The Dating Thread 69

[FolkGirl]

Just because I wanted to be the person to start it really

Welcome one and all.

Where are you going?

Hm Crow you definitely deserve better than that!

Going for dinner at a very spacious restaurant with high ceilings. Not too fancy. Not too couply. Quite relaxed. I am going with the green dress, brown tights and .. Either black/bronze flats or brown wedges that are a bit low. Still prob too high as we'll be kissing each other on the cheeks when we meet and it will be too embarrassing if I'm way taller! Got a black blazer to go on top so that makes the shoes look not too black iyswim

New thread already! God luck on your date Green

Blossom I wouldn't buy the 'I was ill' excuse but as you haven't met yet and it's par for the course that people are chatting to others. If you are at all interested maybe you could give him another chance to impress you, only one mind you.

Got a date tonight, not been chatting that long, about a week, messages have been tame and it's really hard to gauge how we'll get on as I haven't got a real 'feel' for him at all. But he seems genuine and is quite attractive so will see how it goes.
No idea what to wear but will most probably be nice jeans and top with boots....and scarf...and gloves...and earmuffs!

Ah! It's raining now!

Note to self: you have no nice clothes , don't go on any more Internet dates lol

I've spent a bloody fortune on clothes since I started internet dating. That outfit sounds nice, green.

Geeky is due round in 40 minutes. I'm wearing a Minnie Mouse T shirt, black skinny jeans, a black cardy and spotty pink socks. We're at that stage! It's quite nice, actually.

Right. I'm sitting here in the restaurant. He called me from a place which in my mind is 40 minutes away when I arrived. No apology that I can remember. Said that he should b here in half an hour (Nb half an hour late!!!) He wanted me to text him the postcode, address etc.

He hadnt even bothered doing this first?!?

I'm starving!

He wants to know the postcode. We'll only have an hour to eat. Am I overreacting?!?! Feel like telling him to shove it! Waiting for half an hour in a restaurant is not cool!!!!!!!!

Oh no green I'd bail at that point

I think I would too. Especially, not without an apology...

Or... I could have some wine, order a starter and chill out. Then allow him to pay for being so late haha! Thing is, I'm meeting friends at 8 so don't wanna go back home & come out again. Oh look. He says he's 'almost there!' Lol

Ah well in that case, I'd stay. But I'm not sure I'd be planning a second date...

Did he not know the address beforehand?! Hope he seriously makes it up to you, how rude!!

Green I would have thought that shopping would have been one of the best parts of dating? :)

Yeah! Haha!

He'd better apologise when he gets here!!!

Well now he he has driven across the country today and is only new to the country so maybe misjudged timing?

I can't believe we're getting a table update. You haven't even had to go to the loo!

Green Hope he doesn't have the cheek to order 'Catch of the Day' for himself when he arrives!

Am feeling a bit nervous now and putting off getting ready for my date, I don't normally suffer from nerves too much beforehand, just not in the mood to go and sit with a stranger and chat...maybe I'm getting jaded

Where are you going Hansel?

Just getting ready now, a quiet pub. I think because I've not had any dates or online interactions recently that have led to anything that I'm just a bit bored of the whole thing. There have been disappearances and timewasting by a couple of the ones who I chatted to online who seemed to be on the same wavelength, then a couple of really so so dates, and one yukky one the other week...but will see how it goes, I feel and sound like a right damp squib!

I think a quiet pub sounds lovely. I usually met in a quiet pub on a first date.

I hope you have a good evening, if nothing else. I know what you mean I'd completely lost interest in online dating by the end of it. I would do it again, but I suspended my profile before the subscription ended just because I was fed up of it!

Fingers crossed for this evening for you

Thanks Folk

Just checking in

green so how'd it go?

Niceguy came over to mine for dinner last night, even though it took 2.5hrs with the tube strike, and he was poorly. I was thinking earlier I can't believe I've only known him 3 weeks. It's crazy. Anyway I'm out drinking with a friend tonight, so seeing him again tomorrow, then Sundayvhe might be meeting one of my best girlfriends for her judgement.... eek!

I think I've worked out what my problem is with the man I'm seeing.

And this is more tangible than all my other stuff.

We've had an email exchange today - nice enough. I'm off work today ill - I told him in one of my emails. I also said I feel guilty for phoning in sick. (Always do, I hate it). He commented on the fact that I felt guilty, but not that I was off sick.

Yet, when I was under the weather with a cold and a temperature at his house, he was really attentive and looked after me. He was lovely.

I think that's what it is. It's lovely when I'm with him. But when I'm not there's an emotional distance even when we do communicate. I think I feel like there's a subtext of "don't get too close FG".

There have been more emails this week than any other previously. And he told me last weekend that he was really going to miss me this week.

I hope it all goes well on Sunday OneDay.

The man I'm seeing has met a couple of my friends, they liked him. I've said "hello" to one of his, who gave a favourable verdict, I believe.

Hi ladies
I'm new to this whole on line dating thing (been divorced for 2 years now so decided to give it a go)
Anyway I've exchanged emails a couple of times with a guy and he's asked for my number so we can text/chat, am I being really silly to worry about this? Is it a bad idea to give someone my number?!