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Time wasters need not apply, Soul Soothers come hither Dating Chat Part 11

999 replies

hatesponge · 10/04/2012 21:22

Ta-da! Think this is the first one I've started.

I am still feeling somewhat feisty. Told my team off at work for being too noisy Blush and was generally stroppy. Might have to go and start a row in AIBU or something!

So, dating, as you were etc Grin

Not forgetting of course that I have a second date at the weekend!

OP posts:
TimeForMeAndDD · 12/04/2012 13:12

Grin Thanks Chaotic.

Oh, I was so disappointed when he turned up. Seriously. We had made the mistake of chatting for too long, he had rung me and I loved his voice. He lived not too far away. It was all perfect, I had already chosen my wedding dress Grin. Then he turned up! My clothes post had more meat on it than him! His nose was huge and his mouth disappeared into his face making it look like he had forgotten to put his teeth in. I kept sneaking a look at him, trying to find a likeness to his photo's but I just couldn't spot one. If it wasn't for the tattoo he had on his forearm I wouldn't have believed it was him. Proper put me off it did.

TimeForMeAndDD · 12/04/2012 13:13

Chaotic my DS is 20. My DD's are 26, 24 and 9. I'm 47 but like watch I forget this and think I'm 30 Grin

MyLittleMiracle · 12/04/2012 13:15

He has a mate who also has a fit body is nice, but 24. Anyone feel free to try.

ChaoticAngel · 12/04/2012 13:17

Time I have that problem too Grin I'll drool over some actor in a film/tv programme and then realise that he's only a few years older than my DS, I also have a DD 17. It's most depressing when I realise that I'm almost old enough to be his mother.

ChaoticAngel · 12/04/2012 13:17

oops, forgot to add I'm 40.

watchoutforthatsnail · 12/04/2012 13:21

time, his profile says married... yeah, its easy to talk too long and build up what they might be like, meet quick, get in and out quick and it keeps it more painless. lol

mlm - too young for most of us on this board probably.. :)

i now have no clue where im going for the date as everywhere i have suggested he doesnt want to go. ive already told him im too skint to pay for taxis, so if he wants to drink, it needs to be close, and if not, then ill be driving. hes fucking me off a little now. too much hastle.

TimeForMeAndDD · 12/04/2012 13:22

Oh I know that feeling Chaotic. I sit in my little cafe, people watching, lusting over the younger, fit and toned blokes, curling my nose at those my own age. It just doesn't appeal at all. Once they get their kit off, the moobs and the sagging skin, grey chest hair, ear and nasal hair, also grey, . That's when I decide datings not for me Grin

ChaoticAngel · 12/04/2012 13:22

princealbert9
4/12/2012 12:51:23 PM
Hi oes y like ur pik werr in hudds r u im nr slaithwsitr plz dont b put off my profile ssyin im.marird its n unhsppy one yed i know they all ssy rhst but plz give m chance n reply

Something about liking your pic, where abouts in are you, he from *. Please don't be put off by the fact that he's married because it's unhappy (yeah, right). He does actually have the grace to acknowledge that they all say that but wants to you to give him a chance.

Btw I searched him and his pic is of him holding a newborn in hospital. Even more reason to ignore him I'd say.

TimeForMeAndDD · 12/04/2012 13:24

I bought a new dress for that one too! I bought a new outfit for the second one but didn't actually wear it so took it back for a refund Grin I learned my lesson, afternoon coffee date initially to be followed by drinks and new outfit if successful. No expenditure on first date to avoid disappointment and decrease in back balance!

ChaoticAngel · 12/04/2012 13:24

I have to admit, there's an appeal to a younger man...just not too much younger Grin

watch is he worth the hassle?

TimeForMeAndDD · 12/04/2012 13:25

Good heavens! He sounds a right catch, might have to give him a chance. Not!

watchoutforthatsnail · 12/04/2012 13:26

time - prince albert is looking for ' sexy times with a bbw'
hahahahaha. so not you AT ALL.

TimeForMeAndDD · 12/04/2012 13:28

What the heck is a 'bbw'

watch the majority of them are 'so not me' Grin

So far anyway!

watchoutforthatsnail · 12/04/2012 13:33

chaotic - im not sure he is. im giving him an hour to sort it out and if not then im done. im not fannying around on a first date, its too much effort.

time -thats the right way to do it, when i first started out dating i think i spent a fair bit, but new outfits, taxis, drinks etc.. all adds up and i could quite easily be spending £100+ a time. Now i wear what i have, and at the max spend £5 or something, though i did spend more when i saw the buddist, £21, so not worth it.. fuck, that annoys me, £21 wasted on nothing. Im not paying for taxis tonight, and neither am i walking about in the dark by myself. So its either the pub near me ( which he knows, but doesnt want to drink in) and we can have a few drinks, or one where i can drive to and i drink coke, choice is his.

watchoutforthatsnail · 12/04/2012 13:33

big, beautiful woman.

TimeForMeAndDD · 12/04/2012 13:37

Grin OMG! I'm pleased you think that is so not me!!

Good plan watch but I would like to think the choice is yours! Why should you have to drive and drink coke just because he doesn't want to drink in your local? You are worth the effort and the compromise. Think of the price of petrol!!

watchoutforthatsnail · 12/04/2012 13:37

thinking, my first date with ywk must have cost something like
£45 for new jeans
£45 for new boots
£20 top
£30 for other top, in case i wanted to get changed because we ended up somewhere less casual ( WTF was i thinking)
£65 new bag
£50 hair cut/ colour
£45 petrol
£30 on the date itself.
£10 bottle of wine for my mother to look after the dog overnight ( i didnt stay overnight, just left early in the am and didnt get back till 2 am)

ridiclous.
esp considering im a part time working single parent.

TimeForMeAndDD · 12/04/2012 13:39

Ooh and by the way watch. I found out yesterday that when I rebooked my holiday for next year, I have been given 9 nights for the price of 7!! So next year we can have an extended holiday for the same price as we paid this year! I'm so excited and already looking forward to it! Grin

watchoutforthatsnail · 12/04/2012 13:41

time - the other places are only a few miles away, so it wont cost a lot in petrol but im just not paying for taxis - £5 each way adds up to a tenner.. then you add drinks on top of that and it becomes expensive, which wouldnt be so bad if it was a third date or something, but could you imagine the outlay for all the first dates, seeing as ive had about 60... bloody expensive way to find out about secret ginger mullets or hidens hens teeth ;)

MyLittleMiracle · 12/04/2012 13:41

They all meet me where I say, and I always get the bus, but my original internet chap comes round, but we are just friends, but good ones.

watchoutforthatsnail · 12/04/2012 13:41

thats fab!!

TimeForMeAndDD · 12/04/2012 13:43

£45 on petrol Shock Shock I would resent the £4.20 on busfare, never mind the rest of it! I paid £32 for a gorgeous maxi dress and £18 for new sandals. I have had lots of wear out of both items but the dress doesn't fit me now cos I've shrunk. Tis lovely too.

And yes, it is ridiculous. And it's something we shall not be doing again! The first ever date turned up in a manky denim type shirt and jeans, unironed. And the second and final date turned up in jeans with a union jack badge on the back pocket and a bad denim jacket. No effort on either part and I felt too good for both of 'em! So there! Grin

ChaoticAngel · 12/04/2012 13:44

Bloody hell...that's a lot of money Shock

The new plan, wear what you've got and spend as little as possible is much better. If you think about it, if he's the right one (a general he) then it doesn't matter if you're wearing something new or not, the clothes won't matter.

Time that's good news. Where are you going?

TimeForMeAndDD · 12/04/2012 13:46

Grin Ginger pubes mullets and hidden hens teeth would seriously make me resent having spent money! I'm not intending on spending a single penny. I refused a second drink with the first one because I was so angry at him being ugly and I didn't want to have to buy him a drink!

I bought my own drink with the second one because I needed to get fresh to blot out the disappointment of him being such a wet! Then my drunken lips started taking over and I kept looking at him, wondering if at least I could force myself to snog him. Yes. I was that desperate.

TimeForMeAndDD · 12/04/2012 13:50

Weymouth Chaotic. I love Weymouth Smile