Dating Thread 136 - Can Anybody Find Me Somebody to Love?

[ValMc1]

Dating thread 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

And a reminder - you don't know them until you know them!

Good threat title Val. I'm humming the track now at my desk.

Marking my place

A new thread before the old one has finished?

Talk about premature graphication! (always such a disappointment just as you're getting into your typing stride).

Queen fan here. Love the thread title. To prevent gratuitous threadjack, I recommend match.com - found lovely DP on there.

Marking my place too

Can't see on my phone who mentioned this but I also get a lot of 'don't do drama' profiles. Grrr.

Have gone onto guardian soulmates along with bumble as I agree, it's just a bit depressing on its own (bumble) and a lot of work! At least on GS they can see I don't want kids (I'm way too old etc.!)

Do you have to pay for GS? It is my weekend plan to write profile and join...

Marking my place.
Haven't yet joined, break up still too fresh but a distraction prehaps welcomed.

Just got this. How can I resist? Very easily....

An opening message I got yesterday also had me in stitches (he looked like Minty from Eastenders):

Him: I love Polka
Me: Good for you

no further messages.

The worst opening messages I have had have to be

‘Do you have a thigh gap?’

And

‘I love gingers’ (I don’t have ginger hair).

At the moment all I get is ‘love your van’ as I have picture of my Campervan on my profile, I have had around 100 ‘love your van’ messages.

I have hidden my POF profile, removed badoo from my phone and tinder. I’m kind of missing the weird messages.

Kin I just knew you would come up with something like that!!!

I will fill up last one so we keep the flow going.

Premature graphication all sorted! Have a good weekend everyone.

Hi 👋🏼

New to all this... 36, 2 kids. Divorced 3 years ago was with a much younger guy after on and off for a year or so. Single 8 months now & been OLD for a week. Hoping to date a little/ find "the one" (although really given up hope on that and accepted that my dog is possibly the one🤷🏼‍♀️)

Place marking more than anything, this threads been recommended to me and I'm sure I'll have many questions along the way!

If we're on opening messages I've so far had:

Him: "Have you ever dreamt of having a slave to fulfil your every desire?"
Me: "erm no funnily enough"
Him: "sorry to bother you"

Another was
"Hi I'm Mike.... (insert life story)... now as you can see I'm an open honest guy, when would you like to meet?" 😳 #slowdowncowboy

Placemarking. Also trying to pass time 'til tomorrow morning when I finally get to go on my date!! How do you not get massively nervous? Other than the obvious not getting massively overinvested

My favourite:

Her: I lick your pics
Me: That's either an awesome typo or you've found the one fetish I don't have
Her: I not joking, I lick you pics

Funnily enough, I didn't try to keep that one going

wishy I had one like mike, gave me his life story, then said he didn’t drive and if I was passing through Andover next week could we meet for coffee, I live bloody miles away from Andover. Weirdo.

I have had people send ‘when are you free?’ As an opening message too.

What are these nerves you're talking of YABU? You're feeling excitement, laced with just enough adrenaline to keep your wits about you as you assess whether he's worth your time or not.

Kin thankyou! I lick your advice

I am PMSL at this thread already!

Keep 'em coming, folks!

Pun intended

So was mine Bendy - think the tone needs lowering every now and again - just to lighten things up! Been chatting to a 10 year younger on POF on and off all day - we've chatting on the phone later - will call him Mr Broken Leg. Kin you told me you liked having your pics licked 🤑

Place marking.... trying to work up to the courage to start again after the last failure

I apologise for the Freudian slip Val, I actually meant...

will call him Mr Broken Leg

I guess that means the your place or mine discussion can be tackled in record time.