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Online dating - 'No brats in tow please' from a mid-40s male. Seriously??(179 Posts)
The following from the Match.com page of a
slightly pudgy, looks 45-years old plus loser '42 year old' 'commodities trader':
'I'm looking for fun/ friendship/relationship, but am looking for an independent woman who can do 50:50, especially financially. No freeloaders please. No 'worn the t-shirt' types (but who've still failed to learn from mistakes & blame everyone else, but themselves). No 'free dinner/drink ticket' types. No 'baggage/brats in tow' types (do you really think a man wants someone else's mistakes or left overs to bother with? Get a reality check, pleaze). And no 'cheap easy trashy commodity' types. I could go on, and lament sometimes. Just someone who is honest and down to earth, but has moderate style, finesse and poise (plus can pay her own way in life, or did I already say that. Lol). Simple basics can go a long way. '
I have only dipped my toe in the water of OD and already realised it;s not for me. All blokes who expect your knickers to drop off at the mere prospect of hooking up with him, or like this guy, sort of 'don't bother me if you have ANY baggage at all'
even though at my age I must surely reasonably expect that any woman of appropriate age will have at least a failed relationship or a kid or two.
'No baggage/brats in tow types (do you really think a man wants someone else's mistakes or left overs to bother with?...'
What a charmer.
Clearly new to online dating. Ignore and move on there are plenty to choose from
Well, in his defence, he has saved any sane woman the bother of getting in touch
stops the game playing though - he doesn't get intelligent women, intelligent women don't get to waste their time on him - win/win!
I think I'd meet him just to give a good slap for calling my dd a mistake or a leftover.
I'm irrationally cross at this, how very fucking DARE he??!!
Wow, he's a catch. ANd what Vicky said
The best bit is that he says he's a 'commodities trader'. And is '42'. I know plenty of traders and all of them over the age of about 24 couldn't give a toss about the financial status of their potential girlfriends - because they're very well paid! So long as the girlfriend is good looking/intelligent/a bimbo who hangs on their every word (delete as appropriate), they don't care!
Don't know if this will work but here he is the knobhead
That's he can't spell please!
He's posted it as a joke surely? (Not that it's funny! )
He's done you a favour. You'll leave that one where he is.
Link just takes you to the main page.
Mmmmm whatta catch...
Hilarious sense of humour perhaps?? Or maybe not!
Ooooooh. He sounds like a complete twat.
Maybe hes a really lovely genuine guy, but he's had a bet with someone that he will never get a date on tinterweb, and he had to sabotage his own advert to win the bet?
I just can't understand why he's still single!
I always had a rule of avoiding anyone with anything negative in their profiles. Even if it only said "no game-players, please."
Negativity of that sort if a huge red flag and I move on.
That man has more baggage than a bellhop.
Link to the main page for me too. There will be a load of threads from dhs tomorrow saying "my wife has been on a dating website....when i confronted her, she said it was a link on mn "
Who would reply to that?
Well I actually know a couple of women who would probably find this refreshing and honest and might well reply. They are ones who don't have children or any desire to have any and don't enjoy spending time with others' children. I'd say this isn't too bad for on-line dating - he's absolutely up front about what he wants. I'd rather that than waste my time answering as a single mum.
"Commodities Trader"
His specialist "commodity" is clearly sewage...
Meh, if he can attract a woman with that mass of unresolved issues they deserve each other.
What an absolute prize... arsehole.
OD isn't all bad - I met my DH on Yahoo dating. And he's nothing like that bell whiff.
I just can't understand why the women aren't fawning over him...
Try another link OP, I can't wait to see what this tosser looks like!
HOW is he still single. Wow. What a catch.
'I'm looking for sex, but am looking for someone who won't actually want a relationship as such. You must have money because I won't so much as treat you to a coffee, no, I will take out a calculator in the restaurant and work it out down to the last breadstick. I don't want to hear anything about your life or your history cos I'm not interested. I want you smiley and peppy at all times and willing to take responsibility for any shitty way a man has treated you, cos, well, I will too and you'd better never think it was my fault. Did I mention that you'll be paying for dinner? I want you to have lived in a box until I came along and have nothing about you that makes you a well rounded human being. Nobody in your life so that it is totally empty without me. And no children (do you really think I want to have your attention off me for a moment? Get a reality check, pleaze). And dress like a nun, so no other man will look your way, but make no mistake, I will expect instant sex from you. I could go on, but you have already gathered that I am a gigantic tool. Just someone who is a mug, but has a good body (plus can pay her own way in life and mine, or did I already say that. Lol). Your cash can go a long way. '
He'll soon get snapped up
He sounds like a cock.
Sadly I would bet he will get quite a few replies.
Commodities trader?
Orange juice is a commodity. Bacon is a commodity. He's a shopkeeper and can't afford to buy you a drink!
Translation: I am a selfish manchild who doesn't want to spend my money on anyone except myself and possibly some sexy underwear for my burd.
Wot a catch!
That comes across as horribly arrogant, very rude and crass but at least it saves women from wasting their time with him.
However, I'm not sure it isn't worse to start dating someone who seems nice and normal, who claimed to be open minded to the idea of a woman with children, who draws you in emotionally - and into bed - and who then, a few weeks/months later drops you like a hot potato "because" he "can't cope" with the notion of you having had "another man's kids" - as if it was something I revealed as a surprise down the line. Which happened to me in the past - more than once.
Keep looking, there are some nice ones, I have a friend who met her husband and had a baby with an online date, she was 42 when they met. Eharmony is meant to be ok. This guy will be single for a long time or changing his profile soon. Get a close friend to check out your profile for you to make sure that you are attracting the right sorts and stay safe when meeting up in RL.
Hecsy that's genius - OP please respond in kind using this post!
What age range is he seeking?
I met my DP on MatchAffinity btw - am constantly amazed that I met such a normal bloke online. Six months on and his murky past/weirdness/unappealing kinks have yet to materialise
unlike all the other nutjobs I have had the misfortune to be in a relationship with
I met my OH online 3 1/2 yrs ago.
Really though is it fair to try to publicly humiliate this guy?
He may not be your cup of tea but he's not hurting anyone - he's just trying to go on a date.
How would any of us feel if our profile was posted on a chat forum and ridiculed?
Words fail me. What a repellant little tick of a man.
I think his profile is absolutely fine and it's very unfair to ridicule him for it.
He wants to attract a certain type of person, what would be the point in writing things to attract someone he isn't interested in. he's being honest, upfront and direct - probably the best way to get a desirable response.
Obviously he wouldn't be for any of us because we have kids but there are lots of people who haven't and don't want any.
Catsmother I completely agree!
The majority of men who do OD are bullshitters, fantasists, narcissists, commitment-phobes, or a combination of all of the above with massive chips on their shoulders. I say this as a veteran of many years of online dating, during which I have met precisely 2 normal, well adjusted men. I'd far rather the knobbers say stuff like this in their profiles...saves us wasting any time on them!
Gossipmonster - he is a misogynistic twat who completely deserves to be ridiculed and ripped to shreds!
Hmmm something tells me this little charmer is going to be single for some time. He sounds a treat, sorry I mean DICKHEAD!
You've met him have you MintyAeroEgg?
You know his history?
What led him to post?
Well it's obvious why he's remained single into his 40s! Gads. What a toad.
Nah manic - it's not the upfront, don't want kids nature that makes him unsuitable
It's the fact he's a charmless, miserly, mean spirited, superficial cunt that's the problem
I can't see what the problem is myself. He obviously will only attract like minded people and presumably that's his aim.
If someone wants to,date him then she probably deserves him!
This is surreal Gossipmonster - no of course I haven't met him.
I think what's really notable about him is that instead of listing his positive qualities that would make him desirable as a mate he instead lists all the qualities he doesn't want women to have.
Über-cuntishness personified.
Well at least he is honest. Shame he's only got being a spaff stain to be honest about.
He is truly a prince among men
Well how can you possibly judge him then? On a paragraph (I am guessing I haven't looked) on a dating site and think he deserved to be "ripped to shreds" .
He can't defend himself can he? Because he doesn't know what ridicule he is being held up for.
I can't see the point of ridiculing men who show themselves exactly as they are. This can only force these guys to hide behind lovely profiles, for the unsuspecting women just o find after a number of awful dates.
I agree that this guy's profile distils negativity, and even I, who never wanted kids and was using OD for a while, and in theory would have ticked all the boxes for this man, would not have contacted him, because his profile comes up as incredibly negative and he is not offering even a glimpse of the kind of things he DOES like (if any).
However, I would be grateful if all men in OD sites were as straight-forward and blunt as this one. Do you realise just how much easier the job would be if men (and women) were honest about themselves like this?
At least he's direct and honest. I'm sure that there's a woman out there with an equally bitter list and they'll be perfect for each other
I feel a bit sorry for him, sounds like he's been bitten a few too many times.
I vote we all respond an set him up on loads dates where he ends up sat on his own like the toss pot he is!
I bet he gives great sad face FairyJen just like in the daily mail.
I did online dating for a while lots of twats like him amazing how many traders are about too straight away that claim was off putting
wow. i live that he's advertising the fact that he's a dickhead. that's actually cobsiderate of him. wonder how many women thi.k he sounds nice.
What a total utter twat, don't think he will have much success!
Not understanding why people are defending someone who called the children of single mother's "someone else's mistakes or left overs"
Unfortunately, I know several blokes like this IRL. They usually manage to pull (bimbos mainly), but are soon single and looking again. They're always amazed at this and are never willing to shoulder any break-up blame.
I blame their mothers (who I've also had the misfortune to cross paths with).
MadameOvary and Hecsy I genuinely laughed out loud. So true. What a total knob.
I'd have to wind the fucker up and arrange to meet him by a penguin enclosure then watch him waiting
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There are loads of nice men out there on OD - I know various couples who met online and my DH was on there though that is not how I met him
Just move on and hope this charmer picks up crabs
To answer an earlier question, he's looking for women 30-49
Sorry to be so quick on the delete button, but we don't really think it's on to 'out' this person so publicly (although he does sound like one to avoid!)
Fairyjen I was so tempted to respond posing as a child-free wmoan (in real life I am a single mum lawyer with good job, not bad looking size 10, financially independent etc.) just so I could meet up with this twat and then give him the bad news... but then I discovered I'd have to subscribe to Match.com to do so, and couldnt be arsed to part with the £12.99
even though it would probably be worth every penny.
I have heard that Match.com is one of the worst sites for general dickhead blokes as well as those already married and looking for a bit extra though.
I may have to get a cat. It's all too depressing.
Argh! woman not wmoan
RowanMumsnet, he's already 'out': he's posted this shit on a public forum himself! No actual RL names are involved.
Oh please do meet him!!
He sounds like a troll. Like, lives under a bridge and eats billygoats kind of troll.
What a fairytale...
All sites have them.
You just wade through the chuff and eventually you meet a like minded soul
At least he is honest. Any woman who contacts him knows exactly what she is getting into.
Although his language is abrasive and rude, the honesty is refreshing.
More red flags than an SWP meeting. Quite depressed that people are reading this nasty, biting, judgemental negativity as "honesty" actually. And we wonder why people end up in abusive relationships.
Can't see the problem?
Don't fancy wading through the chuff...
Don't then?
No one is being forced.
Sorry was meant to be funny. I thought you meant chaff, but perhaps not
"wading through the chuff"
Whereas I understand "chuff" to be a slang term for "vagina"
Sorry x post
I meant chaff ..... Honest ekk!
Gossipmonster are you this bloke?
I really can't see how anyone could 'defend' such twattish behaviour simply with a 'he's not here to defend himself'. This is how he chooses to present himself to the outside world. Online dating (or any dating) is all about presenting your best self. Ergo, this chap considers these comments a fair representation of his 'best self'.
Honesty? Will, he's been honest that he's a total tool I guess....
I don't have children and don't want any but that man's phrasing would have me running a mile in the opposite direction, were I looking.
I wasn't defending him.
Just think its an unfair platform for him to be vilified on.
If some women came across as a complete slut would it be ok for a guy to post on a forum and everyone set dates up with her to see if she's as easy as she appears?
Agree with gossipmonster.
Best thing he did was an honest profile like this. It could save any number of decent single women time and emotional energy. Leave him be, or he may change it then they won't know.
He hasn't actually sold himself at all, has he, beyond being someone who claims online to be a commodities trader (so that's a bit vague & not terribly trustworthy) & has a penis?
Nothing about his own interests or what he has to offer.
I think him being a misogynist boor would be a deal-breaker anyway, but I just can't imagine him having much to talk about, or being any fun to hang out with.
I met my dh online. Within 3 conversations had decided to marry the poor bugger, just because he made me laugh, put me on my mettle & was generally interesting & a challenge.
This chap seems to be trying to present himself as a) wealthy & b) a bit of a ladykilling bastard. Neither actually rings terribly true though.
I've checked him out. He likes eating in weatherspoons, reads the daily mail, likes cereal for breakfast!!! A real catch.
Well I certainly haven't invited anyone to arrange a date with him Gossipmonster and now MN HQ has removed his username no one will be easily able to find him.
However, I do think that anyone who advertises his or herself pn a public forum broadcasting such offensive views can hardly expect the general viewing public to universally say 'well at least he's being honest'. If I were to set up a profile saying 'Guys, don't bother me unles you're white', I think people would be quite right to find that deeply offensive too.
You do not need to say 'Ladies get real, do you really think I want to take on someone else's kids?', you can just say 'I'm not interested in children and would prefer to meet someone without children.' Conveys the same message. Is fair. Doesn't make you sound like an utter utter twat.
He sounds very aggressive and nasty. I'm trying it and I find it depressing, just how many nasty and deeply unattractive men are out there, waiting to pounce. I have a thread on my experiences in Relationships, but this gem came from an entirely, wrinkled elderly man who was clearly in his late 50s but claimed to be 46 (and messaged me, a woman 11/25 years younger (take your pick)).
"I'll probably get slated for this, but come on girls.. If you're in your 50's and dress like an old prude in sensible cardigans, then the chances are you'll have more in common with my mum than me, so I'm really not likely to be interested. Also, and I'm sorry to admit this but I'm a teeny bit shallow, and regardless how great your personality is, there's got to be some initial attraction".
Well just the 50:50 actually means 10:90 really - with him providing the 10% of input/paying for meals etc.
If he's a commodities broker I'm a shovel.
But if he wants to sound like an utter twat that's up to him. It's a free country.
You have to neither message him nor reply. You can block him.
It's unfair to put anyone up for teasing and vilification on a public forum, without their knowledge without them having the option to defend themselves.
I have seen a lot worse than he sounds.
Had guys send me a picture of their cock with no message.
I found that more offensive.
Fair dos, I'd rather him be honest so that I know to avoid him!
The grizzled old drunk from next door looked me up and down when we first met and pronounced 'she's got plenty of meat on her but she's okay' - very gracious of the wizened bugger. Like I was going to fall into his arms and declare my undying love or something.
Gossipmonster I've had cock photos sent through private messaging on OD sites before and find that offensive, but much less so than seeing someone advertise his offensive views in public, which this bloke has. I'm not offering him up personally for vilification (as I have no idea who he is in RL), I'm offering him up as an example of a type.
Mendi - The blokes an unpleasant sounding character and someone when I was online dating I would have skipped over his profile however I do not think:
If I were to set up a profile saying 'Guys, don't bother me unles you're white', I think people would be quite right to find that deeply offensive too.
Is quite the same as saying 'Ladies get real, do you really think I want to take on someone else's kids?' why can't someone be upfront about not wanting children - theirs or someone elses?
And as above - MN may have removed the details but you did post them, I think anyone doing that with a women's profile would have been quite rightly slated.
Don't like him - don't date him. I doubt he'd have many takers anyway.
In fact - I find it quite offensive that you could possibly compare racist comments with a bloke who doesn't want to date a women with children (of any ethnicity)
What a twat. Still, at least it's clear he's a twat and you haven't had to spend anytime finding that out later!
Maybe his wife has found his dating profile and has changed it?
I do agree that at least you don't have to waste any time on this idiot though.
Ok then point taken re the racism element (though Radio 4 Today programme today reported that Manchester police is extending it's definition of hate crimes to those including crimes against cultural groups such as emos and punks - query whether this is any different to an offensive statement against a person for having children).
Let's say instead that someone's OD profile says 'ladies [or guys for that matter], seriously don't bother me if you're over 25, seriously, do you really think any man wants to deal with your excess flab and saggy tits? Get real!'
Is that ok? Or could that person just say 'I like young nubile bodies and that's all i'm interested in'? Conveys the same message, is less offensive to large swathes of that person's readership.
I am roaring at the idea of a trader who loves Wetherspoons. Er, right.
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I once received this from someone who emailed me on an online dating website and I hadn't responded. I'm not sure what the etiquette is but I have always assumed that it wasn't necessary to respond to people you didn't want to meet.
'As I've not heard from you, I'm guessing you've read my email and I haven't caught your eye - that's fine if it is the case and I suppose you could be very busy and not gotten around to replying, but I guess I'm just a little bummed that you've not said something either way.
As someone who obviously isn't blessed with the dashing good looks of someone who acts on Hollyoaks, I'm kinda used to having my messages read and ignored on here. However, when I take a good period of my own time to write you a message that does try to reach out to you, show how we are looking for the the same thing and is not entirely composed in txt speak that is then not even replied to to with a couple of polite sentences to inform your disinterest, it kinda gets to you. You genuinely sound like a lovely girl - I only write my messages to girls who sound like yourself, because I think we sound like there could be something there. It makes me a very sad little panda when I get nothing back - a polite no is better than that.
Anyways, if you haven't deleted this after reading half of this, I'll leave you with this : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cfwwHa-7Ux8&feature=player_detailpage#t=91s . I try hard to make well-composed messages to genuinely nice-sounding girls on here like yourself, but you probably get a whole bunch of messages every day from blokes like myself. Take a couple of minutes every day to reply to the ones you don't like that at least try to make an effort, that's all.
I apologise for the rant, but this seems to happen a lot to me at least and I thought you might be different - I really felt like I was the kind of guy you are looking for'.
Mistakes or leftovers. That's horrific.
teacher that genuinely makes me feels sad though - although not right for you, that guy was clearly really keen for some company and had invested something into contacting you
however needy he sounded.
I think I would have just sent a couple of lines saying something like 'I don't think we're looking for the same thing but I wish you well in your search.'
It is a difficult one - I messaged people and didn't get a reply and was actually relieved to have no reply than a 'thanks but no thanks'. I'm not sure what the correct way is.
He was very odd, I actually know of two people who went on a date with him - he targeted teachers in a very small radius.
he's a wanker, metaphoricallyand litera lly ...hmmm, wonder why he's still single?!
Wow what a prick, hes such a prick, i'd give him a virtual earful for referring to peoples kids as "Mistakes" or "left-overs" by informing him of this:
"No woman wants the sloppy seconds of a woman whos seen the light"
Mendi Again to reiterate I am not saying this blokes profile was anything but odd to me however:
Ok then point taken re the racism element (though Radio 4 Today programme today reported that Manchester police is extending it's definition of hate crimes to those including crimes against cultural groups such as emos and punks - query whether this is any different to an offensive statement against a person for having children). Yes I would query this - do you seriously think that a hate crime is the same as someone disliking children? That definition was made because a young girl died. Do not try and make them the same thing. I am sure that family would have preferred the people involved in that situation to have gone online instead and said 'seriously don't bother me if your an emo'.
If someone doesn't fancy my saggy tits well more fool them. Again, why find it offensive - just ignore, or find it offensive - and then ignore, that person can have as many unrealistic ambitions of what kind of woman would date him as he wants.
This is a particularly mean spirited thread. I'm pretty sure we could go online and find any number of profiles for both men and women who come across as less than appealing. But there's also lots of stories of people who have found lovely partners through online dating.
So this guy is a dickhead, ignore him and move on to the next profile.
I disagree that this is a mean spirited thread.
OP is sharing with us an unusual experience she has had today. She read something unquestionably misogynistic online and wanted to discuss it with other people.
Why is it "mean spirited"? We don't know this individual. Are we not allowed to say we dislike the way some people come across any more?
Does Mumsnet really have to become that bland? For fear of offending someone who has already said he doesn't consider the vast majority of us worthy of his company?
REALLY?! We post anonymously FFS?
This guy will have a photo - and a profile offering personal messages which he will not have bargained on getting msges from "outraged" on here from.
Re the wife changing it,
I've checked and its defo not one of my master pieces
Gossipmonster I think you're completely missing the point. Yes, this person has a photo on his profile, and an anonymous username.
If anyone, including MNers, posts a photo on an online forum together with a public statement of views highly likely to be found offensive by many people, then they absolutely should expect some messages saying so.
Although, as I have made clear, I have not contacted him and not haveI encouraged others to do so. I am posting about having seen this on MN as a way of discussing with others likely to share my views, rather than engage with the individual himself, which would obviously be a pointless exercise.
If you hold yourself out as holding offensive views, you can expect to be held to account for them.
On reflection I don't think Gossip is completely missing the point actually - he does have a right to make himself sound like a twat, it's true. But free speech cuts both ways.
Teacher that one would have slightly freaked me out. That's not "needy", that reads more like sort of submissive controlling, if there is such a thing. "A very sad little panda" indeed.
I think it is quite useful- you know not to touch with a barge pole and don't waste time meeting.
The alarm bells ring with that one, teacherandguideleader, best not to respond at all.
Well besides "No baggage/brats in tow" types he very clearly identifies a pretty large cohort of the Internet Dating population that MOST men would avoid.
At least he is being honest! I have a friend who joined a dating agency at 40. She is very pretty so the agency took her. They just had too many 40+ women on their books and men of 40+ wanted to meet younger women.
Is that fair - not really but it is reality. What does a 25 year old for example have in common with a 45 year old. I dont know really but this is how it is.
And a lot of people dont want to take on other people's children. Again i think that is reality. You might not like it or want to meet someone like but again its life. And why do people want to see a picture of him? What has that got to do with anything....
a commodities trader who eats in Wetherspoons? Ha ha! no chance.
Re the racist comment analogy, I don't know what a site would do if such a comment lots of dating sites ask you to tick boxes for which ethnicities you would like to date. Someone would be perfectly free to only tick the white box or the black box etc. I'm not even sure that wold be racist, just the some people are attracted to a 'type'. Is that really so different from writing in words that you'd like to date only a certain colour?
I know a woman who wrote on her dating profile 'If you can't spell or use decent grammar please don't bother to respond, I don't date ignorant men.' She's now married to a guy she met on there who found it hilarious and has similar peeves. When she told me what she'd done I was quite shocked and thought it was rude but, secretly, I think I'd struggle to be with someone who didn't speak correctly and therefore perhaps it was a good thing she had the guts to say so!
I am sure he will get a few positive replies to be honest. Maybe from women with no children themselves.
After what he has said he is looking for what single mother would want to meet him! But I do still think he has been clear what he is looking for...
... sorry, first sentence should read "I don't know what a site would do is such a comment were made but lots of dating sites ...
not sure where those words went!
Yes. I think he's OBVIOUSLY a total arsehole, but at least his profile reflects who he is and what he's really after. From what I read, it's a shame that more don't.
Can anybody help me think of a screen name for a dating site that conveys that I'm independent, not about to provide free sexual services. Regalitarian came in to my head. Not sure though. It's not hitting the right note.
handcream, so it's the women who get sent away from that agency. Can they not deliver harsh truths to the men. Listen, 25 year olds don't want 45 years olds
unless he has movie star good looks and charisma to spare
SantciMOMious, what about 'GetYourHandOffMyLeg'? Or is that too long for a screen name?
It's been a long while since I looked into Plenty of Fish but I remember being shocked as to how many racist profiles were on there, arguably the strangest were the one's who not date anyone within their own race, but i digress, sorry.
I went out with a 'pay your own way', 50/50 guy. Once. He was a twat there was a reason he was single.
I would much prefer a 50/50 'pay your own way' kind of guy expat! I can't stand it when guys assume or feel they should pay all the time.
My x is a misogynist who believes all women are freeloaders. He bullied me into giving up my job so that he could hate me for wanting him for a meal ticket (i was an unpaid servant/childcarer 24/7 so if I'd wanted an easy life I would have gone back down the mine, ykwim).
Anyway, the irony is with these men that they often end up doing very well out of women because whatever poor soul goes on a date with this man she'll be anxious to prove that she's not a freeloader like all these other mean women who 've used him.
I think it very much depends how the 50:50 thing is presented. If it's a matter of them getting the calculator out if you go for a meal, run a mile. If it's more a 'you pay for this one and I'll pay next time' then that can be fair enough, if there is going to be a next time.
Sanct, I think I said upthread that if a bloke says he wants to be 50:50 it will usually end up more 90:10 in reality.
I know it's oldfashioned, but the last guy I went out with, he willingly have paid for everything (although knowing i'd paid for babysitters though). I did buy drinks and the occasional meal. Well, I'd say i paid about 15% of the time, and he would always thank me. Even though he paid most of the time! he didn't make a big deal of it. He was generous. He way of not making it an issue was attractive too. He was clearly a generous person who didn't mind being generous to people he valused and wanted in his life. I do think it's all connected now. Mean with money. Mean full stop.
Well, at least it's an honest, upfront advert and anyone who goes on a date will know exactly what they are getting.
Their choice whether to laugh or get in contact.
90:10 the woman stumping up to prove she's not a freeloader??!!
with my x that i lived with, I got caught up in that game for a while. Trying to prove to him that not all women were x,y or z. God. I felt like I had to be an Ambassador for women to prove all his prejudices wrong. He played me like a fiddle. I was paying his council tax, and for groceries. My name not on the mortgage. One lives and learns.
I went out with another 'earn your crust' type of guy. He wanted me to work illegally and have wages paid into his account. Haahaa. He was all about women 'earning a crust' and doing all the work in the home. No kids, of course. He went to kerb quickly, too.
I agree with not identifying the catch of the year. However his own remarks do ask for a good vilifying. Vilify them but not the bloke
Sanct. What was happening at the dating agency (and this is a very well known one - two of my friends met their DH's there) is that they couldnt offer 40+ women the dates they were looking for. There were just too many 40+ women and not enough men wanting to meet them.
Whether you think that is right or wrong is by the by. Two colleagues at work have divorced and are now with women half their age and I work in a really boring industry!
depressing handcream.
yeah expat, those types never recognise the work a woman OUGHT to do like breathing at home as 'work'
I am not sure it is Sanct tbh. Very attractive people or rich people have huge advantages in life when trying to find a partner or dates.
Whether they end up being happier in the end is another question.
My friend is very attractive at 40 so the agency took her. Some would say it wasnt fair that they didnt take all the women at 40+.
TBH - I would say they acted professionally, it would be far easier to have taken her money.
oh i understand it. it's jyst depressing because i had thought that maybe a people -run agency that conducted interviews was the way to go.... clearly not.
not ALL men in their 40s and beyond belueve they could pull a much younger woman. some (?!) would have the self awareness to realuse they are fi.ding it challenging full stop.
Some agencies don't take men below a certain height, because experience has shown it is very hard to find them dates.
He's put what he doesn't want in his ad - he's not wasting your time, stringing you along or anything like that... well apart from the hours you've chosen to waste yourselves vilifying him on here.
Not everyone would want to take on someone else with kids, and by association an ex-partner and other parent to those kids who may or may not feature in their lives as well... hell, with the shit that gets hurled about step parents on here - I'd have serious second, third and fourth thoughts about dating a guy with kids myself.
He's nicely provided you with an "I am a twat - avoid" sign on his profile... I'd rather the twats of the world did that than string someone along and then prove twattiness later and more destructively.
I'm sure the bloke is now in a happy and mutually satisfying relationship... with his wrist.
Wow! He sounds a real catch. Where do I sign up?
Don't be too disheartened OP my cousin is an air hostess and due to her hours finds it hard to meet men she started OD when she was 27 met a lovely bloke they've since bought a house together and are now engaged and its been their 5 yr anniversary
I believe air hostesses are one of the top occupations that men want to meet! Did anyone see the Sex and the City eposide where Miranda went speed dating and said she was a lawyer. The men were clearly not interested until she changed her job to flight attendant!
At least he's brutally honest. If he said "prefer no children", some women might think it was a loose preference, and he might be willing to compromise. And so on.
I'm damn sure he's not a commodities trader though...
Sorry I dont think the word honesty covers such a revolting set of criteria for a date. The bloke sounds like an utter turd
Now now, selfish people should be allowed to seek love & nookie, too. At least we can rest assured they've no intention of breeding.
My boss met her DH online and he's just lovely. She did have to run the danger of local parents seeing her profile and contacting her ( teacher)
Oh dear handcream. I am a lawyer.
Its interesting isnt it. Someone is saying that 40+ women shouldnt be at a disadvantage. Being one myself I would agree!
However, havent we all met friends and family who are very picky about who they want to meet. Height for women seems to come up again and again.
I have female friends who are very particular about who they want to meet or very defensive about their children to any potential date. The thing is when you meet someone for the first time. Well, they dont know your children or even care about them in anyway. Its you they want to meet.
Being perfectly honest, I couldnt take on someone else's children. I would rather stay on my own. Lots of people feel the same I think. Its just not politically correct to say that.
It's not very polite of him to put it in such a way. But people shouldn't expect everyone to love kids. And spelling this out does save somebody wasting time with him. Where is that Mr perfect everyone wants. Does all the housework gets up in the night with crying baby, handsome, considerate, never loses his temper. No wonder so many people are still looking.
I'm a lawyer too.
I scare the shit out of most men I meet. Ones who are attracted to me are always much worse off financially than me. Or massively my inferior intellectually.
Ones who are my financial and intellectual equal tend to think I'm a common chav, and wouldn't look twice at me.
I downplay my job as much as possible, but it still makes little difference to my success (or rather massive lack thereof!)
look, if any of you have met any lovely men who were perfect but too small, send them to me. handcream, i guess i don't know how men get away with it, dating younger women. it's not because we women prefer old men. all things being equal i mean. you meet a man who is attractive, good humoured, good company, decent......... but 10 years older than you, or 15. tell me, hand on heart that you wouldn't all prefer he was much closer to your own age. this dating older men bullshit ripples outwards.
I am begining to think i have to flirt more in rl. i'm no beauty but men are 'nice' to me in rl, a few open doors and smile for no reason, so reading this horror stories I think I need to flirt more and be less shy. Ask out men in coffee shops That kind of thing. I remember once a man asked me about washing powder in tesco and I thought sexist fuckwit and I replied I don't know, i outsource my laundry. Maybe he was single. At least he didn't ask me about toilet rolls. I outsource that too :-p
I am going to get flamed here and I am a full time working Mum in a well paid role.
I think men generally want to feel that they are in charge (at least at first!). My DH said that when he first met me all I talked about was work! I didnt think I did!
And for all those lawyers - do what Miranda did and pretend to be a air hostess!
Anyway he said he knew that there was someone else lurking in there so it worked out in the end!
You the know the washing powder question. Well, it could have been a chat up line of some sort. After all after your early 20's where DO you meet men....
Velvetspoon, would the being worse off than you financially really bother you.. if he worked for a charity for example. I know a lovely man (married) who works as a carer. He has a lot of interesting hobbies, but his basic job is being a carer. A nicer man you couldn't meet.
The brains thing, that wouldn't work.
is it the salary or the brains that scare off potential suitors? obviously it's pointless to lie. But maybe it might be worth saying you work part time, or say with a self-deprecating smile, that you don't earn as much as people might think... or, admit to a good salary but say you have debts. I am grasping at straws here. You don't want to scare away intelligent men, but it is possible that intelligent decent men could be a little intimidated by intelligent women. Obviously imo women are often far more intelligent than their fathers/partners/bosses give them credit for, butyou have the proof that you're no slouch.
or would that compromise your integrity? i'm not taking the piss there. you shouldn't have to pretend to be worth less.
Sanctimomious honestly I couldn't care less what men earn or what they do for a living, I grew up in a council house and money really isn't a big deal to me Apart from once in my 20s (I'm 40 now) every man I've been involved with has earned less than me. That almost always bothers the men, either from the outset or if not then over time.
I don't really talk about what I earn, but once men know what I do, that gives them a fair idea. Plus I have a fair sized house and again that intimidates most men I've dated in recent years (who are either living with parents/in small rented flats post-divorce).
I have lied about my job in the past, but it makes me feel sad doing that, I'm really proud of what I achieved. I already hide the fact I have a degree from Cambridge from most people (and have never told any of my dates in the last 3 years) because of the (adverse) reaction I get about it
His language leaves a lot to be desired, but isn't he just being honest?
I wouldn't consider someone who has young children living with them as long-term partner material. I have my own child. I don't want to bring up someone else's.
Just as I wouldnt be too keen on someone who was overweight, middle-aged, bald etc either.
I know what you mean, it's an inequality from the getgo which is less than ideal. you lie, you tell the truth, you can't win!
if it's any consolation, I don't have a degree, I do part time admin and i am hoping hoping to buy a tiny house later in the year.
But I often find that men who have been similarly unsuccessful in a professional way are a bit thick!!!! I shouldn't intimidate men, nothing about me is intimidating. But yet.... roll up roll up, I said ROLL UP ROLL UP ok, nobody out there
SO, qualified, unqualified, earning a lot, earning a little.... some men might look at me and think well, she's looking for a meal ticket (because i earn so little) but I am a master at cloth cutting and I don't need a ticket.
can you go to loads of college reunions, or organise one? at least they'll think it's no big deal to have been to cambridge!
Oh god that meal ticket thing riles me! I don't know one single woman however much or little she earns who is looking for a man to 'keep' her, far better earn your own money (my dad taught me that one!) yet most men seem convinced that's what we want...it's so silly!
I never had anyone interested in me for my entire 3 years at uni (was far too common and chavvy for all the public school types!) so I might give any reunion a miss...besides from what I have seen on FB, most of the blokes have aged really badly so I don't feel I'm losing out
I kind of wish that every guy I have ever dated from online had had a profile that said something like:
" I like to go out with single mums 5-10 years older than me, because they are very self sufficient and good in bed , but actually, I am a bit of a man child who can't really cope with any kid of responsibility, and I spend all my money on Netflix and beer/pot/drums so won't be able to take you to a nice restaurant, ever.
Oh, and I have just moved back in with my parents, because I am, like, between flats. I get on with them great though. I will move out soon. Or , like, at some point. And, by the way, I am still hung up on my ex girlfriend, so, you know, when she decides she wants me back (and she is 23, so might actually be that naive) I am off like a dirty shirt.
Would have saved me some time.
Do you know what? Online, at evening classes, whatever but find someone to be friends with first.
I met my dp online 4 years ago. We had a common interest, got on well, had a giggle and then 3 years ago we got together. Couldn't be happier but it was so much easier being friends already as we had plenty to talk about.
When we finally met up, it was about seeing if there was that spark as well and there was. If there hadn't been, we'd still be friends.
I am a divorce lawyer but that did not put off DH
Honestly there ate good men out there
Did you meet your DH online, babybarrister? If so, were you upfront about your career?
Genuinely interested in this thing about men preferring air hostesses to lawyers (or any other 'high-powered' career). I would have thought men - particularly the ones worried about 'freeloaders' - would find successful career with good earning power an attractive point in a woman. But it seems they find it intimidating.
Damned if you do, damned if you don't?
Velvetspoon you sound like me. I came from a council house background, my DB and I were the first in the family to ever go to Uni.
I went to a particularly "Horse and Hound" type Uni. I met a guy and got engaged and he constantly reminded me of how much richer he was than me (his family had a thatched 5 bed cottage, my parents bought a 3 bed semi new build by then) and I felt out of it because I never had the free cash to join in a lot of the activities so out of pride I kind of pretended I wasn't interested, and wanted to stay on the outskirts. I broke up with him as I felt like I dated him to make my parents happy, and he made me feel so under confidant. His family looked down on me too.
So whereas my friends all hooked up in Uni with their life partners I found myself single.
I've never really been able to find that match for me, a working class boy done good, with enough intelligence to know how to act in different situations but with roots and sense of humour in reality IYSWIM. I've always put myself down and punched below my weight because there's more chance of. Statistical success.
Sorry I dont think the word honesty covers such a revolting set of criteria for a date. The bloke sounds like an utter turd
Precisely! He is an utter turd, and now we all know! That's why it's so great. If I was a single woman with no children, I might contact "no kids preferred" men, but I would never ever, in a million years contact "do you really think a man wants someone else's mistakes or left overs to bother with? Get a reality check, pleaze)" man. D'you see?
WallyBantersJunkBox I relate to that completely! I was never quite good enough for any of the guys at uni, and everyone I've dated/had relationships with has been in the construction trade (builders, plumbers, electricians, roofers, scaffolders, groundworkers, etc) or worked with cars. None that intelligent and yes, probably all below my weight. I am conscious of dumbing myself down a LOT.
The added complication for me I think is that I idolised my dad (who was a Russian literature reading car mechanic, and who died when I was 25) and have issues with men who don't do 'practical' jobs - though I am trying to overcome that...!
I agree with TBJ
Whilst it is sad that such negative angry people like him exist, we can at least avoid him
I tend to go out with very working class men too, don't know why, but they are always very well read, and spend a lot of time sighing over my poor spelling!
Working class, as you know, does not mean un educated.
IfNotNow I completely agree that working class doesn't necessarily mean uneducated (or unintelligent) but where do you find well read working class men? I haven't met any men in years who even own books, let alone reads any. Most of them haven't read anything
other than the Sun/Daily Mail since school...
Velvet have you thought about going on UniformDating.com?
A senior person in the forces or the Police force can be the right mix of brains and brawn IYSWIM?
Even if the idiots on the ARRSE website have given the forces a bad name there are a lot of nice guys on there in senior ranks?
Unlike most of my peers I found city traders a complete wimpy turnoff. Probably for the same reasons as you.
IT geeks are quite my thing too though. My DH is an ex Army IT geek and I never had any issues with that.
I did not meet DH online although both of us had been on the same website but at different points in time!
DH was a set up though via a colleague .....
There is hope out there I promise!!! [I was divorced!!]
WallyBanters funnily enough one of my Exs (the best one!) was in the police, he was the only man I know who understood what my job involved and was interested in hearing about it. Shame most policeman are serial shaggers!
I am currently 'dating' someone who does web design and stuff, he is rather lovely though it's VERY early days yet but he is clever enough and also (as he is good at mechanical things and buys and sells antiques) is practical and interesting enough too...it makes a refreshing change
I don't know really velvet-I wouldn't want you to think I am beating them off with a shitty stick-far from it!
I think, though, that I grew up being kind of "alternative" and the other kids I met were often from very wc backgrounds, but were square,pegs,misfits in the town we lived in, so I always knew a lot of people from very bog standard roots, but who were interested in books, and music etc.
I guess I have just kept meeting them as an adult.
Having said that, they tend to be from the kind of background where Dad is a machine fitter or whatever, but they have white collar jobs, but still that sense of having a foot in both camps, like you do.
I think Guardian Soulmates is the best site for these types actually.
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|FILTER MEDIUM AND BREATHER FILTER STRUCTURE - Thermoplastic bicomponent binder fiber can be combined with other media, fibers and other filtration components to form a thermally bonded filtration media. The filtration media can be used in filter units, such as breather caps. Such filter units can be placed in the stream of a mobile fluid and can remove a particulate and/or fluid mist load from the mobile stream. The unique combination of media fiber, bicomponent binder fiber and other filtration additives and components provide a filtration media having unique properties in filtration applications.
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|BIO-RESISTANT FILTER COALESCER CARTRIDGE - A filter coalescer cartridge for treating jet fuels is disclosed. The filter coalescer cartridge has spaced apart filter/coalescer layers to effectively remove particulate contaminates and water from the transient fuel being treated. The outer most layer is a knitted sock material formed from cotton threads including a metallic silver disposed thereon to provide an anti-microbial property to the sock material.
|METHOD AND COMPOSITION FOR REMOVING UREMIC TOXINS IN DIALYSIS PROCESSES - Methods and devices for providing dialysis treatment are provided. The device includes a resin bed including zirconium phosphate, zirconium oxide, and urease.
|FILTER ELEMENT FOR FILTERING FLUIDS - The invention relates to a filter element for filtering fluids, comprising a flat support structure which forms the wall of a support tube (
|FILTRATION SUPPORT GEOMETRY AND MEMBRANE - A filtering element for the filtration of a fluid medium comprises a rigid porous support of cylindrical shape having a longitudinal central axis (A) and a plurality of channels for the circulation of the fluid medium to be filtered and collection of filtrate on the periphery of the support. The channels are arranged in the support parallel to its central axis central (A) and define at least three filtering zones which are distributed concentrically and separated from each other by a continuous porous zone. The mean thickness of the porous zone (Z
|BATTERY SPILL CONTAINMENT TRAYS, BATTERY SPILL CONTAINMENT SYSTEMS, AND METHODS OF BATTERY SPILL CONTAINMENT - Battery spill containment trays, battery spill containment systems, and methods of battery spill containment are provided. A spill containment system includes a tray mountable on a rack and including a support surface for supporting a device thereon; and an absorbent member removably installed on the tray below the support surface and configured to absorb a spilled substance of the device.
|Liquid Filter - The invention concerns a filter element for liquids, in particular for cooling, lubricating or processing liquids, including a filter body, in particular formed of a flat filter medium, surrounding an interior, having two end faces that along a longitudinal axis are spaced apart, and having an outer outflow surface, and further comprising a liquid-permeable, elastic, in particular porous, cover for reducing spraying that is stretched across the filter body and encloses its outflow surface substantially completely.
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Sometimes you have to fight fire with fire. These criminal gangs which have taken over the US and much of other nations in the world will stoop to any level.
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A combination breakable toy and puzzle. A ball comprises eight identical wedge-shaped elements, formed of high-impact plastic with hollow interiors. Within the interiors of the individual elements, near the vertices thereof, magnets are mounted for interacting with magnets mounted on the interiors of other wedges, such that the ball may be magnetically assembled by matching opposite polarities of the magnets. The ball may be pried apart, or may be broken apart without structural damage by throwing it against a wall or the floor, and may then be reassembled. The ball may be used as a puzzle, challenging a child to assemble it in the proper fashion. Plus and minus signs may be provided on the faces of the wedge-shaped elements to assist in this task. Other configurations are possible, such as cubes, pyramids and baby rattles.
1. A reversibly breakable toy, comprising:
a plurality of substantially identical wedge-shaped elements, each said element comprising one-eighth of a sphere and having four faces including three flat faces and one arcuate face, said faces being formed of high-impact material and bound together at their edges to form said elements, wherein said elements are configured for assembly into said sphere; and
a magnet carried at each said flat face, said magnets having positive and negative polarities configured such that, upon said assembly, said sphere is held in shape by said magnets, where said material is chosen such that a first force necessary to separate said elements from one another by impact against a surface is less than a second force necessary to cause structural damage to said elements;
wherein, upon assembly of said sphere, each said flat face opposes one other said flat, and wherein:
each said element includes a vertex defined by an intersection of said three flat faces; and
each said magnet is mounted at a distance from one said vertex of a given said flat face, said distance being minimized by locating said magnets as close as possible to said vertices without substantially interfering with magnetic fields from magnets mounted on other said faces which are not opposed to said given flat face.
2. The toy of claim 1, wherein
said material forming said faces has a thickness sufficient to provide structural strength such that said second force is greater than said first force, but is thin enough such that magnetic fields of said magnets interact with one another for maintaining said elements in a spherical configuration until impacted; and
such that said faces define an interior and an exterior for each said element, wherein said magnets are carried on said interiors of said elements.
3. The toy of claim 1, wherein plus and minus signs are imprinted on said flat faces for indicating said positive and negative polarities, respectively.
4. A reversibly disassemblable toy, comprising:
a plurality of elements each said element comprising a portion of a given geometrical shape and having a plurality of flat faces, said faces being formed of high-impact material and bound together at edges thereof to form said elements, wherein said elements are configured for assembly into said geometrical shape; and
a magnet carried at each said flat face, said magnets having positive and negative polarities configured such that, upon said assembly, said shape is maintained by said magnets, where said material is chosen such that a first force necessary to separate said elements from one another by impact with a surface is less than a second force necessary to cause structural damage to said elements;
wherein, upon assembly of said geometrical shape, each said flat face opposes one other said flat face, and wherein:
each said element includes a vertex defined by an intersection of said plurality of flat faces; and
each said magnet is mounted at a distance from one said vertex of a given said flat face, said distance being minimized by locating said magnets as close as possible to said vertices without substantially interfering with magnetic fields from magnets mounted on other said faces which are not opposed to said given flat face.
5. The toy of claim 4, wherein:
said material forming said faces has a thickness sufficient to provide structural strength such that said second force is greater than said first force, but is thin enough such that magnetic fields of said magnets interact with one another for maintaining said elements in said geometrical shape;
such that said faces define an interior and an exterior for each said element, wherein said magnets are carried on said interiors of said elements.
6. The toy of claim 5, wherein said shape is a cube.
7. The toy of claim 5, wherein said shape is a pyramid.
8. The toy of claim 6, wherein shape is a dumbbell shape.
The present invention is directed to a toy which is assembled by means of magnets mounted within individual pieces of the toy, which may be broken apart and reassembled without damage to the toy.
Certain toys allow for break-up and reassembly, such as those described in U.S. Pat. Nos. 2,996,833, 2,803,920, and 3,687,452. Some such devices are held together by mechanical means such as hooks and springs, and some have portions which are mounted by magnetic means. However, earlier devices do not show toys which are assembled entirely by use of magnets in addition to being breakable upon impact, which may be reassembled. Nor do such earlier designs show toys which also serve as puzzles for children to assemble.
The present invention comprises a sphere made up of eight identical sedge-shaped elements. Each element is formed from four pieces of preformed high-impact plastic, three pieces being flat and the other being arcuate. A magnet is mounted in a predetermined position on each of the flat pieces, and each wedge is assembled by means of an adhesive along the edges of the individual pieces where they adjoin other pieces. Plus and minus signs may be imprinted on the faces of the wedges to reflect the polarity of the magnets beneath the faces. When the ball is assembled, it may be broken apart by an impact, and reassembled. The strength of the materials for the ball and of the magnets, and the placement of the magnets, are chosen such that the impact necessary to break the ball apart will not cause structural damage thereto. In an alternative embodiment, the toy is in a cube shape, which comprises eight individual cubes formed in a manner similar to the individual wedge-shaped elements of the ball. In another alternative embodiment, the invention comprises a pyramid comprised of four individual smaller pyramids, again constructed in a similar fashion. Yet another embodiment comprises a baby rattle longitudinally divided. Each of the embodiments acts as both a reversibly breakably toy and as a child's puzzle
FIG. 1 is a view of the invention in assembled form.
FIG. 2 is an action diagram showing the breakability of the invention.
FIG. 3 is a view taken along line 3--3 of FIG. 1.
FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view of FIG. 3.
FIG. 5 shows an alternative embodiment of the invention.
FIG. 6 shows another alternative embodiment of the invention.
FIG. 7 shows yet another alternative embodiment of the invention.
As shown in FIG. 1, the toy of the present invention preferably comprises a sphere or ball 10 comprising a plurality of individual elements 12, 14, 16 and 18, and (as illustrated in FIGS. 3 and 4) elements 20, 22, 24 and 26.
As shown most clearly in FIG. 4, each of the individual elements of the ball 10 is preferably identical in shape to each of the other elements, and in this embodiment there are eight such elements. The elements 12 and 26 may be formed from plastic, metal, or other materials able to withstand impact.
The following description relative to element 20 will in general terms apply to each of the other elements. Element 20 is preferably formed from a hard plastic, and includes three flat faces 20A, 20B and 20C, and a curved face 20D. Thus, element 20 comprises one-eighth of the ball 10. Element 20 is hollow inside, and on the interior of each face 20A-20C is mounted a magnet, such as magnets 30, 32 and 34, respectively.
Element 26 is of similar structure to element 20, and includes a magnet 36 mounted on the interior face 26A, a magnet 38 mounted on the interior of face 26C, and a magnet 40 mounted on the interior of face 26B. Similarly, element 22 includes a magnet 42 mounted on the interior of face 22A, a magnet 44 mounted on the interior of face 22B, and a magnet 46 mounted on the interior of face 22C. It will be noted that magnets 30, 42 and 44 are shown in partially cut-away fashion for clarity.
Likewise, element 24 includes a magnet 48 mounted on the interior of face 24A, a magnet 50 mounted on the interior of face 24B, and a magnet 52 mounted on the interior of face 24C.
Each of the elements 20, 22, 24 and 26 may be formed by first manufacturing the individual faces (such as flat faces 20A-20C and arcuate face 20D) from thin, hard plastic. The thickness of the plastic or other material is best determined by ensuring that the elements 20-26 will not rupture upon normal impact (such as the impact due to an average child throwing the ball against a wall), but keeping the plastic thin enough so that the magnets will maintain the sphere in shape.
The magnets 30, 32 and 34 are mounted on the faces 20A, 20B and 20C, respectively, such as by an adhesive. Alternatively, the magnets could be pressed into the plastic while it is still in a semi-liquid state, such that when the plastic dries or cures the magnets are maintained in a fixed position. Then, the faces 20A-20D are assembled, such as by an adhesive along their adjoining edges. This process is carried for each of the eight elements 12-26 of the ball 10.
Each magnet such as magnets 30-52 includes a positive pole and a negative pole. These magnets are oriented such that, upon assembly of the ball 10, each magnet will present a pole opposite in sign to the pole of the magnet on the opposing face, i.e. the adjacent face to which it is parallel. Thus, in FIG. 4, faces 20B and 22B are adjacent and parallel, and magnets 32 and 44 are therefore positioned with the negative pole of each magnet to the right in the perspective shown. The positive pole of magnet 32 is therefore presented to the negative pole of magnet 44, with the result that, when faces 20B and 22B are brought relatively near, they will be magnetically fastened together by the magnets 32 and 44. Similarly, the negative pole of magnet 34 on face 20C of element 20 is presented to the positive pole of magnet 38 on face 26C of element 26, such that elements 20 and 26 will be magnetically fastened when faces 20C and 26C are brought together It will be seen by inspection of the other magnets depicted in FIG. 4 that the polarity of each is configured to allow complete assembly of the hemispherical portion of the ball 10 which is depicted in FIGS. 3 and 4. The elements 12-18 are assembled in a similar fashion, and the two halves of the ball 10 are then fastened to one another. It will be appreciated that element 12 includes a magnet (not separately shown) which presents a negative pole to magnet 30 on face 20A of element 20, and similar magnets mounted on parallel faces of elements 14, 16 and 18 present negative poles to magnets 42, 48 and 36, respectively.
In order to assemble the ball 10, each of the elements 12 and 26 is oriented appropriately relative to the other elements to ensure that each magnet will be presented with a pole of the opposing face opposite to its own outwardly facing pole. For this purpose, positive and negative signs may be imprinted on the faces of the wedge-shaped elements, as depicted in FIGS. 2 and 3. The ball 10 is designed so that a child in play or to relieve frustration may hurl the ball 10 against a wall, such as wall 54 shown in FIG. 2. Upon impact, the ball 10 will explode or break apart into its individual elements, although it is possible that certain elements will remain together (such as the pair of magnetically fastened elements shown in FIG. 2). The ball is designed such that the impact necessary to break the ball up into its individual elements is far less than the impact required to actually structurally damage the ball 10. Thus, the breakability of the ball is reversible, since the child may then pick up the individual pieces and reassemble the ball 10, guided by the plus and minus markings on the elements.
If a metal is used as the material from which the ball 10 is formed, it is preferably nonferromagnetic, so that the ball may be assembled in essentially only one configuration. If a ferromagnetic metal is used, a given magnetic may magnetically fasten to any point on an opposing face, except where a magnet with a similar pole (i.e. either positive or negative) is located. Thus, the ball will be partially assemblable in an incorrect fashion. While this may be desired under certain circumstances, it is generally preferable to avoid this complication by utilizing a nonferromagnetic metal.
An advantage of utilizing a shape such as a sphere is that the individual elements are similar or identical to one another, such that the invention may also as a puzzle for the child. The puzzle may be made more difficult by omitting the plus and minus signs. Thus, presented with eight apparently identical wedges, the child must figure out how to assemble the ball by matching the oppositely polarized magnets carried within.
Each of the magnets 30-52 will have an associated magnetic field which extends around the edges thereof, and thus the magnets should be placed far enough apart so that the magnetic fields do not interfere substantially with magnetic fields of other magnets. For instance, if magnet 46 as shown in FIG. 4 is placed too close to magnet 44, the positive field at the upper right edge of magnet 46 may interact with the positive field from the left side of magnet 32 (when magnets 32 and 44 are fastened together), diminishing the force holding elements 20 and 22 in place. Thus, it is advantageous to separate magnets 46 and 44 by an amount which diminishes this interaction sufficiently to allow magnet 44 and magnet 32 to successfully hold elements 22 and 20 together. The proper placement of the magnets may be empirically determined, such as by ensuring that the magnets are far enough apart that accidentally dropping the ball from a height of, for instance, two feet will not cause the ball to break apart.
A countervailing consideration is that the magnets should be placed as close to the vertex of each element as possible, in order to minimize the force necessary to pull the ball apart. If for instance, a child wishes to pull the ball apart by hand, he will grasp the ball at its outer surface, and pull one portion of the ball in one direction and another portion in another direction. This exerts a torque upon the magnets equal to the force of the child's pulling times the radius of the ball (presuming the magnets are adjacent the central vertices). If the magnets are nearer to the outer surface of the ball, then the torque required to pry the magnets apart will be greater, since the moment arm is shortened. Thus, the magnets are preferably positioned relatively close to the vertices, but far enough apart to isolate the magnetic fields, as discussed above. Of course, the force necessary to pull the magnets apart without torque considerations (i.e., pulling the wedges directly apart rather than prying them) will be unaffected by the placement of the magnets relative to the vertices.
The placement of the magnets will have a similar effect upon the strength of the impact necessary to break the ball apart. The magnets may be separated upon impact of the ball 10 with the wall 54 by either shearing forces or by differential torque acting on the individual ball elements as the ball begins to break apart. To the extent that torque is exerted on the individual elements, the same principle regarding placement of the magnets as affecting the impact strength necessary to break the ball apart will apply. Thus, it will be understood that the magnets should be placed as close to the vertices of the elements of the ball as possible, while maintaining the structural stability of the ball 10.
Alternative embodiments of the invention are shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, which show a cube 56 and a pyramid 58, respectively. Some of the interior magnets of these embodiments are shown in these figures for purposes of illustration. These embodiments are constructed using the same principles as the embodiments of FIGS. 1-4, and maintain the similarity of the individual elements, so that these embodiments may also be used as puzzles. Thus, cube 56 includes eight identical elements 56A-56H, which include magnets mounted therein, as with the elements 12-26 of the ball 10. Similarly, pyramid 58 includes four identical elements 58A-58D.
It will be understood that additional shapes are possible utilizing the principles of the invention. For instance, as shown in FIG. 7, a baby rattle 60 may be used, which is divided into longitudinal sections such as 60A, 60B and 60C. Other configurations, not necessarily including identically shaped elements, are also possible without departing from the spirit and scope of this invention.
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well he looks pretty mean, I dont think Id want to ring that doorbell :-)
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