Teaching an old dog new tricks

Dye Tied

Dye Tied

Garden Variety Gnome
Guys will put up with all kinds of bad behavior from women because it a piece of you know what.... and they mostly think with the small head. I see this on a daily basis.

Why women put up with guys bad behavior is beyond me :shrug:

One can hope you could teach an old dog a new trick and I wish them luck :buddies:
 
Dye Tied

Dye Tied

Garden Variety Gnome
Oh! I know of ONE instance where this worked. A divorced 30 something met a guy she really liked and all her friends adored him..except he had bad eating habits. He shoveled food into his mouth really fast and everyone would stare at him.

After discussing it with friends, she decided he was worth trying to "fix" so she told him about how his eating habits were rude. He actually listened, started eating like a human, they have been married almost 3 years and are living as happily ever after, as two imperfect humans can live. :love:
 
TurboK9

TurboK9

New Member
I've taught many old dogs new tricks.

For the stubborn, badly mannered ones, ones I suggest e-collars.

Bzzzt.

:evil:
 
BadGirl

BadGirl

I am so very blessed
I once dated a guy who would send e-mail all of the time, all with really poor punctuation. As an example, excessive and redundant !!!!!!!! marks, etc.)

I told him about this annoyance, and he never did anything about it. Perhaps he thought I was joking about it, I don't know. I just know that it bugged the crap outta me.

I was all happy, happy when I broke up with him!!!!!!!!!! <------ :shocking:

This is just an example of him not WANTING or WILLING to change for the better.
 
Baja28

Baja28

Obama destroyed America
vraiblonde said:
What say you? Can you teach an old dog new tricks, or should you just have them put down? (She's cute, too, so no need to desperately cling to some loser for fear no one else will ever ask her to dance.)
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Maybe I ......er.....a.... I mean maybe HE doesn't wanna change. :jet:
 
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bresamil

wandering aimlessly
Ya know what? That's who he really is, take it or leave it. At least he's not doing the typical fake act until he gets her hooked and then revert to his true self.

If everyone acted like themselves when dating there'd be less breakups later. Probably less hookups to start with, but still...
 
TurboK9

TurboK9

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BadGirl said:
I once dated a guy who would send e-mail all of the time, all with really poor punctuation. As an example, excessive and redundant !!!!!!!! marks, etc.)

I told him about this annoyance, and he never did anything about it. Perhaps he thought I was joking about it, I don't know. I just know that it bugged the crap outta me.

I was all happy, happy when I broke up with him!!!!!!!!!! <------ :shocking:

This is just an example of him not WANTING or WILLING to change for the better.
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I thought that ass looked familiar!!!!!!!!!!!!!!





:lmao:
 
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CTBburn

Guest
bresamil said:
Ya know what? That's who he really is, take it or leave it. At least he's not doing the typical fake act until he gets her hooked and then revert to his true self.

If everyone acted like themselves when dating there'd be less breakups later. Probably less hookups to start with, but still...
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I agree. Dating works better when you do it to get to know the other person, not when you use it as a tool to change them into the person they'd rather be on a date with.
 
Sherlock

Sherlock

Casserhole!
vraiblonde said:
My opinion is that if, by a certain age, someone hasn't learned what is and isn't acceptable and expected in a dating environment, they will never learn.

CASE: a friend of mine has been dating this guy for a few weeks. Personally, I'd have put him on the road after the first one, but she likes him for some reason. He insulted her at dinner, making fun of what she wore. Then he drank too much. Then he...yes, he did...he burped out loud at the table. At least he didn't fart, so that's something.

Subsequent dates have been more of the same.

Anyway, she and I were having this conversation last night and she says that it's possible that no one has ever told him that that's not how we act. She thinks that having a conversation with him about why these actions offend her might make him see the light.

:roflmao:

I told her that he's a lost cause. If he doesn't know these things by his age (which is early 40's) he has no interest in learning.

What say you? Can you teach an old dog new tricks, or should you just have them put down? (She's cute, too, so no need to desperately cling to some loser for fear no one else will ever ask her to dance.)
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At your age, you just take whatever you can get.
 
Lilypad

Lilypad

Well-Known Member
My $.02-
I don't lower my standards because others can't raise theirs.

You can teach an old dog old tricks-maybe not new ones.

Kick him to the curb and move on. :buttkick:
 
LadyWolf

LadyWolf

New Member
vraiblonde said:
My opinion is that if, by a certain age, someone hasn't learned what is and isn't acceptable and expected in a dating environment, they will never learn.

CASE: a friend of mine has been dating this guy for a few weeks. Personally, I'd have put him on the road after the first one, but she likes him for some reason. He insulted her at dinner, making fun of what she wore. Then he drank too much. Then he...yes, he did...he burped out loud at the table. At least he didn't fart, so that's something.

Subsequent dates have been more of the same.

Anyway, she and I were having this conversation last night and she says that it's possible that no one has ever told him that that's not how we act. She thinks that having a conversation with him about why these actions offend her might make him see the light.

:roflmao:

I told her that he's a lost cause. If he doesn't know these things by his age (which is early 40's) he has no interest in learning.

What say you? Can you teach an old dog new tricks, or should you just have them put down? (She's cute, too, so no need to desperately cling to some loser for fear no one else will ever ask her to dance.)
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I would have been ticked if he insulted me and my clothing attire (as long as I was dressed properly and not like something off 14th Street), belching happens if he "excused himself", but just letting it rip w/no manners...you shouldn't have to teach them at age 40 something. I say she should dump this guy. If she's cute, nice, personable, decent qualities, kick him to the curb. Teaching some guy all this stuff will just drain the life out of her and eventually she'll lose interest in him because she'll probably just get tired of it all. I would!!!
 
TGB

TGB

New Member
vraiblonde said:
My opinion is that if, by a certain age, someone hasn't learned what is and isn't acceptable and expected in a dating environment, they will never learn.

CASE: a friend of mine has been dating this guy for a few weeks. Personally, I'd have put him on the road after the first one, but she likes him for some reason. He insulted her at dinner, making fun of what she wore. Then he drank too much. Then he...yes, he did...he burped out loud at the table. At least he didn't fart, so that's something.

Subsequent dates have been more of the same.

Anyway, she and I were having this conversation last night and she says that it's possible that no one has ever told him that that's not how we act. She thinks that having a conversation with him about why these actions offend her might make him see the light.

:roflmao:

I told her that he's a lost cause. If he doesn't know these things by his age (which is early 40's) he has no interest in learning.

What say you? Can you teach an old dog new tricks, or should you just have them put down? (She's cute, too, so no need to desperately cling to some loser for fear no one else will ever ask her to dance.)
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You cannot change a person. Especially a person that old is set in ther ways.
Wish your friend luck
 
kom526

kom526

They call me ... Sarcasmo
Dye Tied said:
Oh! I know of ONE instance where this worked. A divorced 30 something met a guy she really liked and all her friends adored him..except he had bad eating habits. He shoveled food into his mouth really fast and everyone would stare at him.

After discussing it with friends, she decided he was worth trying to "fix" so she told him about how his eating habits were rude. He actually listened, started eating like a human, they have been married almost 3 years and are living as happily ever after, as two imperfect humans can live. :love:
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I used to do this, and so did your oldest I'm betting. It was the only we could eat for the better part of a year of our lives.

GET OUT OF MY CHOW HALL NOW!
 
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