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Post by Deleted on Apr 20, 2020 14:29:26 GMT
This is a question that I suspect impacts on the single boaters (and maybe more so the male variety?), but obviously any input is more than welcome. As a single person, and at the somewhat grizzled age of 57, I have to accept there is a fair possibility I might not form another long term romantic-type relationship- like, ever. We all have our little foibles, and we seem to develop more of them as we get older. Problem is, so does everyone else. So I think many of us, as we get older, become less patient of the 'failings' we observe in potential romantic partners, whilst blissfully ignoring our own 'complications', and I guess that many times, potential relationships just don't get off the ground. So its all a bit tricky anyway, and then you add in the issue of being a boater, and it seems as if that could significantly reduce your chances of finding a 'life partner' or serious relationship. For one thing, I get the impression that- very generally speaking- women are less happy than men are about making sacrifices in levels of comfort, cleanliness and general amenities. So perhaps less willing to give up a house, to live on a boat. I know that's a massive generalisation, and there will be loads of exceptions, but do people think that feeling of mine is true overall, in a 'statistcal' sense for the population? I ask because one of the factors in my thinking about buying a boat is that of its appeal to a potential partner. If my only option to be with someone I was really serious about was to move into a house then I would do that, but I would make every effort to persuade her of the benefits of living afloat, and see if we could reach a compromise. Maybe live in the house but take long cruises or whatever. If she was not interested in spending any time at all on boats that would probably be a deal breaker. What are people's thoughts on the issue of boating affecting how you find and keep a relationship partner? Part of me looks at small yoghurt pots and thinks: 'yes, I could live in that'. This is the kind of thing I was looking at: www.apolloduck.com/boat/motor-boats-center-cockpit/610777And then it occurred to me that if I were trying to persuade a woman I was dating to take up boat life, a narrowboat boat of 50ft or more is more likely to appeal, surely? Dont get me wrong, a person who is already a boater wont need a red carpet laying out (quite so much). Perhaps the lady boater would observe a well-stocked coal supply, and a healthy 14 volts in the batteries, and be suitably romantically excited? But isnt there the problem that for would-be romantic types, the boating population (of single women anyway), is quite small compared to the general population, so us aspiring Romeos are pretty much knackered from the start? I have to add, I don't care that much- a romantic relationship has become a 'nice to have', whereas a few years ago it was kind of essential. But for all you boating Lotharios, how is it working out? Asking for a friend.
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Post by Jim on Apr 20, 2020 14:36:43 GMT
Your friend is going about this arse about tit. Tell him to find a woman with a nice boat.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 20, 2020 14:43:56 GMT
Your friend is going about this arse about tit. Tell him to find a woman with a nice boat. He says he's the sensitive territorial type, and he wants his own space. Plus her boat might be smelly, and what does he do then? (Are they all smelly btw? I heard they were all smelly, but nobody dares to tell them)
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Post by brummieboy on Apr 20, 2020 14:49:00 GMT
According to the advert, the beam of that Viking is 2.8mts. That won't go round many midland canals and with a large petrol outboard, cruising would be very limited.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 20, 2020 14:49:27 GMT
Lonely Hearts ad: Aging Romeo in his golden years seeks Girl Friday to alleviate extreme loneliness. Must not mind defecating in a glorified bucket. Liberal attitude to warehousing your own faeces an advantage. Must find getting cold. wet and tired a desirable leisure pursuit. Reply: I'm your girl.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 20, 2020 14:51:52 GMT
Toilets. Bogs. Lavatories. Thrones. Shit suitcases. Compost-boxes. Horror shows. Cannons.
Just a few different terms for the unit one uses to dispose of the waste output.
This is what it all comes down to at the end of the day.
There is nothing else happening.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 20, 2020 14:59:09 GMT
According to the advert, the beam of that Viking is 2.8mts. That won't go round many midland canals and with a large petrol outboard, cruising would be very limited. Hi Brummieboy, thats very well spotted, is that. But its got to be a typo in the ad- the viking 32cc are 6ft 10 beam, its not one of their widebeam range unless ive posted the wrong link, so no problem in the narrow locks.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 20, 2020 15:00:02 GMT
Lonely Hearts ad: Aging Romeo in his golden years seeks Girl Friday to alleviate extreme loneliness. Must not mind defecating in a glorified bucket. Liberal attitude to warehousing your own faeces an advantage. Must find getting cold. wet and tired a desirable leisure pursuit. Reply: I'm your girl.
Be still my beating heart
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Post by Jim on Apr 20, 2020 15:03:30 GMT
Lonely Hearts ad: Aging Romeo in his golden years seeks Girl Friday to alleviate extreme loneliness. Must not mind defecating in a glorified bucket. Liberal attitude to warehousing your own faeces an advantage. Must find getting cold. wet and tired a desirable leisure pursuit. Reply: I'm your girl.
Be still my beating heart Well, anybody that can get all your balls in her mouth...
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Post by Deleted on Apr 20, 2020 15:05:57 GMT
Toilets. Bogs. Lavatories. Thrones. Shit suitcases. Compost-boxes. Horror shows. Cannons. Just a few different terms for the unit one uses to dispose of the waste output. This is what it all comes down to at the end of the day. There is nothing else happening. Rather tragically I lost my sense of smell after a battle with the Aussie flu a few years ago, but one advantage is that as I can no longer smell, I could potentially deal with the toileting issues... I'm worried that even the 3% of nasal function remaining would be enough to make me vomit in some of the less salubrious elan points. You are right though, persuading a land lubber that its a great idea to defecate into a plastic chamber for 5 days - AND THEN EMPTY IT DOWN THE MOST VILE-SMELLING DRAIN THAT MAN HAS EVER KNOWN- might not be that straightforward.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 20, 2020 15:07:34 GMT
Be still my beating heart Well, anybody that can get all your balls in her mouth... I admit the pun had to be made Jim, but I wasnt going there
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Post by Jim on Apr 20, 2020 15:11:23 GMT
Toilets. Bogs. Lavatories. Thrones. Shit suitcases. Compost-boxes. Horror shows. Cannons. Just a few different terms for the unit one uses to dispose of the waste output. This is what it all comes down to at the end of the day. There is nothing else happening. Rather tragically I lost my sense of smell after a battle with the Aussie flu a few years ago, but one advantage is that as I can no longer smell, I could potentially deal with the toileting issues... I'm worried that even the 3% of nasal function remaining would be enough to make me vomit in some of the less salubrious elan points. You are right though, persuading a land lubber that its a great idea to defecate into a plastic chamber for 5 days - AND THEN EMPTY IT DOWN THE MOST VILE-SMELLING DRAIN THAT MAN HAS EVER KNOWN- might not be that straightforward. On the other hand, they are often used to dealing with full nappies...
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Post by Deleted on Apr 20, 2020 15:14:17 GMT
I was referring directly to the combination of land lubber and female gender.
Obviously us real men of the boating world are happy to use plastic bags if plastic bags are the order of the day but this does not seem to translate effectively to the fairer sex.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 20, 2020 15:15:29 GMT
Rather tragically I lost my sense of smell after a battle with the Aussie flu a few years ago, but one advantage is that as I can no longer smell, I could potentially deal with the toileting issues... I'm worried that even the 3% of nasal function remaining would be enough to make me vomit in some of the less salubrious elan points. You are right though, persuading a land lubber that its a great idea to defecate into a plastic chamber for 5 days - AND THEN EMPTY IT DOWN THE MOST VILE-SMELLING DRAIN THAT MAN HAS EVER KNOWN- might not be that straightforward. On the other hand, they are often used to dealing with full nappies... I've done my fair share of nappy changing its not quite the same thing as emptying the cassette. Let's say it's a volume thing.
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Post by Jim on Apr 20, 2020 15:17:00 GMT
On the other hand, they are often used to dealing with full nappies... I've done my fair share of nappy changing its not quite the same thing as emptying the cassette. Let's say it's a volume thing. So have I, though the volume thing isn't much different when dealing with a bucket of Terry Nappies and a twin tub washer.
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