april6263 wrote:

annieahoy wrote:

April, you're the one who posted the videos for us; you know, the four videos that explained how Maks feels about Meryl. He articulated so beautifully his opinion of her, his admiration, so many great things he said that it almost sounded like a Nicholas Sparks novel. How could he go from that to the man we think we are seeing now? 
I don't want anything I say to sound like a defense of Maks or Meryl; I'm just trying to make sense of it all because that's how my psyche works. It's easy to defend Meryl, but I don't know about Maks now. I'm wondering if he's sort of gone off the deep end over the DWTS thing. If you saw him on Extra when Tony asked if he would like to judge, Maks' face lit up and he said, of course I would judge -- I have a lot to say! I think he took it for granted that he could be hired as a judge, and when that didn't happen, it may have thrown him into a tailspin. He may be acting out now without saying it but perhaps his attitude is this: Well! DWTS rejected me and some people may look down on me for that, so I'll show everybody!  I'll go on this five-day luxury trip to Italy and take a woman with me. How many of YOU were important enough to be invited? He may actually be trying to mask pain and going about it all wrong.
Let's face it -- he's not going to marry this girl unless he has gone completely off the deep end. And, if he were to do something so foolish, it wouldn't last.
He may be worried about future ventures too.  First -- acting. He has no guarantee of being successful at this and he must know it. That has to be scary.
Then, the jewelry. I sincerely hope and pray that I don't offend anyone here -- we all have a right to our different tastes. Maks is dealing with the men's jewelry, and, let's face it, most men won't wear jewelry other than a watch or wedding ring. Two women who interviewed Maks for a TV (or radio) show said they would love to buy a piece for their husbands, but they don't wear jewelry. Remember the gold chains of the 70s? That was a fad that didn't last too long. Most men who would go around now with a shirt unbuttoned down to there and a chain on would be ridiculed. The biggest clients for this would be for a costume (Halloween or other) or dancing. Hipsters and gays would go for it, but most hipsters couldn't affort it . The stuff is NOT cheap. This is an Italian company, and Italians don't always have the same tastes as Americans. Italy is where most of the jewelry would be sold, and I don't know if Maks' promotion of it would do that much good. 
I'm just rambling and rattling and trying to made sense of the world and hope I haven't offended anyone. If you disagree with me, I won't be upset, and would want to know. I get a lot from others' opinions that are different from mine.

Annie i don't know what's going on with Maks...i wish i did...but i don't think there are any cut and dried answers...we are trying to understand him from our points of view on life and thats not going to work because he comes from a different place...i think Meryl understands his world because the ice skating world is similar to the dance world...or why he's doing different things...but right now all i do know is that since he came back from India this man who has done so much to help with charities that are aimmed at preventing bullying and abuse....has himself been the recipient of it on sm....he is going through alot of big life changes right now too....so maybe we don't need to understand him...maybe we just need to "hold his hand"...while he works it out...

And, you can imagine how he was bullied when he came to this country and lived in Brooklyn, NY, and was a dancer! Boys in this country who take dancing are generally considered to be sissies, gay, or somehow warped. Here, especially in Texas, it's all about huntin' and fishin'. In Europe there is not the same attitude about boys' dancing; there are historical reasons for this that I won't go into now. Just think -- Maslow's hierarchy of needs and how much older Europe is than the U.S. and has had more time to fulfull the basic needs and then move onto the arts. Nothing against hunters here, and I think it's easier for grown men to take dancing lessons.
 

gabriele wrote:

april6263 wrote:

CEK40 wrote:

April what is happening....I hate it when I am so late and something happens...I feel like I have let you all down by not being here....

You didn't let anyone down....that pic of Maks and the model came out the one with her arm around him and Luv just had a hard time with it and said she was going to log off for tonight because she didn't wnt to ruin anyones evening...then she logged off before we could tell her she was ok and to stay on...i think she'll be back tomorrow....Gabriele is here and still good...Tango and Gunner haven't been on tonight, but i think Tango said she had a dance thing this weekend she had to go out of town for and wouldn't be on this weekend...so i think she'll be back...don't know where Gunner is.....
 

You can see the member's last posts by clicking on their name in the members list.  Maybe we should send private messages out to Gunner, Tango and Luv.   (((((group hugs)))))
 

thats a great idea Gabriele

april6263 wrote:

JetmamaDiDi wrote:

april6263 wrote:

I think they'll be back....haven't seen gunner or Tango tonight but i think i remember Tango saying she had a weekend trip to a dance thing this weekend and would be gone for a few days....Luv was just having a bit of a rough night I guess...she left right as i got here...i really didn't get to talk to her much...don't know where Gunner is.....

Gunner is just really upset by Maks' actions with bikini babe....from the first photo. She signed on that night and signed right off--with only like one or two posts. The next nite she came back and was on for a little while and said she was taking a break.

I hope she decides to come back

 Me too....I told her we wanted her to come back when she is ready---and then I talked about quilting, hoping she would feel better.  When life gives you scraps, make quilts!

annieahoy wrote:

april6263 wrote:

JetmamaDiDi wrote:

HEy--maybe we should enlist Peta to help us figure out what is going on with the Italian trip?!

Honestly, tho, with no intention to defend, I haven't seen a photo of Maks yet in Italy in which he looks happy. Most are just "there" looks--to me. Makes me wonder if Meryl told him she isn't ready--or was never ready--and said to do whatever he wanted--so he is!! Just doesn't seem like Bikini Babe is wife material at her age. Maybe he really has commitment issues despite the talk.  

LOL...hey i like the idea of enlisting Peta.....ummmmm....speaking of her do you think she knows if Tommy brings her some "special brownies"  she should be careful about eating them?????LOL

I'd like to talk to Peta too, because she knows Maks and I think she likes Meryl. I read that the reason Maks dumped Peta was, in his words, "I just wasn't feeling it anymore." This tells me that what he was feeling for Peta was infatuation, not love. 
 

LOL...I do kind of like Peta ...LOL

CEK40 wrote:

april6263 wrote:

annieahoy wrote:

April, you're the one who posted the videos for us; you know, the four videos that explained how Maks feels about Meryl. He articulated so beautifully his opinion of her, his admiration, so many great things he said that it almost sounded like a Nicholas Sparks novel. How could he go from that to the man we think we are seeing now? 
I don't want anything I say to sound like a defense of Maks or Meryl; I'm just trying to make sense of it all because that's how my psyche works. It's easy to defend Meryl, but I don't know about Maks now. I'm wondering if he's sort of gone off the deep end over the DWTS thing. If you saw him on Extra when Tony asked if he would like to judge, Maks' face lit up and he said, of course I would judge -- I have a lot to say! I think he took it for granted that he could be hired as a judge, and when that didn't happen, it may have thrown him into a tailspin. He may be acting out now without saying it but perhaps his attitude is this: Well! DWTS rejected me and some people may look down on me for that, so I'll show everybody!  I'll go on this five-day luxury trip to Italy and take a woman with me. How many of YOU were important enough to be invited? He may actually be trying to mask pain and going about it all wrong.
Let's face it -- he's not going to marry this girl unless he has gone completely off the deep end. And, if he were to do something so foolish, it wouldn't last.
He may be worried about future ventures too.  First -- acting. He has no guarantee of being successful at this and he must know it. That has to be scary.
Then, the jewelry. I sincerely hope and pray that I don't offend anyone here -- we all have a right to our different tastes. Maks is dealing with the men's jewelry, and, let's face it, most men won't wear jewelry other than a watch or wedding ring. Two women who interviewed Maks for a TV (or radio) show said they would love to buy a piece for their husbands, but they don't wear jewelry. Remember the gold chains of the 70s? That was a fad that didn't last too long. Most men who would go around now with a shirt unbuttoned down to there and a chain on would be ridiculed. The biggest clients for this would be for a costume (Halloween or other) or dancing. Hipsters and gays would go for it, but most hipsters couldn't affort it . The stuff is NOT cheap. This is an Italian company, and Italians don't always have the same tastes as Americans. Italy is where most of the jewelry would be sold, and I don't know if Maks' promotion of it would do that much good. 
I'm just rambling and rattling and trying to made sense of the world and hope I haven't offended anyone. If you disagree with me, I won't be upset, and would want to know. I get a lot from others' opinions that are different from mine.

Annie i don't know what's going on with Maks...i wish i did...but i don't think there are any cut and dried answers...we are trying to understand him from our points of view on life and thats not going to work because he comes from a different place...i think Meryl understands his world because the ice skating world is similar to the dance world...or why he's doing different things...but right now all i do know is that since he came back from India this man who has done so much to help with charities that are aimmed at preventing bullying and abuse....has himself been the recipient of it on sm....he is going through alot of big life changes right now too....so maybe we don't need to understand him...maybe we just need to "hold his hand"...while he works it out...

Well said April...

wish i knew how to start a hastag thing on twitter....i would get fans to send him #holdmyhand  ...nothing else just #holdmyhand to show him some support....