Dating Agencies,

[veggiechicken]

In pre-Internet days, approaches could be made by letter - and the anonymous option was not there. Many, many moons ago, when I was a £10 pom in Oz, my photo appeared in a local rag. This generated several letters, the best of which I still have somewhere. The writer said that he had a house and a car, and would like to take me out for rides to show me the countryside. So far so good perhaps. But he blew it with his photo, he was incredibly old (or so it seemed at the time). He was well known in the area, was at least 15 years older than the age he said he was in his letter and lived in a derelict shack outback. To complete the picture, his hobby was collecting - seashells!
Before you ask, I didn't reply.
He also wrote that if I wasn't interested could I pass his letter to a mate who would be!! There were no takers.
So nothing really changes - you can't believe what you read and have to take every care if considering replying to any remote approach. Be careful out there!

[cardiffsteve]

Di.

You never know where/when love/friendship will find you.
You could be waiting for a bus or at the supermarket checkout or when you look your worst thats when it happens.

I hope you find someone lovely and I'm sure you will.

[di]

Are you implying I ever look at my worst CS?

Don't worry, I'm not going to be sobbing this time Tuesday because I've not found anyone...like I said, (I think here? )money is tight, most friends are married with kiddies and more oft than not, my kiddies are here.

Not sure if it's a boredom breaker, me motivating myself to meet new/ like minded people who are in a similar place to me or just this weekends whim?

Promise you all though, I shall stay safe, not build false expectations and most certainly no kissing!!!

[di]

Oh shoot!!!...I may fess up later! double

[Two_Sheds]

something happened between 7pm and 10.30pm ....


come on, spill

[Two_Sheds]

going out every weekend isn't an option.

Even the dearest dating sites are cheaper than a meal, drinks and a taxi once a week.

big article in the paper y'day, one in five couples now meet via the internet. There was one recommended that I'd not heard of, I'll go have a peep (for you, for you!). Badoo: date, flirt or just chat

[di]

something happened between 7pm and 10.30pm ....


come on, spill

Nothing exciting...just got to discover it's just as tough saying you're not interested on the internet as in real life

[snohare]

To complete the picture, his hobby was collecting - seashells!
....He also wrote that if I wasn't interested could I pass his letter to a mate who would be!! There were no takers.

well, there wouldn't be of course. He was clearly going to be two shellfish...

One thing that all my years of reading biographies, psychology, neurology and biochemistry has convinced me is that basically, men are generally a bit strait-jacketed emotionally. Generally - not always - they just don't have the same flexibility of mood and modes of thinking that women have, and in consequence outwith a familiar situation they can be just plain dim. Maybe it is Ma Nature training us to be brutally singleminded when push comes to shove... Sadly, I only do absent-minded.

You know, this thread is better than any soap opera...

[rustylady]

Nothing exciting...just got to discover it's just as tough saying you're not interested on the internet as in real life

Be firm Di, if it doesn't feel right then it isn't right and better to say so as soon as possible.

[veggiechicken]

well, there wouldn't be of course. He was clearly going to be two shellfish...
You know, this thread is better than any soap opera...

If it were on the box, what would be the title of the soap?
"Grape Expectations"
"Vine Street"
"Allotment Enders"

You can do better than this! Be suggestive!!

[di]

A Very Vine Romance.

[Mikey]

I've never been in a position to use a dating agency, but I know I would probably wrestle with the idea for quite a while before doing anything about it, and more than likely back out of a number of meets.

I think having made the first step you have greatly increased your chances of finding the right person Di, in the meantime get one of these.


You can always kick it off the sofa when you've had enough. I mean the bear, not the thing carrying it.

[veggiechicken]

A bear behind?

[boosmummy]

I met my husband on a well known dating site (girl on the platform smile advert), to be honest, I signed up for fun really i'd split up with boo's dad and my mum put me on this site and I met mr husband and the rest is history we have been together 5 years and married for 3 this may. We have been through some rough times (both his parents have died in the time we've been together of cancer, his mum two months after our wedding after being told she would have 6 months - that's the reason we got married and his dad on christmas day just gone), but hopefully, fingers crossed this year is our year, we've just booked our first proper family holiday for june, we've never been able to go away for more than a couple of days (our honeymoon was 2 days in the lakes, in case we had to get back for his mum) so we have a week in cornwall planned.

you never know whats around the corner, on most dating sites there are also always people who are looking for friendship too xx

[Mikey]

A bear behind?

No its a bear Body Slam.