To blatantly use you all to sound off about something nice?

[Welshmaenad]

I went on a date today, and it was lovely.

I've had a really shit few years. Really shit. Had my heart broken, become chronically ill, just had loads of crap going on. Had given up hope of finding anybody lovely who would look past all my medical issues and see me for who I was, and be interested in that person. But today I had a coffee date, and it was brilliant, and I didn't want to leave to pick the kids up. And we're having lunch on Thursday. And even if things don't pan out, I would very happily be friends with him, he's really funny and thoughtful.

Squee.

Sorry, as you were. Just a bit of niceness on a Tuesday.

Squee indeedy!

That's lovely. I hope so much that things continue so positively and nicely for you - sounds like you're due for a bit of smooth sailing!

Aw. That's great x have a great second date

Well I hope you have a great lunch on Thursday I hope things are on the up for you

How very refreshing - here’s to meeting nice people

Lovely news. I hope it goes really well

Lovely to hear! You've boosted my (Christmas induced) flagging morale.

How fantastic, have a great date on Thursday.

How was lunch?

What a lovely thread :) Thank you for sharing your happiness, I hope things go well for you in future!

@FloraMacDonald lunch was lovely and 4 hours long I am really hopeful for a third date!

How lovely! Hope you have date 3.

I had a lovely date last night (date 4) after 4 years of brutal online dating ❤️🎄

I love the bit about wanting to be friends with him anyway. That's immediately what I knew when I met DH: that even if we didn't get together, he would hopefully be in my life as we got on so well.

Good luck!

@SavageBeauty73 hurrah for excellent dates! Online dating can be brutal can't it??

We are liaising to arrange date 3 before Christmas ☺️

That's lovely

How did you meet him,

Get innnnnnnnn!!!!!

This thread is awesome! :)

Brief update - third date on Monday.

He has booked us a spa day!!!!

Most excellent ! Have a fab day

He sounds a keeper! Look forward to an update.

I'm meeting mine for date 5 a week Friday...he's gone away with his kids.

That's amazing! Keep posting updates for all of us living vicariously!

How was it???? @Welshmaenad

That's nice to hear.

@SavageBeauty73 it was lovely - he's only just left (we got a Chinese, I was pretty well behaved )

Spa day was just lovely, then we went for coffee after our lunch, and decided we weren't done talking so he came back here to meet the cats.

More squee.

Aah, lovely! Squee for you!

I did an actual squee for you!