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Where have all the fit, interesting and available men gone (part 29)

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lilacisinlove · 29/01/2011 20:54

Too good an opportunity to miss!

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Flame · 22/02/2011 16:44

Couple of hours ago squabbling over scrabble Blush

Seriously. I have no reason to think anything else. I hate that I am nuts like this Hmm It is normally easier because I do have several on the go tbh. Its weird - online talking he comes across as a player, but in a person he seems much more quiet.

BeauticianNotMagician · 22/02/2011 16:46

Sorry is taking me an age to update between trips to the looSad

Anyway DG and i are back on Grin Grin

I went out on saturday night with my friend and he had sent me a few random texts on friday.Anyway he text me on saturday to say his phone battery had dided but he knew i was going out and so wanted to let me know if i needed him he was on the work phone.Whilst out i was talking about him and said to my friend i had to talk to him she tried to talk me out of it but i went outside the pub and as i went to dial his number he called me.He said he loved me he cried i cried and we both said why are we arguing especially over my Ex.He agreed to try harder and apologised for in his words 'being a completely selfish knob'.

Then on sunday he turned up at my door.We spoke when the boys went to bed about everything and hopefully is all sorted now.We will be together all weekend on the 5th so will talk some more then.As the phone and text conversations are what cause the problems in the first place.

Flame · 22/02/2011 16:50

:o:o:o:o

lilacisinlove · 22/02/2011 17:03

delighted for you beaut...that should take your mind off your pee problems!

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BeauticianNotMagician · 22/02/2011 17:10

Lilac Hahaha unfotunately nothing is taking my mind off the pee.I hope it has gone by tomorrow.

SparklyMily · 22/02/2011 17:35

think I might have to start saving up for this one

BNM, glad your dad rode to the rescue

Flame, it will be fine

SparklyMily · 22/02/2011 17:44

ooh, oooh, x-post BNM, delighted to hear about DG

adamschic · 22/02/2011 17:52

Glad thing are better Beaut, make him prove himself now. Grin

Nothing much to report, heading out to dance class soon.

Sponge it's probably nothing you've said on POF. I don't call it plenty of shit for nothing. However, it's free so worth hanging on in there, ignore most of them and it's always a nice surprise when someone who can string more than one sentence together and looks acceptable gets in touch. I wouldn't use the site expecting to meet anyone tbh.

lilacisinlove · 22/02/2011 17:58

mily, how about this - Pearl dress on the bottom right?

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SparklyMily · 22/02/2011 17:59

yy, BNM phone and text have a lot to answer for, is really hard when you are apart to get the communication right. V glad he used those words himself as that sounds as though he gets the point here.

FWIW, although my x is less of a nightmare than yours, I have found that gradually over time, with the support of TLM, I have got better at dealing with his nonsense and there are things I no longer do that i used to bend over backwards to accommodate - now i see from a different perspective. If DG can help you there, then that will be a good thing. But it sounds from what you have said before that DG has to recognise your X is just not to be relied upon for anything, full stop

SparklyMily · 22/02/2011 18:02

Lilac, neckline is spot on, tx. Really like the Ranelagh one in pink too - can't do pink but that sahe would work for me I think. And the price works more to the point Grin

could go all Audrey Hepburn with elbow length gloves and a boxy bag

Flame · 22/02/2011 18:30

I wanna come to the wedding and buy a posh frock!!!

persephonesnape · 22/02/2011 18:33

beaut - so glad things seem to be working out with DG.

sponge - belated wow at your weight loss. if i'm getting anywhere near a hot-tub, ineed to drop a couple of stone by June. :) easily done - back on the shred!

just back from sainsburys - followed the yellow-ticket lady around the meat dept (as did quite a lot of folk.. :( ) and got a couple of lumps of fillet steak for £3. down from £11! thats PMs tea this weekend.

i am in wedding dress heaven! I have a lovely fb friend who is getting married in a fifties style this summer - I shall shamelessley filch from her reccies for you miley..

found lovely wee holiday flat in cornwall. only one bedroom though. clearlynot suitable.... Hmm

Flame · 22/02/2011 18:36

Mmmmmmmmmmmm steak. Smurf is meant to be getting me big steak after payday.

I bet Carrot would think holiday with hot tub was totally fine and not at all inappropriate. :o Did I mention I gave up this Sunday??? Shock I saw him on Fri so it doesn't entirely count, but he said he may possibly have to cancel due to mate crisis, and I told him I was v tired anyway so it was fine to just cancel regardless. So. Stopping sleep is the way to wean me off Carrot.

Perfect.

Flame · 22/02/2011 19:08

Ok, so yes, it may possibly have been paranoia since he is on fb telling me to prove my fry up cooking abilities... Blush

Eep. My mum reads my fb.

Hatesponge · 22/02/2011 19:17

thank you all for the kind comments re my weight loss :) i feel a bit of a fraud tbh, i still have so much to lose i probably shouldnt be bragging about it, it (almost) certainly isnt noticeable.

aurora have added you on FB!

beaut, so pleased to hear you and DG have sorted things out, thats great news. hope you are feeling better now as well.

adams, Grin at plenty of shit. wasn't expecting to find my prince on there, but the ones so far I'm not sure I could even face one date with! [fussy] Blush however its not costing me anything so I shouldn't complain....!

persephonesnape · 22/02/2011 19:21

smiley! my fb friend got her beautiful vintage dress here

Flame · 22/02/2011 19:21

Decent ones ARE on there, just few and far between imo.

(sorry forgot to woohoo weightloss - it IS a big thing)

Carrot was on there. OK so he isn't "mine" but he is great for the right girl. Smurf is seeming ok atm.

sincitylover · 22/02/2011 20:43

quick look in - have taken ds2 to my mums today til the end of the week. Now back at home with ds1 who is staying with exh prob one nite later this week.

Haven't seen my family for about six months (db came over too).

Will take a proper look at all the dresses when I am on a better computer - am on very old mac atm.

MILY - that's fantastic and date set as well (it's ds1s birthday).

Sponge - weightloss is great news Smile

lou33 · 22/02/2011 21:23

evening all

ooh mily you have a date, how lovely, we should all buy mn virtual hats to celebrate, and 50's style dresses will look fabulous on you!

beaut, i am pleased to hear you and your oh are back on track, and sponge well done on the weight loss!

not much to report here, exh has actually asked to see ds2 on thurs Shock

only him though not the others, and nor did he speak to the others when he finally called ds2 sunday evening for his birthday

he emailed me asking if he could have ds2 overnight so he could spend time with him , but ds said he wanted to see him but didnt want to sleep over

exh wasnt too happy about it, and when i said he could still have him for a whole day (esp this week for half term), instead of fixing a day he said he would sort it "soon"

in the end i asked him why he couldnt sort it now so that is how ds has ended up off to see his father this thurs

the whole day thing is not what i would call all day though, he said from 12 -6, but tbh i doubt ds would like to be there without his siblings for any longer than that

aside from that my lovely springer is poorly, so i just spent 55 quid at the vet, and dp was sent home from work today, because one of his ears is totally blocked, which is making him a bit deaf and a bit unbalanced so he doesnt feel that great

i have persuaded him to go to his doctor tomorrow though

i bet it is because he is always sticking cotton wool buds in his ears, which i am forever telling him it makes things worse long term (cue rolling eyes and a glazed look appearing on his face...) and can damage the tiny hairs in the ear which help stop rubbish accumulating, so therefore makes it more likely to get blocked

i cant wait to say i told you so tomorrow Grin

tookoolforskool · 23/02/2011 09:24

My internet still isn't working so I'm on my phone, forgive my short post.
Beautician.. :) pleased you have worked it out.

Spent all day again on phone.. ( some texting) to wolfnan.
There might actually be something in this.... obviously I've not met him in person yet... but I can say, without doubt that I've not been this excited, or rely this much attraction/ connection since Mr big ( who incidentally is still.missing and didn't reply to my text)

He's back at work today.. so am s bit :( because I miss chatting to him already.

Bit ridiculous really....

FairyLightsForever · 23/02/2011 12:49

Ah took, when do you actually meet up with him? It's nice to feel like there's a connection there, it doesn't happen that often, does it?!

Beaut, glad it's all working out with DG, keeping fingers crossed and hope you feel better soon.

Mily- so exciting and the dresses are gorgeous, I particularly like the full skirt style ones.

Sponge- brilliant achievement with the weightloss, you're not a fraud at all, it's the first milestone, which is just as important as all the future milestones. Smile

Lou, how's DP? Have you said "I told you so" yet?!Grin
Slightly OT, but was it Torture Garden that you went to a [fair] while ago? There's one in Edinburgh in April and I may need someone to discuss outfits with! I'm trying to come up with something on a tight budget, (which the friends I'm going with don't have to worry about) and my pvc corset has perished, so I'm going to have to start from scratch Sad

tookoolforskool · 23/02/2011 13:01

mmm. whats all this mention of TG.
:)

mr big is safe and ok . Phew. panic over. (obviously still care a great deal about him)

we are actually meeting next sunday. for an early coffee... ha!! This was just after i made my genius ' dont ask for babysitters unless i am actually really wanting to meet the person decision.

Connections happen very very rarely. very rarely. I only hope he is as nice in person as on the phone.

persephonesnape · 23/02/2011 14:33

Pffffffffft. Train guy this morning, I smooshed in next to him, standing room only, he turned his back on me for the entire journey and spent it texting on his phone, to what I can only imagine to be a lovely, delicate, natalie portman type blonde. I am as far from Natalie Portman as one can be without actually being Roseann Barr. :( I am chalking Train Man up to celibacy, mis-reading non existant signs and general fuckwittery on my part. Next.

PM is backing away from trip. He hasn't actually said no as yet, despite it being his idea, but I can tell. Apparently there is a money issue as he has a commitment in August, which I am also now invited to attend. Have spent morning composing belligerant email that I won't send. He has a habit of getting closer and closer, suggesting we do things together and then backing out. I am fed up with this. I make allowances and excuses and he seems to have very little consdieration of my feelings sometimes. I am not that important to him, I think, after all, when he is very important to me :(

On a slightly brighter note, lots of texts from fb aquaintance I know from tattoo-circles. He was trying to get into my knickers last summer, but then coupled-up. He's single again and the text flirting is helping the day pass. He's 26. I am (just!) legally old enough to be his mother. I am tempted purely on the basis of PM exorcism and just not being celibate anymore. It would be nice to not continually be an after-thought or ignored, but I recognise I would only be doing it because I want to be visible/appreciated and that might not be the best reason for doing anything naked.

FairyLightsForever · 23/02/2011 17:12

snape, train man obviously has no imagination!
Would you lust after tatoo man if you didn't know how old he was? If yes, then why not as long as you set ground rules before hand (ie I won't be falling in love/ marrying you/ having your babies) Grin

Took, I've never been before, have you? [excited]

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