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jesy · 16/11/2014 11:58

Can I start us ???'

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Hissy · 17/11/2014 14:54

MysteryMan don't worry, I too roll my eyes at times on here! Don't put up with it, not here, nor anywhere. The whole discussion regarding your weekend is a joke and I too am Angry that your weekends has been pulled apart. If any one of us women spent the weekend at a guy's place, regardless of how healthy or unhealthy it was, there would be woops of 'go girl' and encouragement. As dolly has said in fact. I agree.

King your friend is verging on psycho. Tell her to let you know in advance of plans to come into the city, or understand that you won't be able to see her just because she is there.

As it goes, the sulking is enough for you to tell her to sling it. I would end this right now, for this alone.

Can i just remind - again - of the following:

If we are second guessing, in tears over people we don't know or have exchanged a couple of messages with, clinging to those who were NEVER right for us, or agonising about general minutia then dating is NOT what we should be doing. Until we recognise that we are lovely people in our own right, then how can we possibly think that anyone else would?

This thread is becoming a place where low self worth and poor self esteem is encouraged/the norm and it's less and less supportive of healthy and happy relationship building.

Until things are done differently, things will remain the same.

SuperFlyHigh · 17/11/2014 15:15

Blossom - hope you feel better soon what with the ADs.

christmas is a pain too for lots of singles...

I've got the Theakston lookalike off to Bali to be with his 2 year old DD and her mum over Christmas and Kent Lad will be with his son/exes family don't know why I'm bothering there really.

when everyone's all loved up/coupled up it can sort of stick in your throat can't it?

hissy i totally get where you're coming from and all you say but life's not that clearcut sometimes otherwise we'd all be super confident and never be down when we get knockbacks. But that's life!

SuperFlyHigh · 17/11/2014 15:15

Blossom - hope you feel better soon what with the ADs.

christmas is a pain too for lots of singles...

I've got the Theakston lookalike off to Bali to be with his 2 year old DD and her mum over Christmas and Kent Lad will be with his son/exes family don't know why I'm bothering there really.

when everyone's all loved up/coupled up it can sort of stick in your throat can't it?

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jesy · 17/11/2014 15:38

Blossom
I know feeling , I've took to recording stuff on sky then fast forwarding adverts.

This guy of pof seems nice but makes me wonder what's up with him , he not into football so not my usual type and I guess deep down I still want that type but May be I should give him a chance.

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jesy · 17/11/2014 15:58

Is any one else having trouble on site today

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jesy · 17/11/2014 18:41

I have a date

Only started to chat yesterday , asked for a meal I said just drinks and I explained why he seems to understand.
Not really my sort but where the hell has that got me

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King1982 · 17/11/2014 20:37

Hissy and others, I think you are right. I have decided to stop dating the women I mentioned. I wasn't too bothered about the games because we were very casual but the sulking contradicted her verbalised intentions and came across as needy.
I have a new date on thursday, whom I met online. Are Christmas 'German' markets any good or do you reckon that is too cold and busy for a first date, then a drink at a bar?

DollyDreamboat · 17/11/2014 20:44

Oooh I think that's a pretty cool first date!

King1982 · 17/11/2014 21:54

Are you being sarcastic, Dolly? Or do you genuinely think that?
It's hard to tell from written posts

Reallyme71 · 17/11/2014 22:18

Not Dolly, but I genuinely do think that is a cool date Smile Enjoy...

happyandsingle · 17/11/2014 22:23

King I do think you are being a bit harsh dropping the other girl just cause she sulked a bit. It just comes across as a bit fickle to be honest,and already with the next date lined up proves my point about internet dating being like a candy shop-any little issue and it's of to find the next one. It's a shame people don't want to work on relationships a little bit more instead of grass is always greener syndrome but then I guess internet dating allows you to find an endless supply of dates.

IMNOTYOURBABES · 17/11/2014 22:25

Christmas German market sounds far more interesting than the usual coffee date, king

Mr Beard has invited me to his for dinner, on any day that is good for me. I'm thinking about it, he's about an hours drive away though.

gottafindaman4yagirl · 18/11/2014 08:07

jesy Having children will only give meaning to one part of a woman's needs be it emotional or a need. I love my two DC but still feel lonely and want adult company, still have alot of self improvement regarding inner happiness.
I get a lot of comfort knowing my DC love me unconditionally and Christmas for me would be miserable without them.
I am 33 and my dilemma is that I am not keen on having more children or go back to having babies. So if i meet someone i fall for and they want kids, I better find him in the next couple of years.

Still dating Mr Young, we had the exclusive talk because we are sleeping together, if we were not then I wouldn't expect it.

Super What's making you feel uneasy about Kent Lad. Do you see yourself in a relationship with him?

gottafindaman4yagirl · 18/11/2014 08:32

king Nice first date idea, Shame about the other woman. She sounded very keen and I wouldn't complain if a man was eager to meet up often, but sulking is not good.
Women and Men are not going to be on the same emotional level, women are going to be hormonal and act a bit crazy from time to time. Most men find this out when in a relationship. Maybe women are quicker to get emotionally involved than men which is why so many more woman are on this thread, do men just take it in their stride or good at holding back emotions, more practical.
I agree with Hissy On the low esteem, I am aware that I need to work on myself and question why dating makes me feel anxious. Still this thread is a place that allows us all to talk about our feelings and get advice, we all are trying date better.

jesy · 18/11/2014 09:09

Gotta

I've always wanted a baby , a family ect ,it's when ppl in family say it's good you didn't have kids well that hurts like hell any way that's gone now x

Have an afternoon date later , he a bit older than I first thought but he seems nice.
I'm really nervous tho .

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gottafindaman4yagirl · 18/11/2014 09:19

jesy Best look to the future and care for yourself.

Enjoy your date later, I am always nervous on first dates. How much older is he?

IMNOTYOURBABES · 18/11/2014 09:19

Good luck with the date jesy

I've decided that meeting Mr Beard half way for coffee would be better than dinner at his.

Anyone else on dates this week?

gottafindaman4yagirl · 18/11/2014 09:28

I like beards, I am meeting Mr Young tomorrow for coffee. I had a wobble at weekend over him not seeming interested in sex. He said he was tired, he's 24 and tired.

Dinner at his could end up with more than cake for desert, coffee a good choice.

SuperFlyHigh · 18/11/2014 09:32

jesy good luck with the date later.

For what it's worth jesy from since I've been on this thread you've always stood out as a nice person, ready and willing to go out and on dates... in fact you're far more proactive than me a lot of the time!

Tons of my friends (apart from 2 recently) always whinged about not having a man or got involved with men living abroad (1 friend is Korean though... so she was internet dating Korean men abroad). Now the Korean friend is on a dating site, has had 2 dates so far with English men (her main problem she said before was being shy and her bad English (its fine!), my other friend on hearing our mutual Korean friend had had 2 dates (and the Korean wasn't keen on both) immediately signed up to a dating site! Nothing like a bit of competition to spur people on!

Anyway jesy I feel you'll meet someone nice soon, you seem like such a lovely person and you're not overweight (I remember you posted your size before) or ugly I'm sure!

jesy · 18/11/2014 09:37

He only a few years older than me but I have a tendency to go for younger men.

When I dated someone my own age he just wanted country pubs, which is nice but I want a bit of life . I guess I'm not old emotionally.
I was talking to a school friend on fB and she kept saying how old we were ,her n her by went to Ikea each month and e cited that she could still put washing on the line, and I think what was the strangest thing was I posted a pic showing this great skirt I'd got , comments off others were nice skirt, you have lost weight lol , but no hers was aren't you a bit old to be wearing short skirts !!!

Moan over

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jesy · 18/11/2014 09:43

Super

It don't help when Dr say your obeas but thank you for the compliments means a lot

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SuperFlyHigh · 18/11/2014 09:53

gotta the thing about Kent Lad (some may remember some not), I dated him last year and this year (and in summer) and yes, I got emotionally invested too soon - but so did he.

he is very stuck in his ways re moving on generally (from places, situations) and it's all got to be about him eg his son may go to college in USA in 4 years time...

also he changed his mind re having kids, he did want them now he doesn't, that's sort of something I want, probably adoption only option for me now.

SuperFlyHigh · 18/11/2014 09:54

another Q - the Jamie Theakston lookalike - he last texted me last Friday re film tomorrow and has said let me come back to you. no sign now of a text. shall I just forget about that one??

SuperFlyHigh · 18/11/2014 09:55

jesy ignore the person who says you're too old to wear short skirts!

I don't wear short skirts much but have done recently - 1 black new one and a newish dress...

we're not old biddies yet are we?!

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