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Sekhmets Daughter

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9. Man has twisted the concept morality so out of shape, it has little meaning

Reply to alarimer (Original post)

Fri Mar 15, 2013, 08:31 PM

Mar 2013

any longer. Doing unto others as you would have them do unto you, aka The Golden Rule or the second greatest commandment of Jesus...Love your neighbor as you would love yourself are the only truly moral standards anyone ever needs. If either of those serve as your moral compass, you are as far from being immoral as it is possible to be while remaining human.

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Interpreting online dating profiles [View all] alarimer Mar 2013 OP

Yeah - "very moral" sounds creepy. cyberswede Mar 2013 #1

Yes. alarimer Mar 2013 #2

Oh my god - I'm an idiot! cyberswede Mar 2013 #3

Interpreting online dating profiles is a crapshot at best. In_The_Wind Mar 2013 #4

The only way to know what you're getting is to use MadTV's dating site pinboy3niner Mar 2013 #5

I have standards alarimer Mar 2013 #6

How could anyone doubt that they have high standards... pinboy3niner Mar 2013 #7

I am a cynic. Moondog Mar 2013 #8

Man has twisted the concept morality so out of shape, it has little meaning Sekhmets Daughter Mar 2013 #9

Someone who puts "very moral" in his dating profile likely is anything but pinboy3niner Mar 2013 #10

I think you're completely correct...judgmental and not moral at all! Sekhmets Daughter Mar 2013 #11

When a man says he's into honesty and loyalty it means undeterred Mar 2013 #12

See that a lot too. alarimer Mar 2013 #14

virgin Kali Mar 2013 #13

Well it ain't my first rodeo alarimer Mar 2013 #15

The biggest turn-offs for me are (and these are actual lines I've seen) Lydia Leftcoast Mar 2013 #16

I've seen all of those, or variations. alarimer Mar 2013 #18

A married male friend in Oregon read through the personals one day Lydia Leftcoast Mar 2013 #20

I forget where I saw it, long ago, but there was a printed ad in the "men seeking women" section... solemnspace Mar 2013 #17

my profile includes nothing likes those phrases, because those would 'givens' in my view.. KG Mar 2013 #19

Yes, what's to stop them lying about their status? alarimer Mar 2013 #21