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Number of ratings124 Number of reviews96 Listens toOver 18 LanguagesEnglish Listener sinceApr 13, 2020 Last activein last week GenderMale PathStep 616 People helped1,038 Chats4,206 Group support chats2 Listener group chats30 Forum posts36 Forum upvotes67
Bio

My life has changed a bit since I started here. At this time, I can
only work asynchronously. I check messages daily, and if we're both here
at the same time, I may be able to chat a while, but, please be willing
to carry on the conversation over time.

Here is my profile:

I sincerely love it when someone's story gets a little better after talking to me. It doesn't happen every time, but, some conversations have gone on for weeks or months. Sometimes there's no connection, and I like it when people just say that instead of just hitting the 'block' button. I believe in honesty. I believe in owning your own experience. I believe in kindness (which does not always mean 'niceness').

What I'm going to try to do is listen to your story and reflect it back with the emotion removed. Sometimes it hurts to hear this. Please try to hear it. If I get it wrong, you're free to ignore it. My approach sometimes causes me to get reviews that say I lack empathy. I don't actually lack empathy, but, I can see why some might feel that way. If empathy is really your greatest need, I'm not sure I'm good for you.

I consider myself BARELY qualified to run my own life, so, anything I say can be disagreed with or ignored. You won't hurt my feelings.

I'm a 62 year old professional (software engineer) living in the USA.

I was married (10 years), divorced, and now quite happily re-married (25 years). I have 4 adult children and 2 teenagers living at home with me and my wife.

When we're talking, I hope you'll share what country/region you live in and your age. I'm learning about different cultures.

Lastly, I like when people stay in touch and I hear from you from time to time, I don't particularly work at 'staying in touch' from my end. Please know I'm always happy to hear from you.

Recent forum posts
Here's why Karaoke is the answer to all your problems.
Music & Dance / by TawkToMe
Last post
September 29th, 2023
...See more Okay, maybe not every problem, but hear me out. Karaoke attracts a certain kind of people, generally tolerant and accepting people. Karaoke also repels a certain kind of people, that is, people that are not tolerant and accepting. I've been in a karaoke bar and heard people walk in and say, "Oh crap, there's karaoke", and walk out. Unlike competitive activities I've been involved in (like billiards for example), karaoke is a cooperative activity. Everybody has a little fear about getting up and singing in front of a group, so, people tend to be gracious towards the singer. If you want to meet someone, "Hey I really liked your song" is a great way to break the ice. And before you object, here's the thing: It doesn't matter if you can sing or not. Even if you're the worst singer in the room, you're helping to keep those nasty intolerant people away. At the places I go, it won't matter either, you'll get applause, because just having the nerve to get up there and sing is worthy of respect. At one of my favorite places, there's a guy that is SOOOO bad, he hasn't the slightest sense of pitch at all. Add to that that he always wants to sing these big dramatic songs (Bohemian Rhapsody, My Way, Stairway to Heaven, etc.). Two different people on two different occasions said to me, "You know, I wasn't going to sing until I heard him sing". So, again, it doesn't matter if you can't sing, you're still doing us all a service. I used to scoff at karaoke. I thought it was the dumbest thing ever. I got into it about 12 years ago and now like half of my friends are connected somehow through karaoke.
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