See, I’ve dabbled in internet dating- ok, I’ve signed up and found the men underwhelming and given up for a bit. I admit I’m probably a bit jaded, but I get fed up of their impatience- I’m busy and haven’t got time to kill to go meet people for coffee constantly, especially when they end up being crushing bores, so my ideal is to chat for a while online, and get the measure of someone. It does amaze me how many women are witty, fun and cheerful, and how many men ( in their 50s) are droll, dull, and want to rush to meeting me as 1) they want entertaining 2) they definitely would. Anyway, I thought I’d be freed from the ‘ shall we WhatsApp, it’s easier than messaging on here’ ( ITS EXACTLY THE SAME BUT YOU DONT KNOW MY NUMBER). ‘Do you fancy meeting for a coffee?‘ After 3 or 4 messages about ‘my day’. Or the even worse ‘ you sound great fun, you’d definitely bring me out of myself a bit’. So I thought, being positive, that lockdown would give me wonderful opportunities for long conversations with those able to hold one, and the ones who can’t, well, they wouldn’t be pushing to meet me, as, no one can. Win- win, yes? No. I’ve been blocked by so many by telling them off about disregarding lockdown. 🤦♀️ This is the issue with internet dating- I know, I’m out of my arena, of people who share a lot of my opinions. So, it’s totally shocking to me the way people are. One guy went for a 7 hour day out to the coast, taking a picnic, and told me it was fine as there were hardly any people about. There’s a reason why, and I told him. My daughters think it hilarious ‘Mum, dating is where you’re meant to be nice to people, show your nice side, and you’re literally arguing with people’ But it should’ve been a great chance to take things at my own pace. And internet dating ads are everywhere right now...In a social situation, I’d let a lot go, as in the views of the other person ( smile, nod etc) but there’s no way I can disregard this behaviour in people and chat away like I don’t think it’s utterly selfish and wrong. Rant over, but I am chatting to someone intelligent who I’d normally have swiped left on. I was going to post some of my messages but thought that a bit too far ha