Dating thread no 52

[BillMasen]

The first one started by a bloke?

Thanks for your lovely messages. Trying to cheer myself up but still feeling pretty shit. No matter how far I've come trying to put my life back together certain things just send me in a downwards spiral! Bank holidays are one of those things made even worse by being stuck in the house. Luckily dd is just sleeping off her bug but it means I have hours and hours sat on my own doing nothing but searching through pof and match for a decent looking man. Soul destroying!!

I want a bit of excitement and a date! Can't be that bloody difficult surely!!!!!

I'm hoping I wake up in a better mood tomorrow!!

Sorry for such a self indulgent post

Pom normally bank holidays send me into complete despair. It's that feeling of, if I was still in a 'happy family' we would be doing x y z, but instead I'm on my own, again'. Am sending you giant single parent hugs, because god knows we could all do with them sometimes. Bank holiday will be over soon, regular life will start again, and things will feel slightly less shit x

pom sometimes you have days like that .. Hopefully tomorrow is better!! {{hugs}}

And hey .. Although you could have the fantasy of a happy family .. I am glad I don't have to put up with a moody cheating bastard that I need to walk on eggshells around .. So in reality we are better off on your own .. But sometimes it's hard to realise that

You are so right kirsty, my 'happy family days' for the last few years of my marriage mainly consisted of my ex glued to his laptop (hmmm), and with a face like a smacked arse, and me saying 'God, why do you have a face like a smacked arse'.

Of course his answer was never, 'because I can no longer cope with the drudgery of family life and am frantically looking for a blonde half your age to leave you for'.

So yes, it's a nice bit of grounding type stuff to remember, that 'family life', although blissful for some, was maybe not so great :)

I had a choice of a couple of things to do with the DC today - either go to a stately home with some friends of mine who are unfortunately a bit smugmarried (very consoling about the split, still see my ex regularly, nice people but still a little superior without meaning to be) or a trip to a park with a mate of mine, also divorced, with his two DC the same age as mine, for a picnic and talking about living overseas, dating, separation and beer.

Easy choice. Compared to going to the same park a couple of years ago with the Ex where it was low level resentment from both sides and general misery. It's a lot more fun to just have fun with the kids on the climbing frames, picnicking with friends, without worrying whether I'm doing it in an 'acceptable' way.

Evening all! Feeling a little embarrassed about my little outburst yesterday but really grateful for all your kind words, they did help. I hope they are helping you in the same way Pom

I realised today how far we used to be from the happy family we probably looked from the outside. I took my oldest two to the zoo today - they were outraged when I suggested it was an odd choice for a 19 and 17 yo - and was sooo different from outings with their dad! No, waiting around for him to decide that he needed to eat, drink or whatever just as we were all ready to go. No insisting we listen to football on the car radio. No sniping or bitching about anything and everything. Just a really fun laughter filled day!

Now, waiting for Nora and OWW to report back, hope it's not too late laydees!

Oops sorry Wine that should have included you too. I agree, snog him. Some of us need a vicarious thrill!
And I hope SP's flirting pants are doing the business!

Not enough detail Wine. Was it a good snog?

Am a bit sore. In the very best kind of way.

Yaaaaaay for OWW! and, of course,
Now where's Nora

Oh my OWW

And yay for iron knickered snogs wine

Evening. Back OD after a year. But this time with less enthusiasm...

Coffee date lined up pretty much next week though... practice session I think...

You came Hissy! Welcome.

Well I'm confirmed with my first Hungarian date for Tuesday night. Haven't come up with a name for her yet, let's see if it's worth giving her one. A name, that is.

Nice one OWW and Wine.

Welcome Hissy - they're all practice sessions until the real thing comes along, I suppose.

KirstyWirsty - Gosh, I think I would get rid to be honest. The thing about lying is that you need to have a bloody good memory, is he speaking to so many different women he has lost track of what he has said to who

Fnar fnar! You don't sound particularly enthused Bant

Excellent OWW

rose I think you are right .. Twat! I hate people treating me as though I button up the back

Western glad it went well!

Wine sounds like all is going good on your date too that just leaves Kin who is hopefully having a lovely time with Showbiz.

A hat-trick of good dates, that must be a thread record!

Kirsty I've never heard that button up the back expression before, but I love it :)

Kirsty my dad used to use that expression ha!

He would say ' They must think I am zipped up at the back '