That’s really tough, @falaff. That sort of ordinary but intimate touch is difficult to find a substitute for. I did read an article in the guardian about a man who goes to ‘cuddle parties’ but I personally found the idea almost horrifying.
Definitely don’t text him.
I think you handled the declaration of love well, @StealthNinjaMum. Although, I do think that sometimes people can fall in love pretty fast. Or some people do. Weirdly I had a very strong feeling from chatting to MrSG before we managed to meet that, if I actually fancied him, I’d probably fall in love with him. I was right. But obviously it didn’t happen immediately. So maybe I just recognised it as potential or something. I didn’t say anything to him about it though because ‘I think I’m going to fall in love with you’ I’d probably the sort of thing a scary stalker who’ll murder you in your sleep would say on a first date. 😂
That’s so cute about the T-shirt stealing @JeSuisPrest. There are often some of MrSG’s clothes in my washing basket. Of course I’d never appropriate a T-shirt as nightwear when he’s not here. 😁 He did say that he finds it really hot when I put his T-shirt on (to wander about in or just to keep warm) after DTD.
Good luck with your dates @LilyRose88. Your outfits sound great.
It sounds like you have a sensible plan about what to do @YellowSkirt.
. You can probably make yourself a bit more comfortable. It sounds like it’s going brilliantly.
Good luck with your date tomorrow @kerkyra. It does seem more complicated when you’ve met them before ages ago. Hopefully there’ll be more of a connection this time.
It looks like a busy weekend for you @Sunshineandflipflops. Enjoy your date, and the concert.
Regarding sexual health testing: here it’s a walk in and wait forever system at the sexual health clinic. And they seem to triage by how likely you are to wait, so all the young people get seen more quickly as far as I can tell. If you’re a middle aged woman waiting for a coil check, you go right to the back of the queue because you probably won’t get fed up and wander off (partly since you’d then have to wait 6 weeks for an appointment). The results come back very quickly by text.
Last time I was in there I overheard a fascinating (and very loud) conversation between a group of students who appeared to treat STIs like I’d consider colds. They really did just think they were unavoidable things that happen and you just take some medicine and carry on. I pity the people having sex with them. ‘Oh, gonorrhoea is nothing. I’ve had it a couple of times now. It’s just an injection.’ Clearly something went very wrong in their sexual health education.