CAUTION: Dating Disaster Zone!


Jo was nervous and excited. She'd bought new shoes, a great pair of cherry red ballet flats. She met him in the city as planned but when he presented her with the detailed print out of potential venues to discuss as options for the evening ahead she knew it was over.

Lauren met a great guy at a singles night. It had been a bit of a boisterous event and hard to talk for all the loud music but she was still excited about the date they'd made so they could catch up again. She prepped and turned up for coffee. Problem was his idea of seduction involved sharing his past of childhood trauma and abuse on the very first date.

Cat was animated and excitable when describing the cute, polite guy she'd met out the week before. It started well and she was impressed by his mention of having studied in Israel, he was proud of his Jewish heritage. It was when he revealed that he got to Israel and spent all his scholarship money on ecstasy (we are not talking about ecstasy in the emotional sense here either) she didn't think he was so charming.

Meg liked the guy with shaggy hair, he was sweet and cute and had later revealed he had been through a bout with testicular cancer but was fine now. After a fantastic first date and a nice smooch in the cab back home they followed up with drinks back at hers in front of the fire. It was only when he thought it a good idea to suggest she feel the remaining lone testicle for herself that she felt the fire has been put out a little too soon.


Dating; It's like driving down a gravel track without a seat belt or headlights.. but so thrilling, damn it. In love or out we've all encountered a hilariously embarrassing date so bring on the sharing please! Give us all a giggle!

Ok so when I was 15 I went to see Scary Movie with this guy who I thought was gorgeous. Until he showed up in camel cargo pants with a salmon pink shirt tucked in, a rugby jumper over the shoulders and brown lace up shoes. He was 17. And through the whole movie, he only laughed after I started laughing - as though he could not find anything in the movie at all amusing (looking back now I don't really blame him but it was funny at the time!) It was an awful experience.

She met him in the city as planned but when he presented her with the detailed print out of potential venues to discuss as options for the evening ahead she knew it was over.

Dude really! Thats a bit full on but compared to the other weirdos he was a perfect match.

:typing:

OMG, is this what dating in the Noughties is stricken with??!!

Allison, are they real case studies, they seem such awful situations!

How funny (and awful!!). Just posted about cruddy date I had a few years back in the 'unforgettable dates' thread. I'll just throw some words out there and see if you get my drift:

* chambray shirt
* Joop
* mixed grill
* cheap bourbon
* tongue attack.

Hot - it was not.

OMG, is this what dating in the Noughties is stricken with??!!

Allison, are they real case studies, they seem such awful situations!

Yes they are stories told to me and the names have been changed to protect the innocent (including myself in one case!)

giggle!

hahahaha 'the remaining lone testicle'.... hehe that's funny... how romantic, NOT!

CAUTION: Dating Disaster Zone!


Jo was nervous and excited. She’d bought new shoes, a great pair of cherry red ballet flats. She met him in the city as planned but when he presented her with the detailed print out of potential venues to discuss as options for the evening ahead she knew it was over.


Call me desperate or overly generous but I'd give this guy a chance - maybe he was just overexcited and eager....it's cute in a way!!

omg i'm sure I'll have stories to add to the collection very soon - have just signed up to RSVP! :shockedhair:

have a possible date in the next day or so... am sure it'll be interesting. :whistle:

i'll have to think about what my worst date has been so far - i can't recall one right now it must've been so bad that i've blocked it from my memory! ha ha! :confused:

so... where are the date stories nattieb????

and everyone else!

my latest is being pursued by a man ten years younger. It's all in the skin care regime girls!

xxx

10 years younger! That is great Allison. I recently had to knock back a VERY eager 38 year old married with 3 kids business man from Sydney. He keeps calling and messaging but I am not interested (I only thought about it for 5 minutes but decided I couldn't do it). In a way I feel flattered but in another way I feel like he sees me as a plaything. He calls me his fantasy girl! Eeeew.

yuck.. married man. spells trouble!!!

of course you are a fantasy- he's MARRIED! poor wife to have her hubby chasing other girls.

Oh well, at least you know you still have the hot stuff. It's nice to have it re-affirmed!

hi allison!

gosh where to start!!

OK... I've had a few contacts with what the RSVP boys - fondly referring to them as my internet boyfriends. :chuckle:

I've had one complete dud that thought it was OK to set up a first date via text, and the text I got was 'where's my b**ch at?'. Needless to say I didn't respond to that!

Then I had another guy make a date only to cancel and not reschedule...

My latest date was on Sunday, coffee in the afternoon. I thought it went great, two hours of chatting non-stop! We left with him saying he'll call me later in the week to catch up again, I said that'd be great. I thought it'd be nice to text him yesterday saying how nice a time I had and that it was nice to meet a 'normal' guy (we'd joked about how it was hard to know if the person you were meeting from the net was 'normal'). Well no reply... and he was also online last night and declined my request to chat... so who knows what's going on there! :ashamed:

I've had guys from the other side of the country send me 'kisses' thinking I'll be interested (sorry I want someone nearby for hugs and kisses), and ones older than my father (even after specifiying the age group I'm interested in) and ones no taller than a 6 year old (even when I say how tall I am!)....

It's a jungle out there! I am having fun.. and the one guy I like the most I've only chatted to on MSN and we've yet to catch up in person - I almost don't want to in case we don't like each other in person because we get on so well online! Horrible isn't it! :shakehead:

I'll try and remember to report back with any developments soon!

Nat

Hey dude I think there's actually a dedicated dating site for tall people - I remember finding it once when looking for clothes for tall girls. Check it out! I remember seeing a few tall cuties on there.

you are a brave woman indeed nattieb!

My sister had some similar stories. Guys that were rude or presumptuous or just socially inept. I couldn't cope!

I used to host speed dating events once upon a time and there was a tall person event held occasionally, but I am not a fan of speed dating either (maybe I was over exposed from hosting!)... well, each to their own..

I'll google the tall person thing... thanks! :)

I've also done speed dating - honestly, the internet gives you a bit more choice in the matter I think... more of a window shop - try before you buy! :glee:

Quick update:

I hid my profile on the internet thing - was getting a bit over it all, but the last email I got from a guy seemed really nice. :penguin:

We've chatted on email, swapped numbers, text each other and we've moved on to chatting on the phone. We've got a first date coming up this week! eeek! He seems lovely, rings when he says he'll ring, seems really genuine, and is quite funny, so I just hope we get on as well in person as over the phone....:ashamed:

oh that sounds all really promising nattie! fingers crossed! :)

Quick update:

I hid my profile on the internet thing - was getting a bit over it all, but the last email I got from a guy seemed really nice. :penguin:

We've chatted on email, swapped numbers, text each other and we've moved on to chatting on the phone. We've got a first date coming up this week! eeek! He seems lovely, rings when he says he'll ring, seems really genuine, and is quite funny, so I just hope we get on as well in person as over the phone....:ashamed:

Good luck nattie! When's the date? Are you going out for coffee? Make sure you report back!

Sounds exciting nattieb! :glee:
Please keep us in the loop, we all care. :hearts:

oooooooooooooooohhhhh!:hearts:

I'd be scared! well I think it's easier to view those kinds of meetings as a potential new friend kind of thing and anything else (if it happens) is a bonus.

OOOH!

date is tonight - wish me luck gals! Will report back soon as I get the chance! :hearts:

good luck nattie!! above all - have fun!! :penguin:

best of luck nattie :kissing: :penguin:

Good luck Nattie!! I have a blind date of sorts tonight too so I'll be thinking of you!

Good luck Nattie!! I have a blind date of sorts tonight too so I'll be thinking of you!

Hope you had a fun night Ozkat! :hearts:

so how did both of the dates go ???

Thanks for the well wishes guys! :hearts:

Ozkat - how did you go?!

Mine was great! We really seemed to hit it off, lots of chat and laughter... he's already contacted me today chasing a second date for the weekend! Yay!! :penguin:

wow,

that's really cool!

nice work!

xx

Mine was great! We really seemed to hit it off, lots of chat and laughter... he's already contacted me today chasing a second date for the weekend! Yay!! :penguin:

Fabulous! How could he not, he he :penguin:

woo hoo!! go nattie!!

fabulous news! :)

thanks guys! :hearts:

i'm a little bit excited... hopefully the second one is just as good but less nerves on show!

second dates are better than first IMO. You've met each other now, you will be more relaxed and your nerves will be replaced with excitement!

that is so exciting :clapping:

Mine was great! We really seemed to hit it off, lots of chat and laughter... he's already contacted me today chasing a second date for the weekend! Yay!! :penguin:

Nattieb that is such good news, you must be feeling fabulous! :hearts:

Weeeellll I was feeling fabu!

We had spoken about catching up today - Saturday - but I've not heard! Have just left a msg asking him what he's up to... so we'll see what happens - men just totally confuse me sometimes! :flames: :shockedhair: :penguin:

Weeeellll I was feeling fabu!

We had spoken about catching up today - Saturday - but I've not heard! Have just left a msg asking him what he's up to... so we'll see what happens - men just totally confuse me sometimes! :flames: :shockedhair: :penguin:

I hear that!! I was actually wondering what happened with you, nattie! I will never understand men, I really won't.

Mine went ok, it was less a date as just a couple of drinks, but it was fun!

Have you heard anything Nattie? Dating can be so hard!

nope haven't heard anything!

been a week now since he last contacted me - and that's the weird thing the last contact was last friday and was all really positive - as in what you doing, how was your day etc! then i texted him on the saturday last week when we were talking about catching up and NOTHING!!! so in the words of miranda from sex and the city 'i'm just pretending he died'. horrible but it's working for me!:fish:

nope haven't heard anything!

been a week now since he last contacted me - and that's the weird thing the last contact was last friday and was all really positive - as in what you doing, how was your day etc! then i texted him on the saturday last week when we were talking about catching up and NOTHING!!!

I HATE that!!! Who the fcuk do they think they are?!

I just don't get why people "play" with other people. What is up with that? Just tell people if your interested or not, instead of keeping them hanging on. You're better off with out this *bleep bleep* Nattie B. You deserve better than this creep.:hearts:

nope haven't heard anything!
so in the words of miranda from sex and the city 'i'm just pretending he died'. horrible but it's working for me!:fish:

nattieb, I am disappointed for you however, it is his loss. :hearts:
nb: I just looooooooooove Miranda. What a fabulous character! :saber:

thanks guys!

just had dinner with my gal pal and she's having the same problems!

no idea what the guys up here in brisneyland are drinking but they are all acting keen and interested then just dropping off the face of the earth with no explanation!

I had a conversation about this with a younger friend.

I am extremely direct when it comes to these things. If i'm not interested I am really open and friendly about letting the guy know if 'it's cool if we just play this for friendship?'. Makes life very simple...

My friend said she's not at a point where she feels comfortable being so out with it but wishes she could.. instead she kinda sms's a bit and avoids a bit still maintaining basic contact unitil it peeters out.. so girls can be just as confusing I'm sure.

If I'm not sure of where a guy is at I confidently let them know where I'm at.. that I'm 'down' with being friends, but that I'd prefer we be open with where we're at so if it's 'get to know you better' time then that can happen and if it's not then at least via having it all out there is the space for friendship or at least a lack of resentment to happen :)

But generally if it's so difficult that you have to ask or clarify then they are just not the guy! It shouldn't be tough...

Keep it simple is my motto..

Probably the only time you will ever 'hear' me say this - Thank God I'm married!

I figure they're just keeping us at arms distance, keeping us in reserve until someone better comes along!

Cynical but (I think) true!

I was a total slapper on the weekend and was with 2 guys on the same day - morning and night. Ooooops. I think I am going to return to celibacy now - a walk on the wild side proved a bit much for me I think!

I was a total slapper on the weekend and was with 2 guys on the same day - morning and night. Ooooops. I think I am going to return to celibacy now - a walk on the wild side proved a bit much for me I think!

WHOA! Nicely done, celestefay! :chuckle:

I was a total slapper on the weekend and was with 2 guys on the same day - morning and night. Ooooops. I think I am going to return to celibacy now - a walk on the wild side proved a bit much for me I think!

Slapper. Slapper, Slapper!:p

he he!

hussy hussy hussy!

yo go girl - i'm SO jealous! :chuckle:

Hey I had my fair share of drought too!!! Yeah it was pretty weird - all of a sudden I was desirable!!! Now I feel like a little minx

I know what you mean!

Pray to the S@x fairy that I"m next ha ha! :redcheeks: :ashamed:

I was a total slapper on the weekend and was with 2 guys on the same day - morning and night. Ooooops. I think I am going to return to celibacy now - a walk on the wild side proved a bit much for me I think!

Love it!! :clapping: Good work miss! As long as you had fun, and now you are feeling like a little minx?! Great words!!! :p