Where have all the fit, interesting and available men gone (part 26)

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Oooh brand new thread!

Lol Lou :o

well done elasta, i hope the horse recovers quickly

i spoke to the kids and they seemed happier than earlier which is good

and to top it off dp took me out for a surprise meal, so its been a lovely evening

Thats nice for you lou

A friend of mine has just been round for dinner so I showed her the new horse, who was very sweet and pleased to see us as she chomped through her hay.

My friend thinks it is my role in life to care for others, which is why I now have a houseful of kids, dogs, horses, and au apair / her bf etc. My ex would have had a fit!!

She is probably right. Although the new horse will no doubt cost me a fortune at the vet I will sleep better as a result of taking her

can i come live with you and you take care of me please?

elasta's home for tired single parents - can I come please?

Hey everyone, quick post, am on the ferry on the way to France [hgrin]

Mess dinner was lovely, I really enjoyed it and felt fabulous in the dress (whoever said woof you are right, what a terrible name for a dress!)

Raf met my folks this morning and they all got on like a house on fire [hsmile]

Will catch up with you all when I am back on the 1st. Assume we are all still good to meet up on the 12th?

I woofed, mily! Glad you had a great time though. I'm definitely still on for the 12th.

Rugby guy came over yesterday, we watched a bit of X Factor but didn't see the end . I think he's a bit self conscious because he's been unable to train since he sustained an injury about three months ago and could do with losing some weight. Out of shape guys aren't really to my taste, let alone 27yo ones who are 13" taller than me, but he is SO lovely and clearly thinks I'm great that I don't care I haven't been adored in a long time, in fact I think the last time was about 1994...

Have fun MILY!

Yay for horse rescue, more settled kids and lou's meal out.

I am all sorted for 12th. Well, lost track am i staying with mate or MILY and where am i going anyway?

First Sunday in weeks with no Carrot. Feel lost. Damn family commitments.

Enjoy being adored Lilac :)

hi All, MILY, Lilac, Gald all is gong well.

No word from doc or anyone else! Have given up on the dating atm, just not in the right place.

Mum is not too bad, my brother took her to the beach today with his children, said she really enjoyed it.

New horse has had a bath and is eating her head off. She went out in the field for the first time in ages and careered arounf then rolled in the mud -just after her bath. Vet in the morning to see what if anything we can do for her. Dont want to put her down but she has an horrible infection in her shoulder and spine, which has been left untreated for over a year so dont know if it will be curable. Mind you she is bright enough so fingers crossed for her.

Anyone else want to join elastas home for waifs and strays? Come right in [hgrin]

Hi all, got a cold and my weekend of r&r went wrong today and ended up at our 'local hospital' about 35 miles away with DD on assessment ward all afternoon. She is OK but they suspected something nasty.

Still in touch with LG and will go round to his when he's got organised.

glad she is ok but sorry she isnt well eve

i have a long post to make but i am not risking it atm as my connection is playing up!

tho it was ok then but i bet if i risk it , it will piss about again

hello all, can't believe its monday again, weekends seem to fly by!

eve - hope DD is feeling better now, and you can both enjoy the week's R&R

elasta - well done re horse rescue! you can put my name down for the waifs and strays home although I am not in the least waif like unfortunately

looking forward to the 12th - did we decide on a venue in the end? If so can someone remind me, if nothings been agreed already can I ask for something central London-ish (like Covent Garden area) if possible.....

in the meantime I have a mountain of 'month-end' work to complete today (my last day in the office this week) and a full day's assessment and interview to struggle through on thursday. no idea what will take 7 hours, but not looking forward to it in the slightest :(. and of course to round off what will be a crap week, I have the prospect of WM turning me down on Sat to look forward to.

Of course it could all go brilliantly, but rather like Bridget Jones, as soon as one part of my life starts going ok, another falls spectacularly to pieces. Which means either I'll have some epic fail at the assessment, or will all go disastrously with WM. Or indeed both if my luck is really bad

Songe, positive mental attitude please. So what if WM fails to fall for your charms, at least you will know and can move on. Anyway it might go the other way.

I've got a chest infection so haven't got dressed yet and this is my only day off this week. DD is better now, phew.

Com on sponge, it might just all go your way. sending you positive vibes!!

eve, pleased to hear about your dd, bummer having a chest infection, it is rotten when you are ill and a LP as you just have to keep going.

Am off to take new horse down to vet for x ray. Need to find out if anything majorly wrong with her back so can decide whether we can keep her or put her down - either way at least she wont starve to death somewhere in a field this winter.

Will check in later - wave to all

positivity!!

good luck with horse... does it have a name?

:( for hospital and chest infection.

i have pmt, too much enforced bonding with my family and i am missing carrot

Its a good thing me and carrot aren't dating... he may as well move in if we were judging by the amount we see each other

That is pretty funny flame - you are now 'not dating' on a daily basis

Called Dottie before I got her BTW. Have another already called Lottie!

Wow, have just had a message from Doc

'bad weekend baby, have just recovered from a terrible eye infection X'

WTF! That has got to be the lamest excuse I have heard in a very long time!!!

Now call me a cynic but that also strikes me as something of a generic txt - he has never, ever called me baby, and have not heard from him for over a week!!

Might txt back, 'Was this meant for me? Must have been a really awful illness to affect yr ability to read my message or even txt a reply??'

What do that dating jury make of that Am I being too mean

elasta know what you mean, i would be a little sceptical too....however i am possibly just bitter and twisted :)

Or I might just ignore him sponge....Want to share a nice cold glass of bitter and twisted with me? Ice and lemon???

elasta, just ignore it! He clearly is struggling to remember which girl is which as he's seen so many. Another one who is keeping his options open, I suspect.

As for me, well I did enjoy being adored, for as long as it lasted, but I have just ended it with rugby guy. We have had lots of conversations about the disparity in our plans for the future, and gone round in circles over and over, both tonight and several times last week. He wants to meet someone he can fall for and marry, though he doesn't mind whether he has children or not. I would love to meet someone who can be my partner for the rest of my life, but I don't seriously expect that to happen. I cannot see myself ever getting married again, and we had talked it over so many times. We get on brilliantly but it isn't enough, he wants a committed relationship that leads to marriage, and I don't. Seeing each other might be enjoyable, very much so, but after years of falling short of ExH's expectations, I do not want to put myself through that with someone else.

So yet again, my Lovestruck profile gets dusted off and put back on public view. Now I just need to meet someone my own age and stop sleeping with unsuitable toyboys before dumping them

never stop sleeping with unsuitable toy boys!

Agree... not liking the doc text. Ignore.

My non-relationship isn't even just a nakedness thing as that doesn't happen every time. The man is clearly completely nuts, but v nice so will let him off.

Hi All

Elasta Ahh at the horse hope you can get her treated. at Doc oh well better to know sooner rather than later that he isn't worth the time or effort.You will meet someone eventually but why settle for mr right now when looking for mr right can be tiresome but also fun.

Mily Glad you had a nice time at the mess.Enjoy France.

Eve Glad your DD is better and hope you recover from your chest infection soon.Sending hugs your way.

Sponge Don't worry about WM i'm sure you are too good for him anyway.If he doesn't seem interested at the party at least you will know either way and onto the next

I have had the greatest time with DG.He has been here since friday night.Is staying this week so i get to see him every night when he is in from work.We took the ds's to the cinema on saturday and i think he did find it a little difficult at first as they are a handful at times especially ds1.He sent me a text from work yesterday though that he couldn't wait to get home from work and see me and the boys

I have ONE 7yr old boy here for a sleepover. How has the volume tripled?? Strawberry has a cut on her forehead (scratch) that she kept knocking the top off and it dribbling in her eye so she now has a giant hello kitty plaster on her head!

I have pmt.

Oh and changed fb pic to one that looked like me and my sister were snogging and our relationships to "its complicated"... bad move. Many concerned texts :o