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

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DONTtouchMUMSspecialJUICE · 24/02/2010 18:01

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.

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ninah · 28/02/2010 22:29

na juicy that's a 3rd vote
belle I am quite keen on hampshire ... details?

thesouthsbelle · 28/02/2010 22:30

yeah I know, guess i'd better try and get some good ones taken then?! hmm...

it was clean don't worry eve - made that quite clean - don't mind clean cams but not dirty ones - not my thing tbh.

ninah · 28/02/2010 22:31

you've got to wonder what is going through their minds with this naked webcam

thesouthsbelle · 28/02/2010 22:33

ninah, that I can gather (from the 20 min chat with him & manchester as well)

he's 41, totally single has cats, moved here from jersey in 2004, is an accounts clerk, has 5 tatoos. shaved head, green eyes. looks harmless tbh, wears glasses, it's not his age that puts me off, but he's not really my type. (think it's the whole we do the same sort of job type thing) would you like his email?

thesouthsbelle · 28/02/2010 22:35

what makes me laugh is they think we'd actually do it as well - erm... we do have some self respect!

Remotew · 28/02/2010 22:37

Belle, get some new photo's. I've seen some of your pics on fb and you look different now. I would also be more specific about what you like in a guy. Someone on another thread said mention you like chocs, flower, champagne. That's just an example, she did and got lots of pressies on first dates.

ninah · 28/02/2010 22:37

why not? I would love to return the favour but believe me you wouldn't thank me
Not mad keen on tattoos but hey

ninah · 28/02/2010 22:42

nn all xx

Remotew · 28/02/2010 22:43

night from me too.

thesouthsbelle · 28/02/2010 22:44

as long as he has his own teeth, doesn't try to complicate things and is considerate I don't have too many things - stuff like flower chocs etc etc i'm not fussed on.

ninah it's nev uk @ live . co dot uk. but as I say thou it's only about 20 mins of chat or so, he seems ok thou - but we all know what my idea of seeming ok means!

thesouthsbelle · 28/02/2010 22:45

night guys - out of interest do any of you talk/ message other ladies in the area to talk to them about the chaps or see what they're like?

hatesponge · 28/02/2010 22:54

hi all, just popping in.

looks like am going to miss the london meet, but will definitely make it to the next one (I hope at least!) nothing happening here, in fact it goes from bad to worse, nothing on match now for weeks, until a couple of days ago when a half decent bloke winked at me...thought he was ok, so winked back.

then got a msg saying 'hes not interested'

am so tempted to mail him and say in that case he shouldnt have winked at me first! what a prat. sadly this exactly sums up my luck with men.

went out to pub friday night, not one man even looked once at me, let alone twice. not sure where i go wrong, because all my friends say im attractive, but I never get approached when im out, and looks like is going same way on match.

pinksmarties · 01/03/2010 01:14

Hi all, looks like I'm last to bed tonight.

DDs 14th birthday tomorow so been making her cake etc.

Made a different choc topping to normal which has gone wrong but never mind.

I think maybe we should chat about baking instead of men as my luck is identicle to hatespong. I could have written that post word for word.

I don't know about you but I think I have an invisable wall round me to keep people at bay and makes me unaproachable (men wise).

Looking back, in my youth when I was out on the pull I always made sure I was pissed first (very attractive I know). I didn't have the confidence otherwise. I always had a fag on the go too which was another helpful prop. Those were the days........

These days I hardly drink as it turns my face burning red and I don't smoke though I miss it every day, and I'm much too shy and inhibbited when I'm stone cold sober to flirt etc. Oh joy (not)

Nite x

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DONTtouchMUMSspecialJUICE · 01/03/2010 08:06

morning

belle - i dont talk to ladies.

hate - that was odd to wink and then say not interested... infact.. rather cruel

pink - what kind of topping? i made ds a cake over wkd as was his birthday yesterday. bought circular ready rolled by accident though for square cake. didn't look just as fab as it would have after i had re-rolled icing as not as smooth and perfect as ready rolled stuff straight on. but nether the less he loved it as i'd used little power rangers figurines to decorate it (couldn't find a shop bought PR cake)

i was in lakeland though through the week to get a square cake dish...... ooooh i can spend hours and hours looking at all the baking and cooking gear in that shop

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Betty79 · 01/03/2010 08:26

cant do lunch as i only get half hour, doesnt leave me any time! might have a think and suggest something else so i dont have to pay a babysitter but it's just one of those I was unsure about his pic on pof but he looked ok, from his pics on fb it's really put me off, and he's a bit tooo keen as well which makes me think if i meet him and dont like him he'll pester, maybe I'm wrong?! any got to dash to work!

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DONTtouchMUMSspecialJUICE · 01/03/2010 08:31

keen doesn't mean pester.

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confidencecrisis · 01/03/2010 10:20

keen doesnt mean pester i dont think. maybe you might need to be a little un subtle though.

Mind you, if hes over keen it can be a bit scary.Talk to him a bit more and see how it goes?

Ive not heard from nm since saturday morning when he called. It was only a short call as well. Not even a text. Nothing.

He said about coming over wednesday. I dont know if this is happening now.

Im not going to contact him, but god thats hard to do.....

is it usual for it to be this confusing? or is he an arse? Should i not bother with him anymore??

I just think, he left mine early... didnt even try to kiss me when he was at mine. ( but did kiss me when i dropped him off)
then gave me a quick 5 min phone call sat. When before it was long phone calls everyother day.

bloody men.

think i might go back to sitting im my pjs at 7.30pm watching tv and eating cake ;)

sincitylover · 01/03/2010 12:03

My luck is not brill when I go out and wouldn't really expect to be chatted up in a bar. For me its an age thing.

Nothing much at all going on online either.

Met wh for a drink on Saturday.

Work/dcs sporting activities/health is a bit all consuming at the mo. Am still free for a couple of hours on thurs. if meet is stil on.

kdk · 01/03/2010 12:37

I'm still up for meeting on Thursday even for an hour or two - I finish college about 4.30 and happy to meet round then or do some work in the library, should I remember where it is, for a couple of hours. I'm at the Institute of Ed in Bedford Square so Euston/Tottenham Court Road/Bloomsbury all possible ... let me know - anyone got an email for WG as think she's local and once expressed an interest in meeting up ...

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DONTtouchMUMSspecialJUICE · 01/03/2010 13:03

confidence.. so you didn't hear from him yesterday. nothing wrong with going a whole day without even a text. but i'd be a bit pissy if he didn't make any sort of contact today tbh.

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pinksmarties · 01/03/2010 14:47

Hello all,

Juice, I usually make butter icing but have always wanted to try ganache (melted chocolate stirred into double cream) Its ok but a bit too runny, next time I'll use less cream.

Got tons left so when the DC come back from school we'll be dipping strawberries in it, bloody lovely.

Better than sex ??

No not really.

pinksmarties · 01/03/2010 14:53

BTW, I'd love to come on Thursday too. I can be in town any time from about 7.30/8pm

Monty100 · 01/03/2010 15:22

Hi Pink, that would be fantastic, but I think it's an early doors event, as going straight from work, Kdk and I have conceded that we would only last a couple of hours.

Can you make it a bit earlier at all?

SCL how about you?

Kdk I'm a matter of 'yards' near you lol. I'll fb you the name of a pub and see if you know it.

sincitylover · 01/03/2010 16:31

can't get there til 7/7.15 as we have an event at work which I must start off.

It's difficult isn't it? I have the same trouble meeting up with RL friends.

ninah · 01/03/2010 16:34

hate, that winker (yeah, wrong vowel) is ODD
lukcy escape
and agree with scl I don't expect to get chatted up when out, even if I was I doubt I'd realise, this is prob age related too, but when you are not even thinking about men is when it will no doubt happen
Look at eve and her fab evening out of which I'm still (in fact always seems to attract the men, sound of dating boots going back on the hook)
whenever I've been happiest single has been when a man has come into my life and wrecked it
thanks for the blokey, belle!what shall I say, my friend thinks you're HOT lol
but I have a dilemma
nm/ex whatever told me he has finally spoken to his wife about divorce and it's all systems go
also he had a word with his seedy friend
and I don't know why but I'm feeling so relieved and happy. Maybe I like him more than I thought! will keep you posted

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