The thread in which we all pray Johnny depp has signed up to POF - DATING THREAD 17!

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Here we go again....

It looks like I'm going to finally meet Mr Virtual tomorrow for lunch.

Now I'm getting nervous!

MLM, are you considering him?

"Counter terrorism and security officer" - I thought they were not supposed to advertise this type of job
"spontanious"?
"...become a firefighter, just ambitious like that i guess" Ambitious, really?
It goes on.

Llareggub, feeling like a teenager can be good too.
Do you walk with a smile on your face?

not only is he 'spontanious' he's also 'tonned'
rather up himself and trying to sound clever..but not clever enough for spellchecker:o

might just be a harmless fantasist?

To recap: he left school at 16, joined the Army, served around the world, and jumped out of planes for 7 years with an elite regiment.

He then went into 'security' where he was 'chosen' for undercover work. As Lueji has said,if he's working in counter terrorism there'd be a bar to him publishing any information about his work - let alone wiith his mugshot showing easily identifiable tattoos.

Somewhere along the way he acquired a 'Bachelors degree' (not, I suspect, in Englsh studies) to go with his tres expensive 2 bed ensuite bachelor's pad and flash car.

Fantasist, mercury? Bullshitter, more like

Extra large pinch of salt needed for this one, MLM.

Second the above...so spontaneous is he that he can't spell that either...

Errr.... Can I join you? I appear to have put my profile up on pof. I'm not sure how that happened. I think my finger slipped. Repeatedly :o

And I've had a few messages. And it's pretty scary all this dating lark!

I keep thinking "yeah! Do it! It's only a date!" and then get a bit "eek, why would he want to speak to you all night. You have nothing to talk about beyond the kids!"

So, how do you make sure you're interesting. My hobbies are craft related. And I doubt they will prove for interesting conversation. And my day is spent with 2 kids. I could detail the characters of the Disney cars movie but.... Yawn!

And do you guys send a message first? What do you write..?

leuji - yay - good luck, cant wait to hear about it :)

Sponge - any more news from mr ill? and you have pencilled in ones with the others ( did i read that right)

MLM - do not touch with a bargepole. From insider experience, no 16 year old school leaver would end up in an elite reg in the army - thats a fat load of bollocks.

Still- how are you this morning? did you speak to him at all?

midwife - yes, join - hi!!!

charlie - hi as well :) im sure you are interesting, you dont need a long list of ' stuff' to be an interesting person. Dont worry so much, just have a date, a quick, daytime, coffee one. its not TOO painful, promise. And yes, message any you like the look of, something short, but little bit more that ' hello'

Ive definatley got a boyfriend.
:)
He told me last night he had told both his mother and his best friend that he ' had met someone who was '
:)

He already knows ive told people and my family know.... so, yeah :)

had a fab evening. hes super sweet. it was raining, and he actually got out of the car, put the umbrella up, came round to my side and held it over my head while i got out the car and walked along. who does that? thats sweet isnt it.

He also was baffled why i had cut my own grass ( again) said i should have asked him and i shouldnt really have to do it, so hes going to do it from now on.

I actually like all this, its very nice after having to be the do everything, fuck it, i can handle it all type of person, since, well, since forever, because when i got married aged 22 my husband was never around anyway.. so ive always done everything on my own, all the time. To have someone offer is bloody lovely.

So im joining miranda in her pink bubble :)

I find it all so depressing when I look on match or POF - the ones in my area & age group seem to be Neanderthals!!

It can be a bit like that!!! or a lot like that.

But new people sign up all the time, so its worth checking quite often.

I thought my area was awful, then checked times out, and hers was worse! and time is lovely.... and sponges area wasnt great either... so, its kinda the same everywhere.

You could widen your search area? age range? Try a different site?

MLM,
Also, his photos look a bit gay. What kind of straight man gets a photo of himself showing his shoulder and chest?

Shudders.

Plus hes giving out his BBM pin to anyone and everyone. which firstly screams desperate, secondly screams that hes interested in shagging literally anyone, and thirdly screams that hes going to be interested in sexting.

NO - just no.

Well, day 2 an I've had 2 messages asking me for a shag and one asking if I was just friends with a guy, would I let him go down on me and I wouldn't have to do it back.....

I have said I'm not interested in intimate encounters and stated it on my profile too but I guess you will get them!

And my profile pictures arent at all racey! There's no flesh on show bar my face!

I don't think my area is so bad actually. There seems a nice mix of ages and types.

It's a learning curve I guess.

Charlie,

I have only started recently and haven't had that much success anyway.

The main events:

• Two dates with one, but I called it off, due to his odd behaviour (yellow flags).
• One date with another, arranged second, but it has been difficult and I get the feeling he's playing the field and not that interested in me, IYSWIM. So, getting disinterested by the minute.
• Mr Virtual, whom I'm meeting today, but otherwise almost feels like a bf. :)
• Mr Shy, who seems to want to meet, but hardly contacts. I think I'll set a date for next week. Unless today with Mr Virtual goes exceedingly well (i.e. we find each other attractive)

A few requests (most quickly dismissed because they are too old, live too far away or smoke, or education/job, or just scream red flags).

But, when I send a message, I usually mention something about their profile that appealed to me and ask a question, say something about myself, and suggest getting to know each other better.
I was the one who contacted Mr Virtual and asked about his username, which was peculiar (not in a bad way).

I think most people like to talk about themselves, anyway, so if you ask questions and seem to find them interesting you'll probably do ok.

watch eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!! :) fab!

MLM really, delete the 800+ texts from 'just friends', you're doing yourself no favours by having them readily available...and this POF bloke sounds like an absolute chancer.

I'm wavering from the sofa, feeling a bit down and lonely and of watch but, i swear everyone on any dating site I hopefully pop into in my vague age group and within a workable distance is hideous or has some bizarre sexual quirk, or is as dull as ditchwater of self-aggrandising. I'm fairly happy, things are going well, but I can't stop my head tape from repeating, 'your last relationship ended at the end of August 2009. you have had sex once in three years. your foof has cobwebs.'

I am in a perpetual state of horniness. I am staring at mens crotches on trains. I need to go for a run and a cold shower. 'sake. :(

Hi all I still keep an eye on you all although I ducked out after meeting a Very Nice Man on POF a year ago and we are still together very happily. I seem to have forgotten how to get cross!

watch you have found a good'un there! It is so lovely to have someone considerate looking out for you after being with a selfish man for years. Enjoy!!

You all confirmed my suspicions. There is a very nice chap chatting to me, don't think he is a fantast either, cos he said he works in primark, so doubt he is lying. There is also a fire fighter, who seems nice. I am a sucker for a man with muscles and tattoos, always liked the wrong type. Lol.

snape - you do know there is only one things for it... pof becons you!!!

and thanks lemon :)

yes mlm - i doubt anyone would lie about working in primark to impress someone!
:)

POF! [weeps]

just [weeps] I honestly cant be arsed trudging through semi literate half sentences and being called 'babes' and 'hun'

In other news, you may all recall that I PM & I got hammered and set up a fake internet dating profile for my lovely flatmate on OKC one night, we had to own up and turn it over to him when he started getting responses from really nice looking, funny, intelligent women. well, he's going on a date on saturday with a single parent and got a fab message form another woman the other day....we had listed his favourite films as awful chick flicks, 'Twilight, Notting Hill, Love Actually, Tootsie, Private Benjamin, Billy Elliot ...and the Human centipede!' he's only got a message from a really hot lawyer, saying she admires his honesty in admitting that he appreciates films that other men might discount because they are labelled as romantic or chick-flicks.

We watched Billy elliot last night. which I do actually love! Love Actually and Notting Hill planned for tonight, so if/when he meets her he doesn't look like a total liar (it was me! I lied!) ...too much Richard Curtis will either send me right over the edge or send me to POF in desperation. it's my own fault.

But I would rather someone who said the truth even if its working in macdonalds cos at least they are being honest. If they said I want to be a fire fighter but work in macdonalds, I would go okay, has ambitions.

Yes if you work in McD, but not really if your starting job is "Counter terrorism and security officer"
Surely ambitions would include MI5 at least. :o

richard curtis is bound to send you running towards pof at the speed of light because' love, actually, is all around'
:)

DO IT!!!

and hurrah for your flatmate, we will be needing an update on that too :)

I feel it in my foo-foo fingers! I feel it in my... no, can't say it. too rude.

haha, im branding you a danger to yourself and others until you sort yourself out some male attention snape!

:)

My brain is now working on a whole verse starting with that. bugger, im meant to be working!