Are You Currently In A Relationship?

[Muhaha]

Re: Are You Currently In A Relationship?

No culture. And no, hotdogs, hamburgers and pizza isn't culture.

So what is Culture?

[KanadaHye]

Re: Are You Currently In A Relationship?

So what is Culture?

Culture is the totality of socially transmitted behavior patterns, arts, beliefs, institutions, and all other products of human work and thought. For a group of people, it is a tool for survival but can be easily lost because it exists only in our minds. Languages, foods, arts, literature, governments, buildings, and other man-made things are merely the products of culture. Western "culture" is a mash up of subcultures which is why society as a whole doesn't function in unison. Culture basically forms a society's way of life and Armenians culturally have(had) their own traditions and behavior patterns that cultivated our minds and created our identity. Basically, it's a way of life that makes us distinct from other cultures. I think the term "racism" is being used to destroy culture.

[iFemale]

Re: Are You Currently In A Relationship?

Culture is Armenia, although, in time, it may fade away due to interracial marriages and lack of cultural reproduction.

[Lamb Boy]

Re: Are You Currently In A Relationship?

Thought I would share this next story as I think it has helped me turn over a new leaf.

The situation is simple ... you are attracted to someone but have a hard time approaching them (obviously this applies less to women) yet you feel like if you do not break the ice you will have missed out on an amazing opportunity to have a relationship with this person.

So I found myself in the situation I mentioned above. I was thinking about her quite a bit without even trying for like a week. I didn't want this to become a "give-each-other-looks-in-passing" type of situation where we don't know who each of us are. I decided to introduce myself the next chance I got so I could alleviate the weird feelings I was having/getting.

I saw her and introduced myself and much to my horror her personality was quite unattractive. She is a very beautiful woman but within a 3min conversation I quickly realized she was everything I would never want to be around. After building her up to be the next best thing since sliced bread she turned out to have an attitude and personality that I know I simply can not deal with. Actually I could ... and in the past I have, but I suppose the new leaf I turned over is in coming to the same "this will never work" realization much sooner and just going with it instead of trying to force the situation.

I have been on many dates out here (99% of them were awful) and west coast women imho are very different in comparison to the east coast. Not saying it is a bad thing but I think guys who grew up out here are a little better prepared, or conditioned, to deal with women who have high relationship expectancies. When I say "relationship expectancies" I am not referring to whether or not a guy will commit to a long-term relationship. I am talking more about women who expect a lifestyle to come along with the man they choose to be with. The lifestyle I am presently coupled with is far from the idyllic lifestyle these types of women feel they need and are actively searching for. I am doing us both a favor.

Best thing I gained from all of this is that it is all past me now and I think I learned an important lesson in the "building potential relationships" department.

Hope it helps someone else as well!

Related movie: Searching for Mr. Goodbar

Culture is Armenia, although, in time, it may fade away due to interracial marriages and lack of cultural reproduction.

Never heard that before here ...

Just to be sure if we use math we can clearly calculate that Culture = Armenia.