Why blind dates are a BAD idea ...

[ComedyPilot]

Jeez! I can't decide whether to read that in a fawning voice or with heavy sarcasm, that's the trouble with forums.

It is the fawning-voiced one........that is if theclaud was the lovely dark blond in the london pub CC meeting pic a few months ago...?

If not, then [mysoginistic mode on (with extra sarcasm)/] I wouldn't touch her with someone else's barge pole [Mysoginistic mode off/]

 

[ComedyPilot]

Oily, just plain oily

Jealousy gets you nowhere.....now form a queue.

 

[MacB]

Ahh, Terry Scott, got it!

looking at the above I think oily and thick skinned...I wonder what 'oily + thick skinned' =

 

[ComedyPilot]

looking at the above I think oily and thick skinned...I wonder what 'oily + thick skinned' =

....whale?

 

[Lisa21]

Jeez! I can't decide whether to read that in a fawning voice or with heavy sarcasm, that's the trouble with forums.

Cracks, just do what you would do on a blind date and go with your instincts.........

we know that CP's sarcasm knows no bounds......................

 

[Crackle]

I've never been on a blind date Lisa. The whole concept is mind bogglingly alien.

 

[Lisa21]

I've never been on a blind date Lisa. The whole concept is mind bogglingly alien.

Neither have I Cracks and from most of the stories on here I dont think I will be either

 

[Becs]

I've had some horror stories and have learned a few rules:

1. If they have no pictures it's because they have a serious complex about their appearance, and possibly rightly.
2. If all of their pictures are neck up they are very, very large.
3. If all of their pictures are heavily posed then you will be disappointed when you meet them.
4. They are almost certainly talking to and meeting other people so even if you meet them and have a great time that doesn't mean you'll ever see them again.
5. No matter how old and experienced people get, they can still be incredibly immature and selfish in letting you know they aren't interested. If someone hasn't contacted you in over a week then drop it.
6. If you are a woman, use the functions to disallow people to contact you if they don't meet criteria important to you like, say age range. You WILL get LOADS of creepy weirdos sending you shitty messages.
7. If you are a man, actually think about what you are going to say in your message and if they are interested they will reply because your message will stand out amongst the sea of messages from creepy weirdos.

Also whilst typing this I got a text from a girl I'm meeting this weekend. I think I use these sites too much

Sounds like you've had a similar experience to me! My learnings from match.com:
1. never respond to someone with no photo!
2. true for guys as well as girls - and just because they have hair in the photo doesn't mean it's still there!
4. sad but true
5. even some of the nice ones turn out to be self-gratification artists
6. done, and they still keep sending them!
7. couldn't agree more!

8. A lot of men on there seem to be doing it to help them get over an ex (or maybe bored with their wife) and are just out for a casual shag!

That said it's been a lot of fun, I've seen a lot of London I wouldn't have seen and met some interesting people.

 

[Smokin Joe]

A lot of these dating sites are a rip-off, you don't get any replies. I've had this advert running for ages and got nothing.

"Bad tempered, foul-mouthed old bastard, living in a damp cottage in
the arse end of Wales, seeks attractive 21 year old blonde lady
with a lovely chest and long legs. Must be able to cook".

 

[HLaB]

 

[Night Train]

I've done the dating site thing.

The very first time, many years ago I was on a dating site I got chatting to a woman who seemed really nice and we were messaging quite often and gearing up to the sending photos and arranging to meet moment.

However, I decided to be up front and honest about a domestic situation and told her that I was separated from my wife but until practical things sorted out we had split the house into two flats and she lives downstairs from me, completely separately.

After a while I sort of figured that had put her off as she hadn't replied.

Then my ex shouts up stairs:

'Oi!, are you xxxxx on Midsummer's Eve?'

'Ummm, yeah, why?'

'Cos I'm xxxxxx and it didn't work the first time so there's no point meeting up!'

 

[subaqua]

I am banned from internet dating sites.


for the answer to the question "what do you most like in a women" , my knob, isn't appropriate

 

[Ravenbait]

A lot of these dating sites are a rip-off, you don't get any replies. I've had this advert running for ages and got nothing.

"Bad tempered, foul-mouthed old bastard, living in a damp cottage in
the arse end of Wales, seeks attractive 21 year old blonde lady
with a lovely chest and long legs. Must be able to cook".

As the famous saying goes ("I want fast, cheap, light, tough"): pick two.

Sam

 

[Becs]

I am banned from internet dating sites.


for the answer to the question "what do you most like in a women" , my knob, isn't appropriate

 

[Arch]

I've done the dating site thing.

The very first time, many years ago I was on a dating site I got chatting to a woman who seemed really nice and we were messaging quite often and gearing up to the sending photos and arranging to meet moment.

However, I decided to be up front and honest about a domestic situation and told her that I was separated from my wife but until practical things sorted out we had split the house into two flats and she lives downstairs from me, completely separately.

After a while I sort of figured that had put her off as she hadn't replied.

Then my ex shouts up stairs:

'Oi!, are you xxxxx on Midsummer's Eve?'

'Ummm, yeah, why?'

'Cos I'm xxxxxx and it didn't work the first time so there's no point meeting up!'

Whoops!

I've never had a blind date, but I have met people through the internet - by the time we've met, I've felt I knew them pretty well. No nasty surprises, anyway.