Desperate

[neonlyte]

Woman auctions home - and herself

A US woman selling her house in Denver, Colorado over the internet has decided to throw in a little extra - herself.

The house is 95 years old. The bride who comes with it is 48.

Deborah Hale, a jewellery designer who runs her own business, says she set up her House with Bride website because she "had not met that special someone to share this house with".

She is asking $600,000 (£343,000) for the house and furnishings.

She herself is "priceless", she says many of her girlfriends advised her.

"I hope to find that special man who wants to build a life with me and share this special home with me," her website says.

Her ideal candidate is between 40 and 60 years old, educated, well-spoken, professional and "spiritual".

Ms Hale's business is based in Albuquerque, New Mexico, but because her life there "revolved solely around my work", she bought the house in Denver in order to "make some changes to improve my social life and hopefully meet my 'soul mate' ", she writes.

She says she was unsuccessful using dating agencies and going on blind dates.

Ms Hale invites bidders to send videos or DVDs of themselves, plus "information about why you are interested either in this house and/or Deborah" and "any additional information you would like to provide".

The auction - which is also listed on eBay - closes on Valentine's Day 2006.

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The Dating Game is getting harder - Debbie just upped the stakes.

 

[AppleBiter]

That's sad.

 

[Violette]

And frightening! An internet lover would've been cheaper!

 

[rgraham666]

We live in a society where everything is for sale, and can be bought.

Why should we be surprised?

 

[Stella_Omega]

Libertarian Capitalism in action.

That being said, almost every unattached woman I know- including my own sister- would gladly auction themselves off as brides.
My sis owns her own business too, and has not had a boyfriend for seven or eight years. She's beautiful, intelligent, but her self-starting capabilities are dwindling. She's joined two online match services, and been humiliated to find herself turned down by men who look and sound like utter losers- because of her age (48)

 

[Liar]

Sad shmad.
She's not selling herself. I mean hell, since she's screening the buyers... it's just a marriage-minded personal ad with media impact.

 

[Stella_Omega]

The house is her dowry!

 

[CharleyH]

She herself is "priceless", she says many of her girlfriends advised her.

All I want to know is: If she is priceless why did she put a ceiling on her worth and cheaper than the house?

 

[Stella_Omega]

All I want to know is: If she is priceless why did she put a ceiling on her worth and cheaper than the house?

Because there are far more unmarried women thatn there is real estate.

 

[MichelleLovesTo]

Dunno, I think it's cute and creative.

 

[rgraham666]

Libertarian Capitalism in action.

That being said, almost every unattached woman I know- including my own sister- would gladly auction themselves off as brides.
My sis owns her own business too, and has not had a boyfriend for seven or eight years. She's beautiful, intelligent, but her self-starting capabilities are dwindling. She's joined two online match services, and been humiliated to find herself turned down by men who look and sound like utter losers- because of her age (48)

Note to self: Stop reading threads about relationships.

 

[CharleyH]

Because there are far more unmarried women thatn there is real estate.

LOL - LOL

 

[Boxlicker101]

Libertarian Capitalism in action.

That being said, almost every unattached woman I know- including my own sister- would gladly auction themselves off as brides.
My sis owns her own business too, and has not had a boyfriend for seven or eight years. She's beautiful, intelligent, but her self-starting capabilities are dwindling. She's joined two online match services, and been humiliated to find herself turned down by men who look and sound like utter losers- because of her age (48)

Nonsense. Almost any woman who wants to can find a husband if she actually wants to. My wife, for instance, was 55 years old when we met, as was I, and we were married a year later.

You notice, I use the transitive verb "find". By that, I mean be active. Place ads in the Personals Column and answer ads that are placed there by men. Subscribe to introduction services. Women tend to get lower rates from these services than men because there are so many more male clients than female.

 

[Stella_Omega]

Nonsense. Almost any woman who wants to can find a husband if she actually wants to. My wife, for instance, was 55 years old when we met, as was I, and we were married a year later.

You notice, I use the transitive verb "find". By that, I mean be active. Place ads in the Personals Column and answer ads that are placed there by men. Subscribe to introduction services. Women tend to get lower rates from these services than men because there are so many more male clients than female.

Sure doesn't seem like that around here!

A BIG headsup to unmarried but looking men. There are magnificent women going to waste, all over the So Cal area. Come out here from the midwest, north, northeast, and find the Woman of your dreams- a little nervy at first, because of the ingorant treatment she's had at the hands of the men who all seem to expect an air-brushed playboy bunny. A little patience, and putting her hair in papers will work wonders however...

 

[CharleyH]

Sure doesn't seem like that around here!

A BIG headsup to unmarried but looking men. There are magnificent women going to waste, all over the So Cal area. Come out here from the midwest, north, northeast, and find the Woman of your dreams- a little nervy at first, because of the ingorant treatment she's had at the hands of the men who all seem to expect an air-brushed playboy bunny. A little patience, and putting her hair in papers will work wonders however...

Forgive Box, he is sweet but knows not where humour, irony or satire live. Your first post was amazing, no need to defend it

 

[Stella_Omega]

Forgive Box, he is sweet but knows not where humour, irony or satire live. Your first post was amazing, no need to defend it

bwaah! there is no humor, or satire intended, honest, although there is plenty of irony.
I never-NEVER expected to be happily married- to a man- and have chidren- also happily. She's the one who's all "picket fence" and stuff...

She's desperately lonely, and it is awful watching her fight depression. I can't find anyone to introduce her to.

 

[rgraham666]

Sure doesn't seem like that around here!

A BIG headsup to unmarried but looking men. There are magnificent women going to waste, all over the So Cal area. Come out here from the midwest, north, northeast, and find the Woman of your dreams- a little nervy at first, because of the ingorant treatment she's had at the hands of the men who all seem to expect an air-brushed playboy bunny. A little patience, and putting her hair in papers will work wonders however...

Begging your pardon Stella, but horseshit.

Women have their own set of unrealistic expectations.

None, I repeat, none of them will go out with a guy poorer than them. They will not forgive his lack of sartorial understanding. They won't understand lack of education nor improper haircuts.

Maybe things are different in So Cal. But that's the way it is here in Toronto.

 

[CharleyH]

bwaah! there is no humor, or satire intended, honest, although there is plenty of irony.
I never-NEVER expected to be happily married- to a man- and have chidren- also happily. She's the one who's all "picket fence" and stuff...

She's desperately lonely, and it is awful watching her fight depression. I can't find anyone to introduce her to.

Irony. I forgot that beautiful piece. LOL.

Who is this Vanilla girl? Must be an American. :|

 

[Boxlicker101]

Forgive Box, he is sweet but knows not where humour, irony or satire live. Your first post was amazing, no need to defend it

There is no need to defend it because I am not attacking it. I am just vociferously disagreeing, based on my own experiences.

In a given area, there may be more unattached women than men, but there are still more men available than there are women. The reason is that so many women may say they are available and looking but make no serious effort to do anything.

 

[Stella_Omega]

Begging your pardon Stella, but horseshit.

Women have their own set of unrealistic expectations.

None, I repeat, none of them will go out with a guy poorer than them. They will not forgive his lack of sartorial understanding. They won't understand lack of education nor improper haircuts.

Maybe things are different in So Cal. But that's the way it is here in Toronto.

She's got a set of criteria, it's true. For instance, she turned down a guy who told her that dead children talk to him, and another man who is waiting for the government to fund him so that he can develop his rocket propulsion system.

At this time, it would be hard to find a guy poorer than herself, since she owns her own business, and this is the Bush admiinistration. A guy who could support at least himself, I'm sure, would be far preferable to a guy who need her help financially, since she can barely support herself.

She's easygoing about hair, clothing, and- these days- body wieght. She knows that warm hearts reside in "ugly" men, too. Physically, her ideal guy looks like a junky- skinny as a rail, with maybe shaggy hair and pitted skin. But the last guy she dated was around two-fifty pounds, and balding. He married someone. She cried.

We are kind of country girls, and we both know that "Education" and "intelligence" are two different things.

She does seem inflexible in some ways, though. I've told her that she would probably meet wonderful men if she left L.A. and moved to Toronto, for instance, but she hates cold weather and really, honestly, fears it. We both of us have low thyroids, and suffer from cold. I've lived in cold places, and learned how to deal, she never has.

Another oddity- (here I am talking behind her back) is that she would like a guy on the small side- like- about four inches erect. And, she is absoulutely, inflexibly, vanilla. I once offered her an antique bed, and she refused it, because it had posts. She had an abusive boyfriend long ago, I don't know if that's part of it or not.
That being said, I've heard she's a hellcat in bed!

As you can imagine, our sexual temperaments are a world apart. She doesn't trust me to talk about sex much, I come with "posts" myself. I give her advice like "try women" or "leave town" and she coesn't want to hear it.

rgraham. although we can talk about people in the lump, and make generalisations that are fairly accurate, in the end we have to deal with one human being at a time.

 

[Stella_Omega]

There is no need to defend it because I am not attacking it. I am just vociferously disagreeing, based on my own experiences.

In a given area, there may be more unattached women than men, but there are still more men available than there are women. The reason is that so many women may say they are available and looking but make no serious effort to do anything.

What should they do? She's tried the classifieds, she paid for e-harmony, she joined meet-up.com (which seems like a best bet, by the way) she visits car clubs, wine tasting groups, she goes to barn dances, concerts, art openings, bluegrass shows... She does pagan and Sci-fi and art shows as a vendor. She puts herself out there.

Any further suggestions?
(edited to say) after a while, it's hard for a single woman not to sound like Blanche DuBois, yanno...

 

[CharleyH]

There is no need to defend it because I am not attacking it. I am just vociferously disagreeing, based on my own experiences.

In a given area, there may be more unattached women than men, but there are still more men available than there are women. The reason is that so many women may say they are available and looking but make no serious effort to do anything.

I was trying to explain you, politely, love. I never said you were a crusader or an inquisitioner But love you are wrong, There are many more women than men in this silly world. And what, women say they are WHAT? LOL

 

[Boxlicker101]

What should they do? She's tried the classifieds, she paid for e-harmony, she joined meet-up.com (which seems like a best bet, by the way) she visits car clubs, wine tasting groups, she goes to barn dances, concerts, art openings, bluegrass shows... She does pagan and Sci-fi and art shows as a vendor. She puts herself out there.

Any further suggestions?

What happens at these car clubs, etc.? When she hits on some guy, what does she say? She doesn't really need a pickup line because if the guy is interested and available, just a smile and a friendly greeting is enough to start things going. You know as well as I do that if she lives in SoCal, being sexually vanilla is a big negative.

She might move about three or four hundred miles north to the San Jose area. Because of Silicon Valley, there are thousands of unattached men there, generally educated and reasonably well off. The weather is not much different from that in L. A.

 

[Stella_Omega]

I Think what we need to do- is set up bus tours. Bring the Toronto bachelors to meet the single L.A. women. Like bringing the bull to cow, in the old agricultural days...

 

[CharleyH]

What should they do? She's tried the classifieds, she paid for e-harmony, she joined meet-up.com (which seems like a best bet, by the way) she visits car clubs, wine tasting groups, she goes to barn dances, concerts, art openings, bluegrass shows... She does pagan and Sci-fi and art shows as a vendor. She puts herself out there.

Any further suggestions?
(edited to say) after a while, it's hard for a single woman not to sound like Blanche DuBois, yanno...

The only thing here worth discussing is respect for aliens. Like whats up with the probing sadism on them? (Sorry Neon )