Let's Get Ready! It's Dating Thread 103

[DrFoxtrot]

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.

No, I meant if he goes back into Blarney mode next week in the run up to the date, I'll think he's faking that.

Off grid is a good plan though. I'm going to alert my bestie that I'll be in minimal contact and then hand my phone to my mum with strict instructions not to hand it back for hours and never if I have had wine!

What's Blarney mode?!

It has to be replaced by something more relaxed and real at some point.

Everybody's in Blarney mode before sex!

I king konged him and became the pinocchio of my own life.

314, I bloody love you!

Weird how it goes. I remember sitting with Mr2015 and thinking "why do I obsess over you? You're just a slightly tubby teacher with a weird girly giggle"

oh right, I see, I get it.

Maybe {run this past the others} a text acknowledging that things are a little awkward might make the elephant in the room less oppressive.

Keep it light though.

"Did we have sex too soon? I hope not because I think we can pick things up where we left off in a few days?. I'm so Victorian, not. But still. Maybe we should have sung kum ba yya round the camp fire and plaited abstinence bracelets"

You know. Something light that acknnowledges the awkwardness but shows a breezy optimism about picking things back up again

Freaky, I know, very bold of us but handy checked out bears profile earlier and she made me laugh with her feedback. she said he was a typical sahp complete with beard. Godsake. shudda known right!?

Blarney mode = Sure, and you've been in my dreams all night. Oh, those curls! etc etc. Some of it was just silly over the top flirting, I know that but we were also developing a nice bantering style. But we couldn't have maintained Blarney banter mode for 2 weeks after bad sex...still, chatting would have been pleasant! He's just lost his sense of humour.

THAT'S HOW BAD I AM AT SEX! I make the most charming, funny man into a humourless, dull weirdo!

314 I luffs you..

...even though your Dewey decimal system is a bit complex for me (fat sex guy is much more my level hahaha!)

314 can you write all my text messages for me please?

Many thanks.

I feel like that Freaky. I had sex with H on date 8. He gave me the p45 date 9

I did very briefly wonder if I was so revolting that he thought eurgh, beam me up

But no. I know it was not that.

We did talk about it the day after and I said it was too soon and too rushed and he kind of agreed. He clearly doesn't want to talk about it any more. I'm not mentioning anything sexy unless he does and then keep it flirty and along with "lets just see what happens" lines...

ha ha handy, fat sex guy deserves a name, he's a pervert and a bit thick but he's made me laugh. I haven't responded to his last message. I'm simmering him. I don't think he's for me. but he's kind of light hearted for a fat pervert

Right, ok Freaky. Best not to mention it again.

I'd go for something breezy like,

"wow, we really need to get together and defrost! I have every confidence we can pick up right where we left off, but now, I will be off grid for 48 hours or so!"

or a version of that

sez the woman who's at home alone with two beers
you wanna take advice from me freaky!?

Oh I'm not going to make it easy for MrIT by asking if we're still on for Sunday...if he's going to cancel on me he's got to do it himself. Keep me strong girls

Nah, it was not that with H, 314.

Keep simmering the fat pervert. You never know...

Oh, and if when I see Bacon a week Saturday, I was thinking of trying to find some live music to see, or something else "fun". Just so we're not sitting there across the table from each other with nothing to say if we're not talking about sex...

RIGHT that is the last word on the Baconic word for the day. I'm boring myself so you guys have definitely heard enough.

ha ha, you never know, if I'm really lucky and if I play my cards right, i could get a date with fat pervert!

OK. Baconic has kept my mind off the IDWAR who now WAR

Oooh, and if you PM me Bear's POF name, I will send you Mr2015's....

Handy thanks I will dress to impress but I do have more sense in me now for Sunday. He was my first OLD and I've learned soooo much since our first date (a lot of thanks to this thread!)
Glad your therapy session helped.

Freaky I think the 'hope you have a nice weekend sounds as if you've had a busy week' text is fine, keep it breezy, then stay offline on whatsapp because you're too busy with your Amazing Life!

Ok, so, unless my eyes deceive me...... Twix has JUST ASKED IF THERE IS ANY CHANCE WE CAN MEET THIS WEEKEND!!!!!!!!!!!! am remembering to rein my Labrador tail in a bit after my therapy sesh, but that's all I need - a SIGN!! Thanks universe!!!

There isn't any hope, btw, I have my kiddos. Unless any of you want my 13 and 11yo for the weekend. 314 yours are a similar age, right - can I put them on a ferry to you please? You can ship them back before your Sunday date....

Hahaha

Oh, yay Handy! So good to see you happy again!

yes handy, 13&10. Can we send them off in to woods with a trail of crumbs

I'm joking 80% joking.

Yes, sunday date

The 29 year old is witty, warm, appropriate in his flirting. asked me if I was going ot wear a dress on sunday, i said no, dresses are for second dates! said he'd have to think of somewhere classy enough to take me. he's thinking about it.
WHY can a 29 year old pull it out of the bag to be a normal human being and men two decades older can only come up with 'hlo, howzit goin?'

We'll blow me if Twix hasnt just set another date (for Tuesday) and called it 'a definite'...

Blimey.

The weekend and Tuesday!?

I can't check anybody out on pof, site's down I think. Half Dutch guy wants to know if i'm still alive. I should reply ''no, i'm not''

No, we can't go the weekend due to kids, too tricky. We decided best leave it. His normal thing would be to say nothing else, but tonight he has proposed Tues as 'a definite'. Oh it's so nice to have a sign of something lovely. Maybe it's the realness.

I think Bacon's texting mojo has transferred to Twix ? Maybe there's only so much texting mojo in the world... Or something...