My definition of a date is pretty much the same as yours, but with one clarification. I actually find nearly all of my dates online and I don't regard the first time we meet up in real-life to be a date. It's just a casual meet-up to get to know the person and get a feeling for all the things that you can't really gauge on a dating site. If that goes well, the next time we get together (and every time afterward until one of us says we're not interested romantically) is a date.

The idea that the person asking has to pay is ridiculous, outdated, and rooted in gay people trying to assimilate into a nonsensical aspect of heterosexual culture.

Of course, when I am dating someone, there will be special occasions where I say to him "hey, I'd like to treat you to dinner because you're so ridiculously awesome, is that alright?" and on those occasions I expect to pay. However, as I said, those are special occasions and gestures when I want to go out of my way to show the guy I really appreciate and care for him.

I've actually never had anyone expect me to pay for everything when I say "hey, let's go out on a date". Maybe it's a notion that is (thankfully) going out of style in the gay community?

My definition of a date:

Time spent intentionally one-on-one with a single gay or bi man, before such point as that man indicates that he will never have any romantic interest in you.

Others' definition of a date:

????


I haven't the foggiest idea what people mean by this word. Whenever I use the word "date," whether before, during, or after the time spent, I'm told, "This will be/is/was not a date."

I had someone tell me that it's only a date if the person who asked pays for both people, which just seems classist, sexist (it's just mimicking outdated sexist views of hetero dating), absurd, and unfair since I've never been asked out, I've always had to do the asking. I believe when you start out dating someone, you pay for yourself to prove you're not trying to mooch off the guy, and only move on to one person paying for both once you've established trust with each other.

So, anyway, is my definition so far off base that I need to change? Do I need to change some of my values, or reconcile myself to being a lifelong bachelor? Is it silly that I'm even posting these questions?

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Yay, Terradome!

Damm you to hell for showing me this.

Read them! Read them, NAOW! :lol:

What happens when the crew of the USS Enterprise-D, faced with an inoperable holodeck, decides to LARP as the crew of Deep Space 9? Hilarity, of course! This webcomic is ingenious and absolutely hysterical. Everyone in the fleetchat I showed it to kept reading it and couldn't stop.

http://larptrek.com/larptrek/1/

I'll be there! I'll make Das Kapital come as well.

Such a nice idea. Great stuff! :)

This is such a wonderful gesture. I think Hillbane would be touched.

It's a very quirky old-school JRPG. Most people know the characters from Super Smash Brothers Brawl.

Absolutely a fabulous idea!

Commander Hadfield, this is Houston, Come in... :D

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They were so successful we (quietly) called off Saturday's scheduled missions (sorry if that confused anyone!).

Our next goal is Guild Rushes! As I type, we are less than 15,000 influence away from being able to unlock this new kind of guild mission (which will allow us a second guild mission chest per week!). Rep SWVG and help us get closer to Guild Rushes!

When I got home from work on Saturday, I was too tired to login for the mission, so it's good to know I didn't miss anything!

Can't wait for Guild Rushes -- I've done the chicken one, and it is pretty fun :)

I've never played Earthbound, so I don't get it. :P But nice screenshots none the less!

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/85706361/swvgguildmissions.jpgWeek of May 9th and 11th

Hello Stonewall Vanguard

I sit here waiting for The Frozen Maw to activate (such a quiet maw) and decided to take this opportunity to share this weeks exploits with the forum. :)

Thursday's missions were very well attended and entirely successful. They were so successful we (quietly) called off Saturday's scheduled missions (sorry if that confused anyone!).

We destroyed a training Guild Bounty (Poobadoo) and successfully completed a Tier 1 bounty as well (embarrassing the likes of Brekkabek and Ander "Wildman" Westward).

Important Information: Did you know that there is a chance to receive an ascended accessory from guild mission chests? Suddenly I don't feel so bad spending all my laurels on the cat mini (Chauncey von Snuffles III, my heart is yours eternally!)

I wholly support this.

Renaming the embassy is a fitting tribute.

Indeed excellent Idea

My friend dared me to make an alien from the SNES RPG Earthbound in STO.

So I did.

This probably only makes sense if you've played Earthbound. Scratch that. It probably makes even less sense.

In any case, enjoy.