The Dating Thread 68.

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Support for everyone, dating online or in real life.

No judginess, no shoutiness. Nuff said.

lizzie I felt like texting "wtf? I think I know how to get to sleep IF I want to " I actually txt " no time got to work at 1pm"

Yes it struck me as controlling, he followed it by about 6 other txts in quick succession. I'm SO wary of someone being controlling as my ex was controlling in a manipulating way and he was EA

Do you think it's ok for a 28 year old woman (nearly 29 year old) to date/sleep with a 22 year old guy?

jarlin no more texts thank god. He knew I was at work and he might have got the message earlier because I didn't reply to all his texts and the ones I did replies I did send were quite short and terse. I'm not sure if I want to see him again. I have another date on Friday with someone else, if that goes well I might cancel Monday with him

postively yes I would say that's acceptable

'Dear!!!' That's funny. :-D

Well my guy is now -following our chat today- texting me non stop asking me loads of questions about my life. Do I live alone? (Did he not even read that I have kids?) Details about my work, do I like this city etc etc. My God they're surely questions for over dinner, no? Unless he's asking me in order to short list me as he hasn't given me a straight answer about Friday. He says he's got a meeting on Friday and not sure what time so he'll let me know... Rather non- committal! I honestly don't want to write responses to these. They're not exactly 'yes' or 'no' questions and I'm kinda busy!

Positively I think that is perfectly acceptable. It's actually only 7 years. Plenty of relationships I know have a 10 or 15 year gap. LOTS of them.

Santa - thank you

I met a guy on the weekend and we have been talking about going out this weekend and he is only 22 so I'm not sure if it's a bad idea or not! He does seem lovely though!

Green - thank you for the reply, although I prefer to think of it as 6 1/2 year gap

positively go for it you've nothing to lose :)

One of the main problems I had before with POF was that I didn't like being questioned :-) I mean why do they have to interrogate me on a first meeting?! Or before!! Why can't they just chill out and enjoy the company? I will have to have lots of reflectors handy! Plus we'll be speaking in his language so more difficult for me to swerve the difficult questions haha!!! ;-)

If he asks me too many personal questions, I'll just have to change to English. If anyone has any 'restaurant chit chat' to change conversation topics, would be much appreciated!

positively it's half your age plus 7 isn't it? So (28/2)+7=21, perfectly legit! Was it good?

Found the perfect card on the way home from work (scroll down....image PK-PR07). Very pleased, and blank inside for me to write lovely things.

folkgirl I think I'll need to test the trial run cake before I can give verdict.....sounds yum!

girlie that all sounds lovely! Please don't get washed away on the beach though! I think the nervous anticipation is fine - better than being bored or complacent eh?

green no, go! The Thread will always tell you to go, because you never know, and all dates are good practice anyway.

Ooh the card is the V-day version it also says 'Happy Valentines Day' under the dogs and has some teensy red sparkly hearts on it. It's well cute.

It was very good it lasted for hours that's why I want to try again

Hello well he has just gone, was a really nice evening he helped me wrap a few presents for dds bday (which is this weekend) and it felt really nice to have someone to share that with when normally just me on my tod doing it all.

Yes when we saw the news we reconsidered our 'beach' plans I think we are all going to be under water soon!!

So am thinking after V day maybe on the Sunday arrange for him to meet dd and I at the park or something, keep it quite low key and just for an hour or so..... what do you think?

Green that would put me right off...

Folkgirl you are sounding in a good place at the mo and I want some of that cake!!!

positively positively fine

Jarlin I would be very at a text which referred to me as 'dear' and have you still not kissed?!!

Thanks all.

I was going to make the cake this evening, but I've remembered I've got a job application to complete

Would rather be making cake!

Ah Internet dating! The other guy I've been messaging who is from here has now messaged last night asking 'midnight rendezvous at my place??'

How did he go from meeting sometime at around 9pm in a café to meeting at my house?

Ugh! I hate it when they turn out to be weirdos!

I am meant to be baking my dds bday 'penguin' cake today - wish me luck!! Think I would rather be filling in a job application

Hi all... I have a date tomorrow night with mr m ... so far he seems nice .. no dirty talk. I just don't feel very excited about it ... and I'm thinking of cancelling !

It does make me laugh on pof.. the amount of guys saying "no one night stands" and they always turn out to be the very ones who start sleazy chat and really only want a ons !!

Me too Dip. I am not attracted to men who are smaller than me. Simples. And he is prob / def smaller than me and skinny or 'thin' in his profile :-(

Am new to this, was messaging a chat all last week and spoke on the phone last week, we agree to meet up Thursday/Friday, all seemed well, he has now not responded to last 2 messages, I suppose this thing if just par for the course. Seems to be a lot of people playing games