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Forum: Love and Dating Topic: How do you know if that person is right for you |
| BrianR |
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Posted: 19 Jul 2005, 3:16 pm
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Replies: 18
Views: 4,741
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| Speaking as someone who has been married for a logn time and is currently experienceing some of the issues that don't show up until many years down the road, I would say that the advice that would have been most valuable to me is as follows: 1) Make sure that your partner understands your strengths ... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: What religion are you? |
| BrianR |
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Posted: 15 Jul 2005, 5:04 pm
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Replies: 252
Views: 22,888
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| Philosophically, I would have to say mostly Buddhist, but I don't feel the need to follow any particular practice. From a Christian point of view I think I would be considered atheist because I utterly reject the Christian concept of a personal god. But I feel pretty comfortable with the idea of a u... |
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Forum: Getting to know each other Topic: Hello...new here |
| BrianR |
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Posted: 13 Jul 2005, 2:44 pm
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Replies: 9
Views: 1,504
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| I was at a bookstore a while ago, and one of the sales people started talking to me about a book I was looking through. My friend later tells me that the sales person was actually hitting on me, and that the business card given to me "in case of book-related questions" was in reality an attempt to ... |
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Forum: Getting to know each other Topic: Hello...new here |
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Posted: 13 Jul 2005, 12:03 pm
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Replies: 9
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| Welcome Matthew. I have not been formally diagnosed, and at this point (age 41) I think I have "outgrown" most of the obvious symptoms. So most people perceive me as pretty "normal" unless they know me really well (of course there's only about 10 people on Earth who fall into that category, and my w... |
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Forum: School and College Life Topic: Summer School/College |
| BrianR |
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Posted: 12 Jul 2005, 3:35 pm
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Replies: 9
Views: 2,847
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| one was for kids who have issues learning the "standard way" (School Without Walls) and who are a bit more insightful. That's kind of the idea at the school my daughter will be going to. They have been around for about 10 years and hold the record for graduating the youngest student to ever be acce... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: Sikhism |
| BrianR |
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Posted: 12 Jul 2005, 3:27 pm
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Replies: 21
Views: 3,919
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| I believe it is one of the best and most underrated religions, especially compared to Christianity, Islam and Hinduism Yes well, unfortunately we have to choose that which we believe is true, not that which we like the look of. This is not a salad bar we're talking about here. But the first step to... |
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Forum: School and College Life Topic: Summer School/College |
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Posted: 12 Jul 2005, 7:39 am
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Replies: 9
Views: 2,847
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| I felt like I was slacking off in high school, but the work was easy enough and didn't annoy me too much, so I always did well. I skipped 8th grade so I finished high school a year early without actually trying to. I was a major band geek in HS, which is probably how I survived the experience withou... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Do you love Summer, or do you hate it. |
| BrianR |
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Posted: 12 Jul 2005, 7:29 am
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Replies: 35
Views: 4,249
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| I lived near San Francisco for the first 15 years of my life, and have been in Utah, Idaho and Colorado for the remaining 26 years. I still miss the cool wet climate on the coast, and I hate the hot, dry summers in all the semi-desert places I've lived as an adult. But these days the Bay Area is WAY... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: What are your favourite colours? |
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Posted: 11 Jul 2005, 9:46 pm
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Replies: 43
Views: 4,400
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| Man, there are too many dull colour lovers here. Y'all need to get in touch with your African roots. Not bright is not necessarily dull. Dark, intense colors (that don't hurt yout eyes) are very nice. For me one of the issues is that my primary sensory sensitivity is bright lights. I like dark in g... |
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Forum: Love and Dating Topic: Aspies in sucessful realtionships - how'd you do it? |
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Posted: 11 Jul 2005, 8:28 pm
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Replies: 27
Views: 5,325
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| Even hoping that your partner is dysfunctional is insane. And selfish. Actually I think it makes perfect sense. I hate feeling pressured to live up to someone else's expectations that don't match who and what I am. If you can find a partner who is well matched with you in dysfunctionality then I th... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: What are your favourite colours? |
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Posted: 11 Jul 2005, 5:56 pm
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Replies: 43
Views: 4,400
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| Blue and grey. I second the motion. Not too many years ago most of the clothes I owend were in shades of blue and grey. I also like dark red. Bright colors tend to irritate me. And I don't really like green because I am red-green color blind, and shades of green (and some shades of red) that are no... |
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Forum: Love and Dating Topic: Relationships vs. Flings |
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Posted: 11 Jul 2005, 5:53 pm
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Replies: 35
Views: 6,060
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| Oh, and one more thought... I'm not opposed to flings if they make you happy and nobody gets seriously hurt, but I've never managed to find myself faced with that sort of opportunity (and would probably panic and ruin the whole situation if I were). |
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Forum: Love and Dating Topic: Relationships vs. Flings |
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Posted: 11 Jul 2005, 4:38 pm
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Replies: 35
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| I believe in love because I am in love. I have already talked about marriage and plan to but not for a fair few years. I have fights now and it hasn't ruined the relationship. I believe in love very strongly, but I haven't been in love the way that I think it should really be. I'm very idealistic a... |
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Forum: Social Skills and Making Friends Topic: Real Friends? |
| BrianR |
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Posted: 10 Jul 2005, 11:05 pm
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Replies: 12
Views: 2,457
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| I understand why you might want to really know what motivates people to accept you as a friend, but the problem with asking them to explain is that they have probably never consciously thought about it, and they may have found the quesiton a bit confusing. I find that people general don't consciousl... |
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Forum: Getting to know each other Topic: Residence Survey |
| BrianR |
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Posted: 10 Jul 2005, 10:52 pm
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Replies: 37
Views: 4,434
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| Wow, I had never heard the concept of a cathedral defining a city vs. a town. And yes I am American. The word is obviously used differently here. As I understand it (and this may only really apply to the less densely populated portions of the Western U.S.) a city is bigger than a town, but the compa... |
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Forum: Getting to know each other Topic: Salt Lake City Overview! |
| BrianR |
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Posted: 08 Jul 2005, 10:16 pm
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Replies: 19
Views: 2,729
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| From what I understand, Polygamy is still practiced, not only by Mormon Fundamentalists living in the desert, but by regular mainstream Mormons as well. It is my understanding that even though this practice is a for the most part an underground phenomenon, it is essentially tolerated by church elde... |
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