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Where have all the fit, interesting and available men gone (pt 17)

993 replies

Remotew · 18/01/2010 18:03

Has no-one beaten me to it yet?

Juicy sounding good.

WG old friend is worth seeing again.

Second not to arrange a meet up without me. Maybe down south in May.

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lou33 · 21/01/2010 11:25

to explain more, the place i live in is tiny and very expensive, and if we want to move in together there is a lot of stuff to be talked over wrt finances etc

the plan is to deal with some more pressing issues first then find a place that suits us all better, and with a cheaper rent, i will be checking out about council places, as ds2 needs a home adapted for disabled living

it should also mean my rent will be a lot lot less as well, so any benefits i have to give up in return for having a partner living with me, wont affect our outgoings too radically

it may also enable me to get a part time job too

but this isnt going to happen overnight, i am looking for a new car for ds2 as the lease on the one i have is expiring, i have to sort my health issues out, and dd2's (she hasnt been v well recently and is being referred to a specialist), a new blue badge needs to eb applied for, and various other things

moving in together is not something that HAS to be done right now, and i would rather work out the complications of doing so when i am not dealing with the things that have to be sorted asap, iyswim

still in shock at how it came about and how he didnt even have to think about it

and if you are wondering what my kids think about it, they are the ones who put it to me in the first place, which set us both off talking about it

lou33 · 21/01/2010 11:26

as much as i often feel i made the biggest mistake of my life by meeting and marrying my exh, if i hadnt i wouldnt have my kids, and i dont regret them for a second

so there was a silver lining

meltedchocolate · 21/01/2010 11:31

Oh how lovely lou!

I dont 'regret' any of it because I cant change it, it is done and I have moved on from my mistakes and hopefully learned. As you say I have my son now and he is my world and I dn't wish him away for a second. I just sometimes look back and think 'What on Earth was I thinking?!'

piratecat · 21/01/2010 12:35

lou, I am really really pleased for you and the way this is all going for you. I obv havent been on here for about a yr and am soooo behind, but it's great to catch up.

lou33 · 21/01/2010 12:45

thanks pirate, i had noticed your absence btw

melted, what were we thinking indeed lol

piratecat · 21/01/2010 13:11

yeah, i've been floating around the board really. Just had nothing more constructive to say on LP, and thankfully most of ex's dramas were few and far between. dd recovering much better from it all, have def got thru the worst.

Glad your littlies are liking new man!

Remotew · 21/01/2010 13:23

Lou it all sounds brilliant. You stand a good chance with a council place that's right for ds2. Hope dd2 is OK. Sounds like mechanic is great for the DC's. Ohh I do like a happy ending. lol.

Melted, I look back and wonder what I was thinking with DD's father and I was 32!! In spite of my rant last night I love her so much and wouldn't have it any other way.

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DONTtouchMUMSfestiveJUICE · 21/01/2010 13:59

hi, sneaked home from work for lunch.

phew lots to catch up.

lou - congrats.

everyone else hope your well..

so... has sponges matchmaking produced any decent responses yet? anyone playing email tennis with someone half decent?

i have a problem with my sat date with big duck.. completely forgot i tickets for a concert my friend wants to go to.

friends first. so have to break it to him i'm cancelling.

and removing him from msn worked .. he's got to grips with the phone malarky

crap on SOH bandwagon. fell off last night and text irish AND beachbum.

the driver is still texting he's angling for a second date when i'm less stressed as said i wasn't feeling any spark due to coming straight from work and having to go to friends straight after.. aaaargh... i'm gonna have to grow some balls or hope he finds someone else to play with.

and bluebell text me too last night. i cant even remember what my reason for not seeing him was again? does anyone on the thread know? if i cant remember i may need to go on another date to refresh my memory

sincitylover · 21/01/2010 14:04

Lou agree about how nice it is to hear a success story and shows how the right things are unexpected and also quite effortless.

Had a lovely two hour drink with wh last night although drunk rather alot of red wine.

Yes am prob seeing exbf weekend after next.

lou33 · 21/01/2010 14:23

thanks everyone

he just called (again) to let me know he has had a call from a company interested in giving him a job (closer to me), he couldnt answer as he was driving so had to return their call, but had to leave a voicemail

fingers crossed please

piratecat · 21/01/2010 16:47

Well he's def been on the site, but i haven't had an email.

Sponge sent one for me last night, with my addy on.

Mongolia · 21/01/2010 17:18

Congratulations Lou! Hope everything works with that job nearer to you.

Things not too good at Chez Mongolia, the car is broken and costs an absolute fortune to fix it, have been filling sooo many job aplications I have started wondering who or what I am. No news about possible benefits and my account is starting to look worryingly slim...

I need a job, I need some money, but more than everything I need for all this bad luck to end... And there was the girl at the job centre asking about "transferable skills", , would anybody hire me as a profile writer in exchange of some badly needed good vibes?

DONTtouchMUMSfestiveJUICE · 21/01/2010 17:25

fingers crossed for lous mechanics job and for mongolia to get good luck in general and pirate to get an email

piratecat · 21/01/2010 17:26

maybe he thinks it's a bit suss?

lou33 · 21/01/2010 18:27

lots of crossing things for everyone on here

kdk · 21/01/2010 19:14

@ melted, oh I can beat you - married after a year but not living in same country so probably about two months of actually being together - must have been pregnant at the wedding (which was a typical village wedding in his home town) and gave birth less than nine months later!

Separated when kids were six months and divorced as soon as it was possible!

piratecat · 21/01/2010 19:17

stop me from giving in and paying to read the email someone !!

he's still online. this is why i hate online dating.

kdk · 21/01/2010 19:22

Have to say it always pisses me off as well pirate.

I'm still waiting for a message back off one particular guy ... and waiting and waiting .... and he's online more than me. Guess he's just trying to tell me something!

thesouthsbelle · 21/01/2010 19:23

wow well done lou!!!

(Juicy - naughty girl falling off the band wagon - then again so did I oops. )

hatesponge · 21/01/2010 19:25

pirate - he has sent me his email addy to pass on to you [grim]

have mailed you on facebook!

piratecat · 21/01/2010 19:26

the same one that sponge contacted for you?

he 'seems' a decent guy, from his profile, looking for someone to settle with etc... Seriously would anyone be offended to get a message from someone by proxy?

(pirate wraps protective cloak back round her!!)

piratecat · 21/01/2010 19:28

hiya, thanks hatesponge, weird timing!!!!!!!! Did you not send him mine?

Will check my facebook now !!!! x

hatesponge · 21/01/2010 19:33

sorry my earlier msg should have read
the joys of wi-fi-ing on the train

pc i did send him yours...am guessing maybe he is just a bit shy? or thought i might be some weird person sending random email addresses!!

piratecat · 21/01/2010 19:36

lol, i did wonder if he might think 'eh' wtf is all this about.

lol at 'grim' hee hee. let's find out shall we!!!

thankyou again

hatesponge · 21/01/2010 19:48

pc - apologies again for the grim ! go and email him now!

kdk - hows my other matchmakee...any news from either man...have you emailed the one who sent his details yet?!

lou - wow re mechanic moving in. i know lots to do in the meantime but how exciting! and fingers crossed re his job as well.

juice - shame re your sat date but i agree, friends first!

I (hopefully) have a date for next Sat & am hoping after the last 2 there might be a spark with this one!