How far did you go to get your man?

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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?

Errrrr well, we used to live about a hundred miles apart so we both used to travel a fair amount. He moved in with me, though.

God, this is depressing. I was myself. I met a man who really liked me for who I was, and luckily, I really liked him too 🤷‍♀️.

How can anybody be happy if they have to put on an act with the person closest to them?

The type of man who only likes fake looking women would not be of interest to me.
I would also strongly advise against getting pregnant to try and bag a man.
Men do not feel obliged to marry anyone even if they are pregnant. They certainly do not stay with these women. They also quite often don’t want anything to do with these children. It’s vile behaviour on both sides.

I pretended I could tolerate watching football (couldn't pretend I liked it). These days I go to another room and scroll on my phone/read a book. The noise from the commentators grates.

I still listen politely and ask questions when getting a rundown of what happened after the match or gossip during transfers 🤣

I've done this too!

This is the one. I'm completely devoted to my DH and would never flirt, let alone cheat. I am friendly but cool with men. I am beating them off with a stick! I am attractive, but that isn't the reason. The reason is that I don't care, and people always want what they can't have. It is a law of nature.

I went out with my butterfly net and killing jar and hid behind bushes to bag my prey, ready to kill it and pin it in a glass case.

Or no, I didn't.

I had to sneak out as well I think family wanted me to die a virgin and that wasn't going to happen so had to sneak out with big coat on then try not to make noise sneaking back in tipsy. Luckily my gang of friends would aid and abet my attempts to escape 😅

I bought 'You Spin Me Round' by Dead or Alive so I could lend it to a boy, but it was the other single he liked. Yes, Dead or Alive had another single.

Waste of bloody money and I got nowhere.

This too. If someone wants to date the sort of woman who appears on Love Island, they aren't the man for me. I am not attracted to the fake look in men: Turkey teeth and oiled abs are an active turnoff. I assume that the sort of man who likes fake tan, fake tits and fake teeth is not interested in a woman being an equal partner, more a trophy.

Yeah I agree with this. This is the type of man who berates you for not snapping back into your jeans at five days postpartum.

We made friends at work, did nice things for each other and a year later realised we liked each other and the rest is history. There was no bagging 😂

Now I have to google the other single they had!

Well off and successful are not the only traits women should be lookin for in a partner though. The way I look at it, man number one has been swayed by looks and good luck to her trying to keep up with that for the rest of her life. Man number two left his previous girlfriend over unfounded allegations, and good luck to your friend trying to build a supportive relationship with him.

yes. they are not cats. cats like to stay in bags, boxes or circles drawn on the floor

don't think I ever bagged a man. usually just oblivious until they get tired of making subtle hints and either go away or say something directly. if I like someone, I make awful jokes, act like I have lost all my brain cells and generally make myself unattractive. if someone is still there despite that, and me ignoring all the hints - then we are onto a winner! lol

I don’t know know anyone who didn’t anything in particular

Thus is a very weird idea

Lol, nothing I was just myself and he came to me, if a man needs to be "got" or "bagged" then I am not sure if he really is your man.

He asked me out, I said no he was too scruffy for me; he scrubbed up and asked me out again so I said yes. We clicked, had a good time together and that was that! I told him I wasn't interested in anything casual at that time, he wasn't either.

IME when a bloke wants you, he'll do everything to see you. This was my experience pre-DH as well. Not that those didn't break up of course, but the driving over to see me for the 20 minutes he had free that day etc.

No bagging needed. Met through shared interest, started dating, engaged after four months married a year after that, 33 years ago.

As @ManateeFair says, they don't sound like men worth "bagging"
If they are so shallow and easily swayed then it will happen again.

I do have a friend who pretended to be into things like tough mudders and mountain biking to get her man. She spent years going on sporty holidays she hated and going for runs at the weekend in all weathers before finally coming clean!

After him telling me he never wanted marriage and DC we split.. I spent a year in South America...had an amazing time (nanny for diplomatic family)..
On my return we got back together and within a month I was pregnant with our first child...33 yrs and 3 DCs later still together..
So in answer to your question.. about 6,000 miles!

Technically I suppose I “stole” my husband? He was in an open relationship, we were friends with benefits and fell in love, so he left that relationship to be (monogamously) with me. I didn’t exactly do it on purpose though. Nearly 7 years and 2 kids later, we’re very happy.

I am the higher earner though, I suppose that’s what I get for failing to fake tan 😂

I know a few women, average, plain looking, unfit. They had complete makeovers as they couldn't find a boyfriend.

It worked, they're both happily married.

One confessed recently that the maintenance keeping up her looks is very draining.

I don't think I could be bothered with any of it.