture.
I'm curious if many others have thought in these terms. What percentage of single people of the opposite sex within your age range would you say represent potential permanent partners for you? 1/1,000? 1/10,000? 1/100,000?
Thinking about the percentages, I'm really glad that I've chosen to only live right outside of big cities. Think how hard it would be if there are only 50,000 or so people in the entire town. You'd either have to get very lucky or accept the idea of a long-distance relationship.
Re: Dating and percentages Lumpy: [quote author=YellowJacket link=topic=40015.msg440414#msg440414 date=1168832301">
I was informed this weekend that I will never have another "permanent" partner because of what I'm expecting.
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Was that statement made by a possible partner? If so, I wouldn't take it to seriously. I think it's great that you know yourself well enough to know what you want. I believe that many of us are here, at least in part, because we didn't stick to our guns when it came to selectivity.
Re: Dating and percentages YellowJacket: [quote author=Lumpy link=topic=40015.msg440442#msg440442 date=1168834531">
Was that statement made by a possible partner?
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No, there won't be any possible partners for a while yet. It's not my time. It was just a friend who enjoys teasing me so I do know it was half said in jest.
It reminds me that divorce blows. We weren't supposed to have to go through this search again, right? I had one already.... kinda.
Re: Dating and percentages hudson: [quote author=YellowJacket link=topic=40015.msg440414#msg440414 date=1168832301">
I'm curious if many others have thought in these terms. What percentage of single people of the opposite sex within your age range would you say represent potential permanent partners for you? 1/1,000? 1/10,000? 1/100,000?
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I would say for myself, the percentage would be closer to the 1/100,000 mark. I won't bother with any woman who doesn't accept and fit me as I am. If she wants to change me, she's ruled out. So that narrows it down quite a bit.
Re: Dating and percentages movinon: The numbers get even smaller when you think about the fact that the one person in 100,000 that is acceptable to you is looking for one person in 100,000, and you're not it! That's really depressing :'( Makes me wonder how couples ever find each other.
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