Dating Thread 147 - Double Dating Anyone?

[TooOldForThis67]

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. 11. Do unto others as you would have them do to you.

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

Tinder - good app, can set age and distance. Swipe if you like. Can chat via a message.

Bumble - good app similar to tinder but the woman must start the conversation within 24 hours. I quite like this one the best

rejected (I hate writing that! You aren't). Maybe break your journey up so you have time for a little stop if you feel the need. Also, with regards to meeting him and whether he's a let down after the messages, see it as meeting a new friend. I think women can revise their first impressions (might be a generalisation) and I haven't done online dating, but I met a man I was messaging from work. I didn't fancy him initially but definitely did after some time with him.

Chatting to someone from Match, he told me last night he had to go to bed early as he had the gym first thing then sent me a good morning message at 4.30 AM!! Just asked him about it and he said he goes six times a week, adding "Looking good!!"

Yep, this is not going to work 😂😂 (thinking back to the one run I've done in the last 3 weeks as I sip my large glass of Pinot Grigio:)

Urgh, I find fitness freaks not my cuppa either! It's a bit much rising at 4:30 for it! More power to him and all... but .. really

That does seem to indicate he's quite obsessive! Mind you I get up at 5 for work, and I work out at home as soon as I get in otherwise I wouldn't do it 😂

I have just noticed I have been unmatched by mrintelligent with no explanation 😏

Hi all. Lovely to see new people on here.
I rejoined pof today after my few months off. Had a lovely few months! no stress!
So,chatting away to a couple and mentioned to one I am dropping my eldest off to work in his village tomorrow,he messaged he would put the kettle on and for me to pop by for a cuppa. My sensible head went on and I said I won't have time to come in,but will drink a coffee at his front gate! So that's at half nine.Hope I don't have pillow lines.
Have another one who looks more steady than mr half nine but lives 50 mins away so we shall see

Just because some one works out it doesn’t mean they expect you too. I go to the gym most days but I’m not attracted to fit guys and I don’t care if they go to the gym or not as long as they are active. I think going 6 times a week may be obsessive but it also shows dedication and maybe he can show the same kind of dedication to a relationship? I go to the gym to burn off energy and to keep myself mentally well, if I was in a long term relationship I probably wouldn’t go to the gym as much (maybe not at all).

I've just been on FabSwingers - it's crazy! Two hours of being bombarded then my account deleted itself ha ha

Wow you lot can chat!

Thought I'd pop and see what you're all up to and it's taken me ages to read :)
Glad that there is so much ironing going on 😂

Lovemusic yeah I guess I should give him a bit more of a chance, it's not so much going 6 times a week as doing apparently most of those sessions at 5am! I am a bit of a night owl/not a morning person and wonder if it would just be a clash of lifestyle. But I do keep saying I need to meet different types of people!

So back on the apps and had a message from some guy telling me we had dated years before. But he’d like to see me again. I replied it definitely wasn’t me and laughed at having a double. Then he told me a few things and it was me!!!!!!

It has since come back to me it was one of several disastrous dates where I got pissed and droned on about my ex. No wonder there wasn’t a second date. Well there will be, 7 years on. Mr Teacher!!

@Notcoolmum ha ha ha ha that made me laugh. You left a good impression if he can rem everything about you.

When's the date?

Wow, notcool - that will be an interesting one if nothing else!

I just got back from a date with MrBE. I say date but we just stayed in (at my request) laying in his cabin, holding hands, watched a bit of TV, discussed the other night. Then all I will say is that he totally surpised me. He's obviously listened to everything I said (drunk and sober) and the result was mind blowing. I can honestly say that I have never experienced sex like it. God knows where this is going to lead but I'm excited. .

lifegoes it has really made me smile this evening. Such a funny story. And he was a good sport that I couldn’t remember. He remembered my favourite song, what I told him about my neighbours and had the good grace NOT to bring up me droning on about my ex. And he lives around the corner from me!!
Date is next Friday 👍

Wow tooold. Sounds amazing!!! jealousface

Yessssssss @TooOld this is fantastic news. I'm so happy for you.

Definitely need to give him a chance @Notcoolmum I do like when men remember things about you. Love that this happened for you.

Two great stories of the night and couldn't happen to two nicer people 😘

Send thanks lifegoes. It was a pleasant way to spend the evening being amused by this story. And has helped take my mind off Mr S. and leave his WA unreplied to. I’m glad to see OLD is helping to distract you from your shitty ex too.

And such great news for tooold!

Lovely reading everyone’s updates
So I am still looking for a ual dating FWB situation...
I have a new Iron. He seems really nice. I am going to call him Mr Tall..talked all day, he said he will contact me tomorrow to arrange a date

My Big got in touch following our great date/ sex last week but it was to invite me for a threesome. I only want casual but I think that might be too much for me 😂

Mr Messiah seems to have disappeared. We hadn’t met and in fact we were just joking around a lot so didn’t really see it going anywhere but I really miss his banter.

Anyone got any tips for fun ways to start the messaging on Bumble? I have been using riddles today and had done success but wonder if I seem try hard

I guess no one is still up so I can freely write that I'm still in shock. It just goes to show that you can give things a second chance.

I'm still up!

@TooOldForThis67 - just finishing up work projects as have my kid for the last few days of half-term.
So so so pleased things are heading in the right direction.

Going through pics on WA. My iron always wears a wedding band on his right hand which is says is his dads ring. Looking at a photo he sent me at the weekend (when he was too ill to meet up) it seemed to be on his left hand in one pic and then vanished in the next. He sent me a pic on Xmas day, spent with his wife and kids and it’s clearly on his left hand. He’s playing the guitar so no chance it’s a mirror image. Ffs. I’ve been so stupid haven’t I.

tooold looks like we both got super lucky this week! Pleased for ya!