Dating Thread 63- disappearers, wedding bells and dodgy eye candy, all are welcome

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Oops that title may have put off newcomers :D

Anyway.... the old thread is dead long live the new!

Yoga That sounds just as it should be. Easy Very happy for you.

How did it go Penguin?

Sorry about the exam Kitty Good luck with the interviews.

I would go on a 2nd or 3rd date if I had enjoyed their company.

Stick around lurkers

R&R enjoyed my cooking survived

Kin Oh I thought Ike was back

Going to try FB tonight. Busy trying not to kill off R&R last night

unbant it was definitely not my decision, so.... the sofa it is for now. Nora, yes a wee bit fragile is it exactly. will wish everyone else lots of luck, seems like the threads on a roll just now, and enjoy the adventures of all from a lurky distance. will report back when I'm a bit more Teflon and like, actually dating . Thanks!

Morning all, can someone tell me why ike got banned I missed that

joblot oooh excellent news! Everything crossed for you

kittymchotpress aww, you don't have to go away from the thread or not post... loads still post when on the dating sofa

thanks lube...will definitely keep up with it all and maybe try to offer some sage words (ha! as if ) when I can. it is great to know when you're out there that others are virtually cheering on from the sidelines. I'll sort the half time oranges out for now though.

and try to work out how to bold everyone's names (luddite alert).

just put stars either side of it like lubey but with no spaces.

Thanks. Her previous relationship was polyamorous, and I don't fancy that so I'm a bit unsure if it'll go far. But it's mighty good fun thus far.

Anybody tried polyamory/non monogamy? I did as a teenager, but only because I didn't know what it meant, so it was accidental. And not for me. But then monogamy has hardly been a bed of roses.

Yoga it is terribly difficult to diplomatically report exactly what lead to Ike's ban but in essence she told a poster to 'go spin' after much provocation and was summarily banned without warning.

Thanks Kin don't worry about.

Thanks Kin don't worry about.

Unexpurgated versions of the above explanation are available.

kin you have used 2 great words today: farrago and unexpurgated. May I proffer 'contretemps' in relation to Ikebanningevents?

Is it bad form to wonder how OWW is, um, feeling today?

Is farrago a real word?

Wasn't that a Coen brothers film?

Tea

And a little bit knackered.

OWW that is splendid news. Freetime thumbs up.

Yes, Yoga, it's a real word, I'm not playing fast and loose with the language.

Thank you very much Tea, I love a good word me - how about brouhaha or murmuration.

Kitty Hope you're ok, OD takes its toll on us all at some point I think!

My date last night was ok. I enjoyed it at the time but now I'm reflecting on it I'm not so sure. I'm chatting to a few men at the moment and would like to meet a couple of them before I decide if I want to keep on seeing garden man from last night - is that awfully horrid of me?

I don't want to string him along but equally I've been messed about so many times now by men I've met online - I want to keep my options open a little longer! How do I handle this appropriately?

Well I'm single again & this time it's final.
I'm happy about it, sometimes you are better off alone on the sofa feeling content than on the same sofa with someone and feeling lousy about it.
I'm sitting it out for now but I'll still be here to add my twopennerth

Well I'm single again & this time it's final.
I'm happy about it, sometimes you are better off alone on the sofa feeling content than on the same sofa with someone and feeling lousy about it.
I'm sitting it out for now but I'll still be here to add my twopennerth

Apologies for double post

Super that's absolutely fine. If it were me I'd want to see him for date two alongside date one with the other guys - partly because I think it's harder to see if there's a connection remember anything about them if you have large gaps at the beginning. But if you feel it's more ethical to leave him hanging while you suss out the others do that, just be aware that he might pick up on the delaying tactics and sod off. But there's nothing wrong with overlapping. If you want to hold him off just say that you'd like a second date but have a lot on so won't be able to see him for a week or so. If in the meantime if you change your mind you can just cancel. If he's not an arse he won't respond arseally. And if he does, bullet dodged.

Sorry to hear that Coconuts but you sound quite upbeat.

General etiquette question: If you end a relationship with someone from OD, is there a polite period you have to wait out before you can relaunch your profile, or is it bad form not to sit on the sofa for a bit?

Stranger personally, I'd just crack on with the profile etc.

You don't owe them a period of mourning. It's over, it's been formally declared over, your responsibilities/obligations etc are at an end.