Dating thread 79

[louby44]

Wow! 79 already...

Welcome to all daters, new, experienced or tearing your hair out at the frustration!

This is the extent of such cynism....just had text from an OLD who I have not actually been asked out by yet...just txting ...he claims to be cooking dinner for ageing parents.....asked what it was....its practicallY Delia Smith.....I am thinking...hmmm...I am sure you are in the pub watching the footie. Who knows....?

Ooh have a second date arranged next weekend with today's lunch date

folk I am a naturally trusting person ..some may say very gullible..but I do think Frames may have a point? In any case, I think it must be incredibly hard for you to deal with as, like you say, what are you supposed to understand.

Justa....that's great, is it somewhere nice? MrH has not come up with a 2nd date yet...few txt over the weekend...

Ok, he has clarified somewhat.

It doesn't sound as bad as it did this morning. I think I over reacted

I think I would probably keep in touch with a terminally ill ex, if the relationship had been a good one. folk you know him better than us so I'm sure you can tell whether this is within character for him.

Well it appears I have a rl date on Thursday. Mr Meetup asked me out. He's the same height as me which isn't ideal but hey ho! This will be my first real life date since I met my husband over 26 years ago. Every date since then has been an online one!

We've been texting a bit this afternoon and he seems quite nice!

Out in town on Saturday night Frames . Haven't done that with an actual man ..well for years & years!

Glad it seems better Folk

Thank you Jarlin. I'm feeling terrible still, took myself out for a walk but nothing is helping. It's awful knowing that one text would change your entire mood. The ones I like never like me and vice versa.

Precisely! I've been on my own for a year and a half, the longest ever in my life, and as much as this is probably important time and a learning curve I am so fed up of it! The ONLY thing that is going to make me feel better, good about myself, is falling in love again and I know that about myself. All this do stuff for you not for anyone else stuff is not working. I have so much to give & it feels like such a waste!

No Jarlin it is not too much to ask for, shame about all the toss pots out there and the ridiculous people we have to meet through OD - it's so much nicer to meet someone in person. It seems to happen to everyone else around me - so frustrating.

Jarlin, great rant. I get sick of that sort of well meaning stuff from RL friends, then they invite me to spend time with them and their happy family... NO THATS NICE BUT I WANT TO GO OUT WITH A MAN....I scream mentally...as i smile, and wish I hadn't bothered talking to them.

I'd like to join in please. I've decided to dip my toes into online dating again. It's been a while...I'd forgotten how complicated and how difficult it is to interpret what's going on and oh the inanity of some of the messages. Tell me it gets better as you go on. Please.

My married/coupled friends say why are you doing OLD why don't you just let fate take over, you'll meet someone Yeah but WHEN???

It's rubbish I agree totally with you jarlin I'm a nice person, attractive, funny, lots of friends, I want to be in love, happy with a man to do things with!

Haha frames, I get that!

jarlin where are you in the country?