I learned a lot from some more experienced gents when I was young. And while I hate to say it, some of it was about staying away from some types of women. Regarding guns, it was to quit beating my head against a wall and many answers to my questions can be found in the past, weather that is in the Gospels of St. Keith, or even older writings. Regarding women, when I was about to enlist, I was tricked into swearing to the older Vets that I would stay away from women for a year, which was actually easier than I thought since mmost of my first year was spent in fairly intensive training so my mind was elsewhere anyway. Part of that was to watch some of the friends I would make and the progress of their relationships. I thought it was silly at first, but kept my word, and learned a few things. And I'm not saying this about all women because I know there are good ones out there, but apparently you have to be careful. I watched friends get married within a couple months of meeting a woman, ending up pregnant, and then the woman filing for divorce shortly before the kid is born or shortly after, or at the first deployment. I admit it made me a little gun shy of women, but I also learned a lot about both people and guns, and spent my pennies on guns/training/hunting/fishing/etc, instead of child support and divorce lawyers. Would be nice to find a good woman too someday, but for now, the guns keep me out of trouble and the learning never stops.
