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Since there are so many women experts on this site....

Elena Sera Jose · · colorado · Joined Mar 2012 · Points: 350

So if my boyfriend says I need to be fatter that means he wants to marry me? Just curious....

MaddyM · · Edwards, CO · Joined Jan 2012 · Points: 0

No. The features thing was facial features. Dudes like Brad Pitt were the flings while dudes like Ryan Gosling were the marriage material.

The conclusions of the most attractive sports survey suggested that women were more drawn to rock climbers because they seemed adventurous. Maybe it's something to do with them seeing it as a fun fling rather than a lasting relationship.

Someone else called for it, but I would also like to see the questions that were asked.

doligo · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Sep 2008 · Points: 264

Truth is... most guys who complain about not finding a female who is also a serious climber don't actually want to date a serious climber. Chicks who are serious climbers are too focused on climbing, too ambitious, they smell, their skin is rough, they drink and curse like sailors, they will climb with other men or women and they will steal all the money pitch leads. Oh, and not to mention the breakup - make sure you have a gear prenup.

Em Cos · · Boulder, CO · Joined Apr 2010 · Points: 5

Sometimes I think guys like the idea of dating a climber more than the reality.

Tim Stich · · Colorado Springs, Colorado · Joined Jan 2001 · Points: 1,520
Em Cos wrote:Sometimes I think guys like the idea of dating more than the reality.
Fixed that for you.

No, actually, the climbing SO is pretty nice even if you lose half the rack in the break-up. But then, why didn't you have a rack before you met her, huh?
Buff Johnson · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Dec 2005 · Points: 1,145
doligo wrote:... Oh, and not to mention the breakup - make sure you have a gear prenup.
or a BD hammer
rob bauer · · Golden, CO · Joined Dec 2004 · Points: 3,929

Well, so far:
Elena w 17 posts
Stitch 11
Clautsi & Birdman (OP) 9
Mabe (both) 9
Hand 8
lots of also rans

Call each other and get a room. (Darren, disregard this.)
Everyone else, good luck out there.

rob bauer · · Golden, CO · Joined Dec 2004 · Points: 3,929

Sorry, I didn't read them all; just counted them. No bias toward quality. Statistics lie without judgement.

doligo · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Sep 2008 · Points: 264
Stich wrote: But then, why didn't you have a rack before you met her, huh?
Because the ultimate sign of commitment is when a couple consolidates the gear and gets rid of the extras...
MTN MIA · · Vail · Joined May 2006 · Points: 405

Never get rid of the extra..... IMO

And in case of breakup.......well clearly he gets the dog.....

Tim Stich · · Colorado Springs, Colorado · Joined Jan 2001 · Points: 1,520
doligo wrote: Because the ultimate sign of commitment is when a couple consolidates the gear and gets rid of the extras...
Do couples actually do this? Insanity. This needs to stop.

Mia, you sound like you know something about something in this.
doligo · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Sep 2008 · Points: 264

It's more for practical reasons rather than pledging commitment - you don't want to end up down the road with two racks of antiquated gear.

Tim Stich · · Colorado Springs, Colorado · Joined Jan 2001 · Points: 1,520
doligo wrote:It's more for practical reasons rather than pledging commitment - you don't want to end up down the road with two racks of antiquated gear.
You mean with hexes and rigid friends? Hopefully you will drop them well before that. Otherwise, the nuts, cams, biners, etc. are not going to be going out of style anytime this century.

Just how long were you planning on being with this woman?
beccs · · Ontario Canada · Joined Mar 2012 · Points: 200
doligo wrote: Because the ultimate sign of commitment is when a couple consolidates the gear and gets rid of the extras...
So what, you ALWAYS climb together? What about when she goes away for three weeks on a climbing trip not only leaving you at home, but leaving you at home without a rack.

As someone said early, I think that a lot of guys like the idea of dating a climber chick more than the reality. They don't really understand what it means to date a climber.
Tim Stich · · Colorado Springs, Colorado · Joined Jan 2001 · Points: 1,520

Dating a climber chick cannot be described. You have to see it for yourself.

beccs · · Ontario Canada · Joined Mar 2012 · Points: 200
Stich wrote:Dating a climber chick cannot be described. You have to see it for yourself.
You mean the yelling matches at the crag? They are certainly dramatic.
doligo · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Sep 2008 · Points: 264
beccs wrote: You mean the yelling matches at the crag? They are certainly dramatic.
good one, beccs

Stich wrote: You mean with hexes and rigid friends? Hopefully you will drop them well before that. Otherwise, the nuts, cams, biners, etc. are not going to be going out of style anytime this century. Just how long were you planning on being with this woman?
I'll take the rigid friends please! You obviously don't climb often enough - gear wears and tears, gets dropped, lost or stuck. Plus there have been a great deal of improvement in the past five years or so in especially lightweight biner technology, there are many more options for cams today than say a year or two ago, and the ice climbing gear has made leaps of progress in just past couple of years...

My original statement about sharing rack was geared towards guys with unrealistic expectations looking for a girlfriend who is also a serious climber that they would also mostly climb together with - than the shared rack thing arises. Like I said a serious climbing girlfriend will be climbing with other men and women, sharing tents and planned and unplanned bivies with her partners.
Tim Stich · · Colorado Springs, Colorado · Joined Jan 2001 · Points: 1,520
beccs wrote: You mean the yelling matches at the crag? They are certainly dramatic.
I must admit that the most interesting conflicts I have witnessed at the crags were between couples. The Eastern European ones doing White Whale at Lumpy were especially interesting. The woman yelling at her man due to her inability to figure out the way to go was a nice example of transference.
Tim Stich · · Colorado Springs, Colorado · Joined Jan 2001 · Points: 1,520
doligo wrote: good one, beccs I'll take the rigid friends please! You obviously don't climb often enough - gear wears and tears, gets dropped, lost or stuck. Plus there have been a great deal of improvement in the past five years or so in especially lightweight biner technology...
Oh, bla bla bla. Did you sell your rack when you met your woman? No? Didn't think so. Stop with the straw man arguments.

And yes, you can have the rigid Friends.
Guideline #1: Don't be a jerk.

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