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December 3, 2013 4:27 pm at 4:27 pm #611466streekgeekParticipant
What does this mean in regard to receiving info about a boy? It was said very matter-of-factly, like he’s blah blah blah (all the good things…) “but what you see is what you get”. What’s the BUT? Is this something I should worry about?
December 3, 2013 4:34 pm at 4:34 pm #991423TheGoqParticipantIt means he’s fat.
December 3, 2013 4:36 pm at 4:36 pm #991424popa_bar_abbaParticipantHe has good looks.
Kidding, it means he isn’t pretending to be someone he isn’t; he is inside the same as he appears from the outside. It is usually said as as compliment. Except if he is shvartzawolf, then it is an insult.
December 3, 2013 4:47 pm at 4:47 pm #991425live rightMembercould be it means that he is a real dude. lucky you
December 3, 2013 5:00 pm at 5:00 pm #991426🍫Syag LchochmaParticipantsg – like popa said. He isn’t some calm funny dude who gets all uptight and controling under pressure. Or some guy who is generally laid back but then at home he is nuts about ironing sheets and keeping socks in his fridge. Not that he’s hiding things on purpose, but some people are very different under different circumstances, and some are pretty consistent all the time.
December 3, 2013 5:00 pm at 5:00 pm #991427HaLeiViParticipantIt probably means what Popa said, when you think you got to know him, you did. However, in my experience, I’ve seen that people shoot terms that have some meaning to themselves but are otherwise meaningless.
December 3, 2013 5:12 pm at 5:12 pm #991428Torah613TorahParticipantIt means Efron took away all his money.
December 3, 2013 5:15 pm at 5:15 pm #991429Little FroggieMemberI don’t know you personally, but based on how you post I would think you wouldn’t want someone “blah blah blah”. You want someone Rah! Rah!! Rah!!!
December 3, 2013 5:19 pm at 5:19 pm #991430the-art-of-moiParticipantPopa’s answer sounds right, I think…
December 3, 2013 6:22 pm at 6:22 pm #991431streekgeekParticipantSo if popa is right like you all think he is, why did she say “but what you see is what you get”? I’ll assume it was a slip cuz everything else sounds good, at least on paper. Thanks everyone!
Torah613 – I’m not good at this kind of stuff, care to explain?
Little Froggie – I am actually looking to settle down a bit so blah blah blah is on my list of things I want in a guy. Too much Rah! Rah!! Rah!!! is not healthy in a relationship.
December 3, 2013 6:25 pm at 6:25 pm #991432🍫Syag LchochmaParticipantsg- I think that would depend on what he said in the sentence before that he was transitioning from.
December 3, 2013 6:30 pm at 6:30 pm #991433popa_bar_abbaParticipantMaybe she was dumb?
December 3, 2013 6:41 pm at 6:41 pm #991434apushatayidParticipantMaybe the paper contradicts what you see?
December 3, 2013 6:57 pm at 6:57 pm #991435streekgeekParticipantSyag- Yeh so now I’m gonna rack my brains and try to remember the convo my parents told me they had with her verbatim…
PBA – Lol! Very possibly. But not dumb enough that I’m not taking her words seriously.
apushatayid – Maybe. I guess that’s why we date before we get married. To see if the paper contradicts. Yup, that’s the reason.
In any event, I don’t like complicated people so this sounds nice. Too bad on him, cuz when it comes to me – what you see is NOT what you get.
December 3, 2013 7:00 pm at 7:00 pm #991436🍫Syag LchochmaParticipantdon’t bother. it probably doesn’t matter to remember all the details. It was just a reason why they may have used the word, “but” even if it wasn’t a negative intent.
December 3, 2013 7:25 pm at 7:25 pm #991437Yserbius123ParticipantI once slipped on my wife’s sheitel on the newly waxed kitchen floor and it became a WYSIWYG.
December 3, 2013 7:29 pm at 7:29 pm #991438Trust 789MemberI would think it means he’s real. He doesn’t make believe he’s something that he’s not.
But really, it’s impossible for us to know what the person meant. You need to ask that person what they meant.
December 3, 2013 7:40 pm at 7:40 pm #991439Trust 789MemberI think the “but” does say he meant it negatively. Again, ask that person or ask someone else who knows the boy. Don’t ask us. Nobody over here can possibly know.
December 3, 2013 8:42 pm at 8:42 pm #991440streekgeekParticipantI know nobody knows. That’s why I’m asking here, I get a whole bunch of unrelated unbiased opinions. And I believe I got a practically unanimous answer so thanks guys!! Much appreciated.
So now don’t you feel loved? – 29
December 3, 2013 9:53 pm at 9:53 pm #991441streekgeekParticipantlol 29, yep. They all love me so much they’re practically kicking me out the door – just get yourself married and go get a life. I’m trying everyone…
But seriously, it’s hard to figure out what people mean especially when you don’t know them. I’ve never heard anyone use these terms before while describing a prospective husband so I was just a bit confused what it meant. Hence, this thread.
December 4, 2013 4:51 pm at 4:51 pm #991442Little FroggieMember“WYSIWYG”
I think that’s an ad for a gitten shop
December 4, 2013 8:22 pm at 8:22 pm #991443miritchkaMemberIf everything else sounds good about this boy and the only thing holding you back is this “but”, then skip over it for now and finish the rest of the sentence. Go out with the boy and see if what you see is what you want to get! It cant hurt to go out… b’hatzlacha!
December 5, 2013 2:13 pm at 2:13 pm #991444streekgeekParticipantLF – Was that a joke? Being the geek that I am, I prefer to write out my codes instead of taking the easy way out so I’m not familiar with the whole WYSIWYG culture…. And don’t you think it’s a little tacky to write about gittin in a dating thread?
miritchka – Thanks! I’ll probably be doing just that 😉
December 5, 2013 3:03 pm at 3:03 pm #991445HaLeiViParticipantOh, I thought I invented Notepad coding.
December 5, 2013 3:12 pm at 3:12 pm #991447streekgeekParticipantTo be completely honest Haleivi, I do take the easier way out by mostly using Dreamweaver, though I have successfully coded in Notepad as well 🙂
December 5, 2013 3:17 pm at 3:17 pm #991448Little FroggieMemberstreekgeek:
I thought you knew my style already. If you’re from the other class of (deep) thought, I’ll spell it out: I.t.(space)w.a.s.(space) a.(space)j.o.k.e.(period)
December 5, 2013 4:20 pm at 4:20 pm #991449streekgeekParticipantYou’re right, I do know your style. Not sure why I didn’t find it funny this time though…maybe cuz I didn’t get it.
December 6, 2013 5:30 am at 5:30 am #991450👑RebYidd23Participant“But” meant that there was no need to describe him when you could just look.
December 6, 2013 5:40 am at 5:40 am #991451WIYMemberWell maybe you should see and not ask us. It could be he is fat or overly skinny or very tall or short or has a distinct look. Really you should call this person up and say “I dedicated a whole thread in the cr to your ridiculously vague and derogatory sounding comment of wysiwyg so please elaborate.”
December 6, 2013 3:10 pm at 3:10 pm #991452streekgeekParticipantOK OK!! Lesson taken.
And he can’t be overly skinny or short cuz then my kids won’t stand a chance!
July 28, 2017 2:02 pm at 2:02 pm #1328432streekgeekParticipantBased on the date this thread was started, “what you see is what you get” meant exactly what Poppa said. At least when it came to this boy. We went on 4 dates but, it just wasn’t going anywhere.
Like what Little Froggie said so eloquently I don’t know you personally, but based on how you post I would think you wouldn’t want someone “blah blah blah”. You want someone Rah! Rah!! Rah!!!
July 28, 2017 3:18 pm at 3:18 pm #1328577Happy Go Lucky!!ParticipantWhew!!! Still here?!?
It’s been ages!!!!
If you’re still … then Daven, Daven and then … Daven.
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