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The Dating Game
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After my recent encounter of the creepy kind when meeting a guy from a dating website I decided to jack it in. Then a week or so ago decided I'd paid for 6 months so I might as well use them and reinstated my profile.
Well, of course there was a flurry of interest from the two normal groups of men. Those being the ones twice my age, despite my very clear instruction that those out of a certain age range need not apply. And then the younger ones who appear to struggle to put more than 3 words together coherently.
But this week I had a couple of promising starts. The first being a message from a reasonably attractive guy, in the right age range, living locally and he'd made the effort to introduce himself with a good couple of paragraphs that extended to more than the normal 'how's u?'. So like the good online dater, I looked at his profile, picked out a couple of bits he'd written about himself and replied with a couple of very basic 'nice to meet you, this all seems very interesting' questions. Nothing too taxing or personal, obviously. What do I get back? Three replies, each no longer than a few words. Then I went back and read his very first message to me to realise it appears to be some sort of stock message that he's probably sending to every female within a 10 mile radius. Feeling a little dejected I decided to cut my losses.
Then yesterday, another promising start. A message from another guy who, on the face of it, ticked all the boxes. A couple of simple introductory messages through the evening seemed to prove successful. Until I asked him about his job. Late last night he replied and asked me a question about my job but it didn't make any sense so I asked him to repeat what he meant. This morning I woke up to the response, "I bet you get paid a lot don't you?'. What! Not, do I enjoy it, what does it involve, but how much bloody money do I earn!
Ggggrrrrrrr!
As you can see, there is no question here. I simply needed to vent my frustration.
If you are in a relationship, even if he/she is only half decent, Blinkin keep hold of them. Never never never let them go. It's much easier :)
Well, of course there was a flurry of interest from the two normal groups of men. Those being the ones twice my age, despite my very clear instruction that those out of a certain age range need not apply. And then the younger ones who appear to struggle to put more than 3 words together coherently.
But this week I had a couple of promising starts. The first being a message from a reasonably attractive guy, in the right age range, living locally and he'd made the effort to introduce himself with a good couple of paragraphs that extended to more than the normal 'how's u?'. So like the good online dater, I looked at his profile, picked out a couple of bits he'd written about himself and replied with a couple of very basic 'nice to meet you, this all seems very interesting' questions. Nothing too taxing or personal, obviously. What do I get back? Three replies, each no longer than a few words. Then I went back and read his very first message to me to realise it appears to be some sort of stock message that he's probably sending to every female within a 10 mile radius. Feeling a little dejected I decided to cut my losses.
Then yesterday, another promising start. A message from another guy who, on the face of it, ticked all the boxes. A couple of simple introductory messages through the evening seemed to prove successful. Until I asked him about his job. Late last night he replied and asked me a question about my job but it didn't make any sense so I asked him to repeat what he meant. This morning I woke up to the response, "I bet you get paid a lot don't you?'. What! Not, do I enjoy it, what does it involve, but how much bloody money do I earn!
Ggggrrrrrrr!
As you can see, there is no question here. I simply needed to vent my frustration.
If you are in a relationship, even if he/she is only half decent, Blinkin keep hold of them. Never never never let them go. It's much easier :)
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I blame it on my family Mrs O. I'm the youngest of 7. I've had a whole life of having 6 older people doing all the talking for me. I live in a town. I have tried a couple of things I'm interested in. I joined a writing class and a swimming group but the minute I walk in the rooms I just lose the ability to communicate with all those people in there. It actually scares me. I do want to try skiing (there's a dry ski slope in the next town) but again it's that fear of making a tit out of myself on my own in front of a room full of people.
Anyway, I think it's becoming clear why I'm single. I'm a frikkin nut job! :)
Anyway, I think it's becoming clear why I'm single. I'm a frikkin nut job! :)
That's the weird thing Mrs O. I do actually do that. When people first meet me one on one they think I'm really easy going and chatty. I suppose in those situations it's because I'm not hoping to get anything out of it. Whereas in other situations I'm subconciously trying to 'impress' people or wanting them to like me. If I'm just buy a loaf of bread I couldn't give a toss whether they girl at the til likes me or not. Lol.
Right, I've got work to do.
Right, I've got work to do.
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