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OLD - the scourge of modern day relationships?

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Kiddangersquiff · 21/05/2021 21:29

Many many moons ago when OLD dating was new, I tried it and thought it was shite. I was in my early 20s.

I then met some one - the old fashioned way, got married blah blah and split up two years ago. (Mid 40s now) I’ve not even thought about dating yet as I’ve been put off by my twatty ex!

Whilst I was married many of my friends were OLD and got burned - rinse and repeat. There seemed to be a script which the men worked from.

Then lockdown happened and I’ve noticed that several people I know entered ‘bubbles’ with men they’d just met online having intense relationships with complete dickheads. Normally we would meet for drinks and vet them out, they’d see each other once or twice a week and see how it went but this past year of lockdown sped the process up massively. Once everything opened up the men they were seeing fucked off.

I have two male family members who see 3/4 women at once. All through OLD. It’s like a sweet shop for dick heads.

Is this the future of dating? Have men lost respect for women as they can just log in on line and pick another. Is it really ok to just swipe and swipe until some takes your interest like a catalogue? What if you just take a really bad picture but your a real catch in RL?

Mind boggles me.

OP posts:
MistySkiesAfterRain · 21/05/2021 22:43

It doesn't have to be. There are local singles nights and speed dating events that are fun. I'm waiting a few more months as I think I'd prefer to be back to more normality.

JustGotToKeepOnKeepingOn · 21/05/2021 23:14

I'm constantly being told that I'll never meet anyone unless I get into OLD. But I'm with you OP, I find it all very depressing. Full of chancers. I'm told it's a numbers game but I'm not sure I've got the energy for an endless stream of first (and last) dates. I've got a friend who has worked her way through most of match.com and is now engaged to a man she met online during lockdown. None of her friends or family have ever even met him. The mind boggles.

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