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Li0nhead

anyone had any dates tonight?

candygirl

Li0nhead wrote: »

anyone had any dates tonight?

Yea but only with the old man;);)You ok chuck?:D

becky170

I had a daytime date with a guy I've seen a couple of times, and so far so good I'm cooking for him next week, so let's see if that puts him off or not. He's very sweet and I feel very relaxed when I'm with him which is always a good sign.

coin_operated_girl

Well in the true spirit of this internet dating malarkey I have 3 dates lined up next week- 3 days in a row :eek:

Date 1- Very cute, seems like a nice guy, good job etc and we seem to have a bit in common. We've been talking via email but haven't spoken loads so I'm not sure just how much we have in common, but so far so good. I think out of all the dates I'm the most nervous about this one because I get the impression that he's probably a bit quiet/shy. I'm the same unless I have someone who is really chatty to bounce off so I'm worried that we would struggle to make conversation. I'm also a bit nervous because, on paper, he is the one I'm most attracted to.

Date 2- Again seems nice. I've also only spoken to him online but he seems like he would be quite friendly. Looks-wise he isn't someone who I am immediately attracted to, but looks aren't super important to me. I actually messaged him first (when I first joined up I messaged a couple of people just to sort of get the ball rolling), so yeah, will be interesting to see how it goes.

Date 3- This is the guy I met last week. I really like him, he makes me laugh a lot and he is really sweet. I'm just not sure whether I fancy him- I don't really know why. I feel very comfortable around him, like I've known him for ages and we have loads in common but I guess maybe there wasn't that spark for me. Saying that, there was no spark for me and my ex, he just gradually grew on me lol and we were together for quite a long time. I think this guy is quite keen on me so I need to be careful not to string him along. I'll see how this date goes. He still lives at home (he's 25) which is a bit of a turn off (date 1 and 2 don't live at home) because I want a man who can take care of himself, not a mummys boy.

I'll keep you all updated

mackemdave

[QUOTE=JennyP

My friend's boyfriend told me last night that he did internet dating before he met her. He said 99% of people were either socially inept, not really available or playing the field and only 1% were looking for a genuine partner. He said I should bear that in mind when going on dates and then I won't get hurt so much and I won't take the rejection so personally![/QUOTE]

Well I think your friends boyfriend is the one that is socially inept if that is what he thinks of people on dating sites....

Li0nhead

candygirl wrote: »

Yea but only with the old man;);)You ok chuck?:D

Good, date with the old man? Is that legal?

WolfSong2000

well, I've been following this thread for a while, so figured I'd jump in...middle of the week, a really cute guy I dated briefly years and years ago got back in touch and asked if we could meet up. I agreed, and we were meant to meet for a coffee on friday. I texted him friday morning to confirm and he backed out, citing work commitments....fine. Suggests instead that we meet in a town almost an hour away from me some time saturday morning as he has errands to run...alarm bells started ringing, so I suggested meeting in a town half-way between the town he was in and mine as a compromise. Heard nothing at all saturday, not even a "sorry, I can't make it".

Anyhow, roll on today and he hits me on MSN messenger and acts as if everything was fine...maybe it's just me being prickly and cynical, but I said that the fact he had cancelled on me and not even the time to contact me to say he couldn't make it suggested to me he was either playing games/wasn't interested, and I wasn't looking to have my time wasted, so I was done. He tried to come up with a pathetic excuse (we hadn't set a specific time/place, which I'd ironically avoided doing to try and help him out), but I just reiterated I was done...he did a "fine, okay", and that was it.

Part of me feels like I did the right thing...he did this a lot when we last dated, and it never sat well with me, and I really don't like being messed around, but I also realise I can be very cynical about men and their intentions, and have no doubt that this played into my decision...he's a good-looking guy, when we're together we got on well (or we used to) so there's another part of me which worries I jumped the gun *sighs*.

Anyhow, back to the drawing board!

JennyP

mackemdave wrote: »

Well I think your friends boyfriend is the one that is socially inept if that is what he thinks of people on dating sites....

Ouch! That's a bit personal and a bit unfair. He was only trying to make me feel better!

He is not socially inept at all and really rather lovely. The sort of genuinely nice bloke that I wish I could meet over the internet or in real life!

In any case, read through people's experiences on this thread and there is the anecdotal evidence that people are socially inept, players, not ready for commitment etc.... It's certainly been my experience though I did meet my best friend through internet dating and two very lovely ex-boyfriends who I'm still friends with! I'm not saying everyone on there is awful, but I think a certain amount of weeding out is necessary, as someone else has already said!

sapphireeye

WolfSong2000 wrote: »

well, I've been following this thread for a while, so figured I'd jump in...middle of the week, a really cute guy I dated briefly years and years ago got back in touch and asked if we could meet up. I agreed, and we were meant to meet for a coffee on friday. I texted him friday morning to confirm and he backed out, citing work commitments....fine. Suggests instead that we meet in a town almost an hour away from me some time saturday morning as he has errands to run...alarm bells started ringing, so I suggested meeting in a town half-way between the town he was in and mine as a compromise. Heard nothing at all saturday, not even a "sorry, I can't make it".

Anyhow, roll on today and he hits me on MSN messenger and acts as if everything was fine...maybe it's just me being prickly and cynical, but I said that the fact he had cancelled on me and not even the time to contact me to say he couldn't make it suggested to me he was either playing games/wasn't interested, and I wasn't looking to have my time wasted, so I was done. He tried to come up with a pathetic excuse (we hadn't set a specific time/place, which I'd ironically avoided doing to try and help him out), but I just reiterated I was done...he did a "fine, okay", and that was it.

Part of me feels like I did the right thing...he did this a lot when we last dated, and it never sat well with me, and I really don't like being messed around, but I also realise I can be very cynical about men and their intentions, and have no doubt that this played into my decision...he's a good-looking guy, when we're together we got on well (or we used to) so there's another part of me which worries I jumped the gun *sighs*.

Anyhow, back to the drawing board!

I would have told him where to go as well! If he suggested meeting up on Sat morning instead of the Friday then he must have been free, in which case if he liked you or was bothered about meeting up he would have driven the extra 30 minutes to meet up with you, or would have at least replied to explain why he couldn't. As far as I'm concerned it's the right decision because if he's acting like that now when he's meant to be keen then what could he be like later on?

newcook

I had a date last night!! went quite well too and now planning for date number 2!