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Yes mostly I am talking about the top universities and the top professors. It was a bad generalization if this is how it came across.

I am back to Greece now. Miami is awesome but not for dating, for everything else. For dating is a cesspool. The last date I mentioned was from a local woman here from Athens. Everywhere is pretty much the same in big cities around the world.

Obviously, the person I mentioned works on his profession too. He is doing research himself & has a team of PhD students but also needs to "sell" his discoveries and raise funds at the same time. I never said he is only occupied with looking for funds. It's like running a business, you sell your work/product/services/research. I imagine not every field is the same. Aerospace engineering is important to the US government for multiple reasons. I don't think archaeology would benefit the government that much. However, medicine must be important too. The difference in academia between the US and Europe is, there is no practical application usually in Europe. They do research most of the time for the sake of research. In the US you need to provide practical results most of the time. I mean, you have to if you want to stay number 1.

Those dating apps are the biggest distraction ever. I deleted all of them because I literally have done nothing at work the past two weeks. Plus, with all those unstable women there with sh*tty behavior I will start resenting women in general which is really bad. I don't want to get bitter, the quality of life drops significantly and it's a waste of time and energy.

Then you need to improve your acting skills for more free confidence boost.

You put the talent, I put the dedication, we get rich!

I am the same, when you have an addictive personality that's how it is. Maybe that's why we get along lol

It wasn't the smoothest way to do it but it doesn't really matter. If he was interested he would be excited about it. There is nothing you can do.

The other engineer called me to discuss about the new project and team we joined. He does not like the projects nor the people. I thought I was the only one. Stupid projects, not interesting people. They spend 90% of the time documenting things about the actual work. It's exactly the opposite way I like to work. I find secretarial work so freaking boring that at some point I will start complaining. I am getting tired with people in general. Whether it's work or dating and whatnot.

If teachers followed their own advice they wouldn't have been teachers... Unfortunately nothing tangible 🙂 Discipline from intangible.

You are playing with fire! Mentioning age in the context of dating is punishable according to the ENA penal code. ENA article 51 paragraph 2b clearly states this is considered age discrimination against the rest of age groups. You need to write 100 posts stating "I am only allowed to write politically-correct things on ENA" To be honest, I don't believe it. If it hasn't happened this far it ain't going to happen. Unless we are talking about least expecting it when I am 80 haha In the end I will find a mail order bride from Ukraine, have kids and divorce (because chances are we will not be compatible). Half of the guys in the office went to Ukraine to find women. No wonder. Actually it's not that she left. She wanted to come back to my place when I would be back from the US. But I stopped since there is a limit of rudeness I can handle. Imagine someone to be that rude that the guys won't even sleep with her. How low.

Hidden talent! Are your daughters artsy?

I mean it's not pessimism unfortunately, it's always difficult to beat the odds. Like very difficult. I have never experienced this "real and authentic" like the relationship you have with your husband. I don't know how it is. I might never experience it. I guess it does not happen to everyone. All I have experienced is "meh" I don't want to settle but on the other hand I have to be realistic. I can't find something mutual. It's a problem. On the other hand, it's far better to be alone than having a partner who makes me miserable that I tolerate because I had "no other choice". Maybe one day, who knows... Thank you for your kind words 🙂

The Scandinavian woman in Miami was sitting at a bar alone. She was in her late 40s. Naturally I thought Miami/alone = here to have fun. Not at all, she was just visiting some friends. She actually hated the place. Instead of having an upbeat funny conversation she spent an hour talking about how amazing the educational system in Scandinavia is compared to the US and the rest of the world and how awesome Vikings were, ruling the seas and conquering Normandy and England etc etc. On the inside I was asking myself what the heck I am doing so wrong to meet the most sourpuss person in Miami. Actually I approached one more woman. It was a very pretty Russian girl about 30 years old I reckon. She was sitting alone at a restaurant on the outside tables studying something. She glanced at me more than 10 times. I talked to the girl at the door about the menu etc etc to check if she would glance again and she did. I went to her table and I told her with a smile "I noticed you are sitting alone, can I buy you a drink". She said no politely. I should have played it much better. She was studying something scientific, I could have easily initiated a chat about the book but I didn't think of it right there. Rookie mistake...At least I tried, she was far too pretty to let the opportunity slide hahaha

The deep south is like a different country. It has a really bad reputation, it's not for everyone. I liked it way more, I believe you would like it too 🙂 LOLLL I don't want to be single anymore that's the problem. I don't want a bad company either. I feel stuck right now.