Dating thread no 53

[Flipper924]

The Rules

1 Develop a thick skin;

1. Do not invest emotionally too soon;
2. It's all BS until it actually happens;
3. Trust your gut instinct;
4. If it is not fun, stop

Off we go...

It's Saturday!!! Therockclimber is picking me up at 7 and we are going to a lovely place in Glasgow .. He is planning on wearing a suit!

He offered for me to go climbing with him yhis afternoon but I am going to get my bionic toenail ( they can rebuild it )

How's the diet going velvet ??

Morning all, Kin if you're comfortable with going over it, what was the story with Spud? I wasn't around when he was. Also very envious of your cocktail party, there is always something glam about cocktails anywhere.

Velvet I'm also trying to get back on healthy eating track with even less intake now I can't move much. Put on some weight in Netherlandia. My goal was my target weight by my birthday but I only have 10 days but I'm now 3 kg off so that is unlikely unless I do starvation. Need some tips from Lubey who is doing amazingly well.

Hello OWW love, are you feeling any better today ?

He last sent me a message on Wednesday, expanding on his injury and new ailments, as I'd failed to show any sympathy - that's very hard for me as my natural inclination is always to be empathetic, compounded by the fact that I still love the fucker. I don't think I'll hear from him again now.

Oh and Kirsty am mucho at the thought of a day in Glasgow.

Bloody hell, I'm sorry 48, not really my field but I thought that the hospital should send discharge notes to the GP, with details of any changes to medication - that seems terribly basic to me.

Kirsty your evening sounds great! Am trying to think of the last time I went on a date with a man wearing a suit...actually even knew a man who owned a suit come to that. I think it was 1996 The Ex didn't even own a tie

My diet is going ok (I hope). moment of truth comes with the big weigh in on Monday. Hoping to have lost another couple of pounds which will be my first half stone! of many

Juliette how much is 3kg, I am useless and can only deal with weight in pounds! And I hadn't realised you were another person with a May birthday :)

Have sent Indie a text saying I'm finding it hard to work out if he's interested - no problem if not but I'd rather know. No reply so far. Also, no goodnight text yesterday or good morning one today which he's sent without fail since we started texting ...

Onwards and upwards I think!

Good lucky Kirsty, the rock climber sounds rather sorted and lovely

velvet 3 kg is 6.6 pounds. I've tried to get there for the past 3 years but this is the only time I've stuck to it. If I can loose 1.5 kg I'll be content. Will go to the gym to face the official scales later which I suspect will not be as kind as mine.

I usually go into birthday melt down as I have a track record of shit birthdays. I apologise in advance . I will be 5 f ing 6.

OWW good one, you're not that bothered anyway and if he is not going to add to your wellbeing he is pointless so he would need to get his finger out/in (delete as applicable)

Well, I have a date on Monday (babysitter permitting) anyway Wine - another engineer of course ...

OWW, good call on the cannot tell if you are interested text. Hope he steps up now.

Juliette, so pleased all is well with Dutch, funnily enough after I read on here about your Dutch trip some fb friends were talking about Holland and said that Dutch people are lovely. I haven't met many, does he have any single friends .

I had a nice evening catching up with online friends last night and am hoping to go out later with family. My current man who has been keen to see me the last few weekends and breaking plans with mates etc seems to be wanting a weekend on his own . Fair enough but feel slightly peeved that he is pulling away, when weekends can find me at a loose end. Maybe I should send the 'cannot tell if you are interested' text but I don't want to appear winey or needy and tbh it's nice not to have to shave my legs .

Kirsty, I love cocktails and with a man in a suit too. Dreamy.

I'm 5ft 2 and not keen on short men. 5ft 9 and above is about right.

Think I'll get a shower and go to Greggs for a carb overload and a latte.

Sorry Juliette, I missed your question about Spud.

The condensed version is that we met at university in 1985, went out together then lost contact for twenty odd years. He tracked me down and made contact as I had always been 'the love of his life' .

We had a relationship for the next four years, mainly blissful but interspersed with his various crises causes by his various anxieties.

Last July we were two weeks away from our holiday to New York when he had yet another meltdown and just completely stopped talking to me, until last week. He's an idiot.

juliette you look like mid forties though so it doesn't matter what age you actually are

OWW sounds like indie may be a disappearer but as you have already established plenty more engineers where he came from

wine the client was on there too so why is it an issue .. I've just said hi to anyone I've come across who I know

Positive response from Indie - will go over tomorrow and see how things are ...

Kin, wow, has he given you and mansplantion for such odd and upsetting behaviour. Similar history with us, went out for a few dates many years ago and it's been 3 and half since we bumped into each other again. It hasn't been a major love thing, ever, though, well not where he is concerned.

a not 'and'.

Scazy he lives right in the middle of nowhere, serious farming country. For whatever reason, the local in his nearest town looked like extras from the Village of the Damned. Just a few km the other way though and its all happy, smiley, cycling with dogs in trailers, lovely people.

Kin then you have to maintain no contact whatsoever. Vanishing like that is cruel and whatever you feel for him, you know you won't be able to trust him not to do that again. A relationship of any kind would be doomed with you on the backfoot, wondering if lack of phone call meant he's done again etc. You can't be empathetic to amateur dramatics, it will always drain you as the scenes keep moving. I'm sure this had already been said though, time to be caring to you?

Kirsty thanks, I will soak anything like that up for the next 2 weeks

I'm having no luck at all with OD or RL

I'm off my single friends house tonight. She has a new neighbour and hes invited his rugby mates round so we are going to have a nosey

It gets me out of my house!

that's good OWW at least when you see him tomorrow and I presume he will ask "why didn't you think I was interested?" you have a lead into, well you've never complimented me and I sort of assumed it meant I wasn't floating your boat .......

Kin enjoy the cocktails, lucky you!

kin enjoy the cocktails and footie

sp sounds like fun

Well the nail surgery wasn't quite what I expected so now heading to get acrylic toenail to cover it .. And get my eyebrows threaded .. This dating malarkey is a hassle isn't it?

Kirsty I had visions of the bionic woman 'we can rebuild her'

SP can you invite friends, I wanna come, I'd love being in a room full of rugby men

And like me ole mucka Lubey my libido only allows like, 5 days or thereabouts before affecting my concentration...Lab had better watch out, I am flowing with dangerous intent (shh, it'll be a surprise)...

Hey Twinny , cocktails you say? I might have to pass by after, what time? We could coordinate dresses.

WFF