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How far did you go to get your man?

154 replies

Bireadwhatiread · 11/12/2023 11:15

Casual acquaintance has lost 20lbs, got fake tan, veneers and extensions and bagged her man.

Another started a gossip campaign to smear her would be man's current girlfriend.

how far did you/someone you know go?

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SnowSwan · 11/12/2023 12:07

I told him it was HUGE and I wasn't sure I could take it all.

Gets them every time.

Bireadwhatiread · 11/12/2023 12:09

Hopefully not for long Chanel and you should attract better quality men or at least say no to lower quality men more easily.

Talking of accomplishments, you've reminded me of former friend who used to call Uni an expensive dating site and chose degree and career for the sole reason of finding a high earning man to support her. Which is possibly going even further than plastic surgery. She is fairly open about it in a "I'm joking but not really type of way." She was actually good at her job but gas bern SAHM for years now.

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AnneLovesGilbert · 11/12/2023 12:09

I need to google Russian lashes

Topjoe19 · 11/12/2023 12:09

I went about 5 miles to a pub. Not too far!

coolkatt · 11/12/2023 12:11

vestedinterests · 11/12/2023 11:34

Huge fake lips, breasts and bum. Acrylics (mani & pedi), fake tan, laminated brows,

Russian lashes, hair bleached to platinum blonde and long and luscious hair extensions.

Also, under eye filler, cheek filler and a face lift.

Fat dissolving injections, loads of very heavy make up, very skimpy and sexy clothing and high heels of course.

I do wear a long puffer coat in this weather though

like most of the uk just now then?

mondaytosunday · 11/12/2023 12:15

Before I joined the dating agency through which I met my husband (not online, this was before that was so ubiquitous)), I lost 50lbs. I had actually lost another 50lbs earlier and steadily lost more while dating the man who convinced me (as he was never going to commit but took his time telling me) to join it. Funnily enough one of the first men I was quite keen on said I was too slim! Ha if he could see me now 😂!

LardoBurrows · 11/12/2023 12:15

He was married so I seduced him then when he tried to dump me I slashed my wrists, boiled his daughter's rabbit and lastly I killed his wife. Yes reader, he is now all MINE.

Neelsplace · 11/12/2023 12:18

I believe that when you want a man, the universe takes care of the rest if he’s the man for you ❤️

SingingSands · 11/12/2023 12:18

He chased me and made a lot of effort. He still does, 26 years later 😀

I did know at girl at uni though, who sacked off almost an entire term to basically hang around the bars where she knew successful footballers would be. She was out nearly every night, slept during the day. It worked, she got herself a player. Didn't last though, he had his turned a few years later. I did feel sorry for her, she was a lovely girl but had created an image of herself that was too hard to keep up.

CumbrianYorkshireHybrid · 11/12/2023 12:19

Bloody hell. The only bag in the description of our relationship is me resembling a bag lady. I couldn't keep up anything fake if I tried. Thirty years and three DC later it clearly worked for us.

Bloodyel · 11/12/2023 12:19

If he's the type to go for fake fan and tits he'll be needing viagara in a few short years, I couldn't be (quite literally) done with that

beautifullittletree · 11/12/2023 12:20

'How far did you go to get your man?'

I met him.

DoAWheelie · 11/12/2023 12:22

I sent him a message on MSN messenger saying "I think I like you" and got back "me too, want to go out for a meal this weekend?".

Followed by 15 years of happiness until I'm sat typing this as he snores away next to me.

If you have to go on a big campaign to trick someone into a relationship then it will never last as they only liked the fake version of you.

SkySecret · 11/12/2023 12:26

Many years ago, a girl came on the scene who fancied my male friend. She dated (used) his buddy to get close to him, and also insulted her supposedly best friend (calling her fat and untalented) because she was jealous that her friend had gone on large group trip that we all went on that she couldn’t afford to attend. (She had asked this best friend to pay for her, and she rightly refused).

No doubt there was other stuff too, I wasn’t close to her. Anyway, he was dumb/desperate enough to end up getting with her and starting a family! 🤣

ChanelNo19EDT · 11/12/2023 12:26

I agree that university can be a bit of a dating agency.

Also, hockey club. That's where the decent guys go. They're up early on a Sunday morning, no hangovers, and they're not shocked by the sight of a healthy woman with rosy cheeks and no mascara. In fact they like what they see.

Gnomegnomegnome · 11/12/2023 12:29

We were both very drunk and can’t remember, we had known each other for years before getting together
Dazzled him with my brains and good looks.

Mothership4two · 11/12/2023 12:31

When I was 19 I met a nice guy through a mutual friend and I had an inkling he was interested. A couple of weeks later MF had dumped her boyfriend and started going out with him. I was a bit confused but thought I'd got it wrong. They went out for two-three weeks max and it fizzled out. He did then ask me out, but, although I did quite like him, I said just be friends due to it being her ex/friend's code. We did stay friends for ages. About a year later by chance I met up with MF's ex flat mate and she told me that she had overheard MF when this guy rang her for my phone number and she really laid it on strong how much she fancied him and wanted to go out with him, etc etc, and so they started dating. Flatmate said she did pull her up on it and MF said she felt guilty, didn't know why she had done it and was "going to do something about it" (obviously didn't). By the time I found out I had ended our 'friendship' due to A LOT of toxic behaviour from her towards me (I could write a book). At the end of the day he did say yes to her - in my eyes she weeded him out for me! However, I really don't understand why she treated me so badly when I had done nothing but be loyal to her - we had been very close friends. I don't even think she fancied him, but wanted to get one over on me and ruined the relationship she was in to do it.

Simonlebonbon · 11/12/2023 12:33

That's not my jam, I'm too lazy in all honesty. Would love to say I'm too confident for all that etc but I'm just outstandingly uninterested in those things. I got lucky though, dh is a catch.

I worked with a young woman once who was beyond stunning. Perfect everything. Blonde, big blue eyes, incredible body, really lovely to chat to. She had naturally really long eyelashes and gorgeous brows. She looked a bit like Emilia Clarke in the first got season, but more natural blonde. Just lovely.

She met some absolute loser who honestly wasn't all that and pretty much morphed herself into his ex. Who was also stunning, but totally different.
She worked out constantly, got her gorgeous hair dyed dark brown, wore more fake tan than ariana grande, dyed her lovely brows black and got lashes like spider legs, and this bit upsets me most, got a breast enlargement on credit card.
Not even 2 months into living together he cheated on her with a sex worker on a stag do and she found out because his mates tagged themselves on fb at the brothel.
She stayed with him, continuing to change her body and appearance and eventually left work for another job so we never knew how she got on after that.
It was about 15 years ago and I think of her often. I hope she left and returned to her fabulous self.

Tarkan · 11/12/2023 12:34

I gave my DH a jägerbomb and showed him a picture of my dog on the night we met. Then when he walked me home I fell over and scraped off the skin all around my elbow. He knew what he was getting that first night. He's picked me up a few more times in the 10 years since then. Grin

Bireadwhatiread · 11/12/2023 12:36

Mothership4two · 11/12/2023 12:31

When I was 19 I met a nice guy through a mutual friend and I had an inkling he was interested. A couple of weeks later MF had dumped her boyfriend and started going out with him. I was a bit confused but thought I'd got it wrong. They went out for two-three weeks max and it fizzled out. He did then ask me out, but, although I did quite like him, I said just be friends due to it being her ex/friend's code. We did stay friends for ages. About a year later by chance I met up with MF's ex flat mate and she told me that she had overheard MF when this guy rang her for my phone number and she really laid it on strong how much she fancied him and wanted to go out with him, etc etc, and so they started dating. Flatmate said she did pull her up on it and MF said she felt guilty, didn't know why she had done it and was "going to do something about it" (obviously didn't). By the time I found out I had ended our 'friendship' due to A LOT of toxic behaviour from her towards me (I could write a book). At the end of the day he did say yes to her - in my eyes she weeded him out for me! However, I really don't understand why she treated me so badly when I had done nothing but be loyal to her - we had been very close friends. I don't even think she fancied him, but wanted to get one over on me and ruined the relationship she was in to do it.

That's not great behaviour but at least she didn't end up with him.

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ghostyslovesheets · 11/12/2023 12:36

While I didn't ‘bag a man’ I did chat up my ex by explaining the off side rule!

honestly if no man just likes you for who you are why would you want them?

Bireadwhatiread · 11/12/2023 12:37

Tarkan · 11/12/2023 12:34

I gave my DH a jägerbomb and showed him a picture of my dog on the night we met. Then when he walked me home I fell over and scraped off the skin all around my elbow. He knew what he was getting that first night. He's picked me up a few more times in the 10 years since then. Grin

Ahah! Going for the injury to get his protective side triggered. Cunning- very cunning! 😅

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FreshWinterMorning · 11/12/2023 12:37

WTAF? Do women actually do this kind of shit to 'bag a man?!' 😆

What actual fresh HELL is this?! 😂

threecupsofteaminimum · 11/12/2023 12:38

I'm sitting at home every night waiting to find mine Grin

Bireadwhatiread · 11/12/2023 12:39

SkySecret · 11/12/2023 12:26

Many years ago, a girl came on the scene who fancied my male friend. She dated (used) his buddy to get close to him, and also insulted her supposedly best friend (calling her fat and untalented) because she was jealous that her friend had gone on large group trip that we all went on that she couldn’t afford to attend. (She had asked this best friend to pay for her, and she rightly refused).

No doubt there was other stuff too, I wasn’t close to her. Anyway, he was dumb/desperate enough to end up getting with her and starting a family! 🤣

That is super manipulative. It sounds like you saw through her though.

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