where have all the fit, interesting and available men gone (part 18)

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part 18.... jeeze 17 threads have past...17 threads worth of dating excitment/disasters.

wonder what number 18 will bring

any predictions anyone?

wedding/co-habitation for someone must be due by now.

update....

about a minute after I posted this, i got a delivery receipt

then a text saying yes, fine.

so am now off to try and make myself look halfway presentable...will report back later!

Sponge - woohoo! Good luck!

wonder how sponge date went..... i want details. lol.

dollytwat - sometimes just meeting up is better as you dont have any expectactions. but only if it's an off the cuff rare chance your both free. if its being pushed by either party to hurry ahead thats not right imo.

monty - no... when we were going through the awkward phase of not bf/gf but more than FWB... i would shake his hand and run off out the door as never knew what was the appropriate way to say goodbye. he sat with ds and discussed the merits of dinosaurs while watching a land of the lost .. it was comical. they were having the conversation but neither was taking their eyes off screen. both are film addicts. lol.

Juice - pmsl. I remember now, it was you he shook hands with.

Hello all,

Sponge - are you back, how did it go?

just been to town and got new jeans and sandals in readiness for date tomorrow.

Bit nervous about what to do after meal, maybe go for a drink in a local pub, then what???? Don't really want to ask him back to mine as my mum's babysitting!! But don't want him to think I don't want to invite him back for coffee. What do you reckon ladies?

just tell him truth... if it wasn't for your mum you would invite him for coffee. i doubt he'll be ready for a mil type meeting yet either.

go for meal. then either drink or late night showing at pics. or is there any late night bars/comedy club/jazz places???.. where you can still hear each other but is open a bit later along lines of club hours. i'm assuming you dont fancy a club?... or even a club which has a sit down cocktail type area which doesn't resemble a cattle market?

there's not really much else to do after pub closing times as you cant even go back to your to watch a dvd or grab coffee... and his is too far away (is it? i forget distance issues or not)

yes his is too far away to go to. There are a couple of late night club places but don't really fancy that - although we may have to. What time to pubs do last orders 10.45ish?

good luck to those with dates - let us know how it goes hate ...
monty don't you think it's a bit worrying tho I have more time shopping for crp from ebay than a new man
the match site seems to have gone beserk my profile is supposed to be hidden but I keep getting emailsm - I go to sort it out and then think oh just a quick look at the 'shabby chic' wardrobes first (old junk 'distressed' in farrow & ball lol - money for old rope if ever I saw it)
I am not sure if I'll make it up the coast as far as Tipperary, I was thinking the West coast looked great - will be taking charcoal for some sea views yup and the umbrella
we prob have one or two rellies there as gm was one of 12 (cliche)

hey ninah - my gd was one of 14 . i wince just thinking about it. mind you. that truly was the days before tv's

yes it would be like a small school
her parents died when she was quite young however and she was brought up by nuns (cliche no 2)

crikey juice 14! just the thought of having to give birth that many time makes me wince ha ha

sponge-come on how did the date go, or are u still there lol

juice-when u seeing forces next

ninah-whats going on with u now?

sm01-Hope u have a great time on ur date let us know how it goes

Hi monty, lou, belle, asbm, eve and anyone else I've missed, anyone got anything good planned for weekend?

I've had a few texts from trucker today, one asking what I was doing today, to which i replied i was going out to a friends with a mate(even tho im not)lol dont want him thinking i have no life ha ha

been chatting to a few more people on pof/fb anyway so am meeting him again unless he makes more effort!

Call me lenient but I'd say give trucker a chance, i think he's clumsy and thoughtless but just doesn't realise
spell it out for him, kindly, and then make your mind up ...
me? just work betty, really, shattered
no energy to spare for the male species atm except ds obv

actually ds is a good name for him this eve, he's addicted!

Well I am back. The supposed love of my life turned out to be spouting a load of crap which I fell for.

Anyone wan't to make a MN dating site. We all list out single mates and go from there . At least then we know what we are getting outselves into!

Apart from that hi all.

what happened Lou? Are you OK?

I think we should organise a 'bring your single friend' event, where we all bring our single friends who are blokes (but that we don't fancy).

He had talked about how he was falling in love with me, had imagined us marred in the future, never felt this way before blah blah blah and I fell for it. Hook line and sinker. He then became ill and I stood by him. He then felt that he rushed into the relationship to quick and wanted a break (this was after missing my 30th and not getting me any present or flowers etc). I agreed to the break and now he just dumped me by email. I fell hard for him. I saw myself married with his babies in a few years time.

Lou , welcome back anyway. Thing about this thread is that I decide to delete my profile from everywhere, then keep a check on what's going on here and am tempted back, especially when you hear from successees.

Hatesponge, how did it go?

I'm so sorry Lou, that's awful.

To do it by email too, I hope you've got some RL friends around to cheer you up.

Ho long since you've actually seen him?

It has been five weeks. We had been emailing every few days though.
I know I am more upset now and that is why I feel this way but I do wonder if I will ever meet anyone. I feel that no one wants me. What if I am one of those people who is destined to be alone? I am 30, single and childless and utterly alone. Oh I have friends etc but it is not the same is it. I know I am feeling sorry for myself but damnI hate this.

Lou - you ok? Do you want to share?

Well I wrote a really long post and laptop crashed and lost it. grrr

To precis:

Juice - how's it going with Forces?

Singlemum - pubs stay open later now with new licencing hours don't they? I hope it goes really well.

Betty - are you still waiting for Trucker to firm up another date? He's not tripping over himself is he? tosser

Ninah - your are so right about ebay and their shabby chic. Grrr cue set of, say, manky curtains, oooooo 'shabby chic'.... erm, not. Your trip sounds lovely . Lol at cliches.

Now, where has Sponge gone????

Hi everyone else. I reckon Belle is down the gym perving at Marine.

Monty - yeah I am ok just annoyed at mnyself for getting sucked in so quickly.
I do wonder though. I am emplyed, not so hideous that I have to wear a bag on my head, not so fat that I can't fit through doors, well educated, spoken and travelled so why am I still single. I must be doing something wrong.

I should read the whole thread to see what is happening to who but I can't be arsed so hello all and I will try to pick uyp what is happening.

Lou there's no reason why you should be alone forever, you're everso young and if you're not with the wrong guy you've got more chance of meeting the right one and being available.

It's going to feel awful now, of course it is, and you've every right to feel angry and upset.

Why not spoil youself and go for a spa weekend (or just away somewhere) with some really good girlfriends. It does wonders for me.

Would love wine but am working all weekend so no joy there. I am heading home to Australia for a holiday next week so that will be good. Will have to put up with an inquisition from my mother though so that will be thrilling.

I've been single since I was 23 (was fat and had no self confidence/esteem) so it seems worse for some reason.

Anyway, enough of me. What have I missed while I have been gone?

As I'm precis-ing tonight shall I give you a quick rundown? I'll prob get shot but here goes, and I hope I don't leave anyone out or get details too wrong..........

Juice - has just come back from a very loved up weekend in Germany with guy named 'Forces', he's from the Southern Hemisphere and Juice is quite loved up. lol

ASBM - is very settled with now dp, and he sounds brill.

Lou - same as ASBM, with Mechanic, Lou now thinks staying up after 10pm is hedonistic. , no seriously she is very happy indeed and so are dc's.

Singlemum01 is on 4th date and in that euphoric stage. lol

Pirate has started dating someone. Early days, first dip in water for a while.

Ninah - is having a bit of a break from what I can gather.

SCL - dalliances on line but nothing happening.

Sponge - went on a date lunch time and we haven't had an update.

Eve - having a break.

Betty - Crown of dates.

Dolly - still looking.

Belle - finally dumped gymboy, and fishing but no bites.

I bet I've missed people. And apols if I've got anything wrong.

Oh and me, still with dp but a bit bored.

Janos has gone quiet, so can't fill you in there.