Dating thread 170: Know your worth

[Ginmel]

1. The first rule about the dating thread is 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. Know your worth.
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. 12. Any relationship you have that could get ruined by having a conversation about your feelings, standards and/or expectations wasn't really stable enough to begin with 13. The things you choose to ignore/tolerate now are the reasons you will break up in the future

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

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Optional: Please give your irons (potential dates you are talking to) nicknames like Mr Scottish. Initials are allowed (Mr S) when you are an item. 😘

😂 who @InTheTempest ?
I’ve pm’d you @lifegoes

Good luck with weekend dates everyone!

I'm meeting someone tomorrow night, all signs point to him being lovely. I'll go ahead and name him: Mr Goatee.

Ex arsenal and Chelsea? 😂

No 😅 not mine anyway...

Haha I thought he would be a likely candidate 😄

Ugh got a feeling date tonight will cancel...

I don’t follow football but I’ve just googled the team. 😂 def a likely candidate but not him.
Don’t overthink it @InTheTempest
When they cancel (I’ve had a couple bail) I’m just thankful I found out they were flaky from the start and blocked. And it’s incredibly. rude/inconsiderate of your time too.

I've been lucky so far in that I've never had a date cancel or not turn up actually and have been on quite a lot.. this is the first since June though....

Unlucky in that most of them were dross though 😂

😂 I’ll never know if mine were genuine.. one cancelled the day before as he wasn’t feeling well, the other got a flat en route and had to wait for AA.
From that point I just didn’t want to take the risk of them being game players or just players.

I've never had anyone cancel but have been stood up once 😡

So I've been invited to spend sat and sunday over at MrWades and I cant wait! Going over lunchtime tomorrow and dont need to be home until sunday evening 😊 havent seen him since wed last week because not my free weekend so looking forward to seeing him again 😁

I'm not feeling 100% at all tonight so I don't know whether to go or not. Thing is I actually really wanted to in the end....

I've never been stood up or cancelled on. Although I can think of a few times when I wish I had been!!

I had one awful date where I was so close to doing a runner. He was the most boring person I ever met. We were at my local and he clocked me eyeing up some Liverpool fans who were there to watch the champions league final 😂 he walked off not long after that

Was on this thread a while ago under a different name.

I have a first date arranged for Sunday. He's just casually called me baby in a message.

Feel a bit 🤢. Would any of you consider it a red flag?

What shall I wear? Going to pub nearby

Lots of Sunday dates! My 2nd date with Mr G is on Sunday too @Neverexpected2

@InTheTempest are you feeling unwell or not feeling it?

@rosevalentine not sure. Bit cheesy isn’t it?i wouldn’t reply to that for a day or so. Had one ask me “how’s the sexy [insert my profession] ?
and that was an immediate red flag for me.
How do you feel about it?

Well was feeling a bit unwell (IBS type stuff last night), haven't eaten much today coz of it. But I'm ok.

I do want to meet him, he looks my type in a lot of ways.

Ah, hope it goes well 😁 My go-to 1st date wear is jeans, heels and a vest top or similar

I look a bit gothic- black jeans, boots, jumper and jacket 😂

I will try update as per in the loo 👍

Khaleesi - weird, it's over familiar. The message I sent was along the lines of how's your day gone he replied and added on 'just got home baby'.

I haven't responded.

Bar update: on a date right now!
Nice but way shorter than I thought
Think he fancies me, but I'm his first ever online date

(Oh unless I'm like

I like wearing dresses so I'll usually wear one on a date, if it's at night for drinks. Last evening date I wore a bodycon dress with a galaxy star design and sparkly wedges. (This is quite a normal, even conservative outfit for a night out in my city)

Daytime coffee dates is a nice top and chinos or a knee-length skirt and flats.

Tomorrow night I'm wearing a floaty, flowered, wrap style dress and sandals. It's quite summery weather here so it's probably my last chance to wear it.

@MoreNiceCereal I’m a dress person too, but I save it for date 2. I’m hoping that if they want a second date then they’re interested, And if I look better on the second date that’s a good thing 😁

He's nice, good looking. I'm enjoying it but not feeling great tbh so might have to cut it short 🙁