Love these nails! As far as dating someone who retired from the military, guuurrrllll! This man has been told what to do, how to do it, and when to do it, and how to dress, his whole adult life. Doesn’t matter what his job and rank was. He was told “how to” his entire adult life. He could never say “NO” to a lawful order. He has had his life planned for him the entirety of his military career. It is especially hard for him to transition into civilian life. It is nothing personal towards you. He literally needs to figure out how to adult. I am speaking from experience here. My husband was active duty for more than 20 years and it was a cluster for him to transition to civilian life. I’ve seen it with all our other military retiree friends too. It’s such a “culture shock” that they have to take a 5 day course on how to live outside of the military. Five days is definitely not enough. I was the only spouse in my hubs class (of 30) that went with him because they encouraged spouses to go. Active duty and retired military are not easy to date. It takes quite a bit of energy and patience and grace to do so. It’s more than what you think you’ll think it’ll be. Not everyone is up for this type of challenge. Yes I called it a challenge, because honestly that’s what it is.
This set is GORGEOUS! Doing what you say you’re going to do is HUGE for me. Like you said, stuff happens that could prevent doing what you planned but own the situation, be upfront rather than disappearing.
Oh I definitely can’t handle when they don’t do what they say. It drives me nuts and I just won’t accept it at all. Love these nails. Happy New Year Marla!❤
I dated a former marine for about 9 months. Same thing...talked non-stop about HIMSELF. I ended it when he was acting like he wanted me to move in. I could not.
Love the set…I talk a lot but I ask questions, if all you do is talk about yourself I’m not going to talk anymore. Good luck! I agree do what you say you’re going to do, it’s not hard. Merry Christmas and happy new year to you your family and all the weirdos
Hi Marla, new to the dip family and I’ve been watching your videos and learning a lot… thank you for all the videos and breaking everything down for us newbies❤❤
Good Morning Marla!!! I LOVEloveLOve Black!!!! Beautiful nails!!! Nodding Keep you word!!! I think for the first couple months it should be casual. Especially if there are kids involved!! When a pair actually decide to meet & try..there are so many limbs to branches of a mutha of a tree!!!! I agree with you, no kissing on the first date. UNLESS I feel like it! I get so tired of people~ing sometimes. Good intentions are one thing~& masks are another!!! We do not know what another is going through unless we hear it & can relate! & even then, 90% of the time we have no idea, because WE ARE individuals on a journey!!!! Nodding again to Coffee Shops for dates! I heard from a wise woman that dating was kinda like finding a Treasure Chest. There are many so many baubles inside, there are a whole lot of feelings outside, & how many fools will I have to fight in order to succeed!!!! Hahahahahahahahaha!!! I am very proud of you!!! Baby steps! You are a prize!!! You have a ton to offer! Be patient with yourself & KNOW that you have that Treasure Chest within you too!!!🖤🌲
Beautiful set for Mew Years! I absolutely love hearing your dating chronicles. Keep them coming. Merry Christmas and happy new year to you and your family ☺️
I love this set! I used to be involved with a talker, I mean he never stopped! Frankly, it's exhausting. And I don't like that this guy seemed not interested in getting to know you. Don't waste your time. 😊 Did you get the links I messaged you? Should I email them instead? I'd love to hear the bios (without names), that would be fun.
Good morning Marla 😊. Love the nails !! The right person will come 🤗. God is still sending that person on their path. Same way 🙋🏻♀️.. keep your word 🤭
Girl! You are not a weirdo!! Everything you have done and said is not unreasonable for you to want for yourself! You stick to your principles! I’m 56 years old and don’t want to scare you off, but I’ve been single and dating for 8 years and there’s a reason I’m still single. I’m picky, and can afford to be, and so can you!! My ick is how they dress! I like guys who are fashion conscious, and when they wear relaxed fit baggy dad jeans, and white athletic shoes, ICK!! I don’t care how good looking they are!
I’ll be 62 on the 29th and if I even thought of dating nowadays~~~I wouldn’t! Seems as though most men aren’t “men” anymore 😢. I grew up in a generation where men were men. You are the same age as my youngest son. My daughter would have turned 44 in February 2025. There isn’t enough money on this earth for me to go back 20-30 years and have to date 😂 God bless you for being out there and trying! I’m quite content with my little apartment with my dog & cat, my own place, polishing my nails and only cooking when I want. I think something really bad happened in the last 20 years which made men to feminine or they need a “safe place” when they’re offended by a word~~good ole human language. I wish you the best. My advice is stop looking and you’ll accidentally run into a real guy. There’s absolutely nothing wrong with being alone with your animals. You can come and go as you please. I have more male friends than female friends and I’m good with that. Best of luck.
You’re so right! I think I’m just doing it for the plot lol just bored enough to entertain the idea of dating! And if someone worth while comes along - awesome. But I also agree with your perspective on men. The kicker is: the say they want a feminine woman. Yet they (and I use “they” generally) act in their feminine energy. So.. lol
I'm the absolute world's worst remembering calling/texting a person back. My worst dating disaster was actually criminal, and a very hard lesson learned. I met a dude online, and we chatted for a good week before actually meeting, and our first date was taking our dogs to the park for a romp. After that, all seemed good, so we went for coffee and then watched a few movies back at my house. I know.. so stupid. Anyways, he thought he was staying the night but no sir. We kinda fell off talking, until I saw him on the news after he offed his dad. I dodged a huge bullet. I also found out later that he stole some of my son's medications and the freaking DVD we was watching. Turned out, he was a pill head and went psycho. Mind you, he was absolutely huge, like over 7 ft tall, and kinda looked like uncle fester if I'm honest. There's so much more to that story, but I think that's enough information. I did really like his dog though, and felt really bad for it.
Dude I totally get that about not doing what you say you're going to. I'm currently separated and my soon to be ex husband would do that all the friecken time. Tell me I'll call you when I wake up (he's retiring from the military and I had to move a bit earlier than him because I am helping care for my dad) then he'd never call and not even mention it. It drove me absolutely insane!
@ I mean most of my relationships have been a joke. Whirlwind romance turn sour very quickly kind of deal. The woman I’ve been with for a year now is something new and different. Communication is amazing which makes me so happy! One story I do remember was when I was like 16…went on a date with a guy and all he wanted was to make out. Ok yeah well my contact lenses got lost in one of my eyes and I had to leave early lol so that was fun lol 😝
Yeah I hate when people say they will do something and don't, especially not even mentioning it is weird, did you not think it was a big deal or not remember what you said?
Marla….don’t date a vet, or an active duty dude. Huge chance of them having TBI’s if they were ever in combat which is NOTHING but problems later in life. It’s just not worth the hassle.
Love the set. I'm 63 and very grateful for my "boyfriend" of 40 years. We've had our issues for sure but OMG if I had to date, there would be corpses everywhere. I'm here for nails and dating drama. Although for your sanity I hope the dating drama is short lived😊
Soooo, if YOU think you’re the a-hole and don’t care IF you ARE, then don’t sweat it. In the end it all depends on what’s really important to YOU. Maybe dating thru social media might night be the best thing? But at least it gets you out and provides entertainment for the rest of us.🤗
I did the dating app thing for a minute (actually met the love of my life that way, nearly 4 years and our relationship grows stronger every day) and it was...odd. Before I met my honey there was one weirdo who messaged me asking for pics of my feet. Um, no. Hard pass. Several made actual dates and then never showed up. One made a date and showed up and was all about how he bikes everywhere because it's so good for you (but really it was because he was broke, supposedly because he was catfished.) My "favorites" were the ones who said I was pretty but a little bigger than they liked their women to be (which is saying A LOT since I probably live in the beer belly capital of the US).
I went on a first date with a pilot! ( I was single living in Germany working for the Military~GS) I had a horrible break up 7 months prior with a Man Child who freaking stole my expensive Cannondale bike to pay his wife alimony for his kid, WHAT....I did not even know! I was walking a fine line & a male friend set us up. I planned out the date, because Germany...I knew of so many cool places that were in where my work was. So I told him the date, when, why: to find out a little bit about each other, I knew I could connect because I set it up, but he was late. Almost 20 minutes. I reeled myself in, because the amazing Backeri, German Bakery~was around other super cool stores, & I bought a fantastic pair of earrings & a rocking pair of black shoes in those 20 minutes...He ordered his own Coffee & told me for the next half hour how exclusive he was. How he always wanted to be a Pilot. How he KNEW "I went to the Danger Zone by Kenny Loggins, & knew everything about Top Gun! (BORING!) When I got to talk I introduced myself to him & smiled & asked him what he did on his off time. (1/2 hr into this whole debacle!) He drove a BMW. Of Course....over in Germany........He invited me back to his place for an hr. Ummmmmmm...Naw Dawg!!!! I am good, saying it with a smile! Lets keep this introductionary...this is the first date. I invited him to go on a walk around this beautiful place, I told him a bit of the history of Buedingen, Germany. I showed him the bestest places to get Brotchen~rolls & pubs & walked around the park bu the pool...quite lovely. He was so bored! He got slapped with a no, with a smile & then could have walked away while I enjoyed my little Dorf~city.....he was a big & mighty man in the Government, but was looking for immediate satisfaction, & I was not that!!! I like fine wine! I like long strolls! I like people to show up on time! I did get a great pair of earrings & shoes that day!!! 🖤
At first I was like maybe he was nervous or just fresh back in the dating scene and tends to ramble. Its the not doing what he says he is going to do plus the mixed vibes.....those are red flags coupled with the only talks about himself. I don't know! Now see in four hours I would have excused myself to also take care of my needs if that was a problem to allow five minutes to step outside then that would have sealed it for me right then and there! I'm all about black manis!! I clean up the nails prior to polishing unless there are layers or glitter then I will also clean up after.....not a lumpy bumpy nail girl!
He is in love with hearing himSELF talk. Keep that clown 🤡 away from you. Broken promises, 💔You WILL find another who is perfect for you when you find the OPPOSITE of this creep!
Love these nails! As far as dating someone who retired from the military, guuurrrllll! This man has been told what to do, how to do it, and when to do it, and how to dress, his whole adult life. Doesn’t matter what his job and rank was. He was told “how to” his entire adult life. He could never say “NO” to a lawful order. He has had his life planned for him the entirety of his military career. It is especially hard for him to transition into civilian life. It is nothing personal towards you. He literally needs to figure out how to adult. I am speaking from experience here. My husband was active duty for more than 20 years and it was a cluster for him to transition to civilian life. I’ve seen it with all our other military retiree friends too. It’s such a “culture shock” that they have to take a 5 day course on how to live outside of the military. Five days is definitely not enough. I was the only spouse in my hubs class (of 30) that went with him because they encouraged spouses to go. Active duty and retired military are not easy to date. It takes quite a bit of energy and patience and grace to do so. It’s more than what you think you’ll think it’ll be. Not everyone is up for this type of challenge. Yes I called it a challenge, because honestly that’s what it is.
Love this set! 🤩
I’m so here for all the dating chronicle! Keep’em coming girl! 🤗
This set is GORGEOUS!
Doing what you say you’re going to do is HUGE for me. Like you said, stuff happens that could prevent doing what you planned but own the situation, be upfront rather than disappearing.
So much yes!!!
Oh I definitely can’t handle when they don’t do what they say. It drives me nuts and I just won’t accept it at all. Love these nails. Happy New Year Marla!❤
MERRY CHRISTMAS everyone!
Wishing you all a very HAPPY NEW YEAR and good health in 2025!
Merry Christmas, my love!! And same to you! ❤️❤️
@@MarlaKris 😘
Love this set, and yes, let's trash some bios, LMBO!
Beautiful nails! Happy Holidays to you and yours Marla! TFS! 💖💯🖤
I dated a former marine for about 9 months. Same thing...talked non-stop about HIMSELF. I ended it when he was acting like he wanted me to move in. I could not.
Love the set…I talk a lot but I ask questions, if all you do is talk about yourself I’m not going to talk anymore. Good luck! I agree do what you say you’re going to do, it’s not hard. Merry Christmas and happy new year to you your family and all the weirdos
Living for these stories for sure :D
Beautiful Marla! TFS! Happy New Year!!!💖💯🎉
Nails are gorgeous as usual! FYI I've got the oven heating up and I'm stoking the coals all ready for a good roast 😉
Beautiful nail set
Thank you, lovebug!! 🩷
Absolutely love ❤ Merry Christmas 🎄
Hi Marla, new to the dip family and I’ve been watching your videos and learning a lot… thank you for all the videos and breaking everything down for us newbies❤❤
Hey love! Welcome to the fam! I’m so glad you’re here 🩷
Good Morning Marla!!! I LOVEloveLOve Black!!!! Beautiful nails!!! Nodding Keep you word!!! I think for the first couple months it should be casual. Especially if there are kids involved!! When a pair actually decide to meet & try..there are so many limbs to branches of a mutha of a tree!!!! I agree with you, no kissing on the first date. UNLESS I feel like it! I get so tired of people~ing sometimes. Good intentions are one thing~& masks are another!!! We do not know what another is going through unless we hear it & can relate! & even then, 90% of the time we have no idea, because WE ARE individuals on a journey!!!! Nodding again to Coffee Shops for dates! I heard from a wise woman that dating was kinda like finding a Treasure Chest. There are many so many baubles inside, there are a whole lot of feelings outside, & how many fools will I have to fight in order to succeed!!!! Hahahahahahahahaha!!! I am very proud of you!!! Baby steps! You are a prize!!! You have a ton to offer! Be patient with yourself & KNOW that you have that Treasure Chest within you too!!!🖤🌲
I just love you! Thank you for this! And you’re so right!!! 🩷🩷
Beautiful set for Mew Years! I absolutely love hearing your dating chronicles. Keep them coming. Merry Christmas and happy new year to you and your family ☺️
Thank you so much for watching!! Merry Christmas my love! ❤️
@ I tried so hard to fix my mistake (mew) and finally gave up. Lol. It wasn’t hard to figure out the correct word 🤣
I love this set!
I used to be involved with a talker, I mean he never stopped! Frankly, it's exhausting. And I don't like that this guy seemed not interested in getting to know you. Don't waste your time. 😊
Did you get the links I messaged you? Should I email them instead?
I'd love to hear the bios (without names), that would be fun.
Hi Marla! Merry Christmas everyone! 🎄
@@marief43 hey lovebug! Merry Christmas!!! 🩷
Good morning Marla 😊. Love the nails !!
The right person will come 🤗. God is still sending that person on their path.
Same way 🙋🏻♀️.. keep your word 🤭
Right?! And thank you, my love! ❤️
They are Gorgeous! Merry Christmas 🎄
Thank you my love! Merry Christmas!!! ❤️
Red flags, run!!. Trust your gut. Love the nails.
Girl! You are not a weirdo!! Everything you have done and said is not unreasonable for you to want for yourself! You stick to your principles! I’m 56 years old and don’t want to scare you off, but I’ve been single and dating for 8 years and there’s a reason I’m still single. I’m picky, and can afford to be, and so can you!! My ick is how they dress! I like guys who are fashion conscious, and when they wear relaxed fit baggy dad jeans, and white athletic shoes, ICK!! I don’t care how good looking they are!
Big red flag 🚩 on the first date to not act interested enough to ask who you were.
Dang it! I’ve missed so much of the dating chronicles! I have got to catch up! This guy had too many red flags! NEXT!
I’ll be 62 on the 29th and if I even thought of dating nowadays~~~I wouldn’t! Seems as though most men aren’t “men” anymore 😢. I grew up in a generation where men were men. You are the same age as my youngest son. My daughter would have turned 44 in February 2025. There isn’t enough money on this earth for me to go back 20-30 years and have to date 😂 God bless you for being out there and trying! I’m quite content with my little apartment with my dog & cat, my own place, polishing my nails and only cooking when I want. I think something really bad happened in the last 20 years which made men to feminine or they need a “safe place” when they’re offended by a word~~good ole human language. I wish you the best. My advice is stop looking and you’ll accidentally run into a real guy. There’s absolutely nothing wrong with being alone with your animals. You can come and go as you please. I have more male friends than female friends and I’m good with that. Best of luck.
You’re so right! I think I’m just doing it for the plot lol just bored enough to entertain the idea of dating! And if someone worth while comes along - awesome. But I also agree with your perspective on men. The kicker is: the say they want a feminine woman. Yet they (and I use “they” generally) act in their feminine energy. So.. lol
I’d give him some grace and try another few dates. Love your channel!
He had a great time talking about himself! Be careful honey!
I'm the absolute world's worst remembering calling/texting a person back. My worst dating disaster was actually criminal, and a very hard lesson learned. I met a dude online, and we chatted for a good week before actually meeting, and our first date was taking our dogs to the park for a romp. After that, all seemed good, so we went for coffee and then watched a few movies back at my house. I know.. so stupid. Anyways, he thought he was staying the night but no sir. We kinda fell off talking, until I saw him on the news after he offed his dad. I dodged a huge bullet. I also found out later that he stole some of my son's medications and the freaking DVD we was watching. Turned out, he was a pill head and went psycho. Mind you, he was absolutely huge, like over 7 ft tall, and kinda looked like uncle fester if I'm honest. There's so much more to that story, but I think that's enough information. I did really like his dog though, and felt really bad for it.
Dude I totally get that about not doing what you say you're going to. I'm currently separated and my soon to be ex husband would do that all the friecken time. Tell me I'll call you when I wake up (he's retiring from the military and I had to move a bit earlier than him because I am helping care for my dad) then he'd never call and not even mention it. It drove me absolutely insane!
I have learned many lessons in life concerning people. I was triggered for you!
Love the nails, and black looks great on you BTW. Are all men full of it, or is it my imagination!
lol it’s not you!! 😂
Marlaaaaa you are definitely not alone in your dating disasters lol i've had my fair share of shit dates.
I need some of your stories!!!
@ I mean most of my relationships have been a joke. Whirlwind romance turn sour very quickly kind of deal. The woman I’ve been with for a year now is something new and different. Communication is amazing which makes me so happy!
One story I do remember was when I was like 16…went on a date with a guy and all he wanted was to make out. Ok yeah well my contact lenses got lost in one of my eyes and I had to leave early lol so that was fun lol 😝
Yeah I hate when people say they will do something and don't, especially not even mentioning it is weird, did you not think it was a big deal or not remember what you said?
Marla….don’t date a vet, or an active duty dude. Huge chance of them having TBI’s if they were ever in combat which is NOTHING but problems later in life. It’s just not worth the hassle.
Yeah you’re not wrong - sadly.
Love the set. I'm 63 and very grateful for my "boyfriend" of 40 years. We've had our issues for sure but OMG if I had to date, there would be corpses everywhere. I'm here for nails and dating drama. Although for your sanity I hope the dating drama is short lived😊
🤣😂 the composure I have to keep is composuring lol
@@MarlaKris 😂
Soooo, if YOU think you’re the a-hole and don’t care IF you ARE, then don’t sweat it. In the end it all depends on what’s really important to YOU. Maybe dating thru social media might night be the best thing? But at least it gets you out and provides entertainment for the rest of us.🤗
I did the dating app thing for a minute (actually met the love of my life that way, nearly 4 years and our relationship grows stronger every day) and it was...odd. Before I met my honey there was one weirdo who messaged me asking for pics of my feet. Um, no. Hard pass. Several made actual dates and then never showed up. One made a date and showed up and was all about how he bikes everywhere because it's so good for you (but really it was because he was broke, supposedly because he was catfished.) My "favorites" were the ones who said I was pretty but a little bigger than they liked their women to be (which is saying A LOT since I probably live in the beer belly capital of the US).
Hello Marla
Good morning gorgeous!! 🩷
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I went on a first date with a pilot! ( I was single living in Germany working for the Military~GS) I had a horrible break up 7 months prior with a Man Child who freaking stole my expensive Cannondale bike to pay his wife alimony for his kid, WHAT....I did not even know! I was walking a fine line & a male friend set us up. I planned out the date, because Germany...I knew of so many cool places that were in where my work was. So I told him the date, when, why: to find out a little bit about each other, I knew I could connect because I set it up, but he was late. Almost 20 minutes. I reeled myself in, because the amazing Backeri, German Bakery~was around other super cool stores, & I bought a fantastic pair of earrings & a rocking pair of black shoes in those 20 minutes...He ordered his own Coffee & told me for the next half hour how exclusive he was. How he always wanted to be a Pilot. How he KNEW "I went to the Danger Zone by Kenny Loggins, & knew everything about Top Gun! (BORING!) When I got to talk I introduced myself to him & smiled & asked him what he did on his off time. (1/2 hr into this whole debacle!) He drove a BMW. Of Course....over in Germany........He invited me back to his place for an hr. Ummmmmmm...Naw Dawg!!!! I am good, saying it with a smile! Lets keep this introductionary...this is the first date. I invited him to go on a walk around this beautiful place, I told him a bit of the history of Buedingen, Germany. I showed him the bestest places to get Brotchen~rolls & pubs & walked around the park bu the pool...quite lovely. He was so bored! He got slapped with a no, with a smile & then could have walked away while I enjoyed my little Dorf~city.....he was a big & mighty man in the Government, but was looking for immediate satisfaction, & I was not that!!! I like fine wine! I like long strolls! I like people to show up on time! I did get a great pair of earrings & shoes that day!!! 🖤
Brotha ewwwwwugh.. the audacity of these men to show up LATE, yap at you, brag about nothing and then expect you to swoon?! NEXT! 😂
At first I was like maybe he was nervous or just fresh back in the dating scene and tends to ramble. Its the not doing what he says he is going to do plus the mixed vibes.....those are red flags coupled with the only talks about himself. I don't know! Now see in four hours I would have excused myself to also take care of my needs if that was a problem to allow five minutes to step outside then that would have sealed it for me right then and there! I'm all about black manis!! I clean up the nails prior to polishing unless there are layers or glitter then I will also clean up after.....not a lumpy bumpy nail girl!
He is in love with hearing himSELF talk. Keep that clown 🤡 away from you. Broken promises, 💔You WILL find another who is perfect for you when you find the OPPOSITE of this creep!
Wait... I thought you were married?!? I must have missed a lot? 😅
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