| 6/25/2008 8:57:22 PM |
What does "Open Minded" mean? |
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ladyinoz
Wichita, KS
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I was reading some profiles where men were seeking "Open-Minded" women. What does that refer to? What is is? Sex? Opinions? Travel? That can mean almost anything. What does it mean to you?
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| 6/25/2008 9:00:11 PM |
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redneckhippy
Pottsboro, TX
48, joined Mar. 2008
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It's all in the perspective of the writer, and the reader.
To some, openminded means sex. To others, it could mean opinions.
Anything here will be nothing more than speculation...
When in doubt,
ask the person who requests openminded what they mean.
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| 6/25/2008 9:01:14 PM |
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littlelostgirl
Suffern, NY
30, joined May. 2008
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Im thinkin it means being able to talk about alot of different topics...
While having an open mind to each one..it can be religon...to current events...to anything..pretty much being able to have an open and mature conversation about it..
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| 6/25/2008 9:05:52 PM |
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lillibet
New South Wales
Australia
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well openminded means having a mind receptive to new ideas, etc.. unprejudiced. and prejudiced means an opinion formed beforehand an unfavourable one based on inadequate facts So i think you will find they want an openminded woman one who is willing to accept them as is and open to trying new things in life...In other words dont have a closed mind ..I hope this helps....
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| 6/25/2008 9:33:50 PM |
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justforums
Killeen, TX
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well openminded means having a mind receptive to new ideas, etc.. unprejudiced. and prejudiced means an opinion formed beforehand an unfavourable one based on inadequate facts So i think you will find they want an openminded woman one who is willing to accept them as is and open to trying new things in life...In other words dont have a closed mind ..I hope this helps....
Yup, thats what I mean. It could be about sex, politics, religion, or even trying a new dish. You know, open minded!
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| 6/25/2008 9:41:04 PM |
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hunrock
Preston, ID
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I am not open minded...I am very quiet.
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| 6/25/2008 9:45:18 PM |
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mimam
Pahoa, HI
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Open minded means different things to different people, but from my opinion, openminded girl means a girl who would not stick to hear old habbits and be willing to discuss new concepts in life in the hope of reaching a common ground between the couple.
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| 6/25/2008 9:45:24 PM |
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reenie4
Milwaukee, WI
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Open Minded= No Attachements
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| 6/25/2008 9:47:27 PM |
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garnetlady
Cincinnati, OH
57, joined Nov. 2007
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I find the term usually means open to anything in sex.
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| 6/25/2008 9:47:36 PM |
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lillibet
New South Wales
Australia
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Thankyou justforums hope you find your open minded girl...
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| 6/25/2008 9:52:21 PM |
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janisidy
Richfield, UT
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Having or showing receptiveness to new and different ideas or the opinions of others?
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| 6/25/2008 9:56:24 PM |
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im14love2breal
Metairie, LA
50, joined Jun. 2008
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Able to discuss many subjects without prejudice ,considering this is about dating! Sex forum... how you feel about someone shitting on your chest?  
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| 6/25/2008 9:59:31 PM |
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metu
Auburndale, FL
55, joined Apr. 2007
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Open Minded = No Opinions 
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| 6/25/2008 10:14:57 PM |
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fredricko
Pico Rivera, CA
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wont pass judgement till they get to know you
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| 6/25/2008 10:23:39 PM |
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chill67
Murfreesboro, TN
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Or it just may be a way to get you to email them and ask them what open minded means to them.
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| 6/25/2008 10:24:39 PM |
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klassyklown
Bakersfield, CA
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I think open minded means open to consider other beliefs, opinions and ideas beside your own.
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| 6/25/2008 10:31:27 PM |
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tfortexas
Big Sandy, TX
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| 6/25/2008 10:41:14 PM |
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arreis
Cottonwood, AZ
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I think it means..."are you willing to conform?"
I tend to stay away from people who I feel are forcing their ideas and beliefs on to me. I seldom do it and I dont appreciate it when others do it to me. I'm a factual person and need to see proof not just theories and beliefs. JMO
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| 6/25/2008 11:09:47 PM |
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jessie7856
Jupiter, FL
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Open minded = different sexual situations
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| 6/25/2008 11:11:28 PM |
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fredricko
Pico Rivera, CA
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I must be open minded then if thats what it means
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| 6/25/2008 11:14:07 PM |
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arreis
Cottonwood, AZ
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I must be open minded then if thats what it means
fred. I think you like this question. I read your profile...
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| 6/25/2008 11:16:57 PM |
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sumbeach777
Red Springs, NC
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Once I had and open mind then there came a large wind storm , and blew it all to hell....OOOOPsyy.....LOL
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| 6/26/2008 12:03:17 AM |
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kittyj77
College Station, TX
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The windows and doors of the mind are not shut, but is open to anything and everything. There are no definite clear-cut solutions.. There's always room for possibilities, ideas, alternatives, and suggestions.
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| 6/26/2008 5:51:58 AM |
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ladygodiva49
Mankato, MN
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When we remain open-minded and willingly embrace the ideas of others, we participate in our own self-growth. And as we see ourselves improve, we raise our level of self-esteem, thereby decreasing our need to always be right. Also, by welcoming the ideas of others, we increase their confidence. Those who need to be right depend on others for their self-esteem. They need to have others recognize and approve of them. But as we grow increasingly interested in DOING right, rather than BEING right, we boost our confidence and self-respect and are no longer dependent on others for our own happiness.
So, always try to be open-minded. When others speak, don't look for points to disagree with, but look for wisdom that you can add to your own. The open-minded see the truth in different things, but the narrow-minded see only the differences. We need our differences. For they provide us with more options and possibilities, making us stronger and wiser.
Have fun!
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| 6/26/2008 6:00:39 AM |
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lucky7708
Minneapolis, MN
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The mind is like a parachute; it does you no good when it's closed.
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| 6/26/2008 6:01:43 AM |
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bellagioqueen
Oregon City, OR
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Open mind means willing to agree with me all the time.
__OR__
Willing to do what ever he wants in bed.
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| 6/26/2008 6:16:19 AM |
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jrbogie
Red Bluff, CA
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open minded to me means i really KNOW nothing and never will. when you think you KNOW something, your mind is now closed on that issue whether it be gods or science. because if you KNOW something is true, then there is no reason to give that subject further thought. think of isaac newton. smartest man of his day. came up with an explanation of what gravity was all about. for 500 years we then KNEW how gravity works it's magic. then one day al einstein woke up and said, "hey, sir isaac is full of shit", yes, newton was knighted for his brilliance, and went on to explain how he now KNOWS it works. now stephen hawkings and others have questions about what the great one KNEW.
every time we learn something, we open up even more questions. questions we did not even think to ask until we learned what we just did. when you can realize that you can never really KNOW anything, you have an open mind. another word for openminded is intelligent.
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| 6/26/2008 8:30:46 AM |
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ladyeden
Waynesville, MO
57, joined Apr. 2008
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In the big wide world, open minded means all the good things mentioned.
On a net site it means "brace yerself honey".
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| 6/26/2008 8:39:10 AM |
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osoroho
Mesquite, TX
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To me it means opening ones self up to look at things without preconcived thoughts to explore anothers side of a sudject I see several ladys think this only means sex why is that? I dont understand that.. But i am open minded so please tell me then i will know... Willy
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| 6/26/2008 9:15:29 AM |
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jerrig
Saint Charles, MO
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I have dated 2 guys in my life that stated off the bat they were open minded. Then I took it to mean that they were not set in their ways and thoughts to the point of being bull headed.
As it turns out, the first guy meant... I have no set opinions of my own so I am gonna agree with EVERYTHING you say and adapt it as my own until I hear someone else speak then I am going to agree with them. 
The second guy meant... I like to suck on pacifiers, wear diapers and call women Mommy. 
So now my thoughts on "open minded" are a little jaded and I tend to run the other way when I read that in a profile or it is mentioned up front.
Because in my opinion if you state that you are open minded real quick like then it means that chances are it means something other than being open to other peoples view points.
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| 6/26/2008 9:18:47 AM |
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22lonely
Saugus, MA
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"open minded" in the real world is all the things stated previously......"open minded" here in this world could mean.......he's married.......he looking for just sex....or he's looking for someone to try sexual things out with,,stuff his wife would never do..(JMO)
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| 6/26/2008 9:50:10 AM |
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nodresiak
Versailles, OH
40, joined Mar. 2008
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Since I described myself as "open minded" in my profile I thought I would respond to this thread.
I think that too many people are rigid and unflexible in their views.They never consider the other persons opinion because they already had their mind made up before coming into conversation.It is folly to never question your own views.If you don't you are basically saying all of your decisions are infallibe.This does not mean that I do not have a deeply held set of beleifs.I am not a flip flopper who wants to go along with the rest of the crowd.I am just realistic enough to know that I am not always right.
I was trying to let everyone know that I think a relationship is a equal partnership and not a dictatorship.
I was not even thinking about any sexual connotations when I put down "open minded".
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| 6/26/2008 9:53:03 AM |
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missmmeoftheday
Brooklyn, NY
51, joined May. 2008
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Since I described myself as "open minded" in my profile I thought I would respond to this thread.
I think that too many people are rigid and unflexible in their views.They never consider the other persons opinion because they already had their mind made up before coming into conversation.It is folly to never question your own views.If you don't you are basically saying all of your decisions are infallibe.This does not mean that I do not have a deeply held set of beleifs.I am not a flip flopper who wants to go along with the rest of the crowd.I am just realistic enough to know that I am not always right.
I was trying to let everyone know that I think a relationship is a equal partnership and not a dictatorship.
I was not even thinking about any sexual connotations when I put down "open minded".
and after reading the responses here.... are you thinking of the sexual connotations??? 
open minded, to me, means accepting the fact that people think differently about everything from A to Z- and no one opinion is right....
except, of course, mine... 
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| 6/26/2008 10:15:31 AM |
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jrbogie
Red Bluff, CA
67, joined Mar. 2008
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I have dated 2 guys in my life that stated off the bat they were open minded. Then I took it to mean that they were not set in their ways and thoughts to the point of being bull headed.
As it turns out, the first guy meant... I have no set opinions of my own so I am gonna agree with EVERYTHING you say and adapt it as my own until I hear someone else speak then I am going to agree with them.
The second guy meant... I like to suck on pacifiers, wear diapers and call women Mommy.
So now my thoughts on "open minded" are a little jaded and I tend to run the other way when I read that in a profile or it is mentioned up front.
Because in my opinion if you state that you are open minded real quick like then it means that chances are it means something other than being open to other peoples view points.
good point. as with any quality trait, be it and leave it for others to decide if they think you are it without you saying it. does that make any sense at all? sometimes my convoluted thinking confuses even me.
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| 6/26/2008 10:20:37 AM |
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madman5159
Katy, TX
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How about it just means not to have a closed mind in other words don't be narrow. Be open to new ideas ,new places, new people It doesn't always pertain to sex gees! Just have a wide variety in your life keep it different. Make sense?
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| 6/26/2008 10:25:37 AM |
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misbhavin08
Big Rapids, MI
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an open minded person Receptive to new and different ideas or the opinions of others. See synonyms at broad-minded
(derivatives)
o´pen-mind´ed·ly
adverb
o´pen-mind´ed·ness
basically being spontaneous not afraid of trying something new and different!
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| 6/26/2008 10:31:29 AM |
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leftyl8
Waverly, NY
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openminded is often used in open relationships where they can have multiple partners and still be together. not my cup of tea though.
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| 6/26/2008 10:36:45 AM |
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madman5159
Katy, TX
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kinda went out there huh?? Wheeew! ok then on to the next topic!
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| 6/26/2008 10:53:23 AM |
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wolfi
Albuquerque, NM
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In the real world, 'open minded' means they don't automatically judge everyone and everything based solely on preconceived notions (which is what most people do).
Online, 'open minded' = 'I'll f*** anything'.
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| 6/26/2008 11:14:27 AM |
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ccherie
Salem, OR
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Under this definition.... Yes, I am open minded
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| 6/26/2008 11:23:44 AM |
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jaxflorida
Jacksonville, FL
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| 6/26/2008 12:16:58 PM |
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luvwild
Brooklyn, NY
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I think you have it right.
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| 6/26/2008 12:51:05 PM |
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usakindatheart
Overton, TX
56, joined Mar. 2008
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when you have your skull is removed...
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| 6/26/2008 4:56:40 PM |
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jerrig
Saint Charles, MO
48, joined Jun. 2008
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I have dated 2 guys in my life that stated off the bat they were open minded. Then I took it to mean that they were not set in their ways and thoughts to the point of being bull headed.
As it turns out, the first guy meant... I have no set opinions of my own so I am gonna agree with EVERYTHING you say and adapt it as my own until I hear someone else speak then I am going to agree with them.
The second guy meant... I like to suck on pacifiers, wear diapers and call women Mommy.
So now my thoughts on "open minded" are a little jaded and I tend to run the other way when I read that in a profile or it is mentioned up front.
Because in my opinion if you state that you are open minded real quick like then it means that chances are it means something other than being open to other peoples view points.
good point. as with any quality trait, be it and leave it for others to decide if they think you are it without you saying it. does that make any sense at all? sometimes my convoluted thinking confuses even me.
Made sense to me, but I am a little odd. Or so I am told.
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| 6/26/2008 5:01:47 PM |
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lobo_corazon
Orleans, ON
48, joined May. 2008
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I was reading some profiles where men were seeking "Open-Minded" women. What does that refer to? What is is? Sex? Opinions? Travel? That can mean almost anything. What does it mean to you?
He is married, and/or wants to nail you in the pooper.
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| 6/26/2008 5:02:24 PM |
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lobo_corazon
Orleans, ON
48, joined May. 2008
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Im thinkin it means being able to talk about alot of different topics...
While having an open mind to each one..it can be religon...to current events...to anything..pretty much being able to have an open and mature conversation about it..
Or this. But if it's a guy, probably my previous answer.
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| 6/26/2008 5:35:07 PM |
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knittinkitten
Lady Lake, FL
80, joined Jan. 2007
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Yup, this is the one that I like the best! Unfortunately, after reading so many mens' profiles and then talking with them, SO FAR, the open-mindedness they mention, has strictly dealt with the sexual aspects of a relationship. Not one, to date, who mentioned "open-mindedness" in his profile, has discussed ANYTHING ELSE in regard to those words.
In my ongoing pact with myself, (not to blame the next guy for what the last guy did), I AM keeping an OPEN MIND when corresponding with men who have put this in their profiles. However, at the first sign that their open-mindedness means he's looking for a woman who is open to endlessly discussing all aspects of sex, to the exclusion of any other subject,
he soon learns that my mind is ALSO open to "Delete and Block".
I have a question to ask all these men who profess to want to deal with the truth.....Why don't you just put what you're looking for right in your profile? I would think it would waste far less time. Or is it the thrill of the hunt???? 
It's rhetorical, I really don't  EXPECT any answers... 
KK
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| 6/26/2008 7:19:33 PM |
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ladyinoz
Wichita, KS
70, joined May. 2008
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What I'm thinking is that if a man states he wants someone that is open minded he is probably thinking something kinky. Otherwise, why does he even have to make that statement in the first place. Men, I'd suggest you remove that Open Minded statement if you are looking for substance rather than sex. Any woman that sees "open minded" will probably see a red flag and run. Just my opinion.
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| 6/26/2008 7:26:48 PM |
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talk2kay
Toledo, OH
41, joined Jun. 2008
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Open-minded means (to me) , being able to talk, explore, and expect anything.
Talking about things you normally wouldn't talk about .
Exploring things that you only, if ever, seen on tv. 
Expecting the unreal, the unthinkable , and the unbelieveable , in every asspect !
Surely, that's not half bad .
As long as, while you are discussing these open-minded issues, you know your limits .
And always make sure, you make your limits crystalclear with the other person !!!
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| 6/26/2008 7:52:51 PM |
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beanz991
Houston, TX
50, joined Jun. 2008
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Open minded in an internet dating profile means. S E X, lots of it, when I want it, you will do whatever I want, when I want, where I want.
The open minded usually only refers to the 'victims' mind. The poster will NOT have an open mind....so if you suggest instead of his/her idea of a night indulging in S&M with the neighborhood dwarves, and instead suggest an evening of scrabble and light music, he/she will be very very closed minded indeed!
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