Blind dating

[debrakay]

3 hours ago, Starise said:

Just get a good Christian. Not a Christian from kookland. Not everyone who wears the label is a Christian.

Me? I'm happily married to a great person I met online. We have been together for 20 years. People can knock it all they want to, that girl someone met in a bar probably didn't last a year.

I was the girl he met in the bar 4o years ago.  Once in a while God goes into the bar.

[debrakay]

2 hours ago, Starise said:

Anyways I've already put too much of myself out there and I feel I am being attacked for it. 

I'm done here. 

Thank you for sharing a part of your story.  Many of us could write a book or at least give at testimony to potentially help someone else not make the same mistakes and what to look out for.  I appreciate you.

[missmuffet]

15 minutes ago, debrakay said:

Marriage is a covenant when both are followers of Christ.  This covenant is not just between the man and the woman.  It is between the man, the woman and God. the Father.  Breaking the covenant is not available unless there is adultery (any kind of sexual lust) involved and even then He wants us to forgive and continue the marriage.   If forgiveness cannot be found He will let us break the contract but there will be consequences.  I could write a book of my 10 year marriage from hell and my 40 year marriage from heaven.  

Also the Bible says it is a Biblical divorce if an unbeliever leaves. 

[debrakay]

1 hour ago, Marathoner said:

Are you here? Are any of us actually here? Or...

Are we sitting somewhere hundreds (or thousands) of miles away from the Worthy server, sipping coffee? 

That was a wonderful post overall, and I didn't have the heart to give it a laughing reaction when it deserved more than that. Nuance is key so perhaps I might presume to offer some counsel? 

Consider the source, brother. Enough said, no? 

I have water actually and was not even going to come into this thread at all.  I also noticed you seem to have mastered getting the coffee cup under the coffee maker before hitting the start button! Or at least I have not heard otherwise.  

Real relationships are really hard.  Here we have a block button if someone irritates us enough.  Hang in there @Starise.  Many of us love who you are and appreciate your wisdom and knowledge.  

[Marathoner]

30 minutes ago, debrakay said:

His sense of humor is what I truly like about Pat. My sarcastic tone and dry humor has gotten into several pickles on here.  If in doubt I put up the sign or the  or the  signs.  I know who your were talking to Pat but she is fine too.  Just another kind of sense of humor but she does not mix words or tread lightly in some conversations.  

Nuance is difficult to convey in a written medium such as this one, to be sure. The best sarcasm sails on by without being recognized as sarcasm, or so they say. So, here's my question:

Who are "they?" 

[missmuffet]

There are some members that I just don't connect with. 

[Marathoner]

2 minutes ago, debrakay said:

I have water actually and was not even going to come into this thread at all.  I also noticed you seem to have mastered getting the coffee cup under the coffee maker before hitting the start button! Or at least I have not heard otherwise.  

Oh, this particular incident is a new one. 

I haven't failed to situate the cup 'neath the business end of the coffee brewer in ages. I done good and remembered not to forget that one! 

Nope, this incident was grind-related. I apply fresh grind to the receptacle in yon brewer using a specialized scoop. I can only imagine how many mechanical engineers were required to make that scoop a reality...

Anyway, that scoop has a lid which serves as a handy-dandy funnel. This ensures that not a grain of precious grind is lost in the procedure. I neglected to notice that the funnel lid wasn't securely in place so when I dumped that wonderful ground Death Wish into the receptacle, coffee spilled all over the place. 

Days Since The Last Coffee Brewing Incident: 0 

[debrakay]

12 minutes ago, missmuffet said:

Also the Bible says it is a Biblical divorce if an unbeliever leaves. 

Yep, because we are never to be yoked to an unbeliever in the first place.  But if that person is pretending to be a believer and manipulates the believer into a pretend marriage the marriage is invalid.  I have one friend who married when they were both unbelievers. She became a believer early on.  She stayed with her cheating mate for decades and then he finally came to the Lord.  They both had awesome testimonies to share in marriage classes until the end of their lives.

[debrakay]

3 minutes ago, Marathoner said:

Oh, this particular incident is a new one. 

I haven't failed to situate the cup 'neath the business end of the coffee brewer in ages. I done good and remembered not to forget that one! 

Nope, this incident was grind-related. I apply fresh grind to the receptacle in yon brewer using a specialized scoop. I can only imagine how many mechanical engineers were required to make that scoop a reality...

Anyway, that scoop has a lid which serves as a handy-dandy funnel. This ensures that not a grain of precious grind is lost in the procedure. I neglected to notice that the funnel lid wasn't securely in place so when I dumped that wonderful ground Death Wish into the receptacle, coffee spilled all over the place. 

Days Since The Last Coffee Brewing Incident: 0 

I'm sorry.  I'm laughing!!!   

[debrakay]

@Marathoner one day I will share my story of flocking a 12 foot Christmas tree with the vacuum cleaner blower attachment.