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Huffy, illiterate men, scared of peas, it's a weird, weird dating world (No22)

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ChaoticismyLife · 11/09/2012 15:10

Oh, watch...you mentioned flowers Grin

Tell us more...

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snapespeare · 17/09/2012 17:45

yoga. Thank you Blush sadly, no one ever fell hopelessly in love with my ability to wield a paintbrush. (a whisk is a different matter altogether...Hmm)

I'm quite excited about mr French! :)

watchoutforthatsnail · 17/09/2012 18:05

Wow, Snape, thats abit good...

ChaoticismyLife · 17/09/2012 18:14

Another one joining the tag team Wink

snape they are brilliant, you really are talented :)

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Yogagirl17 · 17/09/2012 18:21

I don't know snape - based on what I've seen so far, if the Frenchman didn't work out and I was willing to contemplate a major lifestyle change I could fall in love with you based on that notebook alone! Grin

bochead · 17/09/2012 20:34

snape - next time you have a houseparty, let someone else show a bit of interest in you, then step back. (I don't mean you need to behave like a floosy but simply allow Frenchy to hear from another male what a catch you are - trigger his hunting instinct Wink).

Well I've agreed to go for my 1st pof coffee next week, and am eyeing up a couple of other profiles while batting off the Mrs Robinson Hunters. Just as in RL, those I want to show and interest show none at all, while the pervs, alchies, and oddballs come flocking. Deleting a couple of back to front baseball caps a day, and the tattoos are getting sillier.

Will try and get a mate to take a couple of extra photos at the weekend in the possibly vain hope I can entice a normal fishy to take the bait.

Yogagirl17 · 17/09/2012 21:10

bochead - I know it's awfully confusing on here - the Frenchman is mine (and I'm not sharing). Grin Snape's trying to snare PM.

Good luck with your coffee next week.

Movingforward123 · 17/09/2012 21:42

snape wow the painting is very good Smile that us a very brave and romantic idea to do the book! I would never be brave enough to do that! It's so thoughtful. I think if a friend if mine did that for me I would cry my eyes out!!!

Also I want to know what prof wanted to do with a wisk??? Hmm are you still seeing him?

bochead · 17/09/2012 21:51

see this is exactly why I've been single 8 years - dating is far too confusing Wink.

Yogagirl17 · 17/09/2012 21:53

Ok, if Snape is going to tell what prof did with the whisk can you post some warnings first. I'm not sure my innocent mind can handle it!! To me, some handcuffs and a blindfold would be the height of kinky fuckery.

snapespeare · 17/09/2012 22:05

WARNING!!!!

He was talking about spanking me with a spatula. Then a whisk. I countered that I had perfectly good kitchen tongs, so he better watch himself.

That did not have the intended effect.

Lovely gym with lovely PM, he's off on a work trip weds-fri and then off to the sodding coast for the weekend to house sit. Am laying it on thick that I need to get out of London for a bit as I'm non specifically fed-up.

snapespeare · 17/09/2012 22:08

Good luck for coffee bochead!. Exciting!!!

And thank you for lovely comments re notebook. :)

TessoftheAngels · 17/09/2012 22:18

Yoga I love the sound of frenchman Envy

Snape you are an amazing artist and I love the idea of the book, you should definately have a page dedicated to this thread!

Seeing older man/possible fwb for coffee this week, i'm quite excited. Think it's the idea of that first 'thing' after exh. We've been texting/chatting since we met last week, I feel like a silly teenager Confused

Yogagirl17 · 17/09/2012 22:24

Ooh Tess that sounds good. I had a brief FWB fling with a slightly older man not long after my XH & I split and it was a great way to get over that psychological barrier of being with someone new after 18 years!

Am loving the sound of the Frenchman too - just hope he lives up to the hype. Will find out on Wednesday I guess.

KirstyWirsty · 18/09/2012 05:59

I am shattered!! Was up chatting to Mr Cheeky (from work) til 2am on Facebook messenger .. He is now meeting me this Thursday as well as next Tuesday .. On Thursday I was going out to a leaving do but only planned to stay an hour.. I had told him previously I was busy but just can't wait

He has said he is planning on getting a hotel room to stay in town on Tuesday and I am welcome to stay and he will sleep on the couch!! I know there is no way that would happen as I am desperate to jump his bones... Thought at least by going out on Thursday first I won't be shagging him on the first date Hmm

ScumbagCollegeDropout · 18/09/2012 06:16

Phew just caught up.

Snape - Your artwork in the notebook is amazing!

Yoga Best of luck with Frenchman. I'm sure he won't smell of cheese Wink

Well my first ever date has been and gone. He was a nice enough bloke. Lots in common. Just don't fancy him. He did however openly admit to trolling Hmm I have chatted with him since. No mention of second date and I'm not pushing for one.

Prospect No.2 we shall call YT Guy (he has a couple of channels) seems to be quite into me. But I think he may very well head into 'friend' territory.

Ah well I am going out for hopefully two nights in a row not this weekend but next. I plan to do lots of some teenagery snogging. Especially as on the sunday it is to a 90's grunge night Grin

hatesponge · 18/09/2012 08:53

Snape shame you can't accompany PM to housesit...

Lots of dates happening which is all good :) Not for me though as I am firmly on the sofa for the foreseeable. The soldier did phone me (at 11.45pm) possibly to apologise but I didn't answer. No 5am call so hopefully he got the hint about that Hmm.

Work party on Friday Grin. Just a shame there won't be one decent single man there!

snapespeare · 18/09/2012 10:16

green dress arrived yesterday btw, it's a stunner, but has one of those dodgy side zips that goes over an inset waistband, so it's difficult if not impossible to close the zip around the upper part of the waistband/lower bust. might try very delicately wd40-ing it.

felt a bit 'meh' yesterday - kids are acting up DS1 is a smelly little sod who wont wash Hmm and never does what i ask him to do when i ask him to do it.. on the basis that he'll get around to it eventually. He will take out the trash eventually but not before demon-kitties have throughly excavated trash looking for chicken bones. DD is grumpy as she's stressed about school. DS2 is still the light of my life though. Had to leave work early to go and change the bathroom light-switch-pull and although I obviously dont need a man to so these things am getting a bit sick of doing everything myself, all the time for little or no thanks. Then i got lost on the way to the gym, tried a new route. didnt work. shall feel a bit brighter later i'm sure, trundling along my roller coaster...

notebook - I am cutting out pigeons. hundreds of fucking pigeons.

kirsty 'sleep on the couch indeed' Hmm Grin

scumbag 90's grunge night! :) heaven!!

at everyone else. :)

watchoutforthatsnail · 18/09/2012 10:20

Fear not dear snape, you will see me tomorrow.... Highlight of your week, I promise. Currently working out tube stops And if we can fit in a go on the eye.

Scum, love the 90's grunge night :)

HellonHeels · 18/09/2012 10:59

Hello all! Snape I am de-lurking to advise you to try rubbing a pencil (the lead bit) over the teeth of your sticking zipper before you go to WD 40 extremes. Good luck!

ChaoticismyLife · 18/09/2012 11:10

The things you learn on this thread Grin

Lead pencil seems safer than wd40, especially if you're anything like me snape where trying something like that would appear to be a good idea at the time until I'd actually tried it and it went disastrously wrong.

Kirsty good luck with your date.

scumbag enjoy 90s night.

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snapespeare · 18/09/2012 11:16

Thanks Hellon shall try that as soon as I get home. this dress will work! :)

lubeybooby · 18/09/2012 13:41

Hello again all

Things once again not rosey with me and blokeychap. ffs.

I think I need to execute a dumping.

Ok... full story:

He went a bit quiet and distant on me and I pulled him on it and asked why. He took it the wrong way and seemed to think I meant I wanted constant contact from him - I don't, and I tried to make that clear... I want quality rather than quantity and I know we're both busy and so it's fine to not be chatting all day long.

So I was sort of dumped again - he said he wanted space for a few days (even though we actually hadn't spoken at the point for two days) and he said that he can't give me what I need (clearly still thinking I want to bloody chat all day long... aaargh!) and he also said that he isn't coming to talk face to face this time because he'll fall under my spell again and change his mind... wtf?

I said ok fine take all the space you need, and also wrote in very plain speaking about the issue of how much contact we have an made it very clear what I think (which again is quality rather than quantity is better)

So a week passes and we exchange a couple of general hello how are you how was your weekend type texts.

I'm confused at him not mentioning the result of having had some space, but I leave it.

So, a couple of days on again... it's his birthday, and I emailed to wish him happy birthday, he thanked me for it, I then went on to say that I'd love to be doing something nice for him but don't feel I can given the current situation.

He replied with:

"That's a very nice thought of yours, and much better than socks and boxer shorts...
I'd love something for my birthday, everything always gratefully accepted....

I'm very happy that the thought is there, in fact I am very touched by it.
I'm also happy that we can keep talking as total radio silence is a bit awful for me!"

I replied that I was confused as hell and he had requested space and that's what the radio silence was all about, and that I meant that I'd like to do something nice or get him something but I can't while I'm still in the dark as to what his thoughts are

He then replied:

"Right, let me explain, I'll try.
I wanted space, that's true.
What I meant by radio silence was never hearing from you again ever again.
I was really pleased to see your nice emails in my inbox.
That make sense? Probably not!"

I have interpreted the above as

'you are still dumped, but I like chatting to you, and never hearing from you ever again would be awful. I'm letting you work out for yourself that you're still dumped'

So er yeah... that's where it stands at the moment.

Help me daters!

I have only put up with this, this time, because we had something very nice planned in october and it's horrible to think we won't be doing it. But if I'm right in my above interpretation, then that's it now... I've had enough.

TimeForMeAndDD · 18/09/2012 14:08

Hi Lubey I'm sorry to say that I agree with your interpretation of his messages Sad He still wants his space but he still wants to hear from you. All a bit 'me, me, me' don't you think? Where do your feelings and what you would like come into his thinking?

watchoutforthatsnail · 18/09/2012 14:08

Pah, Lubey, is he worth the effort? Really?
Do you think its a case of the relationship has run It's course and habits being hard to break?

If it were me I'd be hurt, upset And furious.... And wouldnt stay in contact. But obviously you need to do what's right for you.

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