Well purse my fanjo, giraffes in wheelchairs and submariners going dowwwnnnn - the dating thread hits 30!

[JulietteMontague]

Off we go...

The appology contained digs at me. And then was ' but lets move on'

Passive agressive to the max.

I didnt respond immediatley vecausr i was busy .

If someone digs at me. Or makes accusations, and not all were from bant. Then im going to respond, as anyone would do

If it was a genuine appology it wouldnt have been filled with digs and snide comments.

Watch please don't go, I would miss you and I'm sure others would to. I was obsessed occupied with my own stuff last night but if I offended you in any way by saying or not saying anything, I'm sorry.

Ike1 the calm down dear approach has only ever added insult to injury imo.

Florentine you mistake aggressive I think for assertive.

I appreciate men often find assertive women difficult...

And if this thread (and indeed MN as a whole) is about expressing opinions, then isn't Watch just expressing hers? Which surely is equally as valid as anyone elses.

Juliette I havent asked Watch to calm down at all..that is up to her entirely..

...I am absolutely happy to answer any queries..if she wishes to let off steam that is entirely her perogative. I only voiced some opinions last night and clarified a few points. I am happy to move on or not with the subject topic.

You know it is very possible to draw a line under this whole thing by stating that this 'incident' was indeed a voicing of opinions some more heated than others. Some of us feel aggrieved, others that unfair opinions were voiced. Some just dont have an opinion. That is the nature of an open forum.

Maybe if we limit ourselves to what posters actually say, rather than what we perceive they are saying, we could all get back to talking about the subject at hand ... dating. Assnape pointed out earlier, it is the sole common denominator.

yep

Oh & I'm sorry if that sounds teacher-ish. Just shoot me ...

Can I nominate Snape as President of the Thread?

Date with the Artist tonight was good. Shandy and soft drinks only as we were both driving, but we talked for three hours again (and another call when home) - she talks a lot - but is interesting and funny. And attractive. So third date on for Sunday, she's cooking at hers.

watch, Mercury, anyone else - if you want to have a go at me, PM me. I'm happy to talk about whatever there, but there's enough ill-feeling on here that it would be good to just keep the thread for dating talk only. I can post a long defence of my views, attack others, point out the baiters who are just throwing grenades and running, all of that. But there's not really much point, is there? It just makes things more unpleasant for everyone. And even saying this will annoy people who are annoyed at me but let's not have the argument here, okay?

Here's one to get our teeth into ...

Mr Normal has talked me round (a bit). I have agreed that we need to talk. I suggested an evening when I'm in his area anyway following an appointment, he has countered with this Friday evening when he is baby-sitting an on-the-point-of-giving-birth large dog. I cannot decide if this proves he is entirely guileless, has massive cojones, or absolutely no grey matter?

Anyone ...?

Erm you could be in for an interesting night. Consider going with latex gloves, hot water and a towel...

Latex gloves? What a good idea ... I have some rather fetching black ones

Go for it- like Vinegar Tits in Cell Blok H (revealing age there)

block ahem

Though I think hers were leather......mmmm..... anyhoo it could turn into a rather heartwarming moment-if messy...

I was thinking one might get carried away in the bonding of birth and end up in bed not remain entirely focused on the subject of "the talk"

Right ... I'm off to get on with the day and this appointment with my mum and brother then meeting BC for the final time. Ooof.

See y'all probably sometime on Saturday. Good luck to anyone with dates and watch don't leave! Sorry I don't have time to say more than that but just trust me don't go!

what, I don't think that is bad form at all, there is no point meeting someone if you really don't want to. As far as the texts goes, you can either be honest and just say you've changed your mind about meeting up, sorry if I've messed you around, good luck for the future etc etc OR a white lie, met someone else online who you are dating or you have decided you aren't ready yet to date ....... I wouldn't say you are busy or something has come up as you may get pestered to rearrange! Hope that helps!

Good luck today, lubes - thinking of you x

what I did that .. I decided that I didn't really want to go out with someone the same height as me when I live in 4" heels. .. So I told him I was really sorry but that I had had 2nd thoughts and I was cancelling . And all the best for the future...I got a couple if texts back telling me that I was really rude?! And then he blocked me

Ho hum .. I met TheAuditor instead that night as it had become free so all worked out for the best :)