Kate
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Yeah, there is not a HIPAA privacy thing going on here. I seriously hope they get fired if they lie / forge vaccination records. These folks do not appreciate that we’re in a *public health* emergency and it’s not just about them and their family.
Not surprising. I had a friend who became an antivaxxer and anti-masker and Covid truther. At the beginning of the pandemic we would still text now and then, and she was telling me that the media was to blame, deaths were over-reported, blah blah blah, and she and her hubby refused to wear masks in the supermarket. She said you can just say you have a disability and they’re not allowed to ask you what it is because Hippa. ? They had printed out these dumb fake cards that said they were exempt from wearing masks. She said she would never ever go back to the office if she had to wear a mask. Oh, she also used a fake religious exemption for her kids’ daycare before the pandemic. So yeah, she 10/10 would get a fake vaccine card. That said, I believe some of her co-workers must know she’s an anti-vaxxer and a total psycho, so it might be hard for her to get away with saying she got vaxxed.
Do you have to upload your vaccine card, or just say you were vaccinated? I worry about people who won’t get vaccinated OR wear a mask so they’ll just lie and say they were vaccinated and come into the office like tra-la—la.
Robert, I’m genuinely curious, do you want to continue talking with, or go on a 2nd date with, every single woman? Or are there some that you’re like, meh, or no thank you?
If there are some you don’t want to move forward with, do you tell them exactly why?
If you want to keep seeing all of them, why? Do you have a genuine connection with each of them? Some more than others?
Even though I get that you’re probably not asking every match for an explanation of why it’s a no for them, even just having that attitude can send off-putting signals. I know for an absolute fact that you don’t have any idea what it’s like to be a woman, and what makes women comfortable or uncomfortable, and that is something a therapist or a coach could definitely help you with.
Also, here’s your annual reminder that it is not these women’s responsibility to tell you what you’re doing wrong. “I don’t feel a connection” is not “lame and generic,” it’s polite and appropriate. Even if they know exactly why, which they often don’t, they’re not going to tell you that because ??Men ??Don’t ??Take ??It ??Well. You can say “not me! I’m different,” but that just shows clearly that you don’t understand the problem for women. Which leads naturally to, you don’t understand women, and that’s a big part of the problem, which is your responsibility to address with professional therapists and dating coaches. Again, NOT women’s responsibility to spoon-feed you.
Why the Moderna shot specifically? That’s the one I had, but the Pfizer works the same way and is a tiny bit more effective and even known to be safe for kids.
No one who took the vaccine was a guinea pig… it was in clinical trials starting in March 2020, so people had been getting it for 9 months even before we started vaccinating high-risk populations. It’s gone through the same rigorous testing and approval process as any medicine. And now hundreds of millions of people in the US have had it. Including everyone commenting here! Oh, and it was in development for many years, apparently, since the SARS outbreak in I think 2003.
@Copa, I figured out the smaller barrels are good for my face-framing pieces when I use the Airwrap like a wand. I do most of it with the bigger barrel, then just the front with the smaller one, and they stay nice and wavy that way, without shrinking up too much.
We are having a summer pilot for fully vaccinated people, no masks or social distancing required. But not in Boston HQ, at other locations. And no word on anything after that.
From experience with older people:
When she’s in her own apt, she will need both Life Alert (for home) and a phone for when she’s out and about, in case she falls and no one is immediately around. My neighbor upstairs has both.
As a third layer of protection, your husband can call her at exactly the same time every day, and if she doesn’t pick up or call back within X minutes, he goes over there. My aunt refused to have life alert or a cell phone, and that’s what my dad did. One night she fell in the bathroom while getting ready for bed and had to lie there all night, but she knew she wasn’t going to die there because her brother would call at 8:30am. He and their other sister went to her house and got her off the floor.
Robert, has the process of online dating or speed dating ever made you happy in any way? If there have been parts of it that brought you joy, that’s something to think about. But if it just made you miserable – don’t do it anymore. It’s okay to stop. Do things that make you happy. Or, do things that make you feel better about yourself, not worse.
Oh Robert, I’m so sorry you lost your mom. That’s awful.
Don’t feel bad about anything you didn’t do during the pandemic, including dating or posting here. All you needed to do was survive. Did you get the vaccine?
I wouldn’t have dated during this either. No effing way would I want to meet strangers in person before getting vaccinated, and I would hate video dates.
Please just look into getting therapy. Take the first step of calling the number on your health insurance card to find out if you’re eligible for some sessions with just a copay. I’d be surprised if they don’t offer mental health resources. You lost a parent and you’ve just been through a traumatic and isolating year and a half. Talk to someone!
The next step would be to ask the person on the phone for a list of therapists in your area accepting new patients. And then the next step would be to call a few of them and leave messages. I can even tell you what to say.
Honestly, forget dating. Just take care of yourself. Your top priorities are your health and your job. If you gained weight during the pandemic (I did), it’s time to get out and move around outdoors and eat better. Read books and watch shows you love. Spend time with your dad (please tell me you’re both vaxxed).
Just look after yourself.
