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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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thesouthsbelle · 21/02/2010 20:11

hi all.

< big waves...>

i'll keep floating about on here, but as of today i'm officially off the market & not looking, nothing from the sailor at all today, or GB. tbh I can't be assed, know it's been said but I honestly can't - uni in sept, a hellrun in November which I should be training for now, so enough distractions (hopefully)

how are we all thou.

ref pics - tbh I'm finding so many pics of men un appealing at the mo - why would we want to see ones of their bits, or ones of their huge cars - are we meant to be impressed?

thesouthsbelle · 21/02/2010 20:13

betty - least you'd know he had experience!?! :D

kdk - I can't beleive someone said that to you! how very rude of him.

juicy - the time will pass honestly it does.

ninah/sin/blondie - big waves how are you?

AF has showed up today so am over y'day's wallowing really. onwards n upwards.

Remotew · 21/02/2010 20:24

Had to lol at pinksmarties observation of the specimins on the sites. Too true. I think we all have to be realistic and open minded to use them successfully. You do sound peed off pinksmarties, perhaps a night out will cheer you up. Especially with the london lot on this thread who know what you are talking about.

Betty, Salesman does have a high opinion of himself. He is good looking and eligible so obviously thinks he can play the field.

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sincitylover · 21/02/2010 20:42

LOL ing at the description too. I do remember when I first split up with exh and did nothing for about six to seven months and then tentatively browsed the sites - just remember thinking they all looked like monsters.

Then went through a slightly better period when went on a few dates and did date samename though in hindsight he was rather strange in many ways. Though still many strange ones.

Think I have now gone full circle. I rarely reply to emails and don't mean that in an arrogant way but really can't understand why some of the gurning older men think they might be in with a chance.

Agree with fish holding, parrot on shoulder, photo in bathroom or dodgy living room, in front of car or motorbike all a def no no.

Yes would love to meet a Thursday is best for me in central London.

kdk · 21/02/2010 21:03

god I'd forgotten about the bathroom shot, casually posed in front of the bathroom mirror!

But with you on not understanding what some of the fuglies are hoping for. Mind you, I rarely get a reply from the blokes I (very very rarely) approach so they probably feel the same thinking what the f*ck is this minging bitch doing sending me messages!

So come on all the other London/south east singletons (and of course, the not singletons, we don't discriminate!) and let's get a piss up night out organised

DaSola · 21/02/2010 21:28

Hi can I join you?

I just very tentatively joined one paid dating site...so even though you all seem to be hanging up your boots atm I could do with tips & advice

I don't think I'm really up for proper dating yet but I've got someone I need to get out of my system (long story). Prior to that was with exH for 15 years so really have no idea what I'm doing

I have a better idea of who to avoid already though

pinksmarties · 21/02/2010 21:50

Went to do the washing but cleaned out fish tank instead, I could no longer stand the guilt of seeing them wading thru thier own shit week after week.

eve, Ive been peeded off for 2 years, A night out with "the london lot" would be so exiting, especially as I'm such a newby. Are you in london ? would you come ?

I feel so exited at the prospect of meeting some lovely, funny women, who are so open and honest about themselves.

I think the company of great women is ALWAYS better than any man.

I don't know about starting another thread Kdk, its up to you.

Let me just check my busy diary.................any night is fine with me.

Where do you sugest ? Somewhere quiet would be nice so we can talk and dont have to shout.

pinksmarties · 21/02/2010 21:56

There are some brilliant women on the all new road to recovery for the recently ditched but I dont know if any of them are in London.

kdk · 21/02/2010 21:56

There's some lovely places round Bloomsbury - and plenty of places to eat as well - but anywhere central-ish/near a Tube would be okay. Let's wait and see who else is interested and when's good. What part of London are you in?

pinksmarties · 21/02/2010 21:58

why didn't bold work ?

pinksmarties · 21/02/2010 21:59

north. you ?

aseriouslyblondemoment · 21/02/2010 22:00

hi dasola hop on board
it's all a terrible minefield i'm afraid but we've all been sharing our experiences for over a year now!!
tbh i prob.should bow out of this thread as much to my surprise i actually bagged myself a good un and we're going to be buying a house together and ergetting married and i'm a divorced mum of 3 lol
BUT it's my fav thread and i would miss all the other lovely ladies on here
which site are you on btw?
you mentioned one of the paying ones..
pink-the london jolly sounds rather good,i'm a bit tbh
can't remember which site you said that you were using?
kdk-the image of black satin sheets made me heave,thanks lol
betty-oh that must have made your day..god what a nobber!
eve,scl and belle hope you're all ok?
juicy is obv.off having her nocturnal skyping moment

ninah · 21/02/2010 22:01

Hi DaSola, welcome, come in, draw up a chair etc
pinksmarties you made me pmsl laughing at your resume of the weekly mughots, dirt old men in TKMaxx
yes and I agree, horrible homes kind of do it
of course you can tell if they're thick, in fact more easily online than rl
but I'd date a porn star! not up til date 3 imind you but def would be curious over lunch
Had the most fabulous day ever today! took dc to London, did Tate and hung out with friend round Pimlico, was so lovely to see him, if those gay to straight courses worked kkdk I would be sending him on one, cos he is lovely company, did loads, saw loads
hi juicy, glad to see you and irish are in amicable touch, what did you mean about thai f, the abbreviation b something? sorry post ggot interupted and i have early onset forgetfulness

ninah · 21/02/2010 22:04

marriage doesn't get you off the thread asbm! you have to be poster of honour or summat .. has it really been over a year??!

DaSola · 21/02/2010 22:06

asbm that's lovely to hear

But you still can still loiter with advice.

I joined parship after I saw it recommended somewhere on MN recently. I just did it free to begin with but got sucked in because you have to pay to see photos

Calibre of candidates so far though seems interesting...

No black satin sheets or yazoo CDs as yet

aseriouslyblondemoment · 21/02/2010 22:07

ninah your day sounds fab
bet the dcs crashed out when they went to bed
am contemplating taking my lot down for a couple of days
if i had the readies would move back there without any hesitation
but hey ho could be worse could be living in far worse places lol
i'm also curious about this porn star..all sorts of images are going thru my mind atm

kdk · 21/02/2010 22:14

@ smarties - I'm north too - think sponge is as well - and sure someone else is also but am suffering from senior moment ...

@ asbm - at last, the fascinators can come out! Congratulations - there's hope for us all - even cynical, jaded old hags like me! Good on you, I'm really happy for you!

ninah · 21/02/2010 22:18

yes v irresponsible before a school day
Are you ex-London too then? I miss it loads when I visit, my friends studio flat was sooo inviting
i've also thought about a stopover - hotels like holiday inn etc do cheapies on a Sun night, with off peak fares as well it would be OK I think
today we took sandwiches and everythign we saw was free (oh except tate exhibition which was free for children, and apparently rather unsuitable) but it is more about the random things you see on the tube, in the street
we nearly got blessed by the archbishop of westminster
don't want them to be bumpkins

ninah · 21/02/2010 22:20

ssh kdk she does not realise we are co-ordinating fascinators and occasion wear

ninah · 21/02/2010 22:20

code purple? nuff said

pinksmarties · 21/02/2010 22:26

asbm why are you where do you live ?

Do you mean dating sites i'm on ?

match and guardian soulmates.

kdk · 21/02/2010 22:26

my lips are sealed

aseriouslyblondemoment · 21/02/2010 22:28

see lol
we only mentioned this site earlier didn't we?!

dasola think you need to tell us more as you're our first parship lady,we're all fairly clued up about some of the other paying sites match and FRD
and thanks all yet againbut we've no date set as yet have somewhat large prob of house to sell first as we want to do things properly for the dcs sake
kdk iirc monty,scl,sponge are s.london based and of course lou is in surrey
pmg aka inthemist is n.london
speaking of which i think she needs to update us really

pinksmarties · 21/02/2010 22:35

Kdk you're north too ?? Was about to go up and watch the film awards but am i bit worried that I might know you.

You're not my very odd, pursed lipped, prude of a next door neighbour are you ? Who never sys hello cos she hates my kids and their friends playing footie and swearing in the garden.

I thought she must lead a double life.
........

Remotew · 21/02/2010 22:37

ASBM, you cannot bow out, it was you who started these threads.

I'm up north in the sticks so no chance of joining you southerners on a meet up. I am thinking about saving for a fascinator or if not to attend the hen night for ASBM.

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