Oi that would make me nearly 90! And even in the 60's, making an acquaintace was still done by using one's interpersonal skills 😎.
Sadly for me, that necessity carried on into the early 00s. I genuinely got together with the lady who later became my wife, when I was at the tender age of 21, after our mutual friend gave it the "my mate well fancies you". And it worked! Obviously - obviously - some alcohol was later required.
Anyone got a more old school and less impressive tale? Punching someone in the arm? Cousins trying to protect an inheritance? Arranged marriage?
What is the quickest somebody has had a jump on this internet dating lark?
After about 4 hours. Had a meal first & then back to hers.
Found out after dtd that her 7 year old daughter was in the house (she caught me on the landing after I had been ordered to go & get more wine from downstairs..🙄🤔).No idea if there had been a babysitter & she had phoned ahead & said that were on our way back or that she had just left her there on her own....
I promptly made my excuses & left. Never spoke to her again.
You might remember I put a few of my escapades from OLD on here last year. Nothing really to note since then (big change in personal circumstances & now have my 3 kids living with me).....but I did have a brief fling back in ths Spring with a delightful lady who from looking at her you would think she was the epitome of Surburban housewife......
First time we met she turned up with just a basque & stockings under her coat. We met in my local Costa. We then spent a couple of months indulging in her passion for Sub/dom stuff. Never smacked an arse so hard. Then again, she did have a great arse (rode horses) & it wasn't used just for spanking.....😉
Total respect, what a geezer!
So by the sounds of it she took it up the dirt box?
I dont like to say too much as big brother is listening......(not Orwelleen, but Large).....but the collection of toys that she used to bring over were amazing. A glass ridged one that went up in gradients was her favourite. As they say.......you can never use too much lube.
Was just speaking to a bloke in work who's going out on a date tonight with a bird he met on the net.
Now apart from the obvious, i hope it's not a guy or the picture isn't 15 years old. What's your views on it?
Is it a bit strange meeting a stranger from the internet to take out or is it just another reasonable option to the single?
Been on so many internet dates...don't know where to start.
The good, the bad, the ugly.
It's all just a mixed bag of crazy women. Some of them are lovely.
Note to self. No one in this world has absolutely any idea what they are doing in this life.
Did a lot of internet dating in mid-late twenties and had a right laugh for the most part. Met a lot of interesting people, and quite a few funny stories came out of it.
Happy to say that I’ve been with my current girlfriend for 12 months after meeting on Bumble.
Was just speaking to a bloke in work who's going out on a date tonight with a bird he met on the net.
Now apart from the obvious, i hope it's not a guy or the picture isn't 15 years old. What's your views on it?
Is it a bit strange meeting a stranger from the internet to take out or is it just another reasonable option to the single?
Been on so many internet dates...don't know where to start.
The good, the bad, the ugly.
It's all just a mixed bag of crazy women. Some of them are lovely.
Note to self. No one in this world has absolutely any idea what they are doing in this life.
Pretty much everyone is an idiot and it's great
Echo that. Wrote on my fb page last year that some are lovely but some are mad as a box of frogs. Perhaps that why they are still single in their 50's.
I met a girl at a concert who happened to be on a fansite similar to this one the performing artist. Wasn't planning to meet but we met inside the venue. She was admin and I was a regular poster.
she came home, one thing led to another, I removed her bra and bang!.... hairy nipples. Still did it though but never called her after. She banned me from the forum.
Gutted
Did a lot of internet dating in mid-late twenties and had a right laugh for the most part. Met a lot of interesting people, and quite a few funny stories came out of it.
Happy to say that I’ve been with my current girlfriend for 12 months after meeting on Bumble.
I just came across this article and was surprised to know that things are exactly the same in the UK as in China. But then I saw the year of the article... 1993 😂
Anyway, I don't use internet dating sites. Just wonder if it's still as described in the article that it's much easier for a man to find a partner nowadays in the UK. I guess so? Because the reasons mentioned in the 26 year old article seem universal and don't change over time...
Thanks for the suggestion It seems to have a reputation of a place for hookups/one night stand here though😂 I just looked it up on Google Play and there are a lot of negative feedback....
What is the quickest somebody has had a jump on this internet dating lark?
After about 4 hours. Had a meal first & then back to hers.
Found out after dtd that her 7 year old daughter was in the house (she caught me on the landing after I had been ordered to go & get more wine from downstairs..🙄🤔).No idea if there had been a babysitter & she had phoned ahead & said that were on our way back or that she had just left her there on her own....
I promptly made my excuses & left. Never spoke to her again.
You might remember I put a few of my escapades from OLD on here last year. Nothing really to note since then (big change in personal circumstances & now have my 3 kids living with me).....but I did have a brief fling back in ths Spring with a delightful lady who from looking at her you would think she was the epitome of Surburban housewife......
First time we met she turned up with just a basque & stockings under her coat. We met in my local Costa. We then spent a couple of months indulging in her passion for Sub/dom stuff. Never smacked an arse so hard. Then again, she did have a great arse (rode horses) & it wasn't used just for spanking.....😉
Total respect, what a geezer!
So by the sounds of it she took it up the dirt box?
I dont like to say too much as big brother is listening......(not Orwelleen, but Large).....but the collection of toys that she used to bring over were amazing. A glass ridged one that went up in gradients was her favourite. As they say.......you can never use too much lube.
Started chatting (via tinder initially) to someone briefly the weekend but properly from Monday eve, got her number got a couple of nice pictures, for her first date she wanted to go out for a meal and drinks/ hotel. At first this seems pretty cool, however I have now just had a sudden thought the initial expense for a first date, yes I will get laid but its a bit over the top if genuine.
Spoke on the phone last night for about 45minutes, so it does feel like it has a lot of potential, although I am in 2 minds as I don't want to spend a fortune on the first date then have to keep doing it in future. I have just sent a text message (awaiting response, she is on the school run) look I know I was going to book a hotel etc. but I do think this is a bit much on a first date surely we can do a meal and drinks and without any doubts we can arrange something for next time. She lives on her own with 2 children so if she effectively wanted some and got horny surely that's an option anyway.... I live at home with my parents(looking to move out)
Am I silly, or do you think its reasonable? I will keep you updated
I broke up with my long term girlfriend at the age of 37. I spent a year on Tinder, and latterly Bumble. Not sure what the numbers were, something like 1,000 matches, 300 first messages, 100 conversations, 30 first dates, 12 second dates, 5 third dates, 3 fourth dates, 1 long term relationship.
I met all sorts. A midget teacher with a kettamine and stripper addiction, a couple of serial daters who were hooked to the rush of first dates, a coke head Italian girl, a single mum who went nuts and tried to pin me down in my own home (scarier than you'd think), a former assistant to Boris Johnson, a really boring girl with cross-eyes, a sex-addicted submissive...
What I would say to you, @johnnybev1987, is that I think you shouldn't be in a place where you over-think. Easy to do when you're right in it. Figure out a date plan that isn't expensive, and stick to it. A wine bar in Waterloo was good cos it was near food places and pubs and if a hotel is required, you will find one pretty easily. She sounds insanely keen (which I usually found a sign of being, well, insane) so I would play it cool myself!
Started chatting (via tinder initially) to someone briefly the weekend but properly from Monday eve, got her number got a couple of nice pictures, for her first date she wanted to go out for a meal and drinks/ hotel. At first this seems pretty cool, however I have now just had a sudden thought the initial expense for a first date, yes I will get laid but its a bit over the top if genuine.
Spoke on the phone last night for about 45minutes, so it does feel like it has a lot of potential, although I am in 2 minds as I don't want to spend a fortune on the first date then have to keep doing it in future. I have just sent a text message (awaiting response, she is on the school run) look I know I was going to book a hotel etc. but I do think this is a bit much on a first date surely we can do a meal and drinks and without any doubts we can arrange something for next time. She lives on her own with 2 children so if she effectively wanted some and got horny surely that's an option anyway.... I live at home with my parents(looking to move out)
Am I silly, or do you think its reasonable? I will keep you updated
Toby carvery then back to the car park is a cheap option. Sign up to thier app and from next monday for a few dayz its 50% off mains
Started chatting (via tinder initially) to someone briefly the weekend but properly from Monday eve, got her number got a couple of nice pictures, for her first date she wanted to go out for a meal and drinks/ hotel. At first this seems pretty cool, however I have now just had a sudden thought the initial expense for a first date, yes I will get laid but its a bit over the top if genuine.
Spoke on the phone last night for about 45minutes, so it does feel like it has a lot of potential, although I am in 2 minds as I don't want to spend a fortune on the first date then have to keep doing it in future. I have just sent a text message (awaiting response, she is on the school run) look I know I was going to book a hotel etc. but I do think this is a bit much on a first date surely we can do a meal and drinks and without any doubts we can arrange something for next time. She lives on her own with 2 children so if she effectively wanted some and got horny surely that's an option anyway.... I live at home with my parents(looking to move out)
Am I silly, or do you think its reasonable? I will keep you updated
Are we talking Wetherspoons, Wimpy, Travelodge in Woolwich or something more upmarket?
Started chatting (via tinder initially) to someone briefly the weekend but properly from Monday eve, got her number got a couple of nice pictures, for her first date she wanted to go out for a meal and drinks/ hotel. At first this seems pretty cool, however I have now just had a sudden thought the initial expense for a first date, yes I will get laid but its a bit over the top if genuine.
Spoke on the phone last night for about 45minutes, so it does feel like it has a lot of potential, although I am in 2 minds as I don't want to spend a fortune on the first date then have to keep doing it in future. I have just sent a text message (awaiting response, she is on the school run) look I know I was going to book a hotel etc. but I do think this is a bit much on a first date surely we can do a meal and drinks and without any doubts we can arrange something for next time. She lives on her own with 2 children so if she effectively wanted some and got horny surely that's an option anyway.... I live at home with my parents(looking to move out)
Am I silly, or do you think its reasonable? I will keep you updated
It's a bit much your parents looking to move out of the family home.
Started chatting (via tinder initially) to someone briefly the weekend but properly from Monday eve, got her number got a couple of nice pictures, for her first date she wanted to go out for a meal and drinks/ hotel. At first this seems pretty cool, however I have now just had a sudden thought the initial expense for a first date, yes I will get laid but its a bit over the top if genuine.
Spoke on the phone last night for about 45minutes, so it does feel like it has a lot of potential, although I am in 2 minds as I don't want to spend a fortune on the first date then have to keep doing it in future. I have just sent a text message (awaiting response, she is on the school run) look I know I was going to book a hotel etc. but I do think this is a bit much on a first date surely we can do a meal and drinks and without any doubts we can arrange something for next time. She lives on her own with 2 children so if she effectively wanted some and got horny surely that's an option anyway.... I live at home with my parents(looking to move out)
Am I silly, or do you think its reasonable? I will keep you updated
Are we talking Wetherspoons, Wimpy, Travelodge in Woolwich or something more upmarket?
Nope I am not that cheap lol whatever really a nice Chinese/ Italian and go to a bar for some drinks. Nothing to extravagant either
She has responded saying its fine, its up to me etc. and seems pretty normal still. I say that loosely as you don't know until you meet someone, I don't really get that nervous/anxious really so I wont overthink the situation. I will just go with the flow and see what happens, I am not the most organised person unless its to do with arranging pool matches...
Started chatting (via tinder initially) to someone briefly the weekend but properly from Monday eve, got her number got a couple of nice pictures, for her first date she wanted to go out for a meal and drinks/ hotel. At first this seems pretty cool, however I have now just had a sudden thought the initial expense for a first date, yes I will get laid but its a bit over the top if genuine.
Spoke on the phone last night for about 45minutes, so it does feel like it has a lot of potential, although I am in 2 minds as I don't want to spend a fortune on the first date then have to keep doing it in future. I have just sent a text message (awaiting response, she is on the school run) look I know I was going to book a hotel etc. but I do think this is a bit much on a first date surely we can do a meal and drinks and without any doubts we can arrange something for next time. She lives on her own with 2 children so if she effectively wanted some and got horny surely that's an option anyway.... I live at home with my parents(looking to move out)
Am I silly, or do you think its reasonable? I will keep you updated
Are we talking Wetherspoons, Wimpy, Travelodge in Woolwich or something more upmarket?
Nope I am not that cheap lol whatever really a nice Chinese/ Italian and go to a bar for some drinks. Nothing to extravagant either
She has responded saying its fine, its up to me etc. and seems pretty normal still. I say that loosely as you don't know until you meet someone, I don't really get that nervous/anxious really so I wont overthink the situation. I will just go with the flow and see what happens, I am not the most organised person unless its to do with arranging pool matches...
Either way it's nailed on you're going to get your nuts in. Enjoy.
Started chatting (via tinder initially) to someone briefly the weekend but properly from Monday eve, got her number got a couple of nice pictures, for her first date she wanted to go out for a meal and drinks/ hotel. At first this seems pretty cool, however I have now just had a sudden thought the initial expense for a first date, yes I will get laid but its a bit over the top if genuine.
Spoke on the phone last night for about 45minutes, so it does feel like it has a lot of potential, although I am in 2 minds as I don't want to spend a fortune on the first date then have to keep doing it in future. I have just sent a text message (awaiting response, she is on the school run) look I know I was going to book a hotel etc. but I do think this is a bit much on a first date surely we can do a meal and drinks and without any doubts we can arrange something for next time. She lives on her own with 2 children so if she effectively wanted some and got horny surely that's an option anyway.... I live at home with my parents(looking to move out)
Am I silly, or do you think its reasonable? I will keep you updated
Are we talking Wetherspoons, Wimpy, Travelodge in Woolwich or something more upmarket?
Nope I am not that cheap lol whatever really a nice Chinese/ Italian and go to a bar for some drinks. Nothing to extravagant either
She has responded saying its fine, its up to me etc. and seems pretty normal still. I say that loosely as you don't know until you meet someone, I don't really get that nervous/anxious really so I wont overthink the situation. I will just go with the flow and see what happens, I am not the most organised person unless its to do with arranging pool matches...
That’s more like it, Anything including a hotel would be hundreds for a night out. My advice in that case would have been a cheap week in Magaluf and fill yer boots with fat northern birds.
Started chatting (via tinder initially) to someone briefly the weekend but properly from Monday eve, got her number got a couple of nice pictures, for her first date she wanted to go out for a meal and drinks/ hotel. At first this seems pretty cool, however I have now just had a sudden thought the initial expense for a first date, yes I will get laid but its a bit over the top if genuine.
Spoke on the phone last night for about 45minutes, so it does feel like it has a lot of potential, although I am in 2 minds as I don't want to spend a fortune on the first date then have to keep doing it in future. I have just sent a text message (awaiting response, she is on the school run) look I know I was going to book a hotel etc. but I do think this is a bit much on a first date surely we can do a meal and drinks and without any doubts we can arrange something for next time. She lives on her own with 2 children so if she effectively wanted some and got horny surely that's an option anyway.... I live at home with my parents(looking to move out)
Am I silly, or do you think its reasonable? I will keep you updated
Are we talking Wetherspoons, Wimpy, Travelodge in Woolwich or something more upmarket?
Nope I am not that cheap lol whatever really a nice Chinese/ Italian and go to a bar for some drinks. Nothing to extravagant either
She has responded saying its fine, its up to me etc. and seems pretty normal still. I say that loosely as you don't know until you meet someone, I don't really get that nervous/anxious really so I wont overthink the situation. I will just go with the flow and see what happens, I am not the most organised person unless its to do with arranging pool matches...
That’s more like it, Anything including a hotel would be hundreds for a night out. My advice in that case would have been a cheap week in Magaluf and fill yer boots with fat northern birds.
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’Never smacked an arse so hard’ & ‘a glass ridged one that went up in gradients was her favourite’
if only you brought so much enthusiasm and joy to supporting Charlton.
Perhaps he could start a sex thread.
Anyone got a more old school and less impressive tale? Punching someone in the arm? Cousins trying to protect an inheritance? Arranged marriage?
Been on so many internet dates...don't know where to start.
The good, the bad, the ugly.
It's all just a mixed bag of crazy women. Some of them are lovely.
Note to self. No one in this world has absolutely any idea what they are doing in this life.
Pretty much everyone is an idiot and it's great
Happy to say that I’ve been with my current girlfriend for 12 months after meeting on Bumble.
I'll get my coat
I just came across this article and was surprised to know that things are exactly the same in the UK as in China. But then I saw the year of the article... 1993 😂
Anyway, I don't use internet dating sites. Just wonder if it's still as described in the article that it's much easier for a man to find a partner nowadays in the UK. I guess so? Because the reasons mentioned in the 26 year old article seem universal and don't change over time...
It basically does what you want it to.
Started chatting (via tinder initially) to someone briefly the weekend but properly from Monday eve, got her number got a couple of nice pictures, for her first date she wanted to go out for a meal and drinks/ hotel. At first this seems pretty cool, however I have now just had a sudden thought the initial expense for a first date, yes I will get laid but its a bit over the top if genuine.
Spoke on the phone last night for about 45minutes, so it does feel like it has a lot of potential, although I am in 2 minds as I don't want to spend a fortune on the first date then have to keep doing it in future. I have just sent a text message (awaiting response, she is on the school run) look I know I was going to book a hotel etc. but I do think this is a bit much on a first date surely we can do a meal and drinks and without any doubts we can arrange something for next time. She lives on her own with 2 children so if she effectively wanted some and got horny surely that's an option anyway.... I live at home with my parents(looking to move out)
Am I silly, or do you think its reasonable? I will keep you updated
I met all sorts. A midget teacher with a kettamine and stripper addiction, a couple of serial daters who were hooked to the rush of first dates, a coke head Italian girl, a single mum who went nuts and tried to pin me down in my own home (scarier than you'd think), a former assistant to Boris Johnson, a really boring girl with cross-eyes, a sex-addicted submissive...
What I would say to you, @johnnybev1987, is that I think you shouldn't be in a place where you over-think. Easy to do when you're right in it. Figure out a date plan that isn't expensive, and stick to it. A wine bar in Waterloo was good cos it was near food places and pubs and if a hotel is required, you will find one pretty easily. She sounds insanely keen (which I usually found a sign of being, well, insane) so I would play it cool myself!
Sign up to thier app and from next monday for a few dayz its 50% off mains
Nope I am not that cheap lol whatever really a nice Chinese/ Italian and go to a bar for some drinks. Nothing to extravagant either
She has responded saying its fine, its up to me etc. and seems pretty normal still. I say that loosely as you don't know until you meet someone, I don't really get that nervous/anxious really so I wont overthink the situation. I will just go with the flow and see what happens, I am not the most organised person unless its to do with arranging pool matches...
My advice in that case would have been a cheap week in Magaluf and fill yer boots with fat northern birds.