Why I am the Way I Am

[Stigmata]

Mojo-

You crack me up.

You know something. When I was a boy riding horses on our farm I learned they are not so dumb as some would believe. For instance, if I were to place a loaded cart in front of our quarter hourse and encourage him to push it, he would just stand there, shake his head in disgust, and paw his hoof at my ignorance.

I insist that a man treats me well and offers me his protection while I am in his company but it's up to him to ask me to commit and my decision will not be based on those factors alone.

Yes, quite the little paradox you've set up for yourself there Mojo. Is that another forum hair shirt I see over there by that Beyonce hoodie? Hmmm?

What, exactly, are your swains supposed to ask you to commit to? Dang. Sounds like a nice setup. Why on Earth would a guy want to mess it all up by commiting to you?

To further clarify my current position/philosophy. If a man won't admire my cow or pet my bunny or spank my monkey, I won't break any commitments I may have made to him or myself but I will make it abundantly clear that I no longer hold him to any commitments he may have made to me. His paper will become worthless in my bank.

Thanks for the clarification, Mo. I like that C word. Hm, and, oops, look, there's that other pesky C word popping its head up again -- commitment.

Now I'm just giving you a much-needed man's perspective around here, Mojo. I know how you Fs like to get all gooey and sticky in your overly romanticized notions of swains, suitors, dalliances, and Romano-Gothic dark alleys that get so many of you into such pickles (sorry LFL couldn't resist).

(Stigmata pulls out a glinting pin from his back pocket and pokes the F fantasy bubble)

*POIT!*

Here's how I would look at your profile should I be foolish enough to lower my standards in terms of F availability (easy, not in terms of your appeal zoo girl):

Cool. Look at this one. Check her pic and her saucy emails. Best part? Dude, she's separated. Best of both worlds. I'm gonna respond to her right now.

I get a 40-something F, who's probably not looking to have my baby, lots of hot sex and, best part?....

drum roll...

Zero commitment expectations from me since she's married and separated.^5

"I'd say that's a nice buffer to F her silly after probably a lot of years to make up for from her M and she won't go all 'I want a commitment from you blah blah blah ... you're just a player blah blah blah.'"

Might want to turn that horse around if you happen across some foolish swain you realy really like, my anthropromorphically zoologically obsessed lassie

(no zoo-inspired dog pun there, Mojo; that would require me to capitalize the "L," silly) *smirk(

-Stigmata-