Online dating in your 40s - part 3!

[StarlightSparkle]

A new thread, so we can continue discussing the depressing reality of the above!

@Isitreally7777 - Im so sorry he has done this to you again, you do sound stronger this time though - its him with the problem....not you!
Im still talking to Mr Homeless, its going well! We have talked solidly for 2 days and a night, he is a nice guy, a very slight bit of flirting, but I did tell him Im not interested in someone who just wants a shag....he has ensured me that he isnt after one thing! Just not sure how to play this with the whole lock down thing, neither of us have suggested meeting up, and he needs to be covid tested regularly due to his job.
For now, its nice to talk to someone :)

Hey @pineappleonpizzaornot im sooo glad youve got a nice little chat going! At last! ☺️ Its just lovely when you finally talk to one who isnt sleazy isnt it? A rarity, hope it keeps going well for you 🙂

@Isitreally7777 feel bad for you that hes messed about again, i expect youre pretty hardened to it now but it doesnt make it any easier 😔

No chats at all for me just blocking cretins left right and centre and thinking to myself whyyyy do i actually waste my time on it at all ?? 😂

Thank you @Shayelle2009 - Its taken flippin ages to find someone who can actually hold a conversation, Im hoping he is actually a nice one! I thought I was quite hardened but I would be quite upset if he turned out to be a dick now! He has just messaged and dropped the line in "if we decide to meet" in there, I suppose this is a good thing?
His job reuires a lot of emapthy, so I hoping he isnt a narcissistic twat like the others I have been involved with! You know OLD though, it could all change in the blink of Shreks eye

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Sorry isitreally what a complete waste of time, have you blocked him?

Pepperoni me too finally found someone who can hold a conversation, been chatting 2 days. My last one was a narcissistic odd ball so I'm hoping this one is normal. No hint of meeting as yet, we will see! Also praying this one isn’t a stalker / ghoster / wants pen pal etc etc....

Hi all, I have been having a bit of a break but in a moment of weakness reactivated my profiles a week or so ago. No eligible men seem to have joined during my hiatus!

Got chatting to someone local to me, which is rare, but he’s one of those types who doesn’t answer questions but just asks you something else instead and ignores what you asked. I find that really irritating but want to give him a chance as his location would be so convenient!

I need to catch up on all the postings but hope everyone is doing ok. After Boris’s announcement the walking dates might be extended to walking and sitting on a bench together dates. It’s something I guess!

@Shayelle2009, @pineappleonpizzaornot and @bangheadhere40 thank you. I'm completely hardened to being let down by him now, I never get my hopes up anymore.

Always here @Isitreally7777 , he obviously has issues, and any woman is going to come across what you have regarding him and his behavior, doesn't make it any easier I know, but the lovely personality you have will attract the right one eventually!
@bangheadhere40 - I think you mean pineapple I hate pepperoni! Lets hope the ones we are talking to stay decent, we meet them and marry them .
@StarlightSparkle - now we can sit on a bench with someone, surely the apps are gonna get overloaded with hotties

@pineappleonpizzaornot

I can’t wait until we can go on normal dates in a pub! I’m quite shy so don’t really enjoy the walking dates as I feel too awkward.

I’m sorry about computer geek, @Isitreally7777. I hope you will block him after this - he really isn’t worth you wasting any more of your time on.

Oops sorry pineapple 😄 I like pepperoni and pineapple together actually.

Yes...let's hope these ones stay decent. I'm not sure if I'm over excited just because there's a man that can string a sentence together and seems normal.

My last iron was one that wouldn’t answer questions, ignore whenever he pleased or just vanish mid conversation. I found it really rude actually.

@bangheadhere40 it's ok 😂.
Yeah I'm getting quite excited and I need to stop it!

@pineappleonpizzaornot thank you. Yes he has issues, bigger than I thought by the sounds of it. As you say any woman will have the same issues with him, i think it is just who he is.

@StarlightSparkle thank you, just feel its a shame after chatting for this long. His loss, he could have had something good.

Hopefully now things are looking better normal dating can happen soon.

@Isitreally7777

@pineappleonpizzaornot it definitely sounds like if things keep going good you guys will meet!!! Ooooh im excited for you!!

I'm hoping so. He messaged earlier and said he was having a shower and something to eat so he'd talk to me later. I thought , that's it, he's never gonna message me again, he's gone for good. Anyway, 2 hours later he's messaged me😊 so I am going to hold some hope for this one hope I'm not disappointed

See, Shrek is not always bad to us 😂😂 fingers crossed he stays a good one! Have you chatted yet or voicenoted? Its always nerve wracking hearing the voice for the first time i find!

@shayelle2009- no we haven't, and the longer we haven't the more shy I'm getting 😂 he's 30 miles away from me, but still the same county, so in hoping he doesn't have a weird accent 😂. I'm enjoying the chatting so I don't want to spoil it 😂😂

Yeah i know what you mean you just want to stay on that happy high dont you.. i know that feeling

@Shayelle2009-yeah, totally! I don't want to hear his voice and think, oh for fuck sake, that's really grating on me, or video call and think....oh shit it's shrek! 😂🤦‍♀️

Honestly im on pof and its WORSE than our good friend shreks swamp. It reminds me of that army of warlocks in lord of the rings.. what are they called. Orks? Its Orkland out there 😩

Example of pof man who messages me

@Shayelle2009 😂😂 Orkland sounds like a theme park.

@Shayelle2009 that made me laugh! I think there was some genetic potato thing going round in the late 70's that produced these men!!
Still going strong with Mr Homeless, chatting all day, and it just flows! We have arranged a call tonight eeekk!!
Ive also ordered a new phone today as mine is on it way out, i accidentally videoed called him last night....absolutely shat my pants! Had to explain my phone does what it likes, I also accidentally called him at work twice today, luckily he has seen the funny side phew!

Pineapple glad it's going well.

I think I'd be too scared for a phone call....I always find it hard speaking to strangers!

The chat is flowing with Mr Spreadsheet too and he seems keen which makes a refreshing change. How often are you guys messaging?

We are just chatting on tinder for now!

He did say he can't wait for the restrictions to lift so he can ask me out properly. I'd quite like to meet him before then though!

Oh my god @pineappleonpizzaornot this is exciting!! Thats so funny your phone is stalking him on its own 😂😂 nuisance caller 😂😂😂 haha!! Please update us and let us know the verdict! So hope he has a gorgeous voice and you feel even happier!! Ive deleted the Orkland theme park, a girl can have just too much of a good thing going to have a break from them!! (Til im bored again in a day or two!! 🙄)

Thats nice @bangheadhere40 youve got a good chat going too! Yay.... is @OutingMyself still going for a walking date this weekend? Weathers looking good for it too! ☺️