mgates

@mgates (13)

United States • Age 62

Joined myLot 14 years ago

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Falling Back into Love

littlehill @littlehill (48) • United States 25 Jul 10

Is this at all possible? My husband and I have a terribly strained relationship. It started a couple of years ago when my husband got hooked on prescription drugs. I ended up being so emotionally abused that it just hit me one...

love

marriage

realtionship

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mgates I don't have the same story as yours But I do understand emotional abuse. The heart being torn into. Conflict between the love and the hurt. The fact that you are friends is great. I wonder if he feels as you do. Have you talked about the feelings that both of...

25 Jul 10

Hi Just a cotton picking minute, I asked if my cotton picking cotton picker was

Patsie Hatley @Hatley (163781) • Garden Grove, California 25 Jul 10

Trying to think of a topic that had not been used, I just now remembered the years I lived in Tempe Arizona where this term "cotton Picking this or that" was used so much. Seems there was quite a bit of cotton grown in Arizona at...

just a cotton picking minute

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mgates I grew up in the midwest and I heard the term cotton pickin minute. I admit that was some time ago. Used mostly for those that didn't want to use a more colorful word. Don't hear it much anymore, I think it's due to the way people just use the most colorful...

25 Jul 10

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What kind of ebay shopper are you?

Hoshi_Reed @Hoshi_Reed (257) • Brazil 25 Jul 10

Do you window shop on e-bay? Do you hunt for bargains by misspelling or low feedback/new sellers willing to take the loss just to gain feedback to be reputable? (Risk as the new seller can just run) Do you place your bid and...

ebay

shopping

snipping

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mgates I have window shopped for items that I have seen advertised and wanted. Attempting to get a better deal. This doesn't always pan out. I have also done the buy it now when I didn't feel like waiting. if I bid on a item I like the ones who have been there for...

25 Jul 10

Trouble Giving time to listen

ecarg0813 @ecarg0813 (6) • Philippines 24 Jul 10

My kid demands too much attention most of the time. He wants you to continually focus on him and what he is saying even if you are doing a lot of chores at home and moreso, when you are having a conversation with another person....

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mgates This sounds like a good time to teach your child about interrupting and waiting his turn. You could also try giving the child something to do on his own while you are busy. Once done then you can sit and chat. Child must learn that they can't always be...

24 Jul 10

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Dogs barking for a reason

jugsjugs @jugsjugs (12967) 24 Jul 10

My dogs normally only bark for a reason,not for the sake of it.Last night my dogs as in all three of them were barking and would not stop,my husband went into their run with a torch and could not see a thing in there that was...

barking

curled up

hedgehog

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mgates My outside dogs only bark for a reason. Not sure that I agree with the reason at times. But that's life. My inside dogs will bark at times just to join in with the ones outside. That can be annoying at times. I was babysitting a friends dogs that bark...

24 Jul 10

what would you do if the guy you love say he be with you but,,,

sweetloveforeve @sweetloveforeve (13120) • Portugal 24 Jul 10

hey guys^^ what would you do if the guy or girl you love says he be with you but will still be with other girls or be with other guys in case of girls. would you guys accept this just to be with your love? about me i wouldnt^^

love issues

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mgates If they just said they loved you and wanted no relationship and I felt the same way then it would be ok. If one of you wanted a relationship then I don't think it would work. Pulling the heart strings like that can damage you. Since there is many kinds of...

24 Jul 10

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Apology

Gorillafootprints925 @Gorillafootprints925 (3586) • United States 22 Jul 10

Apology is used by people to allow the other being to forgive them when they did something bad or harmful to someone. My question is, If you are forgiven does it subtract the weight of your sins? I don't know but if it did then...

apology

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mgates I think apologies are great if they are sincere. I think if a person has said 'sorry' then they realize what they did was wrong. Then take steps to correct the mistake. They would learn to avoid it in the future. No one is perfect and we all make mistakes....

22 Jul 10

What breed of dog/s do you find "scary"?

anjo12 @anjo12 (66) 22 Jul 10

I used to be afraid of dogs like pit bulls and rottweilers because of the stories I heard and read about how they have a tendency to 'attack' people. But when I actually got a pit bull, my opinion totally changed. My pit bull was...

dogs

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mgates I have been a dog owner my whole life. I currently have wolf hybrids. I also have small dogs. At my house the small ones will bite you quicker than the big ones. I have also been in a job that required that I go into peoples home for short periods. It was the...

22 Jul 10

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What do you you usually wear when you go to the mall?

anjo12 @anjo12 (66) 22 Jul 10

I'm more of a jeans-and-shirt kind of girl. So when I go to the mall, that is what I usually wear. For me, it's more comfortable strolling around in jeans than in a dress. What about you? What's your "malling" style?

clothes

shopping

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mgates I agree with you that jeans and shirt is fine at the mall. As long as you are comfortable. What I hate to see is the ones that wear clothing that doesn't cover what should be covered. Some things shouldn't be shared. I have seen men and women do this. I also...

22 Jul 10

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repeat after me

TheRealDawn @dawnald (85135) • Shingle Springs, California 22 Jul 10

When he asks: Why can't I touch you? Why can't I kiss your hand? Why don't you want a hug? Why don't you come back to the bedroom? Why don't we plan a trip together? Why don't we renew our vows? etc. Repeat as often as...

denial is a seditious thing

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mgates Nice rant and I hope that it made you feel better. Some people just don't understand common things. Stand by your feelings and you can't go wrong. This reminded me of the old saying that some people have book learning and no common sense. While others have...

22 Jul 10

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Death taught me to live

vijayanths @vijayanths (7877) • India 21 Jul 10

Can death teach you something? Have you learned something from death of dear ones? death sometimes motivates people positively. Your views please.

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mgates When I was a early teen my uncle passed away. While at the house after the service a call came in. Telling my Aunt that the cornea transplants that were made possible by my uncle being a organ donor, was helping someone else see the world with new eyes. This...

21 Jul 10

What is the Perfect Ingredients of Relationships?

feelfree11 @feelfree11 (12) • Philippines 21 Jul 10

To handle unwanted situations. Expect the unexpected. Peace of mind

love snd relationship

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mgates I think a relationship takes a few things to work. Work being the key word. You BOTH have to be mature,honest,respectful and open. Open to new ideas and opinions. Agree to disagree without hard feelings. You have 2 ears and only one mouth. Listen more than...

21 Jul 10