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Jump right in! It's Dating Thread 102

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IToldYouIWasFreaky · 06/04/2016 14:33

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.
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Shameandregret · 07/04/2016 22:29

Trills he sounds REALLY unappealing. Stood outside? What a wet douche.

314 The last supper made me laugh, if someone asked me to do that now I'd have to go along with it and pretend I was a highbrow critic or something and talk about light and media brushstrokes haha.

freaky Can't you just say 'Not tonight mate, it's time of the month'? But as I've said before if I want to DTD with someone I generally do because I...well I'm a bit fast and loose Grin.

Handy what would Twix do if you rang him? If you want to talk to him, ring him!

HandyWoman · 07/04/2016 22:31

I don't know why he doesn't phone Sad it would make such a difference. Obviously over the last three days it's possibly not been very do-able. But the rest of the time it is, surely. Hmm..... It would make a massive difference.

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IToldYouIWasFreaky · 07/04/2016 22:31

God, I know Trills! It's freaking ridiculous how long this has been dragging on. Been messaging for a month. And I have been stupidly over-invested during that time...Blush

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JustEat314 · 07/04/2016 22:31

Send me a link?!? he won't connect it to you. is it on you tube. I watched a clip of H on you tube and then panicked because i was logged in to you tube with my gmail and i was worried that he'd get a notification of some sort! ''justEat314 is a sad little sap"

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IToldYouIWasFreaky · 07/04/2016 22:31

Does he know that Handy? That you'd like him to phone?

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Trills · 07/04/2016 22:33

YouTube stats won't tell you who has watched - as long as you don't leave a comment!

HandyWoman · 07/04/2016 22:33

No Freaky he doesn't know.

JollyXmasJumper · 07/04/2016 22:33

Hahaha Handy you deserve a first in MH 101 - that is exactly the line. Tested it on MrOrganizedYogi, it does work really well (even if the "keep trying" thing kind of got lost in translation).

Stock up on Wine in prevision of the Twix Drought Grin

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IToldYouIWasFreaky · 07/04/2016 22:33

It is on youtube yes and I promise should Saturday go well, I will send you a link. I bloody hope he doesn't get a notification that I've watched it! Blush

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IToldYouIWasFreaky · 07/04/2016 22:35

You should tell him then. It would be nice if he just called because he wanted to but it just might not occur to him and he doesn't realise how important it is to you...

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Shameandregret · 07/04/2016 22:35

Tortured musician bombarded me with his Youtube videos before we met. He actively encouraged stalking. I actually preferred the video version to the RL version Hmm Freaky because the youtube version didn't talk about all his fecking fans all timeand wasn't blatantly a narcissist.

314 sad little sap Grin Grin Grin I wish I could send you tortured musicians song about me that he sent on Wednesday. You'd have a field day.

JustEat314 · 07/04/2016 22:35

phew!! after H dumped me, I watched a clip of him on holiday in spain with a friend and it really helped me, as he weighed about a stone more then! he'd obviously put some effort in to losing that stone. his clothes were lovely. he smelled of lemons. He looked good. And then oh joy, I found this clip of him, overweight and tipp-ex white and his equally pasty plump friend off to Spain for a week. It did me the world of good.

JustEat314 · 07/04/2016 22:36

ok, although it's over and I'm glad it's over, mr canceller wins the prize for sending me the nicest song.

Shameandregret · 07/04/2016 22:38

Handy ring Twix now and say 'I thought I would ring because my finger is tired from the texting and well, we never talk on the phone and I want to hear your voice.'

I have never spoken to Math on the phone now I come to think of it...

HandyWoman · 07/04/2016 22:40

shame you're totally right. I should absolutely do that. With those exact words.

Except not right now because he's gone to sleep already after the mammoth filming sesh.

I'll do it tomorrow.

Thanks GrinGrinGrin

I Actually Luffs You Lot..... Wine

HandyWoman · 07/04/2016 22:41

How long you been seeing math, shame?

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IToldYouIWasFreaky · 07/04/2016 22:44

We love you too Handy!
I'm bloody glad you are all around at the moment. My best friend is still having relationship problems Sad and I feel like I can't do my usual bombarding her with texts about my love life (she usually loves it, I promise!) so it's good to be able to unload here.

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JustEat314 · 07/04/2016 22:48

i know. none of my married friends give a sh1t about my dates. which kind of surprises me. I thought they'd be a little more interested. But they don't want to know until it's SERIOUS I think. They can't relate to having a few irons on the go. when bear told me he didn't want a relationship and my confidence was briefly knocked, I think my friends thought I should just give up this silly business now. But I'm glad I didn't.

Shameandregret · 07/04/2016 22:59

We've had 3 dates (each one has been longer than 24 hours Blush) but have known each other a month and he met me for coffee at uni a couple of times to discuss politics (we are both massive lefties and he works in the city where my university is) then I got flu, so it was a while before we went on a proper date. Our first date went amazingly and it has just got better, it was weird because I really didn't think I would be attracted to him from his photo's but massively was in RL and I thought he had friend zoned me. He thought I wasn't interested because I cancelled on him a couple of times (flu) but after a faltering start I'm a bit swoony Smile. But keep telling myself off for that!

Date tomorrow and he is cooking for me to cheer me up and we are watching a film. At his house. And I don't have to be in work until Sunday at 12pm...

HandyWoman · 07/04/2016 23:02

Ooh nice, shame Grin

Enjoy date 4 Smile

Shameandregret · 07/04/2016 23:10

Thanks handy, if the others are anything to go by I will Grin night everyone!

Ps and ring twix tomorrow Smile

HandyWoman · 07/04/2016 23:12

I will, I will...

DrFoxtrot · 07/04/2016 23:22

Evening everyone! Just trying to catch up on the thread, it's moved so fast since lunchtime and I struggle to keep up!

Handy I so want to be smitten alongside you. You'll get through the Twix drought with us here. I do think the suggestion by Shame to ring him is a good one.

Shame I love the sounding your fourth date, things with math sound just right Smile

Trills that date does not sound good, I admire you cutting your losses and getting a Chinese. I've been guilty in the past of sticking it out through a few drinks and a meal with poor dates.

Freaky I think the MH line is along the lines of, as Handy said, 'I'm so tempted but I don't move that fast' and then add on that you want to see them again.

Well I texted Crumpet this evening a short chatty message. He replied within minutes but still short and chatty. He's either interested and a poor communicator or not arsed. But that's ok, I'm actively swiping (in danger of RSI!!) and although I was swooning at this point last week, the shine has gone somewhat!

314 my friends love hearing about my dates, they find it very entertaining and we've all agreed we will look back fondly on this time when I'm coupled up Grin. We will all miss tinder!

I remember stalking a potential irons Instagram last year. The second time I looked, it had become private and I panicked that he knew I'd looked Grin. I even googled whether or not you would be able to tell who had looked. My friends pissed themselves laughing.

ocelot7 · 07/04/2016 23:48

Trills re man waiting outside - I ask them to as they are always unrecognisable from their old/best angle photos! So I think its quite cute.. M always waited outside even when I knew what he looked like :)

AnnaChronism · 07/04/2016 23:56

Just got in I haven't read up I'll do that in the morning.

Ok NotBanksy.
He has called me on Tuesday night on the phone he'd had me in stitches.
My hair was shiny and given that we were in the smart part of the city and I was off to a gig I was glamorous and dressed to kill.
The date lasted all of half an hour including the time it took to walk around the city the city he lives and works in while he decided where we should go for a quick drink. He'd had last night and all day today to think about this.

I met him, he was all of 5ft3 tall. This would have been forgiveable but for the fact that he'd lied and said he was 5ft8!
He was dressed in the style of Lovejoy.
His photographs were old because in real life he was bald and in his photos he had a full head of hair so he'd lied about that too.
So imagine a short bald man dressed as Lovejoy.
Then he began the conversation by moaning about how expensive it was to get a drink.
He suggested going to the pub where I would later be meeting my friends so he could meet them too. I said no.
We walked to a different pub. During our walk he complained vociferously about everything.

We got the the pub. He insisted on sitting outside so he could smoke. His profile described him as a non-smoker.
He got the drinks in.
As I was driving I had a coke. He had bought me a small coke. I drank it quickly. When he saw I had finished my drink asked whether I wanted another one, I said 'no' because I would be meeting my friends soon. He insisted I buy him a pint before I left because he had bought me a coke.
I bought him a pint, made my excuses about going to meet my friends and left.

I think he was also older than his profile said as he made an age-related reference that didn't add up.

As a side point I asked him which school he went to and he was at the same school at Captain Pugwash at the same time and I do not need any kind of iron cross-over situation.

So there's an iron struck off, another one for the memoirs Grin