<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6218694838304098807</id><updated>2011-07-30T16:41:51.900-07:00</updated><title type='text'>My Life - Pre-Earth Take Over</title><subtitle type='html'></subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://davidscottcolegrove.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6218694838304098807/posts/default?max-results=100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://davidscottcolegrove.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>David S. Colegrove</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03221477686974380241</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_sTZmSQOE_do/Sm9DhNYpJzI/AAAAAAAAAAM/Dl3u_b065cM/S220/Me+(3).JPG'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>1</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>100</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6218694838304098807.post-5368694796056520483</id><published>2009-08-08T01:17:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-08-08T01:18:23.669-07:00</updated><title type='text'>The Last Four Sections of my Dating Rant</title><content type='html'>&lt;meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"&gt;&lt;meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"&gt;&lt;meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 12"&gt;&lt;meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 12"&gt;&lt;link rel="File-List" href="file:///C:%5CDOCUME%7E1%5COwner%5CLOCALS%7E1%5CTemp%5Cmsohtmlclip1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml"&gt;&lt;!--[if gte mso 9]&gt;&lt;xml&gt; 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	mso-para-margin-top:0in; 	mso-para-margin-right:0in; 	mso-para-margin-bottom:10.0pt; 	mso-para-margin-left:0in; 	line-height:115%; 	mso-pagination:widow-orphan; 	font-size:11.0pt; 	font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; 	mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri; 	mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; 	mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri; 	mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;} &lt;/style&gt; &lt;![endif]--&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;Seventh, “Opposites attract” and “similarities are important”: Which is it?&lt;span style=""&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;I have only had one real romantic relationship in my life and this was where I learned most about this point. &lt;span style=""&gt; &lt;/span&gt;This is also where I learned that you have to have both in the relationship.&lt;span style=""&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;My ex girlfriend and I were of different religions, past experiences, and social beliefs.&lt;span style=""&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;The brilliance to the differences was that we always had something to talk about.&lt;span style=""&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;The bad part was that we had a lot to disagreements.&lt;span style=""&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;Every couple has their similarities and their differences.&lt;span style=""&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;To find a partner that is just like you would be extremely boring.&lt;span style=""&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;To find a partner that is completely opposite of you would mean that you are about to have a one week relationship.&lt;span style=""&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;The summery is as easy as this; you need an equal amount.&lt;span style=""&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;A boring answer but a true one none the less.&lt;span style=""&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;Eighth, if you have to change yourself in order to date someone, someone isn’t right.&lt;span style=""&gt;   &lt;/span&gt;You have spent many years becoming the person you are.&lt;span style=""&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;It has come at the cost of trials, troubles and tribulations.&lt;span style=""&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;So why would you ever want to change that?&lt;span style=""&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;There are few things in my life that worry me more than seeing someone who changes because their significant other wants them to do so. &lt;span style=""&gt; &lt;/span&gt;I had a friend back in my high school days who was more a scrounge then anyone I have ever met.&lt;span style=""&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;He was also borderline obsessed with a girl.&lt;span style=""&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;When she would walk past he would stare and his jaw would hang down.&lt;span style=""&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;Now I will admit now that she was a knockout of a girl but I was usually too busy laughing at him to notice.&lt;span style=""&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;One day she approached my friend and they started talking.&lt;span style=""&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;I left shortly after because I had somewhere to be and left them chatting.&lt;span style=""&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;The next day he came to school dressed like the preppy boy from Hades (imagine the Abercrombie models that used to pose with polo shirts and sweaters tied around their neck and enough hair gel to insure a perfect hairdo had a tornado hit the school).&lt;span style=""&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;After I stopped laughing, and it took hours and some Halloween jokes, I asked what he had done to himself.&lt;span style=""&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;He explained to me that the girl he liked told him that she liked guys who dress like that… so he had.&lt;span style=""&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;This instance is funny, but there are cases that aren’t so funny.&lt;span style=""&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;The rule to the problem is this; the world would be a very boring place if we all pretended to be someone else.&lt;span style=""&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;Your beliefs, views and philosophies make you different from any other person on this globe.&lt;span style=""&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;Why waste that by trying to be like someone? In the words of Doctor Seuss, “A person's a person, no matter how small.”&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;Ninth, why am I still single? Because you are:&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="text-indent: -0.25in;"&gt;&lt;!--[if !supportLists]--&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;A)&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"&gt;     &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;!--[endif]--&gt;really hot and people are afraid to date you.&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent: -0.25in;"&gt;&lt;!--[if !supportLists]--&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;B)&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"&gt;      &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;!--[endif]--&gt;scared to ask people out.&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent: -0.25in;"&gt;&lt;!--[if !supportLists]--&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;C)&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"&gt;      &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;!--[endif]--&gt;creepy.&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent: -0.25in;"&gt;&lt;!--[if !supportLists]--&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;D)&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"&gt;     &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;!--[endif]--&gt;lazy.&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent: -0.25in;"&gt;&lt;!--[if !supportLists]--&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;E)&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"&gt;      &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;!--[endif]--&gt;lacking social skills.&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="text-indent: -0.25in;"&gt;&lt;!--[if !supportLists]--&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;F)&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"&gt;      &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;!--[endif]--&gt;you are an a**hole.&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;This isn’t a complete list, (mostly because I made it laughing) but you will notice I left off a few points.&lt;span style=""&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;These points get their own list. You are not single because you:&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="text-indent: -0.25in;"&gt;&lt;!--[if !supportLists]--&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;A)&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"&gt;     &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;!--[endif]--&gt;are ugly.&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent: -0.25in;"&gt;&lt;!--[if !supportLists]--&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;B)&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"&gt;      &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;!--[endif]--&gt;are fat.&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="text-indent: -0.25in;"&gt;&lt;!--[if !supportLists]--&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;C)&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"&gt;      &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;!--[endif]--&gt;have something wrong with you physically.&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;The simple fact is that everyone has their own reason for being single and I would assume that 99% of those people don’t know why.&lt;span style=""&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;What I do know is that you are a good looking person and while looks matter, they also differ greatly.&lt;span style=""&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;I am a very small person, and the girls I chase are usually small also.&lt;span style=""&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;Does that mean that I only chase walking skeletal systems like myself? No, and I know that it is true for most of my friends.&lt;span style=""&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;The great God above blessed you with that body, it is yours to take care of and love.&lt;span style=""&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;Do so and others will do the same.&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;Section ten is only for my LDS friends.&lt;span style=""&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;So if you aren’t then congratulations because this pisses me off the most.&lt;span style=""&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;This is against you sisters so I am going to apologize now for any feelings I am hoping to hurt.&lt;span style=""&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;There are two things that I hope to make very clear.&lt;span style=""&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;First, if you send a missionary out then you are free game in the eyes of any guy, UNLESS you tell them that you are serious with your elder then it is their fault for being stupid. &lt;span style=""&gt; &lt;/span&gt;This also means you don’t date a guy knowing it won’t go anywhere just for a free meal or movie. (Because I will find you and it will not be nice)&lt;span style=""&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;This also means your missionary is telling everyone he knows how awesome you are to wait for him so don’t go around cuddling and making out with other guys while he is in outer darkness trying to do what his Lord has asked him to do.&lt;span style=""&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;Side note, if you send more than one missionary out and end up marrying one of them, you can’t say that you waited for him… because you didn’t.&lt;span style=""&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;My second point is this; and it is a simple one, if you have the chance to get married… then GET MARRIED.&lt;span style=""&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;Missionary service shouldn’t ever interfere with marriage.&lt;span style=""&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;I know this is the church and we require it to be spoken from an apostle so… "Worthy single women ages twenty-one and older . . . may be recommended to serve full-time missions. . . . These sisters can make a valuable contribution . . . , but they should not be pressured to serve. Bishops should not recommend them for missionary service if it will interfere with imminent marriage prospects.”&lt;span style=""&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;That was Richard G. 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