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The Dating Thread 72

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LizzieBelle · 30/03/2014 11:10

Welcome Grin

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FolkGirl · 11/04/2014 12:12

It depends how you feel about him/it. With experience, I think I'd be inclined to 'swipe' him, or whatever it is you do on Tinder so that he knows you've seen him and then leave the ball in his court.

Can you not delete your account and then set up a fake one?

Scarey123 · 11/04/2014 12:35

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FolkGirl · 11/04/2014 12:36

That's probably a good idea Smile

We're going out with some of my friends this evening... I'm really nervous about it! Grin

FolkGirl · 11/04/2014 12:37

He's not met them before...

Denton2406 · 11/04/2014 12:43

Scarey - he doesn't sound genuine to me, seemed to go totally over the top when he explained to you why he didn't contact you for 3 days, sounds like he has big issues. He has time to go on Tinder though! Glad to hear you're feeling better about it all, I've been following this thread but don't always have time to comment. I find Tinder quite good actually, apart from the three upfront guys contacting me over the last week, one said "Looking for sex"?!!! Errrmmmm where's that block button?! lol

Shellwedance · 11/04/2014 13:00

Wow Scarey, he sounds like a bit of an arse. Can you see when he was last active? The thing with Tinder is that if he does see your profile he might just block you straight away so you can't see him any more.

I think your attitude to it all is brilliant, he almost did you a favour as you've seen his true colours and had all the upset now. So glad you didn't send that email now!

HelloBoys · 11/04/2014 13:24

Scarey - I'm so sorry - honestly some men are like this...

It sounds awkward and it was awkward and honestly last night you had (which I believe in quite strongly now) your spidey senses coming to the fore.... Intuition with me is quite important these days.

Personally I'd just leave him be and let it die a death... and back on the OLD dating wagon. here's some Flowers and have a good day.

SoftKittyWarmKitty · 11/04/2014 14:20

Scarey Just a question but when you saw the Tinder app on his phone last night, why didn't you just ask him about it there and then, especially given the conversation you'd just had about how he isn't seeing anyone else etc? I'd have thought it would have been a perfectly valid thing to bring up.

Just so you're aware, on Tinder you can set your distance and age profile - I have mine set to 10 years older-10 years younger Blush with a maximum distance of 20 miles away. You say you've found him on there - did you swipe right (tick) or left (reject), or have you just closed the app with him on it so that when you reopen it, he'll be the first man you see? If you've ticked him, and then he ticks you when he gets your profile, you'll match each other! Personally I wouldn't be able to resist ticking him so that if he ticks you, you'll match, then you can see what happens. Either way, he'll see you're on there and it'll serve him right for pissing you around.

I really think you're approaching it in the right way - he's clearly stringing you along because if he says he's too stressed and under pressure to contact you but he can go on Tinder, he's lying. You're doing the right thing by seeing friends more, going out and perhaps on some dates. You never know, you might match to someone new and amazing on Tinder!

Get the Guy is a different author to Baggage Reclaim but they're both good. I've read GTG too and am going on one of Matthew's seminars in London in June. Really looking forward to it!

Btw, I haven't PM'd you about work yet as I thought you'd be at his house last night, so I'll do so in the next day or so if that's ok Smile.

Folk You can't set up a fake profile on Tinder because it links to your Facebook profile. You can change the photos that appear though.

MadeMan · 11/04/2014 16:54

What is Tinder then? Some people are saying it's basically a hookup app and others seem to suggest that it isn't for that at all.

dippinmytoe · 11/04/2014 18:27

I think it's a bit of both mademan , you both have to like each other before being able to message each other, so no messages from people you don't like the look of. One or two I have chatted to want a hook up ... but chatting to a couple of guys on it that seem 'normal'.

MadeMan · 11/04/2014 19:00

Ah okay, thanks dippin. I don't have a Facebook account to test it, so was a bit puzzled about what it's for.

UrsulaBuffay · 11/04/2014 20:15

Bear in mind tinder accounts can easily be fake if a fake facebook profile has been set up first to link it to. I have two dates from it this wkend, well one date and one hook up tbf. I'm liking it because you haven't written a profile there's more to find out about each other.

MadeMan · 11/04/2014 20:26

That's an idea Ursula. I'm tempted to set a fake Facebook account up now just to browse through the Tinder women and see who's about in my area. Grin

fiftyandfab · 11/04/2014 20:44

ahem.....that's a reason to absolutely NOT join Tinder!!

dippinmytoe · 11/04/2014 21:07

Definitely a few fake Facebook accounts on tinder as some profile pics are extremely dodgy.

dontcallmehon22 · 11/04/2014 21:09

He's ok - date tonight. I'll call him Toryboy. Politically we are poles apart though.

rosenylund · 11/04/2014 21:31

Ok, love these threads - really kept me going. Been on two dates, bit rubbish.

Date tomorrow with...ta da ! Someone I saw three times in 2009 from match.com, recognised his profile after I favorited him. I've assured him I'm not a stalker. I was dating someone else then and chose the other one!

MadeMan · 11/04/2014 21:38

" Politically we are poles apart though."

I sometimes think the best relationships are the ones that have a bit of rivalry; there's no point if you agree on everything. You can't have a pillowfight over both liking One Direction, but different political stances can mean the feathers will be flying later in the bedroom.

MadeMan · 11/04/2014 21:39

Good luck with those dates Dont and Rose.

UrsulaBuffay · 11/04/2014 21:57

I've seen the photo of a woman in a blindfold giving a bj over and over so that dude has a LOT of accounts. And there's no way to report it either which is I suppose problematic with the site. But it's a great idea in principal.

UrsulaBuffay · 11/04/2014 21:58

Mademan you could use your real one but only use a photo on there that's not actually of you, plenty do. Like a lovely woodland scene or something Grin

SoftKittyWarmKitty · 11/04/2014 21:59

Ursula I've seen that one loads of times too and last time I was curious enough to click though and look at the other photos which were Shock to say the least.

dontcallmehon22 · 11/04/2014 22:38

I like Toryboy

SoftKittyWarmKitty · 11/04/2014 23:23

That's good Dont. Tell us more about him. Will you see him again?

LittleBlueMouse · 11/04/2014 23:40

Dont you have to see him again to convince him of the error of his ways. Tory indeed. Glad it went well

SoftKitty I looked at the list of 30 signs, Mr Contradiction ticks 9 of them. Still feeling reflective and sad but have resolved to pick myself up. Chatting to someone who seems very lovely and genuine. Well actually I am chatting to about 6 different guys but one in particular, is nice looking, normal, witty, very open and so far no silly arse licking compliments designed to make me putty. Just nice normal chat about everything and anything and a plan to see each other next week.

Scarey why do they do it, they make all the right noises, say all the nice things, make plans and then you find them hedging their bets. I think ultimately they lose. They keep their options open, replace one with another and then probably sit back and think the latest choice isn't a patch on the last ad infinitum. I'm fairly certain Mr C will be in touch for this reason, this seems par of the course. I wouldn't be inclined to play his games and keep seeing him, unless you can be really certain you can keep a lid on your feelings. That was my mistake, thought I could play Mr C at his own game, but no he had practised this many times, I lost. So take care.

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