and we got...... well I'm a composite technician

not sure what you all are 😛

Yeah, so we have to pray, and we have to contemplate what our next step is from God

I am not totally against activism or "practical" things, since sometimes they do bear important fruit, however, God will guide us to where we need to be for best effect

I feel just rushing head on in to these things, or completly writing them off is not giving due consideration in our lives

@Deleted User I ask you to think and discern, whether your idea truly is the best one, or is it just a fit of action, an idea you want to believe, but feel no soul behind?

anyway, I say these things because I am fed up with the cycle, the toxic cycle that seems to dominate a lot of these such groups

either heavily enforced dogma that ignores historical and practical realities, or a free for all of autism, anger, and self defeating rage

we are angry, because no matter how much we say the Jesus Prayer/Pray the Rosary, a lot of us, including me of course, have not really learned to listen

I think if that is really the way to go, God will reveal to you slowly these things

sometimes you just meet people, or some unlikely thing happens that is a game change r

I mean, it's that way with so many things, meeting friends, getting a job, etc

@Romanus Drevo agreed, but I don't have the 40,000 dollars a year to pay for a resident priest

yeah, because a 2 year technical degree is really where the money is at

well, if God wills it, I am sure we can find a willing priest someday

Perhaps

I'm just a steel town girl on a saturday night, looking for the fight of her life... wait, wrong movie....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VDpmH_tS3kc

this is what I was refrencing 😛

hah

I guess I am the only stickler for old pop culture here

fair enough

It must just be because I was enthralled with the America my dad fell in love with 26 years ago

can we start a club for men who have no female experince at all?

I'm 22 and have never even kissed a girl

😛

Lack of experience will hurt me?

@Karst S. to respond to your post last night, before I had to go to bed, and then head to work this morning, I dont know if that is a good or a bad thing

I seem to be behind the curve of most people though. Have trouble relating to that part of peoples lives since I've never really experinced it.

Does anyone see young healthy couples walking around America anymore?

just seems I dont see any where I live

like this just doesnt exist in America anymore

😦

must just be where I live

rundown small town in a very liberal part of the country

maybe

just makes me feel isolated and lonely sometimes

like the world is leaving me behind in regards to finding a woman. I've never even kissed a girl, and I'm 22!

it makes it also really hard to relate to some people sometimes

because Ive just never really been in romantic love like that

yet it seems most other people have

@Ironclad , I had a lot of emotional and mental problems in high school, plus I just wasnt really that interested at the time. When I got out of high school and started putting life back together--I find there are just no girls around

I live in a small town. The small town I live is mostly old retirees. The small town down the road I work in is a town full of drug junkies and other nonsense.

yeah

but where to? @Romanus Drevo

when I lived in Seattle, I was sorrunded by Asians and Arabs. Hardly a white woman in sight

Perhaps

that sounds like a pretty good idea actually

still, It'll be a long time before I can move to a place like that

I need to work for the next few years to save money, and after that I want to go back to engineering school

maybe then after that I can truly choose a decent place to live

maybe

so that is all a while away.

I just feel left behind and a little betrayed by society

does my utter lack of "experince" put me at a disadvantage?

still, thanks for trying to help 😃

yeah

@Ironclad you think 22 is too old to be without any experince with females?

I am a little overweight. I have a job, but it doesnt pay that well.

12.50 an hour

but that is not a lot in Washignton state

where the cost of living is getting out of control here

cost of living here has been getting crazy for the past few years

and really, it's been getting out of control since we enetered the new millenium

fwiw, I work as a composite technician in the aerospace industry

so, I guess that is at least slightly more prestigious than a job in fast food or retail

I guess I am a very poor candidate for a woman then

overweight, not in a good career, etc

true

I guess I'll just have to wait for my chance

still a little weird to think I am very much behind

since pretty much everyone else has at least gotten chances to date girls and such

I'm 6'2, so I should weigh somewhere from 170 to 190 lbs if I am healthy, iirc, I weight right now more like 220

I guess I have just been too lazy, and busy. Plus, I guess food is one of the few things that gives me real pleasure and keeps me going through the day

returning home from a hard day of work to food I like I guess keeps me going

You have any suggestions for healthier meal choices that are also relativley easy to make?

Being on your feet for 8 hours a day in a dust booth wears you out a lot, even a young person

I trim composite airplane parts down to final dimensions

money: yes? Time? ehhhh

I suppose I could find it. Again, I am pretty tired after work

and it takes me about an hour to get back home

My shift starts at 6 AM, and I have to wake up at 4:20 AM, so that is out of the question

I guess I feel food is the only thing that gives me joy in this situation

Only things that I like are going to church and eating

I dont get to see my friends often, I dont have a girlfriend, or any prospect of one

and such

I am a weak man

I am not sure I could pull off something so radical right now

well, what is your idea then?

not at this stage of my career, and not around here

not really. Its just the nature of this job to have to stand and move a lot

what do you propose?

any ideas for other things that could brighten my day?

I dont drink a lot of soft drinks

I mean, what motivates you all?

ye, 22

I wish church wasn't so far away 😦

I am Orthodox, so the nearest church is quite far away

I wish I could go more often

yes, but not really for personal use