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[Jerad]

@ZFire, can't believe he only made 3 movies. You're just left wanting more.

Gone way too young.

I dunno if this movie ever came to pass... they are also resurrecting Paul Walker for Fast and Furious 10.

James Dean resurrected for new film role in CGI

 

[Jcb]

 

[tpj]

I dunno if this movie ever came to pass... they are also resurrecting Paul Walker for Fast and Furious 10.

James Dean resurrected for new film role in CGI

This is so wrong. It's easy to get caught up in the idea of it and all the possibilities but no. As was stated, James Dean won't be starring in this film because he's dead.

 

[Jerad]

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[tpj]

I've had 4 serious relationships in the past decade. Longest lasted 3 years. They also came from online dating. With the exception of 1, they were all toxic relationships, unfortunately. Not sure if that's because they came from online or what. One cheated on me with her ex continually. He wouldn't settle and she wanted marriage, a child, the works (these were her own admissions), so she wanted to settle for someone who'd give her all that — me. She even reserved a venue for marriage to try to force engagement, but I didn't go through with it. I broke up with her. She was always trying to change me; trying to get me to dress different, get a different career (as a psychologist, like my degree, rather than at NBC), tan, and shave all body hair. She was rich, as a dentist, so she offered to pay for that procedure where they permanently laser hair off you.

Another ex of mine cheated, too. We agreed to wait on sex, but she was secretly boinking behind-the-scenes. She sent me a nasty text and admitted it. I broke up with her for other toxic reasons, so then she admitted that — perhaps she was just trying to make me feel bad. She was involved with gangs and some other shady stuff, I found out, so that's one of the reasons I left.

And another ex — my most recent one — had relationship OCD and was emotionally abusive. She would imagine the worst-case scenarios about what I must be doing and assume they were true; wouldn't let me counter, even. For example, I invited her grandma to Thanksgiving dinner and I didn't know she couldn't walk up stairs due to a disability. They had stairs at their house, so I didn't know. The entrance was the only way in and out, and was occupied by stairs with no ramp, and grandma left frequently. So how would I know? But when she later found out that there were stairs at the invitation house, she freaked out and said I was duping her into an invite in some manipulative way — that I should've known better. And she wouldn't even let me talk it out with her or defend myself; she just assumed the worst and ran with it, and attacked ferociously. I later found out they had a removable ramp for the entrance.

And left field accusations like that kept coming and coming. The incident that led to her finally dumping me was equally sad. Beforehand, I worded what I said very carefully to try to avoid a fight. It was like walking on eggshells all the time, so I preconceived the possibility that she'd be triggered. My boss had changed my work schedule a couple days before because of an added Spurs Basketball game to broadcast on an NBC station, and I had to do it. So I asked her if she was free another day; that we could spend time together if she was available Wednesday instead of Tuesday. We didn't even have plans yet. But she assumed we'd hang on Tuesday. But she took my question as me trying to take advantage of her time, and it led to another fight where I defended myself, so she dumped me. We were only together 7 months. I endured the emotional abuse for about 3 months because I was trying to work through it with her since it was ROCD. I even studied ROCD to frame my questions carefully and what not, but it was to not avail. There came a point where she reneged on that, even, and said she didn't have that condition. She was just too full of pride and couldn't accept that she had done anything wrong; and she had unaddressed demons from the past because of abandonment from her parents, which she said she was over from, but never got therapy for.

I even tried to reconcile with her a month after the breakup, as the abuse left me feeling very confused and I still had strong feelings for her. But she just took that opportunity to be mean and say that she saw me through the seasons, and that I failed. She had apologized many times before that for her behavior, but at this point, she's was caught up in so much denial and pride that she took the stance that she hadn't done anything wrong.

The only good relationship I had was with a woman in 2012 that lasted 8 months. We had the best times together and she genuinely cared for me, but I was young and didn't handle it right, I guess. She was smoking cigs and pot, doing some nasty drugs, which I didn't like, and dressed like a 12 y/o when she was 25 at the time. So those turnoffs made me stray. I talked to her about them before, but nothing changed — and that was just who she was. Those things weren't downright "evil," like my other exes, but they were turnoffs, so I broke the relationship off. Maybe I was young and immature at that time. I dunno. But ya, bad dating history here and now I feel f'd cuz of severe tinnitus and hyperacusis.

Hi @Jerad. I don't have anything profound or insightful to add about shitty relationships but wanted to let you know I'm sorry that those horrible experiences happened to you.

And, hope you don't mind me saying, any woman who would want you to remove that chest hair of yours? Well that's just crazy talk.

 

[Stuart-T]

I've had 4 serious relationships in the past decade. Longest lasted 3 years. They also came from online dating. With the exception of 1, they were all toxic relationships, unfortunately. Not sure if that's because they came from online or what. One cheated on me with her ex continually. He wouldn't settle and she wanted marriage, a child, the works (these were her own admissions), so she wanted to settle for someone who'd give her all that — me. She even reserved a venue for marriage to try to force engagement, but I didn't go through with it. I broke up with her. She was always trying to change me; trying to get me to dress different, get a different career (as a psychologist, like my degree, rather than at NBC), tan, and shave all body hair. She was rich, as a dentist, so she offered to pay for that procedure where they permanently laser hair off you.

Another ex of mine cheated, too. We agreed to wait on sex, but she was secretly boinking behind-the-scenes. She sent me a nasty text and admitted it. I broke up with her for other toxic reasons, so then she admitted that — perhaps she was just trying to make me feel bad. She was involved with gangs and some other shady stuff, I found out, so that's one of the reasons I left.

And another ex — my most recent one — had relationship OCD and was emotionally abusive. She would imagine the worst-case scenarios about what I must be doing and assume they were true; wouldn't let me counter, even. For example, I invited her grandma to Thanksgiving dinner and I didn't know she couldn't walk up stairs due to a disability. They had stairs at their house, so I didn't know. The entrance was the only way in and out, and was occupied by stairs with no ramp, and grandma left frequently. So how would I know? But when she later found out that there were stairs at the invitation house, she freaked out and said I was duping her into an invite in some manipulative way — that I should've known better. And she wouldn't even let me talk it out with her or defend myself; she just assumed the worst and ran with it, and attacked ferociously. I later found out they had a removable ramp for the entrance.

And left field accusations like that kept coming and coming. The incident that led to her finally dumping me was equally sad. Beforehand, I worded what I said very carefully to try to avoid a fight. It was like walking on eggshells all the time, so I preconceived the possibility that she'd be triggered. My boss had changed my work schedule a couple days before because of an added Spurs Basketball game to broadcast on an NBC station, and I had to do it. So I asked her if she was free another day; that we could spend time together if she was available Wednesday instead of Tuesday. We didn't even have plans yet. But she assumed we'd hang on Tuesday. But she took my question as me trying to take advantage of her time, and it led to another fight where I defended myself, so she dumped me. We were only together 7 months. I endured the emotional abuse for about 3 months because I was trying to work through it with her since it was ROCD. I even studied ROCD to frame my questions carefully and what not, but it was to not avail. There came a point where she reneged on that, even, and said she didn't have that condition. She was just too full of pride and couldn't accept that she had done anything wrong; and she had unaddressed demons from the past because of abandonment from her parents, which she said she was over from, but never got therapy for.

I even tried to reconcile with her a month after the breakup, as the abuse left me feeling very confused and I still had strong feelings for her. But she just took that opportunity to be mean and say that she saw me through the seasons, and that I failed. She had apologized many times before that for her behavior, but at this point, she's was caught up in so much denial and pride that she took the stance that she hadn't done anything wrong.

The only good relationship I had was with a woman in 2012 that lasted 8 months. We had the best times together and she genuinely cared for me, but I was young and didn't handle it right, I guess. She was smoking cigs and pot, doing some nasty drugs, which I didn't like, and dressed like a 12 y/o when she was 25 at the time. So those turnoffs made me stray. I talked to her about them before, but nothing changed — and that was just who she was. Those things weren't downright "evil," like my other exes, but they were turnoffs, so I broke the relationship off. Maybe I was young and immature at that time. I dunno. But ya, bad dating history here and now I feel f'd cuz of severe tinnitus and hyperacusis.

Very interesting - thanks for sharing your experiences. All my relationships in the past, including a 20-year marriage, came from the pre-internet age, though had online dating been available then, I suppose I would have tried it in the 80s and 90s when I was single and young.

Online dating as a man your age is one thing - as a 58-year-old divorcee like me, it is a complete laugh - for me at least. I divorced a woman who is 12 years younger than me and still looks really quite young, nice figure etc - so I have no intention of getting into any relationship with anyone who looks my age LOL. I have met some of my generation and had a reality check. I did meet a 42-year-old online and that was nice for a while but she was still bringing up children and it got too complicated.

I will get some hate for some of my comments no doubt as it is frowned upon for guys my age to be looking at much younger women. I would rather remain single and probably will. Do I prefer women significantly younger than me? Yes. Will I meet someone I find interesting? No, probably not - too bad. There are other things in life and I have had a family etc so not worried about it.

However, you are young, and I do think you will meet someone good for yourself and you have plenty of time. It is actually a far far better situation to be alone - than be with someone who is not right for you. I know you have this dreadful tinnitus problem, otherwise I would say make sure you join some sports clubs and get into situations where you can actually meet people. There are some great meet up groups - I joined one and really enjoyed getting together with people. With online dating, men outnumber women online by at least 4-1 and I know one woman who does online dating, she always has 400 unread messages in her inbox - think about that. Still you have not done badly if you had 4 successes - albeit 3 worked out badly.

 

[SamRosemary]

Oh I'm happy I came across this thread!

Gave me an excuse to google some hunks haha.

 

[tpj]

Oh I'm happy I came across this thread!

Gave me an excuse to google some hunks haha.

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I'm happy to see another woman on this thread. We need more women posting their crushes.

 

[Jerad]

I'm happy to see another woman on this thread. We need more women posting their crushes.

I was thinking the same thing, @tpj. Thanks for posting and thanks, @SamRosemary, too. Good choices, especially Shia. He's a good, fun-to-watch actor, with a no nonsense attitude. Is that Jack White above? He's cool, too. I'm surprised no one's posting Gosling or Pitt.

Not everyone knows this, but Pitt is secretly on this forum as @StoneInFocus. You didn't hear that from me, tho. lol

 

[Wrfortiscue]

Man I'm straight as a boomerang but Henry Cavill is a hunk, @ZFire.

 

[Jerad]

This thread wouldn't be complete without the Hoff. In a totally straight way, I've always been a fan because of Knight Rider. I have a replica of the car, even.

LOL

My KITT:

 

[Stuart-T]

I was thinking the same thing, @tpj. Thanks for posting and thanks, @SamRosemary, too. Good choices, especially Shia. He's a good, fun-to-watch actor, with a no nonsense attitude. Is that Jack White above? He's cool, too. I'm surprised no one's posting Gosling or Pitt.

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Not everyone knows this, but Pitt is secretly on this forum as @StoneInFocus. You didn't hear that from me, tho. lol

Gosling - no - he's just a little goose.

 

[tpj]

I was thinking the same thing, @tpj. Thanks for posting and thanks, @SamRosemary, too. Good choices, especially Shia. He's a good, fun-to-watch actor, with a no nonsense attitude. Is that Jack White above? He's cool, too. I'm surprised no one's posting Gosling or Pitt.

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Not everyone knows this, but Pitt is secretly on this forum as @StoneInFocus. You didn't hear that from me, tho. lol

@Jerad, thanks for the Brad Pitt shot. That pic is HOT. Ryan Gosling on the other hand does absolutely nothing for me.

I wonder if anyone will post my female crush?

 

[Jerad]

Gosling - no - he's just a little goose.

Did you ever see Drive, though? In that movie, he was the epitome of cool, like James Dean or Steve McQueen.

 

[Jerad]

@Jerad, thanks for the Brad Pitt shot. That pic is HOT. Ryan Gosling on the other hand does absolutely nothing for me.

I wonder if anyone will post my female crush?

Ya, I've talked to some other women before who didn't get the Gosling craze. It's a thing, tho.

You're gonna have to tell us who the woman is if they don't.

 

[Jerad]

Man I'm straight as a boomerang but Henry Cavill is a hunk, @ZFire.

I'm totally straight, too, but we men can still tell when another guy would be attractive to people. I saw a movie recently with Rob Lowe in the '90s — Bad Influence — and he was so debonair / obviously handsome that it made me realize why women make over him so much. I had never seen any of his movies really. His facial features align so well with that coveted Golden Ratio of beauty that many use to assess how attractive a person is.

I saw an article recently that said Robert Pattinson and Amber Heard pass the Golden Ratio test the most. I disagree, tho. While their facial features may be dimensionally proportionate, that doesn't necessarily guarantee the most beauty. Sometimes, beauty is found in imperfections, too, or in unique features that set a person apart from another, like Jennifer Grey's original look before her nose job.

Pattinson

Heard

Grey

 

[Stuart-T]

Did you ever see Drive, though? In that movie, he was the epitome of cool, like James Dean or Steve McQueen.

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I saw one film where he has gangsters after him trying to kill him and he has a girl with him.

I liked him in La La Land.

Yeah he is cool, I just made a joke with his goosy name.

I did not like Blade Runner 2 at all - not his fault - just got bored.

 

[Damocles]

I wonder if anyone will post my female crush?

 

[Jerad]

I saw one film where he has gangsters after him trying to kill him and he has a girl with him.

I liked him in La La Land.

Yeah he is cool, I just made a joke with his goosy name.

I did not like Blade Runner 2 at all - not his fault - just got bored.

I saw Gangster Squad and didn't care for it that much, but I thought Blade Runner 2 was okay. It was visually stunning and seemed faithful, but it wasn't a masterpiece caliber film like the original. Still haven't seen La La Land. Check out this film sometime. He made it in '07. I saw it recently and it was good. The premise sounds absurd, but the way it all comes together is surprisingly effective, and Gooseling gives a really good performance. Lol.

 

[SamRosemary]

Did you ever see Drive, though? In that movie, he was the epitome of cool, like James Dean or Steve McQueen.

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Gosling's a cutie.

 

[SamRosemary]

For female celebrity crushes - Natalie Portman, Scarlett Johansson, and Christina Ricci are my mains.

 

[Jerad]

Where's Zac Efron on here? He looks a little different nowadays after the jaw surgery, but I think he's still considered tops by most.

 

[tpj]

Where's Zac Efron on here? He looks a little different nowadays after the jaw surgery, but I think he's still considered tops by most.

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What a coincidence. I'm watching a movie with Zac Efron in it right now. Firestarter.

 

[Stuart-T]

I saw Gangster Squad and didn't care for it that much, but I thought Blade Runner 2 was okay. It was visually stunning and seemed faithful, but it wasn't a masterpiece caliber film like the original. Still haven't seen La La Land. Check out this film sometime. He made it in '07. I saw it recently and it was good. The premise sounds absurd, but the way it all comes together is surprisingly effective, and Gooseling gives a really good performance. Lol.

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No it was not Gangster Squad. At the end he decides to accept the offer of his life in exchange for his girlfriend being left alone. I saw it on TV. I get all my film views from Netflix so if it is not on there I won't see it. I saw La La Land when I was still married years ago on a very very rare cinema trip (3 trips in 20 years).

Blade Runner - sorry, it was utter garbage. It may have looked nice etc - but it was an insult to the original. A money grab. No story or characters worthy of interest. I know that many disagree and I tend to be one of those baby boomers that think films and music of the 60s/70s/80s were way better back then. To be fair though - I have seen some very good stuff on Netflix. "If I hadn't Met You," a Spanish series about going to alternative universes was really good. I am watching Alice In Borderland 2 at the moment and really like it as much as I liked Squid Game.

I have not posted my celeb crushes - they are all now all old women except Kate Winslet who still looks great. Jennifer Lawrence is probably my favourite of the new talent.

Thanks for the recommendation. I will see if I can find it. I do use a dodgy non-pay site for stuff I can't get from Netflix, though it keeps buffering.

 

[Juan]

Mine.

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[Juan]

Could we just go back to the 90s?

 

[tpj]

No it was not Gangster Squad. At the end he decides to accept the offer of his life in exchange for his girlfriend being left alone. I saw it on TV. I get all my film views from Netflix so if it is not on there I won't see it. I saw La La Land when I was still married years ago on a very very rare cinema trip (3 trips in 20 years).

Blade Runner - sorry, it was utter garbage. It may have looked nice etc - but it was an insult to the original. A money grab. No story or characters worthy of interest. I know that many disagree and I tend to be one of those baby boomers that think films and music of the 60s/70s/80s were way better back then. To be fair though - I have seen some very good stuff on Netflix. "If I hadn't Met You," a Spanish series about going to alternative universes was really good. I am watching Alice In Borderland 2 at the moment and really like it as much as I liked Squid Game.

I have not posted my celeb crushes - they are all now all old women except Kate Winslet who still looks great. Jennifer Lawrence is probably my favourite of the new talent.

Thanks for the recommendation. I will see if I can find it. I do use a dodgy non-pay site for stuff I can't get from Netflix, though it keeps buffering.

So what if they are now all old. Post a photo of when they were young if you want.

 

[tpj]

The 90s sounds good. From the band Skid Row.

 

[Jerad]

What a coincidence. I'm watching a movie with Zac Efron in it right now. Firestarter.

I just watched that movie, too. What did you think?

 

[Jerad]

No it was not Gangster Squad. At the end he decides to accept the offer of his life in exchange for his girlfriend being left alone. I saw it on TV. I get all my film views from Netflix so if it is not on there I won't see it. I saw La La Land when I was still married years ago on a very very rare cinema trip (3 trips in 20 years).

Blade Runner - sorry, it was utter garbage. It may have looked nice etc - but it was an insult to the original. A money grab. No story or characters worthy of interest. I know that many disagree and I tend to be one of those baby boomers that think films and music of the 60s/70s/80s were way better back then. To be fair though - I have seen some very good stuff on Netflix. "If I hadn't Met You," a Spanish series about going to alternative universes was really good. I am watching Alice In Borderland 2 at the moment and really like it as much as I liked Squid Game.

I have not posted my celeb crushes - they are all now all old women except Kate Winslet who still looks great. Jennifer Lawrence is probably my favourite of the new talent.

Thanks for the recommendation. I will see if I can find it. I do use a dodgy non-pay site for stuff I can't get from Netflix, though it keeps buffering.

Ah, okay. I think you're talking about Only God Forgives. That movie was made by the same director as Drive and I had high hopes for it. Unfortunately, it didn't deliver, in my opinion. It was just okay. It was stylish; interesting cinematography. But the characters and story just didn't work for me like Drive did. Drive is my fave Gooseling film. I saw that Lars movie I recommended on Amazon Prime for free.

I also generally think that older films are better. Most of my favorites came from the '80s. I'll have to check out those recommendations from Netflix you made. Sounds good. I also like Kate Winslet. I just watched the Reader a few weeks ago. She won the Oscar for that one. And, of course, I loved Titanic. One of my favorites of all time. Saw it in the theater like 8 times.

A new Blade Runner TV series is supposed to come soon. Hollywood opted for a show rather than a 3rd movie because 2049 didn't perform well enough at the Box Office.

Cool you crush on Jennifer Lawrence. I saw Passengers with JLaw recently — a space, survival movie. Was good. I liked her in X-Men, too. Do you prefer her blue likeness or all natural?