Sunday 21 May 2006

The Dating Game

It's now over a year since my husband and I decided to go our separate ways. My friends at work decided it was maybe time for me to go out on a few dates. I like living alone and have no desire to become embroiled in a "proper relationship" - mainly because I'm not very good at it!!! (please, Christian, no comments about my relationship history!!! The general world does not need to know about that!)

So I have signed up to a dating website!!!! I'm not saying which one as I would hate for you (who know the real me) to see what I've put about myself!!

It is the funniest thing I have ever done. We have been in helpless, stomach aching, weeing our pants fits of laughter at work about some of the 300 plus replies I have had in just 4 days!!! There's some desperate folks out there. (If one of our directors is reading this I have to point out that we are not using company internet for inappropriate activities!)

I have learned not to even read the profiles of those who don't post photos (probably fell out of the tree and hit every branch on the way down!)

Here's some examples of the messages I have received...

"Hi , let's you and me get together and make beautiful music " (honestly!)

"You look nice, I've got a big nose and big feet, wanna chat?" (can you imagine?)

and the best one yet....

"My Mum has just moved out and I need a new friend!"

There are some seemingly quite nice and normal people on there too, and I have had a few web chats with some men who seem genuine and kind. I actually have a date lined up for this week with someone who I have spoken to on the phone - but I'll be going somewhere public, won't drink, and as my Grandma would say - will be keeping my hand on my ha'penny!!!

I'm not going to tell you the web address of the dating site as it's not fair for you to go looking and laughing at some of the strange folk - not unless you've paid you £15.99 per month subscription like I have!!!

6 comments:

  1. Don't you have the dating equivalent of an ASBO to prevent you from 'dating'.

    Are you going to tell them about your 3 marriages?

    Actually, thinking about it, nobody ever see's your ex husbands again after your break-up, are you sure you are not eating them like some sort of giant Black Widow?

    I do think you should publish what you wrote about yourself though. :-)

    Anyway, good luck.....to your dates. :-)

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  2. Don't you have the dating equivalent of an ASBO to prevent you from 'dating'.

    Are you going to tell them about your 3 marriages?

    Actually, thinking about it, nobody ever see's your ex husbands again after your break-up, are you sure you are not eating them like some sort of giant Black Widow?

    I do think you should publish what you wrote about yourself though. :-)

    Anyway, good luck.....to your dates. :-)

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  3. Christian, you're a strange kind of friend to this poor woman. I say a Rikki Lake stylee:

    GO GRRRLFRIEND!!!!

    I hope you get lucky, but also hope we get to benefit from the tales when you DON'T get lucky!

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  4. Christian, you're a strange kind of friend to this poor woman. I say a Rikki Lake stylee:

    GO GRRRLFRIEND!!!!

    I hope you get lucky, but also hope we get to benefit from the tales when you DON'T get lucky!

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  5. Good luck girl...
    hope you find your dream man ......soon

    can not wait to read about your first date.....

    Cheers

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  6. Good luck girl...
    hope you find your dream man ......soon

    can not wait to read about your first date.....

    Cheers

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