The Dating Thread - episode 60

[Djangounhinged]

If I may?

Hi, all, not lurking per se but too much going on in RL at the moment so difficult to find time to post. Divorce at tedious stage where everything needs to be run by a lawyer & is making me feel uptight. There is now a voicemail on my mobile from STBXH which I will delete.
KN I am ok, just had a momentary flash with Meet Up guy last week where what he said about xP did not tally with earlier understanding of relationship - took me aback & made me re- think him slightly. I am following The Rules ( the book) and keeping him keen ( apologies to men on the thread, but, hey, if it works...) He phoned tonight wanting to get together but I put him off as he would have to drive far & I am up early tomorrow. I will see him Sat. I then will not see him til Thurs when a special birthday treat is planned. I want maximum yearning....

Dad Why are you single? GSOH in abundance - surely this is an ace babe magnet? Maybe you are just too polite?

Date with Hillman in an hour or so. not sure how it'll go as by my standards there's been no flirting whatsoever. Is a loo update required?!

It was probably a bit rash having 'Princess_Gobblehobby' as a user name.

Any pizza news yet ?

Moanranger This is a question I often ask myself of course, I think the roots of it are probably in my hideous physical appearance - or perhaps it is indeed because I don't send photos of my parts to women on OD (or any other time). Don't know really. I always laugh about GSOH - no-one's going to say they don't have one but it's very much in the eye/ear of the beholder eh? Sympathy for divorce esp. involving lawyers - that made me vow never to get married again (long ago for me now). It does get better, honest.

On the edge of my chair waiting for pizza news - this is much more exciting than Royal Baby etc.

Yes Spangled it's mandatory and if there's no reception, you have to stand on the roof, waving your phone around until you get a signal.

porridgecarver Q"No one relatively normal come along as yet then?"
A: No

Haha kin! we'll see. any tips for what to do if the date is dull?

Spangled Set fire to tablecloth? I'll get my jacket....

Well blimey they are all coming out of the woodwork now! Just had a text from the College Lecturer (had one date with him just before I met Alpha, nice chap but no spark, then never heard from him again). Well he's back, apologising for taking so long (only two months mate) to get in touch, saying there was no attraction but he'd really like to be friends - what?? Why???

Hello Miranda and Tigsy you loved-up pair!

Loving Nora being the Most Sexed-Up Female in the county. Do you get a certificate for that love?

Spangled you must do an update on pain of death.

OWW, bet the thought you didn't fancy him and is testing the water now. You are in demand atm.

I'm so bored tonight and no plans for tomorrow either :(

'he' not the

Yes, I do, and a six foot trophy OWW - it'll take a lot of polishing.

The Lecturer is a bit of a cheeky git, isn't he ? Why do they do that kind of thing ?

I know Scrazy, tis bobbins.

It's just so weird Scrazy - why wait two months with no contact then send that? Odd, very odd. I don't think either of us fancied the other one but we had a nice chat then went home, I texted to say thanks for the meal and never heard anything more so I thought it had just died a natural death!

Can you rustle up some friends for a few drinks/mad clubbing and snogging session?

Polishing as in "polishing the General" a la friend of Joy?

Dad Women not so fussed about men's looks, tho I think OD makes it more difficult as there is little else to go on. My Meet Up guy no oil painting, but cheerful, GSOH, he gets me ( difficult that, refer to earlier Dr Seuss quote) & awesome in bed. V considerate lover. This overcomes for me his general " geography teacher" appearance. Persevere, & also try Meet Ups, if they are active in your area. Make the best of what you have got, be sincere & truly interested in others ( something of a male deficiency) and they will come flocking!

I think I should stay in though, last weekend was mad. How does a guy you've never even spoken to have the nerve to just start a snogging sess? It's crazy and something that happened a few times when I was 20 odd years younger. I guess it was beer goggles.

I've been looking on POF and perhaps I'm just batting out my league but I have no idea how 90% of these men get a date. Some real horrors are stating that they are 'not looking for anything serious'

Moanranger - The interested in others is a good shout - in my younger days (flip I sound like Bruce Forsyth) I noticed how much more success I had when I shut up a bit and listened and then asked a few questions.
POF woman I liked the look of is online and has viewed my profile so that looks like another non-starter, not to worry.
Like Scrazy I have no plans for tonight or tomorrow and the highlight of my evening is going to be going around to my sis's joint to feed her cats.

Onwards and upwards, and thanks for the kind words - my sis says looks aren't everything - I'd prefer "you look stunning bro" but you can't have it all

I realise my last post was very 'looksist' I shouldn't think it really, but just couldn't meet someone from OD if I didn't like the photo. I've made that mistake before.

that's karma then scrazy because a real horror is unlikely to find anything serious

oh dear too much Villa Maria Sauvignon Blanc, my tipple of choice at the mo!

funny isn't it that people always thinks choosing or selecting on looks is shallow but in reality it's a fundamental part of being in a relationship

just realised my wine induced posting may be a bit lookist too. but what I'm trying to say is .... there has to be a mutual physical attraction and that isn't shallow. What floats my boat, may not float everyone's boat but if your boat aint float then you aint sailing!

apologies to OWW and Kin but just trying to even up the north south divide and state that there is nothing wrong with a bit of sarf londonism

I'm chatting to the nice one from afar! Might be a nice online interaction and who knows.

vandubby thanks for asking about me - as I am no longer in contact with anyone on the thread via FB or otherwise, thought rather than let there be speculation, I should pop back as a one-off and give you (and any other lurkers missing me!) an update:

I am very well, and super busy with work, a newfound passion for exercise and lots of summer socialising, including a ball at the Natural History Museum (!) Have also set myself the mammoth task of decorating every room in my house by Xmas..as there are 14 of them, I suspect that may be a challenge, but I like to aim high .

I've neither the time nor the inclination for dating for the sake of it atm, I get plenty of attention from men as it is, and enough offers to keep me smiling til a proper relationship comes along...

So, all's pretty much tiptop with me, no need to worry - but thank you for doing so :)

OWW I may or may not have slipped in a completely unnecessary puerile joke, this is my raison d'être.

Dad I bet you're lovely, and let's face it, you're normal, have social skills, can put a sentence together, actually like women, aren't a complete perv and are really quite amusing, this automatically puts you into the top 5% off men on OD.

Hmmm, Tysgy never had a bit of cockernee lurrrvin' - do I need to investigate ?