Dumpling no more? Only the strong survive and we did no. 4

[IfYoureHappyAndYouKnowIt]

At first I was afraid, I was petrified
Kept thinkin' I could never live without him by my side;
But then I spent so many nights
Thinkin' how you did me wrong
And I grew strong

This thread is for ex dumplings. Any dumpling that feels like she has "mostly" moved past crisis into an "almost" sorted state can post and chat here as we continue our quest for serenity with a lot of laughs along the way and support

He must be love, to be disinterested in a woman full of fabulosity and serenity x
ps Mymy SB man stands for slow burner man

Lol Patience, before throwing in the towel would it be worth being proactive & asking him for a drink?

Well sun is spliting stones here. I'm in shorts, sweaty, unkempt, hair unwashed, eyebrows unplucked & so lacking enthuasism for this date . No idea what I'm going to wear or how I will transform myself into a beauty in less than an hour (& manage to pluck eyebrows!).

Hello everyone

Well the move went perfectly and things here are quite straight now just need to get the TV sorted for tomorrow morning

From starting my car and driving away from our old house I have felt brilliant like a snake shedding its skin, at last I know exactly where I am and whats what

The neighbours are so friendly its almost surreal and tomorrow theres a big street party so we will be able to chat and make our mark

Its the start of our new life and so far its brilliant

Wont comment on a weeks thread other than Goo loved your description of the drive to the school , does he look like Jimmy Nail too ?

Hope everyone is doing well x

hello,namechanger here ,used to post on ditched thread but not been on there for a fairy long time .Waves to patience,tea,romney and elsie,you helped me out of many a dark place.
Well H has not changed still stringing me on for an easy time while shagging his childfriend but i have managed to move on and booked myself a solicitor appointment for next week,have managed to detach quite a lot and realise i need to get started with divorce to heal.
Love reading about you strong ladies moving on,dating makes me believe one day i will be doing it too.

Hi Getting - I KNEW you would feel fab when you'd moved. So pleased for you!
Starting - once me and exbf finished I also found it very hard to drum up any enthusiasm for dating. Think I was just sick of getting heart broken. Hope it goes well but remember: no spark, no point! :)

Fab getting,wishing u good luck in ur new home x

Hhf ,seeing sol re divorce helped move me forwards re the state of marriage.It's another "strange but true" situation on this recovery road.

Starting have a lovely night,totally over sb man LOL.
Going grab myself a black belt.

Dr Harry Cunningham and SB man got me thru this far,need to find a real one now

Ah googs tell ur mum thanks for the compliment x

Getting - pleased your move went well and have fun at the street party tom, looks like youve moved to a nice area.

Goo - your exH sounds a real treat, you should write books, your description was so entertaining.

Nice to see you back Heavyheart, pleased your moving forward in the right direction.

Patience - mmmm Dr Harry Cunningham, yes please can we share him, or I could always go for George Clooney.

Can you believe I turned my old pay as you go phone on tonight to text a man off PoF, and got a text from exPoliceman to say 'ah youve got your phone back then?' that means he has a delivery report on me receiving his texts from beginning of April!!!! I am trying to ignore him! Why do I get myself into these situations.

Starting I missed you had a date, who with and where did you find him? Hope you had a good time.

Getting, am so so pleased to read your post . I'm delighted it's all working out so well for you & only what you deserve. It's a real bonus that the neighbours are so nice, makes all the difference . Wishing you all of the happiness you deserve.

Patience, black belt could be handy on lots of diff levels

Heavy, welcome & great to read you're in kick ass mode

Rom, god that ex Policeman sounds seriously freaky . My date was with someone from AF dating site.

Well am home from date since before 9 but only getting a chance to post now as had rl friend over. Anyway he was v nice but completely no spark for me anyway so that's the end of that! Am glad I went though & he was nice to chat to & we'd loads in common so it was all good. Tis a start back anyway

Starting, shame there was no spark but getting 11 messages is great, best get reading :)

Getting, so glad the move went well and your settling in and feeling so good about it, hope you enjoy the party tomorrow

Goo, lol at your XH and roms right, strat writing books :)

Rom, i agree with starting, there's something not right with that, if he keeps harrasing you just text back sorry but not interested and if he continues contact the police, just tell them it took you so long to contact them as he was a police officer

Patience, mmm black belt, sounds strong, shame about sb but his loss

Heavy, one day you will get there just take it one day at a time, good to see you back it has been a fairy long time

Mymy, hope your doing ok, try and forget about sol till next week and enjoy the long weekend

OMG in the past hour have received over 100 emails on the fishy place!! Now surely when you're dealing with such a large pond it should be easy enough to hook a fairly normal species . Have a cute enough looking chef living close to me that's v keen & is either v normal or a great player . Time will tell!! Anyway, it's a great diversion my fellow dumplings & a great laugh. Had a spanish guy begging me to meet him tonight for sex!! He promised to do all sorts of delightful things to my body that would make me smile . Just for good measure he told me he'd already met up with a few women from the site & they were all v pleased with his efforts . Now where would you get an evenings entertainment like that???

starting-i had started thinking about fishing site,have just got in after a girly night and my friends have decided they are going to help me back on the dating scene,,4 months ago if you had told me i would have been thinking about this i would have said you were mad.
sov-glad you got it,with the same sized brood i always pay attention to your posts but after seeing your link to dating profile you are much younger and more gorgeous.

Lurking.

Happy royal wedding day to all.

Seem to have emerged from my depressed state of the last few days thank goodness.

And now confronted with a dating frenzy.

You are so brave. I don't think I could ever do it.

But tuneage I can do. One for William and Kate.

the nicest thing

Hi Happy. Happy Royal Wedding to you too. After much complaining, oldest son now watching cos he's just spotted David Beckham and his estimation of William has gone right up!

Am sitting with dc watching the Wedding , surprised myself how into it and emotional I am

Enjoy the day everyone

Ds told us its a wedding somewhere in England with William and Eliza.
Feeling very emotional about my break up tbh and the love we shared.

Just thinking about Diana too.She did a good job with her boys,a great single mum x

She did but then she had a lot of help.
God Kate looks lovely lovely!!!!
Weird feeling ain't it?
My eldest just said "Mum, instead of a street party, can we have a street fight?" Heaven help me.

yes weird feeling. almost a bit cynical:) :(

DD impatient for Kate to reappear -she does look lovely in the classical tradition!

Do you think Kate signed a pre-nup? She would have to have, wouldnt she?

Still got her heart broken googs ,the relaxed boys today,Diana always wanted that.Really think she was a top mum.
Im not cynical ,just sad me and my groom didn't make it x

Yeah, she would have been really happy to see both of them so handsome, relaxed and well adjusted I think. I like em both - specially Harry. Love his little mischievous face! Diana was like a little lamb to the slaughter really - only 19 and marrying a man who loved someone else. No wonder she had problems later. Lsat night apparently, William went on an impromptu walk about to shake hands with all the people who were camping outside and one lady grasped his hands and said "I really loved Diana" and he said "Thank you so much". Must have been quite touching for him x

It's only today I've really thought about it googs.Diana got on with it ,didn't let it beat her,she had a lot to work thru and I think towards the end of her life she had a real acceptance and wisdom.lovely to here the story of the walkabout.

Strangely I too have been quite depressed watching the Royal Wedding. I recorded it & watching it again now. It's just made me think about my own wedding & wondering how the hell was I in such a bad place to have sold myself so short! Just feel sad & depressed really a the thought of how I wasted my youth. This will sound so superficial but I was v attractive at 25 & I gave that up for a man that was 18 yrs older & deprived me of a sex life because he was too busy shagging on the side

Hello from a pissed googs. Good do I can tell you. Lots of dancing and vodka. I'll pay for it tomorrow I can tell ya. Starting, dodn't be sad. We are all in the same boat but we still have a life to live and you and I are 38 for heaven's sake love - still up there with the best of em. Love you girls! Blotto :)