tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23900177.post6548633527625690213..comments2023-10-07T08:26:57.569-05:00Comments on trying: To me, Risk = Hurt = Scaryjoybirdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17972363946412445380noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23900177.post-40959773568483890292007-03-06T13:48:00.000-06:002007-03-06T13:48:00.000-06:00Gosh, I feel bad now. I am always so eager for peo...Gosh, I feel bad now. I am always so eager for people to post things and then I fall off the blogwagon for a while and then I make my way back and I feel so behind. The same thing is happening at work right now.<BR/><BR/>I could really go on and on with talk about dating, which I've done a lot of, and about marriage, which I've avoided so far. I think I might make a blog post about it myself. To Erinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07649331188080230301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23900177.post-74731801380724919292007-03-01T18:29:00.000-06:002007-03-01T18:29:00.000-06:00I had a professor say that the opposite of mistrus...I had a professor say that the opposite of mistrust isn't trust, it's courage. By that he meant that if you have a hard time trusting you don't have to learn how to trust, you have to learn to be brave enough to take a chance. Which clearly, you've identified here is scary. One way I think you can take some control of the scariness of what is unknown is to think ahead of time about what the risksHeidihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05502084603133238009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23900177.post-71814231294873710282007-03-01T17:53:00.000-06:002007-03-01T17:53:00.000-06:00If I hadn't taken a risk and gave Jim my #, I woul...If I hadn't taken a risk and gave Jim my #, I wouldn't be married right now or as happy. Take a risk! <BR/><BR/>I'm very intrigued . . .Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23900177.post-50655590875651138632007-02-28T09:40:00.000-06:002007-02-28T09:40:00.000-06:00OK, let me clear something up. I AM NOT talking a...OK, let me clear something up. I AM NOT talking about marriage, god no! That post is many years off, if ever. I appreciate the comments and it's really making me think...probably too much and that is part of my problem with not taking risks. I've found that not taking a risk is much more safe that actually diving in...even if it is a risk itself. <BR/><BR/>Erin, I'm disappointed that you joybirdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17972363946412445380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23900177.post-19692017270487870702007-02-28T08:26:00.000-06:002007-02-28T08:26:00.000-06:00yes, good question -- how does one know it's the r...yes, good question -- how does one know it's the right guy for what? If you mean marriage, then I can tell you that I knew because after dating shaun for so long, I couldn't imagine my life without him, and all my future thoughts included him in it, and i loved him very much. If you mean dating... yes, dating is a risk, but that's why you date... to try guys out and see what works and what Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23900177.post-74667720845149576722007-02-27T17:36:00.000-06:002007-02-27T17:36:00.000-06:00i suppose it should be noted that i don't know any...i suppose it should be noted that i don't know any backstory here.<BR/><BR/>if we're talking about jumping into dating some dude, then my comment stands emphatically. if we're talking about marrying some guy tomorrow, then my comment stands with a shrug. [if you're asking the question at that point, i would be wary; but then again, will we ever REALLY know?].<BR/><BR/>people keep telling me that Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23900177.post-13924401990771201542007-02-27T16:57:00.000-06:002007-02-27T16:57:00.000-06:00obviously, i have no freaking clue about any of th...obviously, i have no freaking clue about any of this stuff. but mdog's comment is intriguing.Rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13122293054238690464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23900177.post-1658602068225761402007-02-27T13:50:00.000-06:002007-02-27T13:50:00.000-06:00you don't.risk it anyway.you don't.<BR/><BR/>risk it anyway.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com