When life throws you potatoes, make chips! Be disappointed but never defeated! Dating thread No:13

[ChaoticAngel]

"you say potato, I say potatNO"

Down with potatoes

As you were....

Guess Who

omg, congratulations!!!! :o

OMG Zany - how fantastic!!!!! Did he get down on one knee? Ring? Are you excited? When is the big day?

MLM, sorry he turned out to be not such a good friend. I wouldn't accept people from dating sites who claim to want you as a friend. It's a dating site and not a friendship site. I can see that one might meet someone who you hit it off with just as friends with time to build such a friendship but you must both really only want that.

Cross post, Zany, congratulations.

He had asked a few times over the last few months but when we were our drunk so I didn't give an answer. We went away for the weekend and he kept talking about weddings constantly. I had been teasing him that if he asked it would have to be in an imaginative way not whilst drunk and after he talked about it so much I realised I had possibly put too much pressure on the asking if you see what I mean so just said that whenevr and however he wanted to ask would be fine. He asked on the way home, in the rain on my M1

and I am wearing his grandma's signet ring at the moment until we buy one, hopefully on Saturday.

Wow, so he had marriage on his mind for a while, when did you start seeing him? I suppose when you know you just know and you obviously feel the same way.

Have you got a timescale in mind for the big day?

Just over 6 months ago, about a month after this thread started. Possibly a few people will think its too soon but we're both in our 30's (only just) and have enough few serious relationships to know when it feels right. My DS (11yrs) was quite upset when I first told him, he's a bit of a sensitive soul, and we have had a chat and he is really worried that he will feel left out and that he won't be as important to me. He feels loads better now we have talked and realises that him and his sister will always be the most important people to me. He would like to be involved in planning the wedding and may play the guitar for us. My DD (8rs) is beside herself with excitement

Congratulations Zany :)

DC's always worry that attention will be taken away from them IME. Sounds like you have reassured him. Good luck for the future .

Zany!! :) :) :) :) :)

congratulations! Lovely news!

Congrats Zany :)

Watch that kind of confirms what I thought. It is weird because he is entirely unsuitable but I do like him oddly. I blame his non-Londony accent . I really don't want to sleep with another bloke with a gf though, but I'm not going to know really if he has one or not whatever he says. So I might just have to write him off entirely. Which is not the end of the world really, cos it's not like he's the one or anything...!

zany - thats lovely. how exciting :)

sponge - yeah. Most of them tend to be totally charming and ' nice' men, with manners too. and are, just appalling with women. No soldiers and no police ( courtsey of shiney)

I've had the no police rule for ages, thanks to a friend who is in BTP and put me off for life! You're right he is quite charming & polite(dodgy pic notwithstanding) which is fairly unusual - well, in the sort of men I attract at least.

When we were discussing interests etc, he was telling me how he loves swimming . I said I can't swim, so he said he would teach me . I told him there are many things I will do on a first date, but being seen in a swimsuit with wet hair and no make up is not one of them

god, can you imagine, how awful would that be!!!

Hi everyone

Zany Congratulations! you brave brave woman
Have you got a date/month in mind for the wedding?? you brave brave woman

Sponge I wouldn't put myself in that position on an eleventyfifth date, never mind a first date!!

Time

Zany,
I've been lurking for ages, but I had to 'come out' and congratulate you.

Sponge unless they bring out permanent foundation and blusher, like those tattoo eyebrows and lips you can get, I'm not even having sleepovers!

I have a tendency to sleep in my make up especially if drunk. Hence the morning after with the Scot I looked remarkably similar to the night before although I did take my false eyelashes off as didn't think they would stay stuck on overnight

We were thinking of next summer, give us time to save up. I have been looking at venues and have found the most amazing tipi tents to hire, now all I need is £2500, catering, field to put it in, oh and to persuade Mr Yacht

Thanks you everyone for your congrats. p.s just to warn facebook friends I've not told everyone yet.

I have to take my make up off, I just can't bring myself to sleep in it, it's an OCD thing. Cleanse, tone and moisturise, then slather on the nightcream In an effort to keep wrinkles at bay

Zany shall we contact 'Don't tell the bride' for you? We can help Mr Yacht with the planning and spending

God I would hate it if someone else did all the planning. Its half the excitement. Have found a couple of hideous dresses which I have shown Mr Yacht and managed to make him think I loved them he even believed me when I said I was going to wear a hello kitty dress and that my dog would be a bridesmaid or ring bearer. In reality I just want a simple wedding without the big hoo ha and a big party at the end of the night for family and friends. I don't do the whole 'wedding hype' and think the W word makes everything twice the price. yes I am brave as I will soon be a step mum to 2

Whoop, whoop Zany. Are you the first dating thread wedding? I think the bells should be pealing in MN Towers. I love other people's weddings, so will need full breakdown of details: flowers, outfits, menus, seating plans. Bliss.