happythoughts 0 #1 March 17, 2008 "I'm very independent and that has scared a lot of (insert sex) off." I hear that from both sexes. So, when someone says that, what is your expectation? If the other sex says that, what will they act like? What is the interpretation, by sex? Opinions vary. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RkyMtnHigh 0 #2 March 17, 2008 It means I don't need another person to survive or get by in life. I'm self sufficient. I dish that out quite often myself, because it's true, and I hear it from the other person as well, because it's true. We don't NEED another person but at what point do we decide that it's okay to WANT another person to not make our life and our way, but to ENHANCE it? _________________________________________ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
1969912 0 #3 March 17, 2008 As a male, hearing that from a female would not scare me off, it would do just the opposite... "Once we got to the point where twenty/something's needed a place on the corner that changed the oil in their cars we were doomed . . ." -NickDG Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
futuredivot 0 #4 March 17, 2008 I ran into my ex a couple of years ago and she said that as a reason she wasn't involves with anyone. Methinks she's just having trouble admitting she's a high maintenance bitch.You are only as strong as the prey you devour Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
popsjumper 2 #5 March 17, 2008 From my experience, I see it as one of those Mad magazine's "What They Said...What They Really Meant" spoofs. She said: I'm very independent." What she meant: I'm a opinionated, hard-headed bitch that can't get a second date.My reality and yours are quite different. I think we're all Bozos on this bus. Falcon5232, SCS8170, SCSA353, POPS9398, DS239 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kbordson 8 #6 March 17, 2008 I was told, about 7-10 years ago, by a very dear friend that he would never have wanted to have me as a girlfriend. As close as we are, and as much as he cares about me as a person, he told me that I was just too independent. He wanted/needed someone that he could feel that he "took care of". . . . I didn't see it as in insult. We had different desires and needs. But we have been very close and wonderful friends despite my "independence." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cocheese 0 #7 March 17, 2008 ..on the other hand, I find your independence to be very attractive. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ryoder 1,590 #8 March 17, 2008 Quote From my experience, I see it as one of those Mad magazine's "What They Said...What They Really Meant" spoofs. She said: I'm very independent." What she meant: I'm a opinionated, hard-headed bitch that can't get a second date. (Going from memory here...) From a Jeff Foxworthy monologue: Quote When a woman tells you: "I need some space." That is only half a sentence. What she means is: "I need some space without you in it'." "There are only three things of value: younger women, faster airplanes, and bigger crocodiles" - Arthur Jones. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites