Anonymous Feb 14, 2012 at 4:22 pm

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BE NICE. (I mean YOU, commenters.)
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The answer is online dating.

I give that answer with no particular expertise at all, other than the knowledge that counting on randomness to meet someone, especially when you are otherwise reluctant to leave the house, isn't a great strategy.
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Hate to say it, but online dating does seem to work a lot these days. Also, you're going to have a hard time finding "single grown-up guys" in Portland, to be honest. The ones with big arms tend to go to strip clubs, and the ones without are all in indie rock bands. Most of the "grown-up" ones are taken even before they move here. Liberal guys, of which Portland has plenty, tend to be more interested in sex than relationships, at least until they're in their 30s and realize promiscuity may be fun, but it doesn't do much for your soul. And I'm going to guess you probably don't like conservative guys, who tend to be a little more interested in marriage (when they're not in a strip club). Portland is a great "hook-up" town but I've seen lotsa relationships crash and burn here. You might want to try another city, this one is overrun by sex-aholics and "artists."
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The gym? (Particularly a rock climbing gym. This is where my former roommate found almost all of her musclebound boyfriends.)

But honestly -- what are you losing by giving OKCupid/[fillinyourdatingsiteofchoicehere] a try?
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This Anon could be me. I can't stand girl arms on a guy.
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Why, we are all hanging out here in the comments section of IA, duh...
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Steve: I'm offended. We I, Anon blog commenters are ALWAYS nice.
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I dunno... maybe try your luck at the Rat Fuck?
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This Anon could be me, too, the difference being that I HAVE tried online dating. I've met and dated some nice fellas, just never the right one. What's even more frustrating is that both my roommate and my best friend had beginner's luck and are now in committed relationships. (In case you're wondering, they both used Lovelab.) So give it a shot, Anon, because you never know who's out there. If it doesn't work out, do like I'm doing and move to a bigger city, preferably one on the east coast where the guys have some balls.
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Most dudes you meet on online dating sites are douches. Unfortunately a lot of guys like to front like they want a deeper connection and blah blah blah.

Nope. Most of them want your poon.
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It would help if we knew what your interests are.
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"do like I'm doing and move to a bigger city, preferably one on the east coast where the guys have some balls" said the Amelie wanna be

When you get there, send us some lady's with some nipples.
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Keep an eye out for guys with one arm that's rather-more-well-developed than the other.
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I have very developed arms. The career job......eh, that's not going so well :(. Well, good luck to you. I guess you could try a few popular (non hipster) bars? Online dating is weird though
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Never Alone, those last seven words should totally be on the t-shirt. With one of the designs, anyway.
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This one sure struck a cord. Sheesh!
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Todd M. you have made me laugh out loud twice today. Well done sir.
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Happy to hear it, pork chop. Speaking of Valentine's Day (and I wish only the best for our anonymous poster, BTW), the Portlandia blog just used another of my photos, and the post is on a V-day subject.

http://www.ifc.com/shows/portlandia/blog/2…
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guys with jobs and muscles don't really hang out in Portland
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I have some muscles. But unfortunately, i also tend to have my shit together. I'm also "scary", apparently. So i guess that takes me out of the running for most Portland women - save for afew that're more open-minded. Suits me just fine.
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LOL forever @ guys here seriously commenting on their own muscles.
Especially #20 -- that's a DamosA lifetime achievement comment right there.
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Well, i'm working on it. I AM taking gym classes. Besides, I, A is the vain person who requires muscles, apparently.
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Geyser, it's not our fault you have arms like a 12 yr old girl. Which would be in line with most of the guys I see in portland. Some of us actually put effort into not looking like a male version of Lady Gaga. Because not all women like twinky 130 ib 4 eyed hipsters. lol at that, wanker
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You made your point (hundreds of times over): you're much better than most of the guys you see in Portland, and your arms are mad ripped. And I'm a 12-year-old faggy girl for laughing at you for being so full of yourself and yet so insecure.
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And here I thought the Shitshowstopper was a 30 yo lady. Wow.
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I just thought it was hilarious that Damos thinks he has his shit together.

And to the Original Poster...if you've tried all those different places, then it's not "the guys in this town," it's you. Change something about yourself, change your approach, change your expectations - I don't know what, but trying the same thing over and over when it's not working won't lead you anywhere fun.
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I'll never understand why so many people don't get the whole online dating thing. It's just like analog dating: you try your luck with a whole bunch of strangers. The only difference being that they're kind of pre-collated for you.
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@rich bachelor - No flattering camera angles or forgiving resolution settings in the real world. Until we get the cranial USB ports, I suppose.
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Most of the women I meet are married, engaged, or already dating someone. Awesome-o.
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@orgengine - Apparently you've never tried beer?
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@ Todd, I would totally wear that t-shirt!
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@geyser...actually I don't think I am" better than most guys in Portland" or anybody else for that matter. Apparently anyone that disagrees with certain posters is automatically wrong. Btw many of you are guilty of thinking you are the smartest person in the room, and trust me, you are not. That's being "full of yourself". Insecure? I'm human and I defend myself. If you want to call it that, be my guest. Oh and my arms are mad ripped! Thanks for noticing there
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Reymont, i'll have YOU know sir, that my shit is as tight as a drum. THAT'S how well i have it together. I somehow doubt the same can be said [truthfully] for the rest of yous.
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@32: Your comments about most people in Portland are uniformly negative. It's impossible not to notice. But then you shamelessly talk about how you have "very developed arms," making yourself the topic of discussion rather than what I,A wrote. When people say aloud "I'm going to art class" or "I'm going to band practice," you rant about how they're trying to show off, and yet it's fine for you to talk about your awesome body -- and then mention that's better than most Portland guys, who are fey, weak, and unmasculine compared to you. I just found that really amusing.
I don't think what you say I think, but hey: a mind-reader with huge biceps? You must be beating them off with a stick. Or beating something off.
Hate to say it, but you broadcast your insecurity in some way almost every time you comment.
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@Damos: you should probably eat more fiber.
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Geyser's due for a name change to "The ShowstopperStopper."
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Having shit that is tight as a drum is code for something huh?

Geyser wins this thread.
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You could try going to sport bars, or bars that have a lot of big screens for UFC and other sports.
The Groove in Milwaukee has a lot of muscler men that hang out there, I noticed it when I was there during a UFC paid per view showing.
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Unfortunately, Portland is a rather testosterone deficient city. Don't get me wrong, I'm not saying that all of the men in Portland are what the former governor of California would refer to as "girlie men." But, if you really want to see what happens to guys when they put on their sister's panties and turn into bicycle peddling liberal vegan hippies with girl arms, then visit Portland, OR.
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"Geyser wins this thread."



I did not know that this was a contest.
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"I did not know that this was a contest"

There is much you don't know you dumbfuck.
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"where do single grown up guys with career jobs and reasonably well developed arm muscles hang out?"

Hopefully, nowhere near me. If you really have "well developed arm muscles" as one of your selling points, please excuse yourself to the nearest sports bar. There are plenty of shallow, vapid Eve's with a similar perspective of their buttocks. Ugh!
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"There is much you don't know you dumbfuck."



Real brave of you calling someone a "dumbfuck" (sic) from the safety of a keyboard while hiding behind an unregistered comment*. Try SAYING THAT TO MAH FACE (which i can say with authority now)!
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I can't help but imagine kalikill and Damosa as portlands answer to die antwoord.
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My initial post was largely intended as humorous. Either it wasn't very funny, or it just didn't register. Sure touched a nerve with certain posters who apparently need to "win" an internet debate. I will give that your immature reference to masturbation was amusing ( to 10 year old's), and tells me rather a a lot about you. Generalize much? I think someone has a rather obvious complex here. "Uniformly negative"? Obviously you've read them all.....or just the ones that pertained to subsets you have an interest in or pertain to you. I happen to love Portland, and really care less if I engage in some internet pissing contest with some jerkoff that feels the need to be receive acclimation in every thread. Now sod off sonny, I'm done with you.
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"your immature reference to masturbation was amusing ( to 10 year old's)"

You sick fuck. Was the 10yo sitting on your lap while this was discovered?


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"I can't help but imagine kalikill and Damosa as portlands answer to die antwoord."




OMG, i fucking hate that stupid hip-hop/juggalo Afrikaner group soo much! And to think that show at Roseland SOLD OUT! What is wrong with people?
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The Rat Fuck name is the awesomest for a bar. I Bet Die Antwoord would play for free there.
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@46.....was this above your comprehension level, or was this your pathetic attempt as humor?. My point was that geysers post was rather immature. Obviously this was not grasped by you because.....
screw it, you are probably some idiot that knows that clown'
boom. Outta here jackass
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Dear Showstopper,

"My initial post was largely intended as humorous. Either it wasn't very funny, or it just didn't register."

None of your posts are funny. They are poorly written, bilious, insecure diatribes. I enjoyed Blogtown and I, A so much more before you started posting. Please go away.

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