From: wellemetal@gmail.com   
      
   On Saturday, September 3, 2022 at 6:12:15 PM UTC+5, Farhad SEO wrote:   
   > On Wednesday, August 24, 2022 at 2:17:00 AM UTC-7, Qaiser Tariq wrote:    
   > > On Thursday, 11 August 2022 at 14:53:35 UTC+5, beau Brody wrote:    
   > > > On Friday, 24 June 2022 at 12:53:10 UTC+5, Beaver Fever wrote:    
   > > > > On Tuesday, June 21, 2022 at 12:56:33 PM UTC-7, art...@yahoo.com   
   wrote:    
   > > > > > On Monday, June 20, 2022 at 4:30:45 PM UTC-6, Beaver Fever wrote:    
   > > > > > > It was actually a good one. Though I had pretty much given up   
   (again) after a pretty discouraging pandemic era attempt at finding better   
   lockdown companionship than my roommate and his cat. And 48 years with little   
   experience or success,    
   completely impoverished until around age 40, but still no car and don't have   
   my own place etc, HUGE disqualifying factors leaving little hope if I ever   
   want decent female company. Not to mention deep personal flaws that just   
   cannot be fixed.    
   > > > > > >    
   > > > > > > And I returned to my old pre-pandemic life which is pretty   
   intensely paced, this time without even pretending to let something like a job   
   get in the way and with no intention of slowing down or altering it one iota   
   for anyone else. However I    
   had been invited to join Facebook dating so I did. Typical waste of time, even   
   more so since most of my matches are in Mexico! But it's free and no upsell   
   and few stolen pictures of eastern European models hitting my feed.    
   > > > > > >    
   > > > > > > Rarely initiate contact or anything though I sometimes made   
   indecent proposals through Google translate with predictable results.    
   > > > > > >    
   > > > > > > But this one match, basically a massive fan of a certain band   
   saying other fans should contact her. Now I am not a fan and actually let it   
   go a few days. But as a super music fan and avid concert goer (like every   
   night, really) I had to say    
   something. You see, even though us super fans see ourselves as having some   
   sort of inherent exceptionalism but most people see us as total kooks, not   
   much different than the 50 year old who still plays with Star Wars toys. I   
   mean I am a massive Rolling    
   Stones fan and even I find some of their fans to be completely bonkers even   
   beyond my tolerance.    
   > > > > > >    
   > > > > > > So my mind kept returning back and I really had to at least make   
   an attempt to talk to her and still find some sort of common ground. So I   
   contacted her to tell her I saw the band on their first little bar tour, if   
   not the hundreds of times    
   they played since. Totally expected to get blown off but conversation kept   
   going and numbers were exchanged.    
   > > > > > >    
   > > > > > > And her reaction to my lifestyle was I WANT YOUR LIFE. Though it's   
   not so much fun as it looks on my Facebook feed, but constant unrelenting need   
   for escapism. We met for dinner once, hit it off thought I didn't feel an   
   immediate sexual    
   attraction but I liked her and talking to her and sharing stories and   
   experiences with constant texts and possible future meetings. I am just happy   
   to have a possible new friend but no idea what she is thinking.    
   > > > > > >    
   > > > > > > Saturday's concert was mostly sold out, I was going to go and find   
   a ticket outside and was prepared to pay a lot if I had to as it involved a   
   few bucket list bands of advancing age. But the night before I was just handed   
   a pair and went    
   ahead and put it on blast in case any friends wanted to join me.    
   > > > > > >    
   > > > > > > She was the first to respond with I wanna go!    
   > > > > > >    
   > > > > > > Concerts, for me at least, do not work as dates. Going every night   
   doesn't mean I am rich, it just means I know how to do it cheap. Find cheap   
   tickets on the crashing secondary market, take the bus, don't eat and drink   
   inside. And say it    
   again, don't pay for parking, which has gone into the stratosphere   
   post-pandemic. Just the parking can cost me ten grand a year as much as I go.   
   Be in my seat when the opening band goes on and no leaving early to beat   
   traffic, no beer running mid set. Oh,   
    and I have to record everything so no talking but my hearing is blown out so   
   I can't really verbally communicate anyway. And I don't even wanna go with   
   anyone who isn't also a total concert pro. None of which works well for making   
   an impression on a    
   female. But I wasn't in that mindset, just I am going to see this band, you   
   can come along but this is how it is.    
   > > > > > >    
   > > > > > > So I kinda gently explain how I am not really good concert   
   company. Not to mention my resurgent marijuana habit (thanks lockdown, goodbye   
   ten years) and I had an infused treat I was saving just for this show.    
   > > > > > >    
   > > > > > > But she goes to lots of concerts too if just the one band and gets   
   it and I am not particularly worried. If it's a spectacular fail I am not   
   going to let it ruin my night. I have no eye on the future here. She says we   
   will split parking and    
   with the free tickets I am not going to cheap out now but it's not something I   
   am going to make a habit of doing every night.    
   > > > > > >    
   > > > > > > We went, everything went smoothly from getting there with time to   
   spare, It was a great show, we had a great time, I even went to guest services   
   and got us better seats. And we found one free street spot half a block away   
   and closer than even    
   most of the parking lots.    
   > > > > > >    
   > > > > > > So she got the full look at the Beaver_Fever concert experience   
   that few people understand or enjoy, where I could totally be myself without   
   worry, she could definitely hang, have a good time and we ended up hanging out   
   at my place til 3am    
   and will be seeing each other again.    
   > > > > > >    
   > > > > > > I don't believe that immediate physical attraction is a must. Not   
   like mutual respect and shared values. There are a few things like she is way   
   older than me and already having physical problems so I am just little   
   discouraged over what my    
   options really are now since I was pretty much excluded from participating for   
   most of my life.    
   > > > > > >    
   > > > > > > No idea where this is going, I actually have most of the year   
   mapped out with almost nightly concerts and lots of travel with every   
   intention of preserving that. But very satisfied that my social and possible   
   dating life took a new and    
   interesting turn, even if for one night.    
   > > > > > >    
   > > > > > > I mostly wanted a new like minded friend but I will take any   
   benefits offered.    
   > > > > > >    
   > > > > > > How's everybody else doing?    
      
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