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where have all the fit,interesting and available men gone PT20

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Betty79 · 18/04/2010 18:08

Has no one beat me to it with a new thread yet?

OP posts:
Monty100 · 21/04/2010 13:40

Juice - lol at choking on orange. Is your studying finished after Friday for a while??

Dad2 - Wasn't it that silly MP (whose name I've forgotten) that choked on an orange?

Hi to Oneorboth.

dad2chchalk · 21/04/2010 13:51

You're right Monty - Steven Milligan. It's an inventive new way to get one of your 5 a day though don't you think?

DONTtouchMUMSspecialJUICE · 21/04/2010 14:04

its break for the acca exams. got 2 more of them but they are both in october.... just got another 4(i think) papers due in between now and september though from ou.

no rest for the wicked

oneo- we like witty on this thread

my orange munching is a replacement to cigarette smoking today.

i instantly picture that mp who was dating a cheeky girl everytime someone tries to describe an mp as "silly"

Monty100 · 21/04/2010 15:02

Juice - some respite then. Yes, there's many 'silly' MP's to choose from. The one you're talking about even has a silly name . Can't think of that either .

Dad2 - I prefer a chocolate orange myself.

dad2chchalk · 21/04/2010 15:14

OK so my role here is to remember silly MP's names? Lembit Opik this time. Someone needs to ram an orange, chocolate or otherwise, into his smug, self satisfied mouth.

DONTtouchMUMSspecialJUICE · 21/04/2010 15:21

thats the one... i always thimk his name is limpit biscuit ... no idea where that comes from?

DONTtouchMUMSspecialJUICE · 21/04/2010 15:23

hey dad2 - which site are you on? on how to you find it for your area? we notice there's no one site is good to all parts of uk... interesting to see if this is same when your searching for a female?

SingleMum01 · 21/04/2010 15:41

Hi all, I'll never understand men. Older bloke texted me earlier, doesn't want to meet tomorrow, wants to call it a day. I kinda know where he's coming from to be honest, although he was a nice guy and it was nice to be wined and dined I never thought phoar. Still a bit p'd off though

Hey dad2 wanna hook up!! - I'm in the midlands and definitely not after a fb!!!!

At least I won't be hassling you all for recipes!

ninah · 21/04/2010 17:18

juicy I totally agree with you re fb/spouse, no one wants to be a stop gap
Marriage talk would make me run a mile but on the other hand why build up a relationship that no one has even an intention of lasting - not fair on dc for a start
tricky balance really
i guess when you meet someone you really like none of this matters
and yes i checked out the other women in my age bracket locally
one was from school gate! but I never liked to bring it up somehow lol
sm1 what a pity, hope you are oK? you sound OK actually, I would expect you to be more upset .. which is good, cos it means it wasn't right
at least you know it wasn't your cooking ...

ninah · 21/04/2010 17:20

there you are dad2c
been on this site 5 mins and propositioned already

DONTtouchMUMSspecialJUICE · 21/04/2010 17:47

sm - make it clear on you profile... cant cook, but has nice shoes.. ac tually.. no. dont. you will get all the foot fetish weirdos'

ninah - hope it wasn't one of the married ones who come round to view the house of the local single mum when they come for coffee?

phew dad2 - you sure are going to have a lot of dates just from this thread. lol. nice orderly queue ladies

betty - best send the crown to dad2 next. he seems to need it.

and i agree sm01 you are sounding upbeat... forgive me if i'm all muddled... was your the bloke who took weeks to make a move on you other than a kiss?

but you are right. you had some dates. built up some confidence as you dip you toe back in dating pool. enjoyed yourself. thats what is important.

ninah · 21/04/2010 17:53

No, it wasn't she was actually single lol
Since I moved in 3 years ago the numbers have swelled there are 3 or 4 of us now
Next thing will be a petition to get me out for subverting the local womanhood

oneorboth · 21/04/2010 17:54

i dont really think i should meet guy 1. i just thought that maybe i should give him a chance.
i spoke to him online about 8 or so months ago when i was last single. we chatted and he kept texting so i just blocked him and stopped replying. He kept asking where i worked and then told me he had been dreaming about me and i just found it creepy.

but then second i joined up again he found me and i felt a bit bad about last time. he did ask me why i had disappeared when he had put in so much groudwork....

think i might ask for opion on the relastionship board too..... see what af etal think?

if guy 2 asks me, i would.

ninah · 21/04/2010 17:54

Like a virus us lone ps, move in, breed, take their jobs lol
next thing you know there won't be a Married face on the street

ninah · 21/04/2010 17:58

one/both you are a buyer not a seller remember
don't invest so much time energy in feeling sorry for random losers just cos they're polite to you
think what YOU want
if you like guy 2 date him and keep an open mind
you're not going to marry them
and you need to use your own judgement in the end whatever random internet strangers tell you - it's your life! (and you only get one cliche etc )

Monty100 · 21/04/2010 19:24

SM01 - Hmph. Oh well, like you say, dating boots back on.

Oneorboth - he sounds creepy.

Juice - can you trust yourself with Irish??

I'm mning working from home tomorrow as ds' school is shutting due to the eidjeoejlkdsfj volcano thingy .

kdk · 21/04/2010 19:35

Hi all

hope everyone has had a good day.

How's the studying juice? I'm giving in module 3 of 4 tomorrow - one more to go thank god and that's me finished - well one more essay and two more teaching observations - and possibly an Ofsted observation (and in which case I will shoot myself).

Oh, and nearly forgot, date with bluebeard on Friday ... if neither of us cancel first.

Yeah, go on d2c, show us your profile, I dare you ...

ninah · 21/04/2010 19:37

kdk is course as hard as they say?
are you on one year or two years? cos I am thinking of starting once dd settled at school

Monty100 · 21/04/2010 19:59

Kdk - he's scared backed off lol . You must not cancel your date! We're all waiting with baited breath for the aftermath lol.

Ninah - you going to work and study?

SingleMum01 · 21/04/2010 20:08

Ninah - I'm okay, like I said a bit upset, but think I was liking being in a relationship iyswim. Its crap being dumped though.

Juice - yes it was the one who was slow off the mark. To be honest I was a bit about a few things, never paid me a compliment all the time we were seeing each other or said how he was feeling, but kinda thought he was more inexperienced than me and wasn't sure how to act. Anyway, it was a mostly positive experience that hasn't put me off.

Anyway back to pof to see what's happening. Can anyone recommend any other good sites for the midlands?

Dad2 - I was only joking, hope I haven't scared you off the thread!

ninah · 21/04/2010 20:09

Gone to sharpen his axe more like
will regret jokes like this if you end up smitten kdk
ah, vicarious dating, better than the real thing
monty I have done some childcare quals while working but think better off pgce in long term, which would mean a year at college full time
I am just debating when to start, as right now i just have my head above water financially and is such a relief
but this is relatively poorly paid and to do it long term without professional quals the prospects are more limited
I actually love what I do but thinking long term, would be nice to be able to spend more on ebay do more for dc

ninah · 21/04/2010 20:12

good for you sm
I have only used match but there were some nice men in our neck of the woods on single with kids last time I window shopped

oneorboth · 21/04/2010 20:16

singlemum. yeah ok cupid is ok but ignore anyone called gothic form. he is a lot of a liar.

anyway. posted on relationships board. am not going to see that guy one. everyone is saying i need to tell him why. but i dont tihnk they have done online dating. i have literally swapped a few emails with this guy and he has texted me a lot. do i really need to tell him do you think?

Monty100 · 21/04/2010 20:16

Ninah - you should do it. Once you have a job you can pull yourself back up.

SM - he prob knew he didn't 'float your boat'.

lou33 · 21/04/2010 20:18

thats disappointing news sm01, sorry to hear it, but dont give up

i am absolutely shatterd tonight, i think i have overdone the activity wrt my op on monday

early night i reckon

mechanic has totally revamped the paved bit of my garden, looks twice as big now, and all fixed up

plus i got to watch him single handedly shift the shed to another part of the garden to open up space, then start sawing and drilling things

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