tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13156597.post3975202925077233929..comments2023-06-19T06:58:03.102-04:00Comments on Rantings of the Faithful: I Hate Dating!Pastor Petershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03416847804704733797noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13156597.post-74485930697307349922008-02-10T20:51:00.000-05:002008-02-10T20:51:00.000-05:00Ugh. Ugh. I'm a little late here, but I'm just h...Ugh. Ugh. I'm a little late here, but I'm just having flashbacks the email I got while working on a sermon at a coffee shop about two years ago, that just left me in tears. Similar situation. I still can't work in that coffee shop. Blerg. I'm sorry, girl!Sarah K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/01596908611011399911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13156597.post-79425078180019043822008-01-26T16:41:00.000-05:002008-01-26T16:41:00.000-05:00Oh, ick. I'm so sorry you had to go through this ...Oh, ick. I'm so sorry you had to go through this nonsense.<BR/><BR/>I sort of gave up on "dating." I remember once back when I was a young campus minister, a man I'd started seeing (this was way, way before the internet, I am showing my age) and had met through a theater production in which he and some mutual friends were involved (nice way to meet) sat me down (after we'd been involved for a little while) in a way that made me figure this was the beginning of the end because it began with "we have to talk" and said he just didn't think it would work because, said he "I'm an atheist." Had I said it was a problem for me? No. It wasn't. (Maybe it would be now, but at that stage of my life and for that relationship, it really wasn't an issue.)<BR/><BR/>Then there are the guys who are the other way around and who think it's just sooo sexy that you're a minister. You can't win.<BR/><BR/>My cousin met the love of his life on eHarmony.com, but he's not a minister, he's a nice Jewish boy and furthermore he's in the Pacific Northwest. Here in the Southland if I say on eHarmony that I'm a Christian, you should see who shows up as a match! Oy.<BR/><BR/>Anyway, you have my sympathies. You're still young so I hate to say "don't waste your time any more" but maybe there are better ways to meet people. Clergy conference??? (Right -- the .05% of clergy men who aren't married or gay.) The Sierra Club? A political campaign? (Right, in your spare time.) <BR/><BR/>It's enough to make one return to the old-fashioned "let your parents make a match for you." Aaargh!<BR/><BR/>There's also the fact that it's much harder in a small or medium-sized town, for all the reasons you know. The Big City, which so many find impersonal and difficult, is probably an easier place for a minister to find a mate.Jane Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13814517077774999407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13156597.post-86165153806408737342008-01-25T11:57:00.000-05:002008-01-25T11:57:00.000-05:00I once was Yahoo chatting with a man who, upon rea...I once was Yahoo chatting with a man who, upon realizing I was in seminary, typed the following:<BR/>"You're going to be a minister? I could never sleep with a minister."<BR/>Um, who said you were ever going to be asked?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08235049965406944684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13156597.post-62080866891133828702008-01-24T16:58:00.000-05:002008-01-24T16:58:00.000-05:00Narrow? That might be the mildest adjective for hi...Narrow? That might be the mildest adjective for him! Geez.Susie/Nueva Cantorahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13111443190777358634noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13156597.post-21262354414852946442008-01-24T12:45:00.000-05:002008-01-24T12:45:00.000-05:00damn girl - that sucks. dating sucks there is no ...damn girl - that sucks. dating sucks there is no doubt. i can't beleive you would turn too bitter - you have a great church that at least grants unions...<BR/><BR/>damn those annoying stupid men.Audrey Connorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01426344570905385586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13156597.post-20048968144680531672008-01-24T12:31:00.000-05:002008-01-24T12:31:00.000-05:00little mary, you're quoting me? what? i definitely...little mary, you're quoting me? what? i definitely want to see a draft...Pastor Petershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03416847804704733797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13156597.post-23157280070301847132008-01-24T11:47:00.000-05:002008-01-24T11:47:00.000-05:00son of a bitch. I. Hear. You. Yes sister. Doesn't ...son of a bitch. I. Hear. You. Yes sister. Doesn't sound like he is worth your time at all. One day, one day. I may quote you in my sermon on Sunday, is that ok? I will send you draft.LittleMaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06178617028863825445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13156597.post-78724601631434541862008-01-24T10:59:00.000-05:002008-01-24T10:59:00.000-05:00oh, blech, yuck, grr...what other sounds can i spe...oh, blech, yuck, grr...<BR/><BR/>what other sounds can i spew out... the whole thing sounds immensely frustrating. <BR/><BR/>sending you love.more cows than peoplehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15848597902402114593noreply@blogger.com