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Hat wars and soup-er dates, let the sausage see the roll... The Online Dating Thread reaches 25!

999 replies

Yogagirl17 · 23/10/2012 16:17

Erm...hope nobody minds?

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EiePie · 23/10/2012 18:23
TimeForMeAndDD · 23/10/2012 18:29

Same here Lubey, wine makes me want to snog and stuff, I know exactly what people mean when they talk about beer goggles cos the last date I had looked quite shaggable after a few sips of white, luckily he didn't stop chewing his gum long enough for me to plant my lips on his so I was spared a potential embarrassing disaster.

watchoutforthatsnail · 23/10/2012 18:31

No they did not!! LUCkiky it was mostly sitting down today.
I used to only wear hold ups. I think i forgot how awful tights were. Will get some at the weekend :)

Dont guve up with job. Keep going :)

lubeybooby · 23/10/2012 18:34

I have a plan that involves a cup of tea after this glass. Whether that will actually happen or not is anyones guess

lubeybooby · 23/10/2012 18:37

One word of warning about hold ups. Do ensure that they actually HOLD UP before leaving the house.

One date long ago before this thread, I met my beau at the train station, and both hold ups failed and fell down within 100m of walking. Thankfully right in front of a tesco express where I purchased tights, and opposite a starbucks where I dashed to the loos to put on said tights which much later after an epic and excellent date got ripped off with teeth

Yogagirl17 · 23/10/2012 18:49

Time - lots of sympathy, I have been at it for months. Up until recently I only managed a handful of interviews and nothing that came to anything. At the moment I'm waiting to hear about two actually halfway decent jobs but it's taken me a LOT of applications and a LOT of plugging away at it. Just keep going & try not to let it get you down.

Madame - yes please (although I'm sure I'm being really thick and will be sorry once i know!)

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GreenBurrito · 23/10/2012 18:52

Hey everyone, I've been a lurker on the boards for some time mainly after tips on my upcoming fatherhood, baby is due in 4 weeks.
I'm currently single, things didn't work out between me and my xp but we're working together to give our baby the best life we can possible give him/her.

I stumbled on to this board as I was interested in starting dating again but as my baby is so close to being born now that is going to be my main focus for some months. But I would like to stay and follow the threads as there are some absolutely amazing people here Smile

Also just a quick note to Snape all the best for tonight, that notebook is beyond words!!

MadameOvary · 23/10/2012 18:54

Ok here goes
Bell-> Bellend/Penis
in
Quim -> vagina

Did he think it was poetic or something? Confused

Yogagirl17 · 23/10/2012 18:57

LOL, filthy and obscure - who the hell is his target market?!

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DoingItForMyself · 23/10/2012 18:57

My position is currently totally loved up with a bloke I met on POF a month ago, after 4 or 5 other dates with perfectly nice men, who were either not my type or not that into me too busy to take it further.

I would defend POF against the nay-sayers, I have truly found a soul-mate and we're both so grateful for the random sequence of events that led us to find each other on there! He was also on Match I was too cheap to pay the subscription and lives locally but I know I wouldn't have found him without POF because our paths would never have crossed, despite having so many things in common.

Anyone skeptical, don't abandon hope, there are lovely men out there, they just need weeding out from the knob-shot huns.

EiePie · 23/10/2012 19:14
TimeForMeAndDD · 23/10/2012 19:32

Thanks Watch and Yoga Smile I am battling on, and although I'm not liking not hearing anything it does give me something to look forward to every day, the anticipation of an invitation to interview popping through the door. I just want a job!!!!

FateLovesTheFearless · 23/10/2012 19:36

Watch - glad the first day went well! Memory like a sieve, forgot it was today Hmm hold ups never fit me, I have such a short inner leg, despite being 5 foot 6 :/ they either come right up to the top of my thighs or end up knee tights Grin

Time - hellooo good to see you back Smile get that profile up!

Hand holding for Snape too, everything crossed that things wok out how you want. If he isn't bowled over by the notebook he isn't the man for you and I will forbid you to date him ever Angry Grin

Got NL over shortly to work on a presentation for college play computer games start back tomorrow, assessments coming out of my ears. I WILL pass. Oh yes I will! Smile

TimeForMeAndDD · 23/10/2012 19:38

Hi Fate Smile well, I'm thinking about it, maybe I will get lucky this time Hmm Grin

snapespeare · 23/10/2012 19:39

I love you all. I am leaving now. I feel sick.

Big sloppy kiss for the thread.

Sx

TimeForMeAndDD · 23/10/2012 19:39

And YES Fate, you WILL pass! Smile

TimeForMeAndDD · 23/10/2012 19:40

Good luck Snape!! Thinking of you and sending very positive vibes!! Everything crossed!

TessoftheAngels · 23/10/2012 19:43

Good luck Snape Keeping everything crossed for you! Smile

MirandaWest · 23/10/2012 19:44

Thinking of you snape :)

lubeybooby · 23/10/2012 19:47

Good luck snape!!

watchoutforthatsnail · 23/10/2012 19:47

snape- please update as soon as you can. wishing you all the luck in the world.

fate - they are ok on me. i cannot wear tights. its awful. have a nice time with NL.

time - stick a profile up :) keep plugging away with the job thing, something will happpen, you have lots of skills......

pirate has also text me throughout the day to check i was getting on ok and said he cant wait to hear all about it properly ( am now too tired for a long conversation).

I am now pooped.

internationalvulva · 23/10/2012 19:51

Good luck Snape!

AndLibbyMakesThree · 23/10/2012 19:53

Good luck Snape. The notebook is amazing, and you're an incredible person to have done that for PM. I'm sure everyone on here will be thinking about you this evening.

MacAndCheese · 23/10/2012 19:58

I've got everything crossed for you Snape!

Hold ups? I've given up with them and I'm not even 20. Tights all the way. Or use suspenders Wink

JoylessFucker · 23/10/2012 20:01

Oh ... I missed snape. I shall have to send huge big positive vibey things through the ether ...

Off to catch up on everyone's updates as things have moved tres rapide today.