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

[JulietteMontague]

Off we go...

snape where did you say you lived again?

No. Sadly not! I really couldn't say he was in the BBC tess of the d'urbeyville

Me? My own little planet...

Yoga, congratulations!!!! Well done on the job. When do you start? You did order the handbag in purple, yes?

Morning all. Early start for DD's swim meet this morning. Fortunately, GERARD made waking up a bit more fun. I tried to fob him off with just a hand towel but he insisted on the bigger one.

fayster Yep, the purple one.

yoga congrats!

Just returned from my night of fun with Mr Fuck(early start as he had work)

He lives upto and beyond his name

48

Fayster - start after the new year

I had an amazing date with dishy doc last night and am now doing the walk of shame back to my house!

He doesn't want anything serious and I think knowing that in advance helps as I don't expect anything from him. We did have a lot of fun though and I feel like I've been very naughty!

No more one night stands for me though, time to find a proper boyfriend. If only it was that easy!

Congrats yoga!!

pixie and 48 sounds like some good Coffee was had!

pixie sometimes just naughty fun is good, if you both know that's what's on offer, glad it turned out well

snape sharing is caring! Even my 3 year old knows that

Email conversation has not stopped with mr funny and we are meeting up for dinner tonight (ice skating on hold). He's also turned out to be an age fibber! But he admitted it straight off. So a loo update from me this evening, anybody else out tonight?

Yoga, that's brilliant news, congratulations!

Pixie, so glad that your date went well - was the doc as dishy in real life as he looked in his pics? What did you wear in the end?

Questions, is Mr Funny the stand-up comedian or am I getting confused? Hope you have a great time tonight and definitely do a loo update.

Meanwhile, looks like my date with Mr Coffee is going ahead tomorrow. If I don't get a kiss this time I might die of frustration ... I've been thinking of little else all week.

Good luck to all who have dates tonight - looking forward to loo updates. I'm having a friend round for a celebratory bottle of wine and a good old gossip/catch up.

I got a text this morning from the surgeon .. He's not very good at taking a hint is he? Just deleted it

I had my company Christmas do last night and am just heading to a party night and overnight stay in Dunbkane hydro with my pals

Look forward to reading all the loo updates

Sponge I've PMd you.

pixie

questions Look forward to loo update.

Lovely message on OKC from a poly guy who was disappointed I didn't date men in relationships, bless him.

Have a cold. Am grumpy and whiny and have taken to an actual sofa to complain a bit.

Am in that bit of time in between Mr Nice leaving and children coming back. XH needs to bring them due to my car thinking that starting is an optional extra. We tried using a car starting pack thingy but it was Not Happy. So Green Flag are coming to hopefully sort me out.

Hello again everyone. After some judicious editorial from bantam and some potato sieving, I have myself a date tomorrow. This is so far outside my realm of experience that I'm actually not that nervous. But here is a question: we are meeting in a busy pub - I'm driving -and several local friends are aware of time/whereabouts. If - and this is far from likely, but I want to benchmark - we both like one another, what are the odds of a kiss happening, given that I won't have had more than half a pint? Email exchange has been very pleasant, neutral, banter-ish and nothing remotely suggestive, so I doubt very much it would materialise. But this is my first ever planned first date, so I have no idea what is 'normal'...

Thanks!

48 - hee hee, glad I wasn't the only one misbehaving last night!

Peruna - in my experience the snogs only happen when alcohol has been consumed! But that might not be the case for you, it depends on how attracted you are to each other. Go with an open mind and if you fancy a kiss then go for it!

Libby - I went for mini skirt, thick tights, uggs and a long sleeve top - I aimed for sophisticated and sexy - it seemed to work

I had another date this afternoon, felt very naughty seeing I'd been having lots of coffee with someone else last night! He was absolutely lovely though, we got on really well and he wants to meet again, yay! No coffee early on with this guy, I quite like him

Any dates happening tonight?

I did have alcohol on first date but no kissing. No alcohol on second date and lots of kissing. I think it is something that you can't tell about until it happens (or doesn't).

pixie impressed

libby yes mr funny does stand up in his spare time i've checked him out on youtube. Hope you get your kiss tomorrow, I'm frustrated for you!

Wow pixie well done you!

I'm already dressed and made up, just waiting to leave bit excited

Pixie, you go, girl! Two successful dates in less than 24 hours - that's quite impressive!

Snape, hope you feel better soon.

Questions, good luck, and don't forget to let us know how it's going.

pixie ooh get you! Glad it went well

well! Lovely evening with Mr Ex Army, I really really like him!

Then mediation meeting with STBXH. He was half an hour late, without all his paperwork but it wasn't as bad as it could have been and we started to look at finances. He still completely dismisses the physical assault on me as an over reaction (!). I shoved a photo of my injuries in front of him and asked if they were an over reaction but he wouldn't look at them. Funny that !

I felt nothing for him looking at him but still find it hard to believe that our 4th wedding anniversary is 11 days away and we have come to this. Mr EA had been brilliant, lots of supportive texts and listening on the phone but not trying to give me answers or telling me what to do. A bottle of wine later with Xmas tree up I feel quite mellow!

Typed all of that and then suddenly felt tearful, how can someone who treated me so badly evoke such feelings of sadness? I think I'm just grieving for what I thought I had. I looked at him at that meeting and remembered when I believed it was truly just him and me against the world and I can't believe it came to this. must be the wine

Lulubella I know exactly what you mean. Despite the fact you know you're better off, it's still so so sad. I have exactly the same feeling for my Ex who left me for another woman in Jan after treating me appallingly for a long time. I know my future is so much brighter without him but I'm still so sad that the future we planned together and that I thought we'd have will never happen and it's all come to nothing.

But once you've been through mediation etc and sorted everything out, it will be less and less sad. The future is going to be amazing xx