Here's hoping on finding a decent guy/girl under the mistletoe who doesn't use hun or text speak. Dating thread No.7

[Zanywany]

Off you go

You know what to do

just want to wish you all a very merry christmas :)

Am unlikely to be on for a few days now, but hope you all have a fantastic few days, eat, drink and be merry.

I would also like to wish everyone a very merry christmas too. Just waiting to finish work soon then I'm in christmas mode which usually means I'm banned from the computer for a few days.

Might go on POF later to wish the 4 fit blokes who I've chatted with recently a very merry christmas aswell.

You too watch and adams. Have a great christmas!

Merry Christmas to everyone from me too Hope everyone has a good one!!

Only two more sleeps!!

Merry Christmas to all from me too

Really looking forward to a nice xmas just me and my DD now, just a last few panic items to buy and one last bill to pay and I'm sorted.

Dating I can't see me bothering with for a while. I'm still completely unbothered!

Merry and bright my lovlies! Hope you all have the best of days, will be thinking of those of you who are separated from your DCs at all this year, I might pop in over the festive... might not! :) x!

Happy Christmas everyone :)

Merry christmas all! Hope you all have a lovely day!

Here we have it

the definitive guide! should I text him?

Just using stumbleupon and found that. all very true

he he..thats really good:)

Do you think men are waiting to register for pof for the New Year? as there are the same old ones on there that have been there for ever :) including my recent date.
Hope everyone had a fantastic Christmas.
Your guide is excellent Lubey .

Hi all. Hope you all had good Christmases!

Basking in my post festive glow I decided to do an Oasis search to see if there any new victims women. First profile comes up with a nice enough pic and then I read: I'm looking for someone who is ready for a long term relationship, has a good sense of humour, can hold a conversation, is happy with where they are in life but are looking for me !!!! PS one of my pet hates is jeans with sneakers, I have to ask the question "why" when there are so many nice casual shoes for men !!!!

Oh dear. Should I be putting something on my profile saying one of my pet hates is high heels when there are so many nice shoes for women? Is she just making that statement to filter out we cheap casual blokes in the hope that a better heeled potential suitor will say "I wear grown up shoes 'cos I'm a rich boring prick so pick me!!!"?

Hi battling. My advice is not to invest too much time or emotion chatting unless you really feel there's something there... either an attractive pic or engaging conversation. You end up feeling a degree of obligation to meet the person and you're really only going through the motions. It's hard not to be cynical.

I'd second that..give them all the cost of the doubt (as opposed to the benefit of the doubt)

oh and my pet hate is people who make evaluations of the basis of shoes...only joking I dont have any pet hates, why make a pet of something you hate..seems a tad oxymoronic...

battling - you can do better you know! you don't have to continue chatting to the guy if there is'nt a spark... (and welcome!)

look what i found! takes all the hassle out of it and lets someone else do all the dirty work. :) tempted!

nothing doing for me - a few messages on OKC etc, no-one that makes my heart flutter. got nice xmas & boxing day texts from 'the doctor' - going out on new years eve with my platonic man...definitely not a 'date'.. oh no!

Hi everyone and welcome to the new daters I hope everyone had a nice Christmas. It's been lovely here, just lovely, even coming down with a horrendous cough and cold hasn't spoilt it for me.

Snape get that form filled in!! You should go for it, it looks like great fun!

I've just this minute unhidden my POF profile, I'm not sure I've done the right thing though really as I'm still not really bothered for dating, I'm not sure I can be bothered with it at all. I might well be hiding it again before the day's out.

Here we go, first message entitled "Don't let me pass you bye xx" Then body of message reads "Hi, how are you?". And so it begins

I have unhidden mine too Time, had a couple of messages answered them and got very dull responses. Found a boyfriend from when I was 18 though :) may send him a message!
Hope lots of men join after New Year.

:) time

I'm far too much on an -untelegenic-- puss to put myself forwards for it! there must be a brave soul on this thread who will do it! :)

Awh Snape, you can do it, just ignore the camera's and be you lovely natural self! Might be worth it!!

Daisy send him a message, definitely!! That could turn out to be fun.

Well, the messages are coming in thick and fast, all dross, but apparently I am a 'wonderful height'. Now I've not heard that one before

I would Snape but the kids from school would make my life hell :)

battlingobesity how are you faring? i had a date before xmas, after much texting and emailing, and we did not hit it off in real life. I have closed my smooch account, way too bobbins all round

now trying to decide if i am open enough to it/ready for something. probably not if im thinking these things?

I've been chatting to a few people but again non of them have much to say for themselves to keep me interested. I have a theory, as someone who has been involved in internet dating a few years, that people are getting tired of it and cannot be bothered.

If you don't fancy the photo and the convo is boring there really isn't any point wasting the time and energy to meet up.

I reckon internet dating has had it's hey day!