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Where have all the fit, interesting and available men gone (part 24)

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Remotew · 12/08/2010 20:45

Hello!

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hatesponge · 18/08/2010 15:31

hello all, and GD/FS welcome to the thread :)

have heard from DS2 on hols who seems to be having fun, so all ok there at present. DS1 also seems to be fine if a little :( as he is not used to being without his brother for more than a couple of days.

anyhoo.....elasta what's the lastest re your date? when are you meeting again? sounds like he could have potential!

mily - any more replies yet? I have to agree that when i was still doing the online stuff most of the guys I emailed directly either didnt reply, or were a bit halfhearted. any dates I got were ones who made the first move, which is a bit sad really. I also found all ones I did actually go on dates with were without exception less attractive in real life, either in looks or personality. One I suspect must have photoshopped his photos.....

Also think being in proximity to London does bring out the proper weirdos, as kdk's experience will bear out. I have also had a few crackers. Low points were the ones who cant spell (yet describe themselves as educated...clearly not well enough to master a spellcheck!), the overly religious ones, or the downright creepy. Or the very short. That tends to account for most of the men out there. I do think there are some gems out there, but very few. Always felt a bit like looking for a needle in a haystack Grin

Whats this about hunting in packs? Count me in for that!

Wedding man is at mine tomorrow. Am going home tonight to do a cleaning blitz and if I can persuade him to stay for dinner, am wheeling out the lasagne ;) still not sure, but he does text me far more than I would expect given how little we know each other. And I know looks wise he could do ever so much better than me. We'll see. Am not pinning all my hopes on it, but it is keeping me entertained :)

kdk · 18/08/2010 16:11

Have just had message from 70-year-old asking can we be friends ... let me see, I think not - though maybe we could be grandfather and granddaughter?

Remotew · 18/08/2010 16:12

Hope it goes well tomorrow night Sponge.

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kdk · 18/08/2010 16:15

Have been complete bitch and sent him message back saying Am looking for partner not grandfather so probably not but happy to pass his details on to my widowed mother.

Not nice I know but am completely fed up with munters and OAPs ....

kdk · 18/08/2010 16:43

And good luck tomorrow Sponge! Keep us posted .... and stop putting yourself down, you are a beautiful woman and don't need to do that to yourself.

sincitylover · 18/08/2010 16:57
Grin
Remotew · 18/08/2010 18:17

KDK ouch Grin. I can remember a munter kept sending me messages critising my old profile which was written as I'd had enough of old ugly farts appearing in my inbox. His profile was really dissing the women on the site as I guess he had had no luck whatsoever. I got sick of him saying stuff like 'I bet you've got them queueing (sp) up' etc so I sent a message back telling him that my profile obviously is more sucessful than his. He saw that as a response and asked me to MSN him. Hmm I'd rather stick pins in my eyes so ignored and he deleted his profile that night. Poor buggar.

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GreenDemon · 18/08/2010 18:29

70?!? Urgh

kdk · 18/08/2010 18:39

To make it worse, my profile on that site says I'm 40 - that's a massive 30-year gap .....

GreenDemon · 18/08/2010 18:43

Is there no option to filter who messages?

I like reading about other people's lives :o I have told 2 people in rl, but I know that the majority will give me a speech about it being too soon, and am I sure I'm ready etc. No. I'm not sure. It might be too soon, but if I sit round waiting for life happen when I am sure it could never happen.

kdk · 18/08/2010 18:55

On some sites you can filter who you get messages from but not all - I'd like a spelling and intelligence filter to go along with the age - to be honest, the age thing isn't the biggest problem - it's the complete lack of charm, intelligence, culture, ability to string a sentence together coupled with the age (or youth) and a complete and utter lack of fitness that bothers me

Not that I'm at all fussy or anything

Goes off to investigate dog breeding or other way of passing lonely old age ....

Betty79 · 18/08/2010 19:06

Hey ladies,

just chipping in to say on pof you can filter the age and only accept messages from certain age ranges. Not sure about other sites tho.

I had fun when I was 'online dating' and there are a few of us that now have dp's from it on here. So there is hope, but just dont take it too seriously and if they dont reply to messages...NEXT! I know a lot of ladies say wait for the men to message you, but well if I hadnt of sent any messages I would be with my current dp!

I've just finished work for 2 weeks, woohoo. Off on hols to spain fri for 11 days! Grin Was really upset about not seeing dp for over 2 weeks, but have got used to the idea now (felt like a bit of a love struck teenager lol)

mummyilubyou · 18/08/2010 21:13

does winking work??Hmm

I mean, I've been winked at a coupla times and not from anyone I would wink back at iyswim....but am wondering if a wink at a cute bloke rather than a message is the thing....

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elastamum · 19/08/2010 11:38

Hi mummy! I might add someone to my favourites but generally I just write a short and hopefully witty message. Probably 80% dont go anywhere but I dont take it very seriously.

Sailor has been texting me on and off this week. Sent me a message late last night asking if I was back home - have been working down south this week and was out with a girlfrind - so I have sent him my home phone no!! - no mobile reception here - and told him I am around later today.

Lets see if he calls Wink

aurorastargazer · 19/08/2010 15:41

omg 24????

aurorastargazer · 19/08/2010 16:02

had probs with the crap services agency, 3 times i've had to tell them the same thing since bloody march and 3 times they've let him get away with paying £10/fortnight even he's working ft with overtime Sad is that ll his daughter si relaly wotrth to him? Sad

whiteandnerdy · 19/08/2010 16:07

Oh crund I forgot I've had a pay rise this year! Do I have to work out if it's a 5% increase on when I was last assessed?

Monty100 · 19/08/2010 19:03

W&N - Depends what your pay rise is. Do the maths Biscuit. What does crund mean exactly?

Aurora - 24 what?? lol, I didn't get that, I must have missed something. Yep, many lone parents don't receive sufficient support Sad. The boys seem to think it's their right to keep their money to themselves, sadly.

Monty100 · 19/08/2010 19:06

Sorry, how very rude of me, waves to everyone.

Betty have a great holiday. Smile

elastamum · 19/08/2010 20:46

Oh hi all, I have another date with sailor!!

He has just rung and invited me out for lunch on Sunday. I couldnt do Saturday night as I am out with the girls! Feeling very pleased with myself! Grin

mummyilubyou · 19/08/2010 20:46

hey Monty, how are you?

24 of these threads I think

thank goodness tomorrow is friday, just have to endure XH here for the day with the dds (at least no laundry this time [grins]) and make it past a conference call with a customer that I am dreading at 1pm-ish......

looking forward to speading the morning with DD1 on Saturday - lovely friend is having DD2 for a few hrs so DD1 and I can spend some time together - we basically hardly ever get any time 121....

still not a squeak out of any of the mice on SWK or GSM that I actually could imagine connecting with....

mummyilubyou · 19/08/2010 20:47

ooh, oooh elasta, so you should and goodness I am Envy

GreenDemon · 19/08/2010 20:55

Ooh yay for sailor date!

£10/fortnight?! Shock How can some men be such knobs? At the moment we have come to the arrangement that I am getting what I need to live, and the extra that I "should" get (from csa type calculations) we are paying off the credit cards to clear our joint debt. So many of my friends are all "Rargh, the debts are in his name, take the lot and leave him destitute" kind of thing, but I am of the opinion that we made the debts together, regardless of name, and that taking every penny he has means he will just have to live in a teeny bedsit and will never be able to have the children, and I need him to have the children!

#1 has his DD for the weekend, so can't meet him (he wanted to meet for coffee Sunday evening, but I have mine back again by then and no babysitter this weekend).

#3 (henceforth known as "the hobbit") is bloody rude and is going away for the weekend. Not that I had asked him out or decided if I would or wait for him, but still....

Oooh ooh and not men related, but I managed to get DD2 to sleep by herself in the cot without me holding her :o

lou33 · 19/08/2010 21:13

good news elasta, and gd re dc :)

i've been having major issues yet again with dd1, which is why i havent been online, i am hopeful they have now been resolved

i do hope so, she has been told she is on her v last and final chance, after all she is 18 and as i reminded her, she is legally an adult, so i could boot her out to fend for herself

i have told dp to go have a night out with the lads tomorrow night instead of coming down, as he didnt sign up for the stress and aggro, and to come to see us saturday pm instead

aside from that i have v little to report

oh the puppy has settled in really well, him and dora are good buddies already, it's really sweet

dp has told ds1 he will take him to work with him next weekend, so ds is mega excited about it

he said ds2 can go with him next time

:)

hope everyone is ok

mummyilubyou · 19/08/2010 21:15

GD, good stuff on DD2, what age?

my DD2 is at the potty training stage and that is adding to the grey hairs it has to be said......even if I wasn't celibate atm (FFS 10 months arghhhhh) the potty training thing would be a very effective contraceptive

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