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![]() I took part in a discussion recently as to when people considered themselves on or off the market. There was a wide variety of answers to both i.e. some felt they were off the market if they weren't actively dating, others in 20 year monogamous relationships considered themselves on the market until there was an actual wedding - gay marriage is legal in this state. So, I'm just curious as to how people interpret what it means to be on or off the market. What do both or either mean to you? ![]()
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I may be old fashoned but if you make a comitment to each other as to being in a relationship you are off the market it may be poly situaton or the monog type but still. Desd and I became exclusive in June of 09 and now we are going to have a wedding even tho it ain't legal in NY but I want her to have that day in front of our family and friends even if is cares this comitment phobe BOI
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I'm off the market when it is agreed by both of us that we are exclusive. Marriage isn't a factor. And still won't be when the Prop 8 issue is settled in California and same-sex marriage is legal (yes, I am staying positive).
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I am not in a relationship. But I am off the market I do not want a romance. One can be "off the market" even if they arent in a relationship.
(I have a submissive. It is a BDSM relationship. Mistake not the two.) But if I Were in a romance, once we as a couple made the determination we were exclusive with one another, from that moment on, both would be off the market.
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Cool thread.
My ex-wife considers herself off the market if she finds you interesting enough for a second date. She pursues one person at a time. Honestly, I don't know that I ever consider myself "off the market". LOL I may not put out the "On Sale Now" flyer, but it's always on the shelf. But I do warn girls ahead of time that I am a leacherous bastard. ![]() ![]() A |
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Hmm...usually it's rare for me to consider myself off the market. I'm always on the market if it's just casual dating and sometimes even if there are deeper feelings involved. There have only been 2 relationships where I actually cared enough for the person to consider myself unavailable to others (one with an ex, one with my current). Any off market status is subject to change, though, depending on how I'm feeling in/with a relationship. I also rarely go "on the prowl" for other avenues. I just tend to have a flirty nature with pretty much EVERYONE, and sometimes it leads to certain scenarios/individuals that are more enticing to me.
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I am off the market
There is one person I love and am deeply in love with and the market holds no value for me.
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I am "off the market" if I am in an exclusive relationship.
"Off the market" simply means I am in an exclusive relationship. If I am in an exclusive relationship, it means that I am not looking to date others and I see the current relationship as a possible "forever" one. It does not mean that I am married or have chosen my "forever partner".
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I'm in a commited relationship with Ebon. We live together and have discussed, at length, our plans for our joint future together.
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I don't think I've ever been out of the stockroom and on the shelf!
Seriously, I suppose I'm "on the market", but not seeking. I'm busy with school, my family, and a lot of personal issues right now. However, I'd make time for the right one. "Off the market" within a relationship is when both people (or more) involved agree that it's an exclusive relationship.
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Sounds kinky. You should definitely get a higher bid for that.
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I am the market.
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I've been off the market since 1996, seriously....and for MANY years, I was not interested in or even thought about dating or relationships. I didn't want a "revolving door" in my son's life; raising him without more upset from him getting attached to someone who might not be around for long, or might not accept him as a "package deal" was very important to me. A revolving door in a child's life can do much harm. I can prove that...
I stayed off the market for several reasons, that being the most important to me.... Then, once he was out of the house on his own, when I did decided to date "mom's neighbor" in the Summer of 2007 (a Soft Butch I'd had a minor crush on for 5 years) and come out at the same time.... I still considered myself off the market, but not because I was dating. (WOW!! 11+ years without "any"! ![]() When I was/am single: I'm off the market because dating or the possibility of a relationship happens on my terms.... and I don't go looking for "it", nor am I open to "propositions". I don't like being pursued or someone being "aggressive" with their interest in dating me or other sexual attractions....(I certainly don't like an aggressor...it sends me into a "bad zone"...)....I am a loner, most often. I was never comfortable in the "dating scene" or actively pursuing a "mate" and I'm NEVER comfortable with someone "coming on to me"....it's just not in my comfort zone. If/when I decide to become involved with someone, I am off the market... not solely because of monogamy, but because it has more to do with it takes a great deal of effort and a VERY special "place" for me to consider or be actively involved and/or intimate with any individual. Sharing that level of intimacy for me and of me is a VERY special place. I haven't found a comfort zone that allows me to share that place with "just anyone" that might peek my interest. ...I have dated some since 2007, but I must be in MY comfort zone to share "my all". Just because I date, look around or play the field, does not mean to me that I am "on the market".... maybe dating means to me that I am trying to see where that person or situation fits in "my zone"? If a person does not appreciate, respect or honor my "special place" ... then I become mentally and sometimes physically off the market.... I might share intimate things/times with them.... but I become guarded and refuse to "give my all"; therefore, parts of me are off the market.
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i don't use on/off the market to describe my status. Either i'm looking/open to dating or not. if i'm taking time for myself or i'm in a committed and/or monogamous relationship, then i'm not looking/open to dating.
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