Welcome to the House of Fun (and positivity!) - It's dating thread 100

[IToldYouIWasFreaky]

The Rules:

1. The first rule about the dating thread is you don't talk about it with people you're dating.
2. Develop a thick skin.
3. Do not invest emotionally too soon.
4. It's all BS until it actually happens.
5. Trust your gut instinct.
6. People vanishing, lying & being generally weird is not your fault.
7. You are the prize-they should be trying to impress you.
8. If it's not fun, stop.
9. Loo update is mandatory.

10. No dating the thread. 11. Read Why Men Love Bitches (aka WMLB), and take from it what you will. 12. Don't serve up moose burgers on the first date (although this is still in debate right now) 13. Matthew Hussey also very useful. And very easy on the eye even if you don't find him any good. 14. IF THEY SAY THEY DON'T WANT A RELATIONSHIP, THEY DON'T WANT A RELATIONSHIP.

waving I just totally melted!!!!! That's beyond lovely!!!!

oh wow! I'd bite his arm off! he sounds lovely.

Right, you won't hear from me again until AFTER I've done a work out.

What waving ?? Am confused!!!!!!!!

So lovely to ask you that :)

Ah waving don't forget soho hurt you mtg sounds like a good one

waving you messaged soho? Ok.
What's he saying?

Dissapointed I signed up to match.com and then de registered. I don't have any decent photos of myself that small children aren't in. And the pressure of receiving so many emails! And the winks, views etc

it's very time consuming snt it.

Gosh Waving that was a surprise! I didn't realise you were close to it. but the great thing is that MTG totally takes the edge off any sad reaction - you are beng very objective about Soho ... though he did at least text back (presumably quite quickly?)

I fear M wouldn't & I can't take that yet...although the casual observer would wonder what is the basis of my hope that he will come back (& given he's been gone longer than all those irons that have been turning up :( Do you perchance all have magnets?!

Waving for what it's worth.. I think Soho is an 'attention seeker craver' & will always reply. It sounds as though he's been following the male version of MH , but.... his ultimate goal is to stroke his own ego!

I don't blame you for texting him, but Mr MTG sounds soooo much more less (not) a player of emotions.

Enjoy your evening and keep in mind that it's Soho's loss!

of a player

Jolly it's been Monday afternoon since last text...

I think I've been ghosted which is funny. I just think he's got what he wanted feels I may be hard work and has skulked off into the distance.

Gast yeah I really don't want Mr Journo to come back as MrHappn has done to you and for what it's worth I'd ignore him and I intend to ignore Mr Journo. I am the prize etc.

Handy just thought I'd say I'm glad you're in a good place relationship through counselling as sometimes it can be hard to work out by yourself.

Tigsy yes it could very well be someone who dated recently but would you really want to see them after that gap? It screams to me they met someone else in meantime ergo you weren't good enough and now you'll do...

waving the minute you say you aren't going to message Soho, you actually do... Please. Take a step back. You have a good thing with MTG. You have your shit together. (See your earlier message about having a blast) You. Are. Sabotaging.
Please. Just breathe for a minute. We are all here for you.

waving maybe messaging Soho was a good thing? In that you got your answer and can fully concentrate on MTG, I love the 'my girl', I'm a sucker for that sort of stuff!.

Just had a long phone call with Mr Quirky, he's nice, really nice - please gods of chemistry and desire let me fancy him on Saturday!! I'm very fickle -shallow- and a bad pair of shoes or a single mannerism can put a spanner in the works for me.

I am the only person nosy cow who wants to know how soho responded

Hello again everyone! Waving I agree there is the potential for sabotage but now I think it will force you into action, to realise that Soho is not a good choice, to defriend him on FB and move forward with MTG.

Handy I'm enjoying putting MH into practice and it's paying off! If only I'd found this thread before thread 97 . I think that talking on the walk sounds like a good idea, hopefully the intimacy of a walk together away from a bar or whatever will help lead into that conversation.

Out of my three irons (that I only happened upon since yesterday hooray!) there is one who is standing out. I'm just going to see what happens over the next couple of days. Any tips on nudging the conversation forward to getting a date? The others want dates and I will go for them too, but the iron I fancy most is holding back so far. Mind you, it's been less than 24hrs of very chatty messages so I'll be patient!

I am the only person nosy cow who wants to know how soho responded

You are so not!

Oh well, Waving it's done now and you can move on with lovely MTG and his lovely "will you by my girl?" AW!

Foxtrot The way I edged Bacon towards asking me out was by saying that I'd never had a Tinder date (weirdly true!) and he said "well, shall we change that?" I honestly didn't mean to feed him a line but with hindsight, it worked quite well!

Handy Good news abut the toothbrush! Do have the exclusivity talk. I think you will get the answer that you want...