General internet dating support and chit chat thread

[lubeybooby]

Relationships seems the most appropriate place for this I think? Happy to ask for it to be moved if it's maybe better in _chat or something.

Anyway!

Chit chat your dating/internet dating claptrap here!

Also your hints and tips please for dating in the shark pit on the internet

I'll start.

I'm 31, single and rather fed up of it now. Have a few internet dating profiles, am trying to improve my social life and get out more, even looking out for possible additional temp jobs just to be.... 'out there' a bit more.

Even had a go at cosmic ordering which has been cropping up in dating related threads recently. Now I'm a very scientific and cynical kind of person but when it comes to my (currently appalling) love life I will try anything to give it a bit of a boost. Whether that be focusing the mind on the task in hand or strange unknown forces I care not.

adamschic yes years ago before I was married to exh, when I was dating and she was tiny it was a breeze compared to this. Thankfully she goes out for sleepovers at her friends and stays with her dad quite regularly so I get a reasonably decent amount of free time without nosiness about where I'm going etc . Only problem is it's often short notice not allowing me to plan very far in advance apart from school holidays.

Ahh, just looked again and realised I had joined cupid not OK cupid

Shineon does sound a bit odd that in his work position he wouldn't check/use his phone regularly. Maybe he has a seperate work phone?

JOining up to OK cupid at the moment

I don't know. I'm admittedly pretty crap with my mobile, but I would definitely make sure to charge it if a hot man were texting me.

Maybe he is just laidback. That could be fine as long as he does have oomph where it matters and isn't the mummy's boy type with it.

I'm looking forward to your date 4 now! [living vicariously emoticon]

< delurks >

Honestly not wanting to impose myself on this thread....

But Shineon, the phone thing.........

Maybe once, but more than that is bollox. He's either married or in a relationship. Clearly something is not right.

Being an NRP the main reason I religiously keep my phone charged is just in case something happens to dd, God forbid, and I need to rush off anywhere.

< wanders back to other threads >

I've just joined OKCupid, I'm holding you ladies and gentlemen accountable for any trouble.

Really good point, Mr Gin

Agree, as a parent you should always keep your phone charged. I let the battery run down by mistake only occasionally.

Lubey, good you get some free time. I haven't had for a no. of years. As teen girls are sensitive to strange males coming into the house. I have tried to date well away from it and decided to forget about a full blown relationship until I live on my own again.

< wanders back in >

Well I'm rubbish sometimes, a while back I could only charge my iPhone in the car as my laptop went belly up. I actually went out in the car purely to charge the phone just in case.... I waited untlil the weekend and bought a new wall charger. It's not difficult.

Honestly shineon, it's not right. There is a lot something wrong there.

If one thing doesn't add up, well give the benefit of the doubt, if it becomes a regular thing then it's dodgy imo.

.... I am a massive cynic by the way.

adamschic sleepovers are my saviour, mostly. I regularly have dd's friends over in the hope it will be reciprocated and it usually is. Thank goodness. When I was with the most recent ex we just tended to use his place as much as possible (his kids were grown up and in their own places) until I was happy for him to meet her (think it was about 9 months into the relationship) then he spent some time here when she was around but I still tried to keep visits to my place to when she was out or at her dads.

Shiney I really don't know what to think about the phone thing now. A few have come up with possible explanations but then MrGin debunked those really... hmmm. I think saying upfront about being crap with his phone is a bit odd too. He either is genuinely crap with it or giving himself a pre arranged excuse to just be crap with you re: the phone.

Normal? Ah shiney, , um what are your thoughts on the Libdem conference?

We've been bumped off! maybe MNHQ took pity on our tales of dating woe and allowing us a modicum of privacy. Rather than flagging it up so everyone can have a good laugh.

< kicks copy of 'Truckers Weekly' under sofa, puts shirt on >

< retrieves copy of 'Truckers Weekly' under sofa, takes shirt off >

Just messaged a guy from OKCupid who I had a high match with and he's replied straight away [happy]

MrGin, enough of the shirt thing already.

Still grumpy that ecoplumber is away...I miss my emails!

shiney, how exactly do I do cosmic ordering? in detail, please.