Tonto 1 #51 March 6, 2007 QuoteI guess I will just have to find that hot little skydiving girlie if I ever want a girlfriend again... Are you very competitive? Are you a really good skydiver in a "cool" disipline? Could you handle dating a famous person? Can you still be all of the above - and be yourself? tIt's the year of the Pig. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Douva 0 #52 March 6, 2007 QuoteI would have to agree with alot of points put out there, especially by Grape and even Douva. I am now in a situation where I have found something that I do every weekend that I find more enjoyable than anything I have ever done, to include 12 years of snowboarding, shooting, the military... now I am nearing the end of a relationship and all I can find myself thinking about is I won't have to pay so much for rent... I can move closer to the DZ, more $$ for jumping... more time for jumping, more jumping... more jumping. It can seem like an addiction when looked at from certain view points and by the book it could be classified as an addiciton. Skydiving is something that makes me happy; Now it is hard to say this without sounding like a complete dick but if the person I am with can't handle me being away one day a week at the DZ then I don't want to be with them anyway. Skydiving is something that I identify myself with and part of who I am and I think that needs to be accepted by the person that says they care about me. I guess I will just have to find that hot little skydiving girlie if I ever want a girlfriend again... There's nothing inherently wrong with the decision you're making, assuming you understand that you're basing a major life decision, or possibly several major life decisions, on a hobby you've had for less than a year, choosing to compete for women exclusively within a sport that has more than five men to every woman, and allowing your identity to get wrapped up in jumping out of airplanes, even though you've actually made less total jumps than most serious skydivers (instructors and competitors) do in a month.I don't have an M.D. or a law degree. I have bachelor's in kicking ass and taking names. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pinkfairy 0 #53 March 6, 2007 Skydivers aren't all good. You will find some really crazy bitches out there that you wouldn't want to get involved with I've met people who has major life decicions after starting skydiving, like dropping a partner or choosing a new career. Maybe they thought about these things for a long time, and never had the courage to do it, and skydiving gave them a little push in the right direction. Mastering a new skill, especially one that involves saving your own life with your own two hands can help raise the self esteem and lead to thoughts such as "Dammit, I deserve better!", or "I can do it!" I know about bad relationships and jobs, I've had both and stayed in them far too long. It was pretty scary to give up both, but I did, and those were the best decicions in my life. Even if I had to live on very little money for a while. Oh, and I did that before I started skydiving. It was horse riding that did it for me. Relax, you can die if you mess up, but it will probably not be by bullet. I'm a BIG, TOUGH BIGWAY FORMATION SKYDIVER! What are you? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
airdweller 0 #54 March 6, 2007 Your right girls do suck.. at least the cool ones do... Of course the really cool ones swallow..------------------------------------------------------ "From the mightiest pharaoh to the lowliest peasant, who doesn't enjoy a good sit?" C. Montgomery Burns Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
xHAVOCx 0 #55 March 7, 2007 Although new in the sport the list of disdain is unnecessary. I agreed with the points you made in your first post and the reason my relationship coming to an end is not due to skydiving but for other reasons. Skydiving may have exacerbated the situation but was not the cause. But the end of a relationship just opens up more opportunities for myself in a non egomaniacal way. Main Entry: 1hav•oc Pronunciation: 'ha-v&k, -vik Function: noun 1 : wide and general destruction; DEVASTATION; great confusion and disorder Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
xHAVOCx 0 #56 March 7, 2007 Good news! Now, after a long talk with the old lady, we are going to make things work. I have realized that I need to put some of my selfishness aside sometimes and she realized that she needs to start skydiving so things will work out well. I all ready have that hot girlie that I would not want to give up for the world...I just need to get her to jump out of planes with me Main Entry: 1hav•oc Pronunciation: 'ha-v&k, -vik Function: noun 1 : wide and general destruction; DEVASTATION; great confusion and disorder Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BRYANGOESBOOM 0 #57 March 7, 2007 Me of all people giving relationship advice QuoteGood news! Now, after a long talk with the old lady, we are going to make things work. I have realized that I need to put some of my selfishness aside sometimes and she realized that she needs to start skydiving so things will work out well. I all ready have that hot girlie that I would not want to give up for the world...I just need to get her to jump out of planes with me BAD idea............. Not only will you look better, feel better, and fuck better; you'll have significantly increased your life expectancy. --Douva Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
xHAVOCx 0 #58 March 7, 2007 Why a bad idea? Main Entry: 1hav•oc Pronunciation: 'ha-v&k, -vik Function: noun 1 : wide and general destruction; DEVASTATION; great confusion and disorder Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BRYANGOESBOOM 0 #59 March 7, 2007 You should not have to talk her into skydiving. She should not take up skydiving just to be closer to you. THE BIG ONE: If you two were to split up could you handle her dating another skydiver??? Whats that saying about girlfriends and dropzones??? Not only will you look better, feel better, and fuck better; you'll have significantly increased your life expectancy. --Douva Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
xHAVOCx 0 #60 March 7, 2007 Hmm something about losing your turn? She wants to skydive because she can see how much fun it is. It is something that makes me very happy and she wants to experience that. Who knows??? She could hate it! Either way she has told me she is willing to support me in my hobbies and interest and would love it if we could enjoy it together. In an earlier post of mine, I am unsure if I made it clear, we were NOT having relationship problems due to me skydiving. She has always been a trooper in that department. I did however make a general statement that if someone were going to try to prevent me from doing something I loved that I wouldn't want to be with them anyway. I would never want someone to change or do something different solely because of me. Nor would I talk someone into doing something they didn't want just to be closer to me; that would only lead to resentment. I will however encourage the situation if it was something she showed interest in that I enjoyed as well. Oh and to answer your big one -That's not something I have to worry about. ~Z Main Entry: 1hav•oc Pronunciation: 'ha-v&k, -vik Function: noun 1 : wide and general destruction; DEVASTATION; great confusion and disorder Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BRYANGOESBOOM 0 #61 March 7, 2007 Quote Oh and to answer your big one -That's not something I have to worry about. ~Z So i take that as a big NO I could not handle seeing her with someone else at the DZ. Not only will you look better, feel better, and fuck better; you'll have significantly increased your life expectancy. --Douva Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
xHAVOCx 0 #62 March 7, 2007 More along the lines of I don't have to worry about her being with someone else at the DZ. She has stayed by my side after all the $h!t we have been through thus far so I don't see how skydiving together could change the fact of her wanting to spend her life with me. Besides, I doubt many other skydivers my age could afford to pay for 2 people to jump every week on top of the cost of our apartment, our pets, and two new cars. Main Entry: 1hav•oc Pronunciation: 'ha-v&k, -vik Function: noun 1 : wide and general destruction; DEVASTATION; great confusion and disorder Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lindercles 0 #63 March 7, 2007 Listen to Bryan, he knows what he's talking about. After all, I'm first in line for his girlfriend when they break up. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BRYANGOESBOOM 0 #64 March 8, 2007 Not only will you look better, feel better, and fuck better; you'll have significantly increased your life expectancy. --Douva Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tonto 1 #65 March 8, 2007 A few lessons I learned the hard way on this site is don't post when you're angry, don't say things about people you love that you may regret, and don't write what you don't know. There is nothing wrong with having confidence in your relationship. Having said that, if people have the time to post pictures of their own shit on here, if your relationship ends, someone is bound to fire up this thread and quote what you said about it not being something you need to worry about. tIt's the year of the Pig. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
