Spiders!!! Loose 27 y.o. girls gets PWNED on internet dating forum.

[Jim B.]

off the eHarmony message board today.

I thought this was real funny. Hilarious in fact. The cartoon character little Annnie Fanniespilling out of her low cut dress. Or the Aklim joke about the blonde paint "Light colored and spreads easy"

whole thing:
http://advice.eharmony.com/?page=view_thread&TID=12374&start=0

Here is some of it.

Fannie:
So I got into open communication with this guy. Someone I would not normally date but I'm trying to have an open mind and expand myself and meet new types of people. His answers to the big questions were actually refreshing (and he actually cussed in them which I completely find endearing). He mentioned wanted his cages to automatically clean themselves. So, being a lover of all things fluffy and fun myself, I asked him what kind of pets he had. Well, he has a tarantula and said she's very docile and he hardly ever holds her... WAIT WHAT?! You hold a big hairy spider in your hands??!? And it's a her?!?!? And she has a name?!?!? I had nightmares that night about spiders... night terrors actually which scared my poor son and with my screaming comes his crying.. oh my complete drama at 4 am. So, what do I do? I wanted to give him a chance but I CANNOT do spiders. How do I tell this man that I cannot go out with a man who holds spiders?? I know this is possibly the lamest excuse to close a match ever but oh my... I cannot keep having nightmares about this lol.

........................

Don't close the match. Just tell him how you feel about them. Let him decide between the spider and you. I'm sure if you guys meet, he's not going to bring the spider along and if things do progress, he's not going to choose a spider over a woman/potential wife.

...........................

Fannie: I dunno he said he's had her for 5 years... apparently spiders have birthdays. If someone said it was me or Chloe and Sophia (my mean cats) I'd have to kick him to the curb I think. My cats are just as b i t c h y as I am and we understand each other and they don't need a lot of sweet talking just occassional pets and they sleep with me at night. He might not be so awesome.

..........................

"Go fish": Sorry....but I think you're being a drama queen. You haven't even met the guy. Meet him a couple times, and find out if you even like him first.

And for your fear of spiders...it's only a spider! If you end up dating him, ensure he does not take it out of the cage while you're around. Or if you're especially fearful, make sure the spider is out of site (he puts a cloth over the entire cage, or keeps it in a different room).

.........................

Fannie: Drama Queen?!?!?


P.S. What if it gets out of the cage??
........................

Even worse, what if it gets out of the cage and CUSSES AT *YOU* ???!!!

What THEN???
..........................


User name "Spider" weighs in:
I certainly don't see the problem.




But really? If you're truly phobic, you need to let him know. If the idea just gives you the willies, then give the guy a chance, but tell him when you've met that spiders aren't your favorite thing. He may, as suggested, be quite willing to keep you and the spider widely distanced. Or he may be really into the whole thing, which would then be your cue to close the match.

Keep an open mind - spiders aren't really that bad - think of all the vermin they take care of for us.
......................

Fannie: Like pretty butterflys?

.......................

Dear Fannie:


Your question reminds me of that thread a bit ago about people and their pets and how attached they were to them and how many would choose their pet over a match!

Methinks this guy is a package deal - him and his female spider just like it's you, your son, Chloe, and Sophia! See, you're wanting to change him already, as in "No spider!"

Here's some things to think about:

1. Would you think kindly of him if he said it's you and your son but no cats?

2. Some people really do have a spider phobia. Only you (and a mental health professional)would know if that's pertinent to you. Night terrors are rather profound it seems, and you do mention you had them even waking your son and causing him to cry.

3. Your son most likely would have your attitude toward the spider and, at four years old, could kill it accidently. It could be viewed that the spider needs protection from your son as he's not old enough to handle a spider - especially if it did get out in some way.

4. You might want to think about how cussing in a match would be endearing. You have a small four year old son. If a guy cusses in his emails that's how he's going to be in real life?

.................
Fannie: I dunno ... they made a movie where a kid saying" Asss Holleee" was HILARIOUS. Just sayin...

................
Fannie: OK so I was going to try and ignore your post... but alas I cannot. I am not trying to "change" anyone.. including men. That's not my place. I am just trying to figure out what to say to this man whom I'm sure is very nice, even if he has poor choices in pets. Please don't talk about the "training" of my son. I like to consider it the caring for and raising of him, but I dunno some people's ideas might be different, I dunno more institutional? First off... my son would not be holding the spider. Not cool. And he doesn't like to kill things. Adults do cuss. I am so sorry to burst your bubble . I CUSS (gasp). Like a sailor sometimes. However, I am adult enough to know when it's appropriate and when it's not. For example saying "People who criticise how others raise their children are a holes" would not be appropriate to say in front of my child. However, in front of my friends... ok. And I beg to differ... not every one can cuss with such finesse as I can. So, please when I ask a question about spiders, please don't ask me about how I'm raising my child. It's not nice (even a 4 year old knows "If you don't have anything nice to say, don't say anything at all").
....................

I thought it was, "If you don't have anything nice to say, come sit by me".

..................

I say go for it anyway - if you actually get to the point where you go out with this guy and meet the spider and it still bothers you, you can always end it then. I feel you, I HATE spiders. HATE them. But I was surprised once when someone asked if I would like to hold their tarantula and was able to without throwing it against the wall So, challenge yourself, you might be surprised of what you're capable of...and if not, oh well. At least you tried
...................

she wasn't asking you for advice about cussing and raising her son. So why did you mention either of these things together? She asked about spiders. This was a perfect example of the boy scout helping the old lady across the street when she just wanted to stand on the corner.

..................

....I think its a bigger deal than everyone else who is like..oh big deal its a spider, get over it!!

If that is a deal breaker to you then it IS no reason to feel guilty about it!!!!! I mean...its not JUST a pet....its a tarantula. Its a little outside the norm and they are not cute or cuddly. Does he do other things just to scare people or put people off? Why is he keeping a spider? Did the spider need a good home? Does he keep snakes too just to watch them eat poor live mice? Just sayin......its a little outside the norm and I personally have not met a lot of people that do this for the right reasons. It might be different if he were into biology and he was working at the biodome studying vaccines or something...and has a huge interest in insects and reptiles..

.......................

Fannie:

Excuse me but you need to BACK (insert cuss word) OFF!!! My son DOES NOT cuss!!!! Oh my God seriously?! Is your nose so far up in the air that you cannot see what I wrote?! The whole "endearing" statement was kind of a joke (imagine that... an actual funny). It shows that he's an actual human being and not a robot that is trying to turn the world into dress wearing, docile, cookie baking girls. And if adults want to cuss to me then it's fine with me. However cuss at or around my son and I'll kick your a s s. My kids best interest would be to keep having the loving and wonderful childhood that he's having and keeping him FAR AWAY from prejudgemental, prejudiced, "better then thou" people like you. Your behavior is appaling . Please keep your opinions about my child to yourself. Period

...........
I never said your son cussed. You said your match cussed.
...........
etc.

As Carleton would say, another episode of Moron Theatre

[TheDon]

stupid people in a stupid world

[Mistress]

One of the most romantic dances ever done is the "Tarantella."

[Hatterasguy]

I think my IQ dropped 10 points by reading that!