The Eccentricities Of An Old Man

A lady artist I met via MySpace invited me to her home to view her work on Saturday. She lives in Ventura & since I had planned on making my weekly walk along the ocean that afternoon, we planned on me stopping by after my walk.

Well, we ended up talking for a long time, she showed me some books with images in them that display the technique she wants to explore next with her art work. It was getting late, and I invited her to dinner.

This lady has quite a brain, she's very provocative to talk to, and I told her that I liked her mind. I suggested we become friends. Conversation over dinner turned from art to ourselves, we were curious about each other.

After dinner, we returned to her loft for tea and more conversation. The subject of our conversation was not about art, we were sharing our opinions and experiences about more personal things.

I finally left around 11 PM. By the end of the night I think our meeting had turned into a date. She emailed me the next morning to tell me she had a good time and couldn't wait to get togther again.

She's a 5'8" italian lady with her hair died blonde, very pretty, very eccentric, very strong willed. A wonderfully provocative mind, and artistically gifted. What some of you may not know about yours truly, is that I have artistic & eccentric propensities myself. The lady and I referred to ourselves as the walking wounded, the functionally flawed (she had been a battered child like me). Interestingly, she and I appear to be in the same place as far as emotional awareness and maturity are concerned.

That meeting may very well evolve into this summer's tawdry affair that I'll end up writing about in the fall (hah!). This stuff happens when you least expect it.

So I have a question to pose to you, and I would appreciate your thoughts. Can two eccentrics get along and have a successful long term relationship?

the old guy

Absolutely and with no reservations whatsoever...

I understand perfectly with what you call the functional flawed. In my personal case I call it the walking damaged due to very different reasons than yours though, mostly by having lived in the middle of an armed conflict (call it war if you wish) and suffering of post-traumatic stress syndrome.

I have a network of friends with whom I share dad-to-day experiences from the perspective of a PTS sufferer, and believe me it really helps to be among your kind. In regards to the excentricities, I believe that is a consequence of your own particular life experience, and also it derives from a very well developed mind.

So, definitely... two excentrics can make a great couple!

So, definitely... two excentrics can make a great couple!


I agree with GP! My reservations with an eccentric couple is that they can feed so much off each other that it ends up into a train wreck. However, a bonus for a union like yours George, is that you have both matured emotionally and as such it lessens the likelihood of codependency. A very positive start to a summer romance George and I'm excited to hear how things progress.:bgrin2::bunny_4:This bunny is hot don't ya think?:tongue2:

So I have a question to pose to you, and I would appreciate your thoughts. Can two eccentrics get along and have a successful long term relationship?

the old guy

Yes, absolutely *IF* your (and hers) eccentricities do not feed off each other forming a cycle. If that dynamic does not exist, you're likely to have a very strong relationship assuming everything else clicks as one would hope in a more conventional relationship.

Just be aware of a cycle forming, because with eccentric personalities they often find it much more difficult to break the cycle than the average person.

^^ See these posts. ^^

We got some amazing people here.

So George, what song would you attach to this meeting of the minds followed up with a potential co-mingling of the bodies? :p

Someone taking my George out of the dating pool? *kicks dirt* You were supposed to wait for me. :tongue2: :D

Aren't we all a bit eccentric? I think the older we get, the more set in our ways we become.

George all I can say is, GO FOR IT!!! :bgrin2::yes::bgrin2:

Why not George? think of it as a two-person support group.

Enjoy your Summer,
Mike

Aren't we all a bit eccentric?

Well, there's eccentric then there's eccentric.

I think the older we get, the more set in our ways we become.

I forget who said this, but there's a famous line somewhere that more or less goes like this... "When we're young we're liberal, and when we're old we're conservative".

Two people with "quirks" can be awesome when you both have intelligence enough to allow each other a safe place to be quirky in!
I too am Italian and also an artist....I can safely say that your in for an interesting ride if nothing else!

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Originally Posted by TALLBLONDECUTE
I think the older we get, the more set in our ways we become.

So true which is, in my mind, one of the reasons a younger person may be more appealing :eek:
They have less stuff lol!

Carpe dame, George. Seize the woman.

:yes:

xo Faith

Thanks everyone for your comments and encouragement

... Someone taking my George out of the dating pool? *kicks dirt* You were supposed to wait for me ...

Angel, mi corazon es su corazon para siempre

... Two people with "quirks" can be awesome when you both have intelligence enough to allow each other a safe place to be quirky in ...

I like this point, John Lenon & Yoko Ono come to mind.

... I can safely say that your in for an interesting ride if nothing else ...

Provocative choice of words TD

Ah....so I see you've been cheating on me George.....;)

... so I see you've been cheating on me George ...

Never sweetheart ... the artist is just a distraction until my true love comes to her senses ...

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if you have the same interests, i'm sure you'll have plenty to talk about.

i'm so glad you have found a spicy italian artist!!! perhaps you will have a tawdry affair or it could lead to friendship or something long term, either way, you scored :bgrin2:

go george! whatta guy

So I have a question to pose to you, and I would appreciate your thoughts. Can two eccentrics get along and have a successful long term relationship?


Of course! :)

Who is to say that a person is "eccentric" and "normal" in any case? I say go where your heart takes you.