As I was answering and comparing match questions, I've repeatedly desired to add a bit more to my own answers for varying reasons ... hence this post, and any that follow after it.  First, a general rule, if I answer "I don't know" or any variant thereof, I think it's a bit skeezy for me to request a specific answer, so any "I don't know's" are automatically irrelevant 

Imagine that, while driving your own car at night, you hit a deer. Assuming neither you nor your passengers are injured, what would be your first concern?

The deer - Is it ok, dead, or suffering?

This would be my first reaction ... followed closely by the car; though I would certainly welcome the venison. 

Who is worse? A person in a committed relationship who cheats on their partner or a single person who leads someone in a relationship to cheat?

The person who cheats on their partner.

I'll add - both for here and for future reference - that cheating means violating the established boundaries in a relationship, whatever they may be.  It's not about monogamy, it's about trust, consensus, and cooperation.  That said, if one is in an off stage of an on-and-off, it is morally permissable for them to act outside the bounds of the relationship/their partner(s)' wishes. 

Would you ever seriously date someone half your age?

No

At least not at this point ... someone half my age - as of this writing - would be in middle school, and would thus be too young to consent to sex with an adult man.  Once both parties were old enough to consent, it would be a rather different matter.

Are you totally anti-war?

No

But I do believe that there are very specific circumstances when war is morally permissable, and specific rules of engagement for a just war. If you want my thoughts on a specific war, just ask.

How does owning pets compare to raising children?

They're similar. Pets can prepare you for kids.

In very limited, general ways.  Still, having fur-babies before having human ones is something I'd recommend. 

Would you like to live in a small community where everyone lives and works together, and where all property and possessions are owned collectively?

Yes

At least worth trying for a while. 

How do you take care of household pests (cockroaches, spiders and the like)?

I'm Not Sure

Technically, this should be "Depends on the critter" ... some I'll co-habitate with, others I'll relocate, while I'll destroy (and/or introduce predators to destroy) ones that pose an active threat to my life, health or property.  Ones I'll kill include mice, rats, flies, roaches, and some spiders (just the dangerous ones).

Recently I've tried to initiate conversations with people both here and elsewhere and have gotten no response whatsoever - and frankly, that annoys me. Call it what you will, but I'd prefer some sort of reply - even an insulting and profanity-laced message telling me to go away - than to just be ignored. Part of this is because with silence I tend to over-analyze things and almost ruminate on what caused the silence - whether that person doesn't want to talk to me, or if there's one of a thousand other reasons. Which, in turn makes it more likely for me to try again - and make everyone's life that more unpleasant.

I've toyed with astrology on and off for years, not doing more than scratching the surface ... until a friend talked me into looking at an interactive version of my birth chart that laid everything bare. Suddenly, all my odd facets and quirks made sense in light of all the amount of detail. I spent most of yesterday afternoon and evening, plus a few hours today exploring both my chart and astrology as a whole. The more I read, the more sense it made, despite the seemingly illogical nature of it all.

I yearn for another
Who'll let me come beside her
And love her tenderly.
The four years of solitude
With no lovers and few friends
Take their toll on my soul,
The sands wearing a great hollow
Inside my inner being.
Though strong, my resolve crumbles
Like a brittle twig in the wind.
How I long for intimacy
Washing down on me like rain;
But alas, all I see are empty mesas
Called "Out of reach" and "Could have been".

Lord, let me escape this lonely desert,
Windblown with heartache and pain
Strewn with drifting memories
Of a time at the shore, long ago.
Bring me at least to a forest,
A pleasant refuge from the heat;
Or better yet to the sea again,
To let me nurture and be nurtured
By the companion built to compliment me
And the beacon to call me home.

Perhaps this vast expanse is just a
Sandbar, built up to unnatural size
Upon the reef of independence
Or upon the rock of pride.
If that is so, let me pass over
And again feel the breeze of passion
Caress my wounded soul;
And the gentle tides of tenderness
Revive my parched heart,
Thirsting for The One.