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Dating thread 153- The adventures of... [Title edited at OP's request]

999 replies

30somethingandsingle · 04/04/2019 15:10

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!

Link to Info on Dating Websites & Apps www.mumsnet.com/Talk/relationships/3514717-List-of-Dating-Site-Info-Dating-Thread?watched=1

Link to previous thread:
www.mumsnet.com/Talk/relationships/3543468-dating-thread-152-onwards-and-upwards

OP posts:
lifegoes · 08/04/2019 19:48

Oh crack I'm sorry to hear this, but I would def message him. Even if it's just something jokingly to see if you get a response.

I know it might feel like chasing, but it does no harm and if he doesn't reply then you know

Candace19 · 08/04/2019 20:02

@Ant330 thanks....just not feeling it at the moment. It all feels like everyone is lining them up, always looking for the next best thing. Pretty sure OLD is going to be the death of relationships not the start.

crackofdoom · 08/04/2019 20:02

I will message him....I'm just putting it off, and deciding I'm going to set up a little witty tableau and send him a photo is an ace procrastinating technique, especially when I have a laundry list of work tasks to do this evening...#playingitcoolnotplayingitcool.

Dang.....we got on so well. It's just....bloody hell, he's got the super top job, and I'm a struggling creative on tax credits. He's really fit, and I'm....just this side of overweight, with a baby belly. I keep on wailing "Why can't he just be him but be older! Or less good looking? Or live in a caravan , for fuck's sake?!"

I am having a full-blown, high-drama, existential crisis. I do know that in a couple of days I will have to select the biggest of big girl pants and get over it, though.

crackofdoom · 08/04/2019 20:14

This is making me review my entire relationship history, which is dismal. Pretty much all 30 years of it. The dominant theme is not getting the men I really want, so settling for men who are distinctly sub optimal.

Also, my entire life and employment history. Why am I on an intellectual par with the clever people with the clever jobs, yet am a penniless waster myself? And don't necessarily have much in common with blokes in the same socio economic bracket? (Cue wails of "Why didn't I decide to study law at university and become an international human rights lawyer?!").

(I do know the answer, by the way. Adult Asperger's diagnosis : spiky attainment profile).

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Candace19 · 08/04/2019 20:15

@crackofdoom me too hun. It's shite 😕
Couple of days and I'll be over it. Realised tonight OLD is not for me.

Apparently we not ' give to much power to rejections as they only hurt as much as we let them'.

Marlboroandmalbec34 · 08/04/2019 20:18

Mythologies just be yourself, that’s all you have to do. Well that and loo update.

Bloody hell hairy spill!! Or at least make something up!

Mythologies · 08/04/2019 20:21

Shit I will over-invest in your love life for you (so you don't have to)
Well date is on for Wednesday (my first in years and years) will update - (if he turns up ...)

ItsAMiracle2015 · 08/04/2019 20:21

I completely understand how your feeling Candace19. I'm finding it hard knowing he's definitely talking to others the same as with me. I have tried 'keeping my options open' but I like him a lot which I know is weird and struggling with chatting to other guys. Have you arranged a date with this guy you matched with on Saturday? Or any mention of it?

Marlboroandmalbec34 · 08/04/2019 20:21

crack chin up! Send the message! I bet you are fabulous and a fantastic man perfect for you may be one swipe away!

JeSuisPrest · 08/04/2019 20:24

@shitwithsugaron Go for it, nothing wrong shaking things up with a different approach. Fingers crossed for you.

kerkyra · 08/04/2019 20:25

Sorry some are feeling down today.
I haven't had a txt from mr village man since yesterday. Wondering if I txt and ask him to come and watch the footy on Wednesday eve with me. I know he loves football but probably won't want to watch some near bottom champion side? could ask in a matey way I suppose. Apart from him,no irons

Candace19 · 08/04/2019 20:32

Sorry to bring the thread down everyone. But hopefully it's for the good, bad & ugly. Plus it's waaayyy cheaper than therapy 😂

@ItsAMiracle2015 yes he's asked for a specific kind of date which I guess should tell me all I need to know. I would like to get know him before doing that but perhaps that's what he's looking for at this point despite indications that suggest otherwise. It's just bloody confusing as he calls when he says he will, texts etc & is generally just lovely to talk to. BUT he is slightly out my league and perhaps is just looking for a hook up. Gutted. Will chalk it up to experience and adhere to the invest rule in future.

MrDrummer · 08/04/2019 20:37

@kerkyra At least you won at the weekend, didn't you? 6 in a row losses for us lot.

kerkyra · 08/04/2019 20:41

drum if we don't get relegated,we will do both home and away together next season.
He hasn't replied to my great idea! Probably scared him off :/

Crustaceans · 08/04/2019 20:43

Ooh, congratulations on applying for the decree absolute, @shitwithsugaron. That news makes me very happy (not as happy as you I’d imagine). We’re both such a long way from where we were this time last year.

Peanuthedz · 08/04/2019 20:43

@crackofdoom are you me? Same here, unemployed and on tax credits. Qualifications coming out if every orifice but wasted most of my life being too socially inept to get a decent job. Shit relationship history. If it makes you feel any better I'd have you. I love a penniless creative. Oh and re the Aspergers.... well I'm never going to get a diagnosis but....

MrDrummer · 08/04/2019 20:49

@kerkyra That means we won't be making the play-offs... home and away it is then :/ ! (For the purposes of outing, neither of us lives near our home teams!)

crackofdoom · 08/04/2019 20:56

Fist bump, peanuthedz! Depending on where you live, it might be easier to get a diagnosis than you think- it was for me. Funnily enough, I feel more sorted and comfortable in my skin than I ever have in my life previously- it's just that this encounter has thrown me into crisis. I feel like my protective carapace has been temporarily been ripped away. My intentions re: OLD this time around were to just find someone to casually see on a regular basis- you know, sex, conversation and the odd country walk every couple of weeks- that kind of thing. I wasn't setting out to feel this blown away by someone, at all.

But you know what I did? We have a special stone circle near where I live, with a big stone in the middle that looks just like an erect willy Grin. Whenever I want something, romantically, I go and ask the stone. Previously, I asked to get laid, and lo, it happened. The next time a friend and I went together, had a chat, and decided we wanted nothing at that point. LO, that happened too Grin. But this last time....? I asked it to send me the right one for me. Now I need to hot foot it back to the stone circle ASAP and just go ...."and can I add, I want him to want me too, please!" Grin.

crackofdoom · 08/04/2019 20:57

candace, are you sure this bloke's not into you properly? Has he asked you for a hook up?

MyOldBrainStoppedWorking · 08/04/2019 20:58

More doom and gloom here.
I sent a friendly "hi nice to meet you" text to last night's date.
He eventually got round to replying "sorry I didn't feel we had any connection".

That was kind of obvious, but I wasn't sure if it was just his nerves. At least I know.

I'm just left with Mr Stubble. And he's a bit quiet today.

crackofdoom · 08/04/2019 21:07

Christ.

GROUP WALLOW!!!!!!

Wine Gin Wine Gin Wine

shitwithsugaron · 08/04/2019 21:11

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StealthNinjaMum · 08/04/2019 21:13

Come on ladies. We're amazing. No man is out of our league.

Just look at the blokes on the thread. Decent men. There must be loads of other men around like them (apart from the mean one who won't tell us about his date!) we just have to find them.....

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