Men on ExpatWoman
Mar 19th 2008, 2:23 pm
#1
Just Joined
Thread Starter
Joined: Mar 2008
Location: Sharjah, UAE
Posts: 7
Men on ExpatWoman
I recently joined ExpatWoman with the sole purpose of voicing my opinion. Basically, a children's play area introduced membership fees and everyone started abusing the place.
Now I love the place and consider it to be paradise for my kids, so I joined the forum to try and put forward logical reasons for why the membership thing might have been started and why it could actually be beneficial to us.
In turn, I got attacked left right & centre.
I just wanted to know if any other men made the mistake of signing up at ExpatWoman and then ran for their lives (as i did) or did I just make the mistake of opposing the common view of its members?
Now I love the place and consider it to be paradise for my kids, so I joined the forum to try and put forward logical reasons for why the membership thing might have been started and why it could actually be beneficial to us.
In turn, I got attacked left right & centre.
I just wanted to know if any other men made the mistake of signing up at ExpatWoman and then ran for their lives (as i did) or did I just make the mistake of opposing the common view of its members?
Mar 19th 2008, 2:25 pm
#2
Lost in BE Cyberspace
Joined: Sep 2006
Posts: 18,187
Re: Men on ExpatWoman
we don't tend to do the forum war thing on here...bad form...
oh, and if it's favourite things, then i think the membership thing is a stupid idea, it was empty before, now it must be even worse...
MM, xx
oh, and if it's favourite things, then i think the membership thing is a stupid idea, it was empty before, now it must be even worse...
MM, xx
Mar 19th 2008, 2:28 pm
#3
Just Joined
Thread Starter
Joined: Mar 2008
Location: Sharjah, UAE
Posts: 7
Re: Men on ExpatWoman
Lol! I wasn't intending on doing any forum war thing...
Maybe me and forums just don't match.
Maybe me and forums just don't match.
Mar 19th 2008, 2:31 pm
#4
Lost in BE Cyberspace
Joined: Sep 2006
Posts: 18,187
Re: Men on ExpatWoman
MM, xx
Mar 19th 2008, 2:34 pm
#5
Just Joined
Thread Starter
Joined: Mar 2008
Location: Sharjah, UAE
Posts: 7
Re: Men on ExpatWoman
I guess i'll give it a chance.
One question though... how do you avoid the addiction? Once i started at ExpatWoman, I didn't want to stop. I ended up spending 2 hours on something i thought would take 5 minutes.
In the end, I had to take one member's advice, which was "run for your life!".
One question though... how do you avoid the addiction? Once i started at ExpatWoman, I didn't want to stop. I ended up spending 2 hours on something i thought would take 5 minutes.
In the end, I had to take one member's advice, which was "run for your life!".
Mar 19th 2008, 2:34 pm
#6
Just Joined
Thread Starter
Joined: Mar 2008
Location: Sharjah, UAE
Posts: 7
Re: Men on ExpatWoman
Actually, with 9,798 posts, you might be the wrong person to ask!
Mar 19th 2008, 2:35 pm
#7
Lost in BE Cyberspace
Joined: Sep 2006
Posts: 18,187
Re: Men on ExpatWoman
I guess i'll give it a chance.
One question though... how do you avoid the addiction? Once i started at ExpatWoman, I didn't want to stop. I ended up spending 2 hours on something i thought would take 5 minutes.
In the end, I had to take one member's advice, which was "run for your life!".
One question though... how do you avoid the addiction? Once i started at ExpatWoman, I didn't want to stop. I ended up spending 2 hours on something i thought would take 5 minutes.
In the end, I had to take one member's advice, which was "run for your life!".
MM, xx
Mar 19th 2008, 2:54 pm
#9
Just Joined
Thread Starter
Joined: Mar 2008
Location: Sharjah, UAE
Posts: 7
Mar 19th 2008, 3:08 pm
#15
Just Joined
Thread Starter
Joined: Mar 2008
Location: Sharjah, UAE
Posts: 7
Re: Men on ExpatWoman
By the way... before I disappear back to work... I thought to just introduce myself.
I'm a 28 year old dad with 3 kids. I was born and raised in London and moved over here about 2 years ago. I live in Sharjah.
That's about it really.
Any chance of getting short bios from you all?
I'm a 28 year old dad with 3 kids. I was born and raised in London and moved over here about 2 years ago. I live in Sharjah.
That's about it really.
Any chance of getting short bios from you all?
Last edited by LondonDad; Mar 19th 2008 at 3:12 pm.