JUNGLE ROOM

tourist · Oct 8, 2014

JUNGLE ROOM
Saw the ghost of Elvis
On Union Avenue
Followed him up to the gates of Graceland
Then I watched him walk right through
Now security they did not see him
They just hovered 'round his tomb
But there's a pretty little thing
Waiting for the King
Down in the Jungle Room
Excerpt from “Walking in Memphis”

A playful romantic place to hang out to meet that special someone in your life. This is the thread that the serious players hang out in. Kick off your shoes and dig those rhythmic blues.

Right now I am hooked up with my best friend JesusLives in our home. Now, she is one pretty little thing. She is my Queen and I am her King. Our home is not a jungle but she has a way of bringing out the animal in me. Time to crank up the jams and get this party started. Sorry, three’s a crowd.

JesusLives · Oct 8, 2014

10/8/14

We went to our second marriage counseling session this afternoon and we have a ton of homework to do......Who knew it would be so hard to just get married? No not really it is very helpful and giving us tools to have a marriage that will work and stay together. The Pastor is almost young enough to be our son, but is a very knowledgeable facilitator in these counseling sessions. We are enjoying this process of getting ready to live our lives together until death we do part....it is exciting for a couple of old farts.

Charcoal · Oct 8, 2014

I'm really proud of yall for doing the premarital counseling thing.

Set the example of how to have a good, Christian marriage, and raise the banner high! With all that is going wrong in the world right now, living a good example is a great thing to do!

zeroturbulence · Oct 9, 2014

You guys seem like a great couple, but I'm not sure if I should like this thread or be very afraid of it.

Shouryu · Oct 9, 2014

zeroturbulence said:

Considering that Robo has specifically stated that he does not want the forums to be used expressly as a means of coupling (expressly is the key word), it would seem that a thread specifically created for people to hook up is a giant middle finger to the site's owner and operator.

Here's a crazy idea - you want to be all affectionate and stuff with your paramour? You do that.

In private.

Say what you want about the other couples here (Nanners and Rick, Arlene and Tintin, Scype and Azure), the vast majority of the time they're really really good about not turning a thread into a publicly-displayed one-on-one flirt fest. If you're gonna post publicly, post to everyone. If you're gonna spend the next ten posts hitting on the same person, take it to PM. That's what PM is for.

Just an idea. Maybe a crazy one.

("Don't like the thread, then don't read it!" Yeah. I won't, after this post. But I still felt it worthwhile to remind people of Robo's wishes, and I find it incredibly disrespectful when someone makes it a point to blatantly and aggressively do the opposite of what he asks. It's HIS sandbox, not yours; he gets to run it how he sees fit.)

zeroturbulence · Oct 9, 2014

Theygaveutheirworst · Oct 9, 2014

zeroturbulence said:

+1 on that one

Inu · Oct 9, 2014

I was like what on earth... and then I realised....

Charcoal · Oct 9, 2014

for the record, I'm not here to couple. I've vowed off long distance relationships anyway.

JesusLives · Oct 9, 2014

Shouryu said:

Considering that Robo has specifically stated that he does not want the forums to be used expressly as a means of coupling (expressly is the key word), it would seem that a thread specifically created for people to hook up is a giant middle finger to the site's owner and operator.

Here's a crazy idea - you want to be all affectionate and stuff with your paramour? You do that.

In private.

Say what you want about the other couples here (Nanners and Rick, Arlene and Tintin, Scype and Azure), the vast majority of the time they're really really good about not turning a thread into a publicly-displayed one-on-one flirt fest. If you're gonna post publicly, post to everyone. If you're gonna spend the next ten posts hitting on the same person, take it to PM. That's what PM is for.

Just an idea. Maybe a crazy one.

("Don't like the thread, then don't read it!" Yeah. I won't, after this post. But I still felt it worthwhile to remind people of Robo's wishes, and I find it incredibly disrespectful when someone makes it a point to blatantly and aggressively do the opposite of what he asks. It's HIS sandbox, not yours; he gets to run it how he sees fit.)

Ooooooooppppppsssss!!! Our bad..........We truly meant no disrespect...

blue_ladybug · Oct 9, 2014

JesusLives said:

Maybe just give us updates every now and again, like TinTin and Arlene do. But not a minute by minute play-by-play of EVERYTHING you do..lol

zeroturbulence · Oct 9, 2014

Whats funny about this to me is that you guys are the 'older folks' and tintin and arlene are the young whipper snappers.. its totally backwards!

tourist · Oct 9, 2014

My problem with weight is a lack thereof. As a means to add additional poundage there is the nightly protein fruit smoothie ritual. JesusLives makes the smoothies. Last night I was sitting in the living room and heard "Oops..." from the kitchen.

"I hope you like cinnamon!" she yells. A few seconds later the blender is doing its thing when , "Oops..." and then this giant whooshing sound. I walk into the kitchen and she has half a roll or paper towels in her hands and was wiping cabinets and counter tops. "I got most of it" she says while wiping away.

I'm sitting in the living room and she brings out this massive smoothie. It actually tasted very good but it is hard to drink a half gallon of anything let alone a protein drink. She made a smoothie for herself minus the protein mix. A lot of smoothie. There was still a half of a blender container full of the stuff. "You are not going to be able to drink all of that" I said. She comes walking over with the extra smoothie in the blender. She says, "I know. That is why you are going to help me!" The last thing that I needed was more smoothie as my stomach was ready to burst. "Now honey," she says sweetly. "It is mostly crushed ice and that is water, so all you have to do is to go potty and that will create more room". I told her that I don't believe that is the way that it works but I tried her suggestion.

When I came back it seemed like there was more smoothie in my glass than what I started with. The amount of smoothie in her glass was going down while mine was getting higher. I mentioned this to her. "Well, honey" she says "that's because the crushed ice is melting". This logic did not seem right to me. Tonight, before we start the smoothie treatment, I will have a black sharpie at the ready to mark the level of my glass.

It's a jungle out there.

Tintin · Oct 9, 2014

zeroturbulence said:

This is my first and (God willing) only relationship, so I'm really learning as I go. Sorry if I've overshared in any way. Please forgive me. Thanks, mate.

JesusLives · Oct 9, 2014

zeroturbulence said:

O.K. so like the Blond took one of those silly computer tests to find out how old she was on the inside and the test results came back that I am 22 which is younger than TinTin and Arlene....So just because my outsides say and possibly look 59 I am still really young at heart on the inside....lol

JesusLives · Oct 9, 2014

blue_ladybug said:

I think you have to admit that if we didn't write some of the stories that we do write you guys would be pretty bored without us... I mean how good is it about reading about a Blond putting a phone system together? Or a making a smoothie that blows up in the blender.... this is funny stuff....

tourist · Oct 9, 2014

Tintin said:

You have not 'overshared' at all. I pray for you both that your relationship will be loving and enduring that is centered on God's love. I encourage both of you to continue to share your beautiful love story as it is an inspiration and provides hope for all of the lonely people of the world.

Ho11y · Oct 9, 2014

Shouryu said:

Considering that Robo has specifically stated that he does not want the forums to be used expressly as a means of coupling (expressly is the key word), it would seem that a thread specifically created for people to hook up is a giant middle finger to the site's owner and operator.

Here's a crazy idea - you want to be all affectionate and stuff with your paramour? You do that.

In private.

Say what you want about the other couples here (Nanners and Rick, Arlene and Tintin, Scype and Azure), the vast majority of the time they're really really good about not turning a thread into a publicly-displayed one-on-one flirt fest. If you're gonna post publicly, post to everyone. If you're gonna spend the next ten posts hitting on the same person, take it to PM. That's what PM is for.

Just an idea. Maybe a crazy one.

("Don't like the thread, then don't read it!" Yeah. I won't, after this post. But I still felt it worthwhile to remind people of Robo's wishes, and I find it incredibly disrespectful when someone makes it a point to blatantly and aggressively do the opposite of what he asks. It's HIS sandbox, not yours; he gets to run it how he sees fit.)

Perhaps you should have taken this to PM.

I seriously can't believe how rude your post was. I don't even think Ugly goes this far.

tourist · Oct 9, 2014

Ho11y said:

Thank you very much for your kind and gracious words.

seoulsearch · Oct 9, 2014

tourist said:

There is a fine line, however.

Hearing that people are happy and in love and are sharing time together does make me smile.

Hearing every single "Honey Sweetie Pie" detail with so much flirtatious dialogue that it could send someone into a diabetic coma, however... As if God has again overlooked me, and always will, year after many lonely years... that are now turning into decades.

I also think about how much I have to continue to keep saving in case God has a long-distance relationship for me in tow. For example, if I was meeting someone far enough away that it would warrant a hotel room and I was not yet married to them, I know that my beliefs would warrant that we would have to book two hotel rooms and split the expenses because we are not married (vs. booking one room). I can only speak for myself, but my spiritual foundation and upbringing dictates that not only do I have to avoid appearing married when I am not, but also avoid any circumstances of what might be perceived as such. (Even at 40 years old, my parents would ask me if I was doing the right thing and upholding boundaries, no matter what the cost.) Maybe God is saying I don't have enough money for a relationship yet!

And God does everything on purpose. So watching some couples go into an overabundance of sharing, especially in a forum designed for singles to socialize and help each other through the difficult pain of loneliness makes me feel as if God is not only purposely overlooking most of us, but also rubbing it in our (extremely single) faces. Yes, I know everyone will say, "Just learn to be content in Jesus," but we all have our moments of... being human. This is me. I'd rather spill my ugly thoughts than tell a pretty lie.

And so, we are all being shown what we long for, but for whatever reason, is being withheld from us. Now of course this isn't true on one level but watching these threads is a lot like the time my husband left me and I went to church... and a happy young couple sat in front of me, hugging, kissing, and embracing their new baby.

To be honest, I felt like coming home and hanging myself. It just stabs into an old pain that hasn't fully healed, I guess.

I'm grateful that many here have found love. But please don't forget that many of us haven't. How did you feel when you saw happy, loving couples fawning all over each other right in front of you? Please don't leave that left-out, long-forgotten feeling so far back into the past.

Most of us are still in that place.

For as gracious as we are to be happy, excited, and lovingly supportive of you, please do us a favor as well and return the same courtesy.

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