Anyone doing or done the internet dating thing?

[MrsSnape]

Getting sick of spending all my time alone. I never go out anywhere to meet anyone though so at the moment it seems this is the only way to go.

Have tried it a few times before but never had much luck, I've never put much effort in though and have always done half arsed profiles and usually no pic

agbu i think will young is quite hot

it's because i am cheeky

oh well, i bet he is not as nice looking as will young!!!!!!!

he might be nicer!

has she gone to get ready yet?!!

i have had to name change cos of ex and now no-one knows me on here

who were you?

lostdad, why don't you suggest to the people that run this site to set up a dating site/thread?

I know there won't be many single men on here but it will be like siberia and other parts of the old soviet union. my (now ex it seems sad) G/F says that in many parts of siberia there are 7 women to every man and that is common in other places too, not sure why but.......!! (and overall in russia and ukraine the ratio is roughly 100 women to 80 men and of those 80 men, many are drunkards that women wouldn't touch!!)

hows you and the family lou?

much better for going bankrupt

I'm back, i'm back!!!

oooh he is lovely..and spitting image of Will Young!!! he says people sometimes stop him in the street cos hes such a look-a-like. Although i have to say he is not very tall. Never mind..

When we met he gave me a beautiful bunch of orchids and we went for coffee then to the pub.
When it was time to go home i snogged his face off!
And he's been texting me ever since.

woohoo!

you go allg!

excellent news, glad you hade a good time, roll on date number 2 !!

after going out to a bar last night with friends, i am now v v sure that internet dating is a lot better than the cocks you meet in real life

my Will Young look-a-likey has been textin me all night, i didnt get much sleep!

He's only an inch or two taller than me, am i being shallow to worry about this?!!!!Am he is v slim! (normally like them bit manlier)

He is definite fling material if nothing else, he asked me if i could see him and me "going somewhere" at the end of the date..or if i was going to dump him after having my wicked way with him..

PLUS yesterday, as i was on the date with him, my phone rang, and it was the Head of a school i'd applied for a job at - inviting me for an interview for a job i really really want!

agbu its all sounding good

my exbf was only 2 inches taller than me, i think that is the shortest i can go in all honesty, shallow or not

good kuck with the interview

good kuck??!!

thanks!

lol that is me not checking my spelling!

I have been online dating a while, I do email men first, although I never give out my number first. Some men are happy just to email forever, but I want RL dates!

The rules are very different to RL, you can be on quite a few dates and still actively be online, whereas in RL exlusivity is more or less expected from date 1.

Also, it can be a bit soul destroying, and you must be prepared for rejection, I think it can be much harsher than RL.

Having said that, it can really work, I have many friends who can testify to it. Once you are not in a vulnerable place in your life, and are careful, its where its at!

yes i agree it can be v soul destroying.
I think i will give up if this one doesnt work out, if i dont even get a decent fling from it!

Sometimes you can just email back and forth for weeks/months and never actually meet up..it can all feel like a waste of time.

I think the guy I have arranged to meet next weekend has gone on another date or whatever this weekend. Although it's none of my business really I find the intensity (he has been intense with his contact) and then nothing is a bit irritating. Seems to be be the pattern of my life!

But I have lined up another date the week after with another so I really can't complain.

But yes it's harsh I agree. But as I said earlier I am feeling more in control of things now.

oh get used to it city, they do that a lot

thats why generally dont believe a word they say/do and just have a bit of a laugh and a joke with them

Them?

Honestly...women are just as bad!

Seriously though...all the women I've been close to so far have ended up losing interest when it becomes to clear to them that my son is part of the package. Presumably I'm an attractive proposition (woo. hoo. ), but only if I'm prepared to move on, be a `real man' and forget my son...