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Today’s topic: Super Hot Hi Shirley & Steve, I have a man who is generous, kind, and thoughtful. However, he is about as bright as a box of rocks. He is divorced with three daughters. He invited me to go to his eldest daughter’s graduation and I agreed to go with him to another state to attend. When we arrived, we checked into a hotel and ordered some food. After that, he informed me that I would be staying in the hotel room while he attends the graduation with his ex-wife. He left me in the hotel room for about five hours! I was so hurt and frustrated that when he walked back through that door, I told him to turn back around because I wanted to go directly home. He apologized and tried to talk me into staying the night, but I insisted to go home. After we got back home, I did not call him, nor answer his calls. Because, for me, he made a stupid move. I like him a lot and was prepared to have a nice night of hot love. I had a sexy little lace number, high heels, incense, candles, the whole nine! He blew it! Stupid! Anyway, I felt like that he should have been up-front with me from the jump, told me the truth and let me make an informed decision as to whether or not I wanted to go with him. He said that the reason he did not take me was because his ex-wife was psycho and would start a fight with me if she saw me and that he did not want drama. Now, why he did not tell me this bit of information ahead of time, I do not know. Upon returning home, I avoided his calls, gave him the slip, and kicked him to the curb. The next thing I know my door bell rings and he is standing on the other side of the door with a fresh dozen beautiful red roses. I accepted the roses and sent him on his way. After all, the roses looked really good on my nightstand. He invited me to go to church with him and I did. One day he called to take me and I did not want to go on that particular Sunday. He got frantic and told me that if I did not go to “his church” that I would go to hell and that he did not want to see me again. I informed him that going to his church was not a requisite of salvation. I went on to say that if you did not want to see me to keep it moving. But he keeps calling me and giving me gifts, anyway. He is a hardworking responsible man but when it comes to spiritual things he is a fanatic. He has asked me to marry him several times, I told him that I wanted to get to know him for about a year and that we could revisit the subject of marriage at that time. He responded by saying that he was a man and that he could not wait that long and that he had another woman that wanted to marry him now, so I better get with the program and make a decision. I once again told him “bye.” I told him that if that other woman wanted to marry him that bad that he might want to consider it. Because, I refuse to be pushed into marriage. Meanwhile, I am super hot, I want a man so bad that I can feel it. I am so… so… hot. Steve, what should I do?
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