Dating thread 174 - where we remind everyone of rule no.13

[NoMoreWeepingAndWanking]

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. Treat others as you'd like to be treated 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.

I would just turn it back on to check though. I'm hopeless

I have mine turned off too as whatsapp used to drive me nuts.

I would so be up for a thread meet.
East of England anyone?

I think of it as normal texting now, so it's fine. I sometimes forget the blue tick feature even existed.

I'm in the Northwest!

South here! We're a far flung bunch it seems

London

Would be fun though. Imagine trying to organise childcare for that though

I mean coordinate ourselves

Nomoreweeping you do right, maybe it came across wrong what he said, but nobody has the right to make you feel uncertain and crappy

So need advice ... thanks to the modern marvel that is internet dating (and following some appalling dates) I have found a good un I hope... what's the etiquette these days, he's coming to mine (we've been meeting on neutral territory until this point) I've reverted to a nervous 18 year old, the last time I was single!

I am in the east/south east! I’m in Essex

My youngest doesn’t go to her dads anymore so my house is not suitable for bringing anyone back

2nd date with Mr Polite tomorrow. He has literally done nothing much this weekend, but not too much texting and no pressuring me to meet up earlier which is nice and hopefully normal.

That's where I'm from @Menora

Two Essex girls on a dating thread 🤣

I just managed to get myself unmatched in record time. Less than 2 mins I reckon. He called me pretty. I said I may be many things but I'm not pretty. He said he disagreed... I said, striking, handsome maybe, never pretty and pooooof he was gone 🤣🤣🤣🤣

Clearly not a linguist

Ooh another Essex girl! Whooooo

I have not been messaging anyone else
I probably should

I've had a few matches tonight, a couple that I genuinely like the look of but no reply yet 😩

I’m from north wales

@unambiguousbeard. I hate compliments that people don’t mean 😂, I’m sure you are lovely but you not what I mean

I do try to say thanks to compliments because I unfortunately think men judge women who can’t take them as hard work. I just say thank you

Haha! Someone said I had a nice smile, I replied with "yes, I have good teeth" and never heard from him again. I was bored that day and sick of the same lines over and over again.

I do say thank you and some like you have a great smile etc seem genuine. But if it’s over the top then it puts me off or if it’s something they can’t know without meeting you.

I’m from Liverpool

@zoflorabore not too far From me