Dating thread 56 all welcome

[Kirstywirsty]

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

Wine don't care at all about their exes (unless it's a new one every week and I'm the latest in the series). No-one has ever asked me for my number. Unsure of what my number is . . .

I hesitate to admit this, but I can get quite excited about pedestrianisation - spent three years working on a big public realm works contract but not in Norwich which would immediately render any such enthusiasm unutterably sad . But I wouldn't inflict it on a new date.

Bant I'd sort of forgotten that Cheshire was the one who kept saying how funny you are. Hmmm. Hope PinkHat is a better option and good luck for tonight - loo update? I don't like it when good-looking men describe themselves as "attractive" let alone with a "very". Makes me fear they are suffering from a bad case of upthemselvesitis.

see now I want to ask everyone what their number is :)

But I won't. I think Jezebel badges are enough

I used to be very interested and slightly jealous of exes past associations. :) Now I look on it as the past and the past isn't now and it isn't the future. I can't influence what happened in the past and I don't know what will happen in the future, so the best policy is to deal with now. There's a photo in namelesses flickr favourites of him and an ex girlfriend - they're about to kiss, it's terribly romantic and they're both very young and she's very pretty they look very much in love and while my initial reaction is panic that I can't live up to the past, I can rationally stretch to feeling happy that he's been happy and happier that it didn't work out

There is absolutely no way in hell I would ever release the actual figures for how many people I have slept with, prefering to revise that figure downwards to exclude ONSes. and because of that , there is no way I would ask. :)

OWW - you get excited about 'pedestrianisation' ? That made me larf, maybe we should all make cathartic confessions about our favourite tedious work hobby horses which cause other people's eyes to glaze over.

And windows . . . hardwood frames only though, none of this uPVC crap. I love a good window, me

I see...

(I'm big on manipulation of exposure factors, the variance of voltage and current, and the corresponding effects on image quality. I am also very fond of a really good lateral knee )

ooh I'm a sucker for a sash

Also I quite like etymology, and adaptive behavioural genetics. And sausages.

Bant are you sure that Cheshire is not just vacuous? I know she's a professional and all but sometimes, if someone is really, really good looking, we overlook things

Penguin I would also go to the gig. Apart from anything else although you don't owe him anything as such, even if you pay for your ticket it still means he is either going to the gig alone or will have to ring around to find a mate.

My name is Juliette and I'm fascinated by materials like zinc sheet, stainless steel and those chains on a roll in DIY stores.

Bant maybe you should take your next date to a cracking owl sanctuary?

Hi all

Cathartic confessions eh? Well, a very dear friend & I bonded over our mutual love of all things plumbing - we just lurve kitchens and bathroom "stuff" and get far more excited about taps that is good for a girl

Kin I laughed out loud at your Showbiz potential amputation storyline. Sadly someone I had one date with and who confessed on said date that he had COPD, then managed to cut the tip of his finger off with his table saw. I've been keeping in regular touch until being told off by my friend Mark for giving out confusing messages of interest when he reckons I'm just being nice and really want to run, run, run ... I hate it when people know me that well. Now he's gone all quiet on me (the amputee that is) and I feel almost offended. I really need to get a grip ...

Dating is really pants at the moment and I have not great "stuff" on my mind so would really appreciate the distraction. Sod's bloody law ain't it?

Sorry for the me, me, me nature of this post. Am reading and really enjoying the exchanges (except the de-railment) and promise to do better next time. Just want to send one quick unMNetty hug for Juliette. May life treat you kindly whilst you decide what way to go.

We're a right fascinating bunch - I'm already worried about what Wine's going to say .

Psssst Bant you seen this ? enabler

Joy how very lovely to see you - shame about the finger chopper offer ( loads of people do that, let's just say that I went off cocktail sausages for a while ).

I'd just to like to point out the fact that the current headline on that site concerns 'The Longest Sausage in Lancashire' was entirely accidental.

Joy - What kind of a date were you on where he brought along a table saw?

Also it may be somewhat insensitive to refer to needing to get a grip when talking about a recent finger amputee :)

and again
Sod dating being a distraction, you lovely lot do a far far better job.

Oh Blooming "knitted boobs"

and once more!

They do, incidentally, have very very long sausages in Hungary. I'm not sure Lancashire could compete

Kin That's a good idea to see OD more as a hobby. I'll try that. Wouldn't mind just going out occasionally, so I suppose this is one way.

Bant is PinkHat Hungarian? Perhaps it's a cultural thing - maybe people in Hungary are more straightforward and don't see that as bragging but rather as being honest?

I've always secretly envied people whose 'number' was quite large as mine is rather small. I don't think either is something to feel bad about.

I do have to say that in many years of living in Lancashire I was never taken aback by a particularly long sausage.

Blooming, If it's attention you're looking for, all you need say on your OD profile is "I am a lactation consultant."
You'll have a full house of weirdos and need a big shitty stick to fend them off.