Girls giving out phone numbers

[Brenda_V]

Mad,

Don’t try to understand a woman. We ae very complicated. Just continue to smile and say h! when you see her. Invite her to sit with you in the Caf if she is looking for a place to sit or visa-versa.

If you sit with her at a meal, ask her what Mass she is going to Sunday and if you can sit with her. Or better yet, tell her you are Orthodox and ask if she would like to go with you to Mass to see what going to an Orthodox Mass is like. Ask her what her classes are and maybe if the two of you could study at the library together (or some other public place - my husband and I used to study together and we had diametrically opposed majors).

And remember, you are at school for an education, not a wife although that could happen too.

Brenda V.

 

[Madaglan]

Originally Quoted by Brenda V.:

Mad,

Don’t try to understand a woman. We ae very complicated. Just continue to smile and say h! when you see her. Invite her to sit with you in the Caf if she is looking for a place to sit or visa-versa.

If you sit with her at a meal, ask her what Mass she is going to Sunday and if you can sit with her. Or better yet, tell her you are Orthodox and ask if she would like to go with you to Mass to see what going to an Orthodox Mass is like. Ask her what her classes are and maybe if the two of you could study at the library together (or some other public place - my husband and I used to study together and we had diametrically opposed majors).

And remember, you are at school for an education, not a wife although that could happen too.

Brenda V.

Hehe…I’m not Orthodox you silly But I do plan to go to Divine Liturgy at the local Eastern Catholic church in Weirton. I’ve already been once and God really touched my heart there. My heart yearns to go to Vespers tomorrow and Divine Liturgy again on Sunday. In time I may ask her to come along.

 

[Brenda_V]

Sorry - I thought you were because you have talked about it either in this thread or another one

Doesn’t matter, as your answer indicates you got my drift. Maybe she would enjoy going to an Orthodox Mass too. I know I would have if for no other reason than to see how their Masses went.

Short story, when my 19 yo was a baby my sister and I took all four of our children up to ND to visit my parents and then we all took two vehicles to drive back down to NM (my sister and I both lived here at the time). Our first Sunday out we looked for and found a Mass time - when we got directions it took us right by the Orthodox Church which was just starting Mass at the time we were going (our verbal directions from a local was ‘You will see the Church Steeple from this street’ and we did, only the Church just happened to also be on that Street.) After Mass we were all hanging around my parents camper and we looked up the side street and saw the Steeple! There were also a lot of cars coming down that street - the Latin Mass was just getting out too. Sadly I ended up outside during Mass because my baby wouldn’t be quiet so I didn’t get to really participate like I wanted to.

BTW, Weirton is a nice little town. We stayed at a motel there for my daughter’s graduation.

Brenda V.

 

[Madaglan]

Thanks for the advice. One problem I am having (and of which I am self-concious) is this bad back problem I have. Every ten seconds or so, when I move around, I feel a sharp jab of pain in my spine, like someone is sticking a knife in there, and it ofetntimes causes me to grimace in pain. I can’t stop it, and painkillers don’t work. The back is also constantly stiff, and I have trouble running, dancing, whatever. I often twitch, too, because of it. I try to conceal all of it, but people ask me why I twitch, and I try to tell them why.

Nontheless, do you think that nice girls would really matter whether or not I have certain physical problems? I mean, if you were a early-twenties girl, would you see a nice guy with a visible health problem which causes him constant pain as a “gimp”? I try my best to maintain a healthy body, but my constitution isn’t too strong right now. I know that good girls shouldn’t pay attention to this, but what is your experience?

If you could, I go to the doctor for this on the 7th. Please pray that he can do something about it so the constant pain goes away. Thanks!

 

[Brenda_V]

Mad,

I married a “gimp” (-:. Yup, that guy who took forever to get my name has an artificial leg so if she knows what is going on, she is less likely to worry about that grimace of pain and just take it in stride.

I will pray that the drs. figure out what the pain is and help you with it. Even pain management classes may be necessary (or a mixture of drugs along with the classes).
Brenda V.

 

[Madaglan]

Thanks for your post Brenda. It gives me hope

Yesterday there was a concert on campus, performed by a Celtic rock band: Celi Rain, or something to that effect. It was awesome. I went crazy in the front row, even though my back was extremely painful

 

[Madaglan]

Hey. It’s me again. I was just wondering if you all could continue praying for me. I’m having a lot of health problems right now. I get an MRI tomorrow, and hopefully that will help out. Plus, the shyness is pretty bad, even though I take stuff to try to combat the worst of it. Thanks for your prayers!

 

[Prometheum_x]

Hey Madaglan,

About the girl.

The external mannerisms of the female are the result of a complex set of internal factors. Unless you know what those internal factors are, you won’t really know the significance of the external things.

There’s this girl I know who, for the first few months that I knew her, always emailed me back within a few days. Since then (and that was a couple years ago), it might take her several months to reply, if at all. Needless to say, I don’t email her with anything real important or time sensitive.

And the acting cold? Until several months ago, her attitude toward me varied with the day. . . or hour, or minute. Absolutely maddening. I couldn’t figure out whether she really liked being around me or wished I wasn’t around her so much. Could be that this was partially caused by the fact that she knew I liked her, but she wasn’t in a position to respond (or didn’t want to).

I suspect other girls are like that too. So, find a nice balance between showing interest and not being too overbearing, and just have patience. . . almost ignoring her inconsistent manner towards you.

 

[Madaglan]

Originally Quoted by Prometheus_X:

Hey Madaglan,

About the girl.

The external mannerisms of the female are the result of a complex set of internal factors. Unless you know what those internal factors are, you won’t really know the significance of the external things.

There’s this girl I know who, for the first few months that I knew her, always emailed me back within a few days. Since then (and that was a couple years ago), it might take her several months to reply, if at all. Needless to say, I don’t email her with anything real important or time sensitive.

And the acting cold? Until several months ago, her attitude toward me varied with the day. . . or hour, or minute. Absolutely maddening. I couldn’t figure out whether she really liked being around me or wished I wasn’t around her so much. Could be that this was partially caused by the fact that she knew I liked her, but she wasn’t in a position to respond (or didn’t want to).

I suspect other girls are like that too. So, find a nice balance between showing interest and not being too overbearing, and just have patience. . . almost ignoring her inconsistent manner towards you.

Thanks for the advice! Yeah, I suppose it’s a fact that girls are messed up in how they act. Must be a result of the Fall

It’s cases like these when I actually support genetic engineering

(jk)