Well, I have a date lined up with Beardy McBeardface for a week's time. He's given me his number, so I need to send him a message and hope he doesn't turn into a sex pest.
I've already done a bit of online stalking to verify he is a real person, which he is. However, I have my doubts over whether he actually lives in London, which is potentially a problem for me - like WavingNotDrowning, I want to date someone who actually lives nearby.
I think he's probably less attractive IRL (he seems to have chosen photos strategically), but he seems to be a nice bloke who wouldn't be against something long term with the right girl, so I'm willing to take a punt. Oh, I just want a nice guy. The rest is negotiable.
I did have another message from a guy whose profile I had viewed before who looked normal, but by the time I logged on (an hour after he had sent the message), his account had been deleted. Weird. I kinda hope he had found someone, but that also means he was sending hopeful messages to other woman an hour before he decided he had found his one. OLD is just strange.
justmeand2DC Two dates is too soon to tell with OLD (she says from bitte experience). At that point, he could still be putting on a front. Spend more time with him, hope for the best, but do not invest until you're sure you've met the 'real' him.
OutToGetYou No sex messages, but plenty of crap messages like "hi how ru aaarrrghh y does it say i need2rit a longer msggg fgdfgfdgdfg". The longer messages requirement is to screen out those who can't write a coherent sentence. Apparently this point is lost on many.