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Cliches, arse ennui, new year hangovers and glancing at the sweet trolley. Dating thread 34!

999 replies

lubeybooby · 01/01/2013 17:54

New thread time! Great timing with it being new years day...

Most of you know what to do... off you go!

Just in case you don't... just chit chat all your dating related stuff here. If you are new, just jump right in to the blethering. More the merrier!

HAPPY NEW YEAR! :o

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Nomorepain · 05/01/2013 19:27

Velvet - see people love you and care for you. Get yourself out. Put some concealer round your eyes, ramp up the mascara. Paint the smile on your face and get out there. Be easy on yourself. Get yoir happy times where you can. This isnt about you, it is about him. He has got the issues!! I hope the spaceman gets lost in his way to the moon!!!!!

lubeybooby · 05/01/2013 19:45

Velvet don't you dare not go out!

It's bad enough to think you have been upset enough to cry over this without thinking you will be in all night mulling it over and being upset too.

That's the view looking in from outside eyes... do you want to be that woman? I am betting not!

Get your slap on and go out, you'll be pleased you did!

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VelvetSpoon · 05/01/2013 20:08

I'm going, with a ton of makeup on.

Still feeling a bit meh. But anyway...

Snapespeare · 05/01/2013 20:16

Good, velvet this fucker will not beat you.

ike1 · 05/01/2013 20:18

Yep ... you have no choice mate! Keep going!

Snapespeare · 05/01/2013 20:21

....and that photo on your Facebook is...just.... wow. I don't actually have words, miss jackie Collins and I'm normally full of a bunch of them. You rock.

lubeybooby · 05/01/2013 20:21

Yay velvet... I am sure you will be glad you did. Have a few for me please!

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Nomorepain · 05/01/2013 20:32

Hello just a quickie about od/ text etiquette. Well sailor boy gave me his number the other night but then we continued to message on match. I then text him last night (egged on by my friends after some wine) we had nice bit of gentle banter then said goodnight. He sent last text. Now am j right to wait for him to text me? He hasn't all day but I'm not out out by it just wanted to confirm I am right to wait....?

Thanks

Nomorepain · 05/01/2013 20:33

*put out!!

JulietteMontague · 05/01/2013 20:40

Velvet ignore my earlier post, I see I got the nights mixed up. Same difference though, liar. So glad you are going out with friends tonight.

Unbridled Greek man does have a photo and you are sending him yours?

Watch if you answer the sex questions, it's not possible to delete them, only change them. If someone has answered a lot of sex questions in a certain area then I assume that is their interest sexually, sex questions only then sex only. Okc has a lot of alternative sex people on it, or its more open.

OhWesternWind · 05/01/2013 20:40

Nomore I got so confused and anxious about texting etiquette that in the end, and following advice on here, I decided just to text when I felt like it, not text when I didn't and to the devil with the consequences.

Nothing went horribly wrong and it made things much less stressful.

JulietteMontague · 05/01/2013 20:44

Nomore Western is right, but, this is the very earliest days so as you made the first move, I would wait and see what he does now. Once you get going, do what you feel like.

Wallison · 05/01/2013 20:56

Coming a bit late to this now but Velvet hope you are out and enjoying yourself with your best face to the world and sticking two fingers up to Spaceman and all of his ilk. Thinking about it, the wanting to fb friends everyone he meets online is a bit odd anyway - I know you said that he'd had someone create a fake profile but surely the best way around that is just to arrange a date with someone? Not have them fucking around and vying for your attention on your facebook page in full view of everyone you know. Or maybe I'm just old-fashioned.

However, since you are actually on his Facebook page, I'd be tempted to write on it, something to the effect of 'So sorry you couldn't make our date tonight and hope your ex is better soon. Best of wishes to the Spacekids!'.

Mind, I say I'd be tempted. I'd probably never do it ...

lubeybooby · 05/01/2013 21:05

Aaaargh! I have just asked out Mr Clever... cross finers for me please... awaiting reply!

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watchoutforthatsnail · 05/01/2013 21:16

juliette, he hasnt only answered sex questions, hes answered lots of others, its just im most interested in those as the few i have answered seem to illude to other things..... which, having just asked, seems i was on the money.... !!!

lubey - what did he say?

Wallison · 05/01/2013 21:18

Exciting, lubey! Hope he's sensible enough to say yes!

lubeybooby · 05/01/2013 21:20

He said yes :D going for dinner tomorrow. Woot! :o

Watch, you have some slightly less vanilla leanings yourself though, doesn't mean he will be a massive perv unable to think of anything else. I'd give him a go and just see what he is really like.

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ParsleyTheLioness · 05/01/2013 21:29

Watch . Agreeing with Lubey here. If you are a bit more adventurous than vanilla, I wouldn't see it as a problem. I am a boring person a bit vanilla myself, but I see that as being my problem!

watchoutforthatsnail · 05/01/2013 21:37

its not :)

i have issue if its kink for kinks sake and the person is irrelevant. thats not healthy and ive no desire to put myself in that position.

At this point you just cant tell, and im not about to have an in dept conversation with him about it. So, im just going to have to trust my non vanilla spidey senses.
;)

ParsleyTheLioness · 05/01/2013 21:42

Ok. So, unless you are meeting him in a Pleasure Dungeon...you have chance to suss him out. In a safe place. If you feel uneasy then, don't go ahead maybe?

ParsleyTheLioness · 05/01/2013 21:44

I am assuming you haven't met him already...

UnbridledPositivity · 05/01/2013 21:52

Juliette Yes, Greek Man has 2 photos, one mostly of his legs Hmm, the other very nice, and I have managed to find 2 more on the web Grin

Sending mine now... Eeek! Blush

lubeybooby · 05/01/2013 21:52

That's fine then Watch, do what you are comfortable with - if your spidey senses say no then go with that

Oooh I am dead excited about tomorrow now. must find that fucking dress!

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watchoutforthatsnail · 05/01/2013 21:53

no, not met him already. havent even decided if i would meet him or not. Probably not, that would involve some kind of effort.

My guess would be that hes maybe quite far into a bdsm lifestyle, not just messing about with a pair of handcuffs when the mood takes.
I dont want that, fun though it might be sometimes, longterm its not for me.

Im sure there is some correlation between highly intelligent, high flying, artistic types and this kind of thing. I should have done some kind of spreadsheet..... the cleverer they are, the more perverted they seem to be.

lubeybooby · 05/01/2013 21:55

hopes watches theory applies to Mr Clever

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