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not sure this is much to do with lone parents but....now i have been asked on a date and said yes and not yet decided to back out

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zippitippitoes · 30/08/2007 14:34

...and i have to make a decision whether to go out in warwick or the west end

...I don't actually have any going out clothes and only trainers and a pair of yuk bootie footgloves i once wore to a civil service interview as an immigration officer

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zippitippitoes · 30/08/2007 16:47

where are you datees..not messing around with kids and tea and stuff surely

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Pinkchampagne · 30/08/2007 16:49

Oooh, a date!

Could this be an excuse to go out & treat yourself to a nice new outfit?

Pinkchampagne · 30/08/2007 16:49

When are you meant to be going on your date?

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zippitippitoes · 30/08/2007 17:05

not before next tuesday lol

i have to decide though i suspect it's him with the full diary not me

maybe next weekend

I will have to invest somewhat heavily in something to wear etc

he suggested dinner in the west end whatever that means makes me think of eastenders and then a romantic evening..but also said he could come here if i prefer so i am deciding

if i go to london i shall have to stay in a hotel i think or with my big sister or find out what train i can get home

he will book when Imlet him know

I don't particularly fancy him and haven't exchanged any emails with him lol

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Pinkchampagne · 30/08/2007 17:10

A night out in the west end sounds great! I'm quite at the very thought of that!

Where did you meet him?

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zippitippitoes · 30/08/2007 17:24

just a random off soulmates who actually answered one of my emails

i sent him this message

Hi i'm not tall i don't live in london and i'm otherwise unsuitable

so he asked me out

and I said ok then

he works in finance in the city and speaks arabic as one of his second languages

and is tall

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Pinkchampagne · 30/08/2007 17:41

Lol at your message! It obviously did the trick!

You may fancy him more when you meet him in the flesh!

It all sounds very exciting to me, and I think this date definitely calls for a shopping trip to treat yourself to a nice new outfit.

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zippitippitoes · 30/08/2007 17:43

he looks fine if slightly pissed in his photo just not my type...

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Pinkchampagne · 30/08/2007 19:47

You might be pleasantly suprised when you see him in the flesh though...maybe he just takes a bad picture!

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zippitippitoes · 30/08/2007 20:34

I have a feeling that he is another one night stand offerer....

he is good looking just I don't fancy him on first instinct

how do i work out if he is just thinking shag, apart from the fact he has jumped straight in with a date

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Pinkchampagne · 30/08/2007 20:37

What makes you feel he is after a one night stand?

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zippitippitoes · 30/08/2007 20:48

He doesn't say a lot which on the guardian seems to be code for no need to say much as you are going to be talking/seeing me outisde the bedroom

he mentions the words honest and fun

and most telling of all he is single, divorced and separated

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zippitippitoes · 30/08/2007 20:49

not outside the bedroom

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zippitippitoes · 30/08/2007 20:51

or he just filled it in really quickly

he does say he has young children "so my ideal partner will be able to handle that element of my life"

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Pinkchampagne · 30/08/2007 21:06

Men are often creatures of few words when it comes to phone, text, e mail etc, so it may just be that he comes across that way, but he may be very chatty when you meet him.

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zippitippitoes · 30/08/2007 21:20

pink

ok I was supposed to pick a day after tuesday next week so i just sent him what about next weekend and he has sent back Lovely! Bring your overnight bag

um our entire conversation has consisted of yes dinner

he's going to book a hotel isn't he or think i'm going to his

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zippitippitoes · 30/08/2007 21:26

help where have you gone..

should i just send him I can stay with a friend?

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zippitippitoes · 30/08/2007 21:28

where are you advisors when i need you

have told him don't worry I can arrange to stay somewhere no problem

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Boco · 30/08/2007 21:29

Ooooh Zippi, this man is a fast mover - that's rather forward. Do you want to stay over with him? You need to have a place to stay and someone who knows where you are and where you're going to be.

Can i ask? - what are you hoping for from this - you don't fancy him, don't see a future in it - do you just fancy a nice night out and a bit of an adventure? Not leading questions, just curious really.

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zippitippitoes · 30/08/2007 21:33

they are all fast movers..

I could fancy him, I just don't know him

he appears to be a city finance person who is over 6 foot 2 and er likes his pets and eats out a few times a week and is 41

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zippitippitoes · 30/08/2007 21:36

oh

I have a lovely apartment come and stay with me if you like

and phone number

I'm sure he has got a lovely apartment, he looks like he is very well off indeed

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Pinkchampagne · 30/08/2007 21:36

Oh that is a bit on the forward side!

Boco · 30/08/2007 21:37

Do you want to stay in his lovely apartment?

Pinkchampagne · 30/08/2007 21:39

Maybe him coming your way would be a better idea.
Make sure you let a friend or someone know that you are going on this date, and take your mobile with you, then you could text them to rescue you if needed!

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zippitippitoes · 30/08/2007 21:42

ahh what to say to him

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