Oh dear God help me. My first date in 18 years!

[Shuffleuplove]

I am going on a DATE. I am 50, newly single and I need help to get ready!!!

It’s next Sunday, we are going around a gallery/stately home type place. I have never met him in real life and my confidence has just ebbed away!

I’m 5’8” very too heavy size 18 and blonde. I have good hair, a nice face and then it starts to go meh the further down I go.

So far I think I’ve settled on a maxi dress with a small sleeve, bit of cleavage at the front, but not sure about footwear. Or anything else for that matter. I’ve got one good hoik-em-up bra.

Help. I really don’t want him to be horrified and leg it. I mean, I know he’s a nice person and that’s unlikely but, well, you know...

Sounds like a successful date.
What next? Is he calling you or vice versa?
Very happy it went well.

@Shuffleuplove Lovely to hear your first date went well!
Hope you will have lots more first dates with other potentials too - you mentioned someone else was interested?

Cast that net wide before limiting yourself!!
You sound like a great catch! X

Sounds quite promising?

We didn’t make any firm plans on the spot but I’ve just sent him a very flirty text so he’s in no doubt I fancy him. Although some of it may be that I’ve been out of the game for so long that I need a sort of “transitional” fling?

Also he had a MASSIVE blackhead on his nose. And I really want that.

@DoubleTweenQueen yes there are 3 more irons in the fire of varying heat. Mr strongandstable, Mr. CurleyDivorce, and one who is achingly handsome and runs a gentleman’s outfitters and looks a bit like Mark Kermode. Think he’s a bit kinky.

Sounds like you’ve got a veritable smorgasbord there. 🤣

That’s what you pay your thirty quid for!

Aww I’m glad you enjoyed yourself OP!

Thirty quid very well spent!

Also he had a MASSIVE blackhead on his nose. And I really want that

What site was it OP?

@Shuffleuplove You seem to have mastered those nerves!! Lots of luck for the future!

I was close to tears I was so nervous! Still some way to go to master that! But this was stone cold sober in harsh daylight. So that’s fairly scary!

@pinkyredrose imagine if that was a thing?

“Spotty Love”!

Shut up and take my money!

Yay! What website did you use?

I have pm’d you

It sounds like a banging start to OLD. You've had fun, and we hope he had fun too. And I have really enjoyed the lurk, so thank you.

V welcome! However it’s all just crashed and burned!

@Shuffleuplove

I have pm’d you

Could you OM me too please Glad it went well! Do keep us posted on your adventures

He called me “cuddly.”

Fuck you Mr. Tall.

@Shuffleuplove

V welcome! However it’s all just crashed and burned!

Oh no! What happened??!?

What? On a text?

Yes

I’ve read the thread but hadn’t commented. You are amazing - what a dick to say that. How have you responded?

A friend of my exh’s called me a sturdy girl once. Seemed genuinely bemused at how upset I was - he really thought it was a perfectly reasonable thing to say. Twat.
At least you know now that he’s not worth any of your time.

I suspect he didn’t mean it the way you’re interpreting it?