Been married a few times, through heartache and trouble I find my self now alone. A shopping spree on E Bay and now perhaps I find my perfect girl is made of foam.
Why does the OP sound a lot like Howard Wollowitz on “The Big Bang Theory”? The woman he’s looking for and the woman who will put up with him are probably not the same person.
Randy, this is the genesis of a near-perfect country song. It almost fits ‘Gentle on my Mind’ already, too. More, please. Where does the oyster stuffing/dressing, the train whistle, and the new wife’s surprise when he carries her over the boxcar sill instead of the threshold come in?
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She must be kind, loving, tolerant of (even enthusiastic about) my interests, and look like Christie Brinkley…
(Or insert your own favorite supermodel, as desired/appropriate.)
You left out wealthy… just sayin…
Most of my little song is pretty obscene… I’ll need to work on it.
Randy, take a nap and please don’t do any song writing. Go help some little old lady across the street…
…and ask her if she likes trains.[:P]…or movies about gladiators[:-,]…
She may remember gladiators…
I can’t help you for Valentine’s Day, but let me pass along a bit of advice, and be patient with the long story.
Back in 1975 I was an officer student at the Basic School for Marine officers in Quantico VA. I overheard some of the other lieutenants asking a staff captain just where in the area was a good place to meet girls.
His answer? “Go to church boys, even if you’re not religious! I’m serious as a heart attack! You’ll meet plenty of good young women there looking for someone. If you’re in there, they’ll know you’re OK, if they’re in there you can be sure they’re OK. Trust me, it works!”
I didn’t need the advice myself, being engaged to Lady Firestorm at the time.
Did it work? It must have, I remember several marriages toward the end of the six-month program!
The railfan and rail modeler part I can’t help you with, but you never know. I remember reading a letter in (maybe) Model Railroader years ago where the writer said the model railroad he set up in the basement of his frat house seemed to be just as attactive to members of the fairer sex as a guy with a car was!
You cannot meet her! She will meet you. You can only facilitate the discovery. Be kind to everyone, gentle to everyone, calm toward everyone, reserved in your expressions, and quiet. Tip your hat (if you wear one) to every member of the fairer sex, young, old, ugly, pretty, demure, or obnoxious. Open the door to anybody that is proceeding through one. Practice this and practice this, until it is second nature so that IF she finds you, you will not become a liar.
My mother always said, “A man chases a woman until she catches him!” I’d say that if you are standing still, you will be a lot easier to catch! Just be careful of the bait, there are just as many phony women as there are men… just don’t be one yourself.
Visiting Las Vegas, NV in Spirit
Las Vegas is considered one of the gabling meccas of the world. While having visited the Milepost 333 town on the Union Pacific “Los Angeles & Salt Lake” mainline a number of times over the decades, I personally have never left anything at a one armed bandit, but pass through the “City of Sin” only with railfan interests, such as the conversion of target signals to the color light type on Cima Hill in the M.P. 250 area on the back roads to Las Vegas.
September 7, 2015
But, considering (“considering”) Las Vegas in spirit (not actually being there) has benefits for one seeking a lifelong mate. The odds (“odds”) are stacked way, way against gamblers. Likewise, with finding a mate, especially for finding a railfan one!
Not to bring the no-no religion to the forum, but the Genesis account has a real gem in the account about obtaining a mate and married life. The male was GIVEN a mate! Unfortunately, according to the account, he did what he was instructed not to do, and hence as offspring we are stuck with finding our own mates. That account does say in the judgment against the female that she would have a “craving” for her husband, caused by another no-no to discuss at the forum. If they had not been disobedient, that craving, I perceived, would
Well, you could hang out trackside, and just kidnap the first pretty girl you happen to find, but that might be frowned upon…
There are sites for all kinds of dates, make one for train lovers.
You could call it “railfansonly.com” and make a bundle on it!
Of course, you would need to pay me for my idea, so… I would make a small bundle.
And yes, I expect my check to be in the mail, and it not to bounce!
There are some gals that hang out under bridges here in Worcester…
True story:
I met my wife at work. We found that we had a lot in common, including a love of trains. After we got married, we discovered that we didn’t have the perfect relationship we thought we had. Once we divorced, we decided that we would stay in touch, partly for the sake of our daughter, and partly because we still had common interests. In short, we have remained friends even though we are no longer married. That’s probably a rare situation, but it’s true. Now we live a couple thousand miles apart. When I visited recently I was able to see her, our daughter, and our grandkids. We also engaged in some railfan activities together.
If I were you, I would not concentrate on finding a railfan to marry. Concentrate on somebody you can love and who loves you and with whom you can build a life. If she loves you, she can tolerate and accommodate your hobbies whether she shares them or not. And if you love her, you can tolerate and accommodate hers.
Tom
Okay, so I think I have it: Look for an older woman who is glad to see you each morning but can’t remember who you are. Tell her she likes trains and that you’re going to make her day most enjoyable. On the days it doesn’t go so well, reread the first sentence.
You forgot wealthy… just sayin…
Sounds like the plot for a movie. Wait - it already is: “50 First Dates,” Drew Barrymore and Adam Sandler.
I seriously doubt C&O is looking. Watch an episode of “Cops” and you will see that they just “find” each other. For every Jack there is a Jill - on any level you want and the Jills are running like mad after the C&O’s of this world. And with the latest scandals, not all are unemployed and/or homeless.
Don’t look for a wife; do what you enjoy doing, and you may well meet a woman whom, in time, you come to appreciate so much that you want to marry.