The Dating Game...

[Lizzer]

Hello, as advised by Ems I'm starting this for you all to help and advise me through the fabulous, but often disasterous, world of dating. The reason being (may as well tell the whole world, eh!) I've just found myself back in that big old sea hunting for one of the plenty more fish that I'm always being told exist. Its actually taken me 2 yrs of full time mothering mixed with absolute fear of the unknown to get here, and now I'm going on a DATE next week - Gah!

I'd love to hear any tragi-comic stories that you might have on the subject and obviously any helpful hints and tips for me such as 'no don't wear the red PVC number on your first date' etc...!!

I'm sure you all have some hidden in your deepest darkest memories, so share with us...

(Also any touching, romantic ones would be great - they give me hope that there is someone out there for me somewhere!!! )

Sorry, but seven months is nothing in a man's eyes. Mine wouldn't move in with me until we had been together for 6 years (although we DID meet when 18!), and only agreed to get married after 10 years together. That was after a very serious ultimatum, which I only made after deciding that I meant my threat of leaving if he wouldn't get married.

Mine also had the 'I can't see into the future, so how can I say it's forever' mentality. He used this as a reason for not getting married for ages, and then decided that it wasn't the BEING married, it was the GETTING married that he didn't want!

Anyway, to cut to the chase, if you love him, wait. IME, the more you push 'em, the faster they run in the other direction. I'm sure that he's just being a man about this, and, as we know, they can't help it!

Chill out, and good luck...keep us posted.