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Where have all the fit and intersting men gone part 10 (part 10...already?!)

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Janos · 15/06/2009 19:08

Yay, I get to start this one!

Anyways hey to Dee and mousie, the more the merrier I say

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lostinthecitylover · 01/07/2009 16:11

I always had a feeling darkhorse was not the right horse IYKWIM

lou33 · 01/07/2009 16:39

well i am meant to be having lunch with someone else tomorrow anyway if ds2 is back at school, so it isnt like i am heartbroken

inthemistsoftime · 01/07/2009 17:08

thanks ninah, sorry things aren't working out with yours

sorry about darkhorse lou, moving on, have a lovely lunch tomorrow

so asbm, is he the one?

sounds like everyone else is enjoying the online dating thing, go girls

well I can now officially say that marathon man and I are an item, YEAH, its those slow burners, they're the best

however, I plan to lurk on this thread for quite a while yet, it is such a mine of information especially rjs take on dating

ridingjoker · 01/07/2009 18:31

lou - at lest its all sorted now. enjoy your date tomorrow.

inthmist - ooooooh with a johnny depp lookalike no less, have fun and good luck. not that you will need it.

well, morangie man was half agreed to a date on sun afternoon. but i'm not sure. he first told me he should have said "few extra pounds" instead of "average", and now i find out his photo was over 1 yr old. was gonna meet as he seems really nice, just a coffee afterall, but not sure if this falls into the category of being untruthful about appearances.

tigger - well... he's progressed to texting. geeze he's a real slow burner. think his main problem is going to be i'll have met someone else in the time it takes him to organise our date. he has already asked. but i'm not going to mention it again, will leave it to him.

and we have the pirate - who i've no idea if myself or him fancy a date, but we're writing a very strange novel together on msn. involving chimps and yoga instructing giraffe's.

cocktail - bless him is turning into a slight case of puppy dog and is getting very excited about sat.

golddust goes off on holiday on fri for couple of weeks. but was in contact last night. not sure how this one will pan out.

so.... if your not already confused... i bloody well am. really struggling to keep track of them. thinking of going through my emails again and writing down info i've already asked. morangie wasn't too pleased when i asked for his location. for aparently the 3rd time

and with 3 of them (tigger , morangie and cocktail) having my mobile its driving me barmy.

lou33 · 01/07/2009 18:36

lol rj , i did similar with this date tomorrow, on msn , we wrote some weird novelette together, involving petticoats and punting and a mandolin

talking of which (need a name for him dont i), he just sent me a link to a menu for tomorrow to see if i fancied it

lou33 · 01/07/2009 18:37

and itm i am v pleased for you

ridingjoker · 01/07/2009 18:39

mandolin man?

lou33 · 01/07/2009 19:11

lol yes that will do nicely

anyway i have said i would rather grab a sandwich and head to the river rather than be inside tomorrow, so we are going to do that instead

aseriouslyblondemoment · 01/07/2009 19:54

aww ladies
just taken a wee look!
nowt wrong with pup dogs rj lol
oh ok ok i was sceptical about actionman
{holding hands up emoticon}
but to be fair i've just cause haven't i?
lou sarnies down the river sounds ideal,sitting down for lunch far too stuffy in this weather,we did the same last w/e and it was great!god bless m&s i say!
itm-oooh have you had the talk?
and yes ladies tis true
think johnny in 'chocolat'!
itm i'm right here aren't i?
ninah-will email you
and yes tho i'm not loved up i'm enjoying things and yes he's nice ta!

ninah · 01/07/2009 19:57

lou i so know what you mean re pissing about, did too much of that when I was younger, haven't time to waste now
and what does it matter who broke it off, main thing is you are free! woo hooh! (and with a nice clear garden
punting on a river with mandolin man, wearing your best petticoat, all sounds v jilly cooper to me
itm good news about marathon man! stay on thread tho, yes, certainly
rj you have a full diary!
had a little window shop tonight and there is a v nice man on match, well a couple actually
nm is coming round later, have indicated will be for drink/chat rather than snog/grope and will see if he can manage convo other than weather 'his day'. not optimistic

lou33 · 01/07/2009 20:53

asbm we are meeting outside m&s at 12.30 lol

aseriouslyblondemoment · 01/07/2009 21:31

ooh chick/mayo sarnies at the ready lol
they do it for me on the riverbank

LouLovesAeroplaneJelly · 01/07/2009 21:41

lou - sorry to hear about darkhorse but glad to see that you are getting right back in the saddle (excuse bad pun)!

rj - you have a busy busy life. I am somewhat jealous.

asbm - all loved up? maybe there is hope for me yet

inthemist - a full on item? Congratulations.

ninah - ohh dear. I do hope that the chat is going well. You can only talk about the weather so much

And as for me, well have not heard from Stelios for 2 days and have heard from the sportsmaster (the pe teacher - finally gave him a name) today. Nothing really in depth from him. Might be 35 but acts 25 I think.

lou33 · 01/07/2009 21:57

yeh that sounds nice

lou33 · 01/07/2009 22:00

llaj, i am glad its been decided now, i feel better for it

is 35 but acting 25 a good thing for you?

LouLovesAeroplaneJelly · 01/07/2009 22:03

lou - not really. I mean I act 15 sometimes but I know when to be a grown up. I have always dated older men so maybe he is just trying to seem fun online or he is just immature. Not quite sure yet.

Can I ask, out of interest, how long do you generally wait until meeting someone? And who usually does the asking?

lou33 · 01/07/2009 22:06

ah well now you got me lol

because normally i wait a good while to meet up, weeks if not months,as i tend to become friends with them first, but in the case of mandolin man, i only started speaking to him at the weekend

mostly i am asked but i have asked myself on occasion, i dont have a problem with asking someone out

LouLovesAeroplaneJelly · 01/07/2009 22:08

Some people I have wanted to meet straight away and others I am happy to chat to for a while. Just wanted to see what everyone else does. I don't have a problem either but it is nice to be asked

lou33 · 01/07/2009 22:35

well today i was asked out by a guy i had only spent 5 mins talking to, and i declined saying i preferred to get to know him better, and he didnt like it when i wouldnt change my mind, so i doubt i will hear from him a gain

however with mandolin man we spent the best part of the entire weekend online chatting on and off , so many hours of ground were covered, which is why i have agreed to meet him

LouLovesAeroplaneJelly · 01/07/2009 22:52

Well may just ask Stelios out then. We write 3 page emails so know lots already. Fingers cosssed he says yes..

Anyway, off to bed. Been a crap day with kids having tantrums and kicking me (not even my kids) and then insulting my cooking!! Have a good night one and all.

ridingjoker · 02/07/2009 08:26

morning all,

llaj - i always wait for them to ask initially. and tbh this all depends on their current situ.

for example.
morangie asked first day of mailing as he was new to internet dating. told him need to know him bit better, i did ask him for a coffee spur of moment last sunday but he had no car so he's rearranged for this sun(possible).

cocktail spent almost 1 week with daily email convo, asked for my phone number. then spent a day of non stop text then he arranged a date. rock solid, deffo meeting type one for sat.what we're doing is yet tbc

tigger asked on 3rd day of email tennis (never online same time, so were many hrs between emails), i have accepted, tried msn, but never on computer same time tbh.progressed to text.leaving the arranging of the date strictly to him for this one. he's just that type.

golddust is going on boys hols. so i think(not sure), that he might be interested and holding out till after his few weeks hols. or he may not fancy it. either way i'll leave contact and date asking to him.

pirate - i would do the asking if i weren't already rather booked up. perhaps after this wkd i might if he hasn't already.

so just trying to point out. there really isn't a stead fast method. just what suits and when you feel ready to meet them. its fine to say no and ask for more chat. and its also fine to jump in and ask yourself if you think perhaps the other person is shy or scared you will say no, so they keep bottling it.

but some men do like to be the ones "in charge" so to speak, or at least let them think they are by letting them do the initial asking and the chasing.

ninah · 02/07/2009 13:17

respect for rj's diary!

Remotew · 02/07/2009 14:29

RJ, phew don't know how you will juggle all these men.

I've spent the last few nights looking up holidays online. It's much easier and less time consuming going to a travel agents. We are off abroad end of next week. Would have been DD's last week of school year. She was nagging me for ages to book something as she doesn't want to go in and mess around for the week so it's done now.

I'm looking foward to the rest more than anything as we've got the good weather here.

aseriouslyblondemoment · 02/07/2009 14:38

rofl @ rj's diary!
eve
will you be able to resist the duty free cigs tho?!

ridingjoker · 02/07/2009 15:04

my diary nothing. i have 1 confirmed date, the others may never even get as far as a date.

i am starting to get slightly annoyed by my phone though.

eve - it is easier with travel agent. but there can be a huge diference in price that always tempts me with online booking.

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