The Relationships Thread

[PhilMow]

Pete Wentz.
Forgot his name. Had to google that

[Nantha]

I swear everyone I know is getting engaged at the moment. After being in relationships for like no months as well.

[Urisk]

Well. Sent her a message. While she's not online. Gives her a chace to pretend not to have seen it

[tranmerefan]

My best mate, arguably a man whose approval I seek because I have such low self esteem I need the approval of my peers , has just had a go at me because I've not tried internet dating.

All because I told him that I do, at times, feel a bit lonely and shit and whilst I am fine being single I would like the companionship. He asked me why I haven't bothered before which is fair enough.

Told me to let him know when I do have a date lined up, so he and my other close mates can watch from afar to make sure they're not stabby mental which again is fair enough.

Seems like no-one bar myself has found a single reason not to give it a try. Probably says something about my self esteem really.

[Urisk]

Nah, I've wondered about it before but always stayed away.

[Applecore]

I've thought about it, but then they go and say "oh, if you want to actually talk to anyone then you'll have to give us some money. It's only a tenner a month! But, y'know, pay 6 months up front..".
What gets me is that I could say "fine, here's half of my week's wages" but there's no guarantee that the girl(s) I message have paid. So they'll then get the "you have a new message, but pay us if you want to read it" e-mails that drive me nuts.

[Womble]

Date went almost perfectly, talked non-stop for four hours and kissed at the end.

The coffee at the joint sucked though, god damn it Alex!

[Azubi]

I have a mate who often puts up whining Facebook updates and whines in normal conversation about not being about to find someone. So being the friend that I am, I offered to take him to Thailand to find him a wife. He got a bit upset.

[Delightful-Jim]

Date went almost perfectly, talked non-stop for four hours and kissed at the end.

[Littlemissmetal]

My best mate, arguably a man whose approval I seek because I have such low self esteem I need the approval of my peers , has just had a go at me because I've not tried internet dating.

All because I told him that I do, at times, feel a bit lonely and shit and whilst I am fine being single I would like the companionship. He asked me why I haven't bothered before which is fair enough.

Told me to let him know when I do have a date lined up, so he and my other close mates can watch from afar to make sure they're not stabby mental which again is fair enough.

Seems like no-one bar myself has found a single reason not to give it a try. Probably says something about my self esteem really.

It's never an idea I've been comfortable with either so you're not alone. Which I suppose is a little odd given that Alex and I met through the internet in the first place - but that was through chatting on here and both attending the festival so it's in a much more controlled setting than throwing it wide open on a dating site.

Congrats Ben

[Humperdink]

The whole idea of internet dating is all very odd to me. Nothing wrong with it in the slightest, just not for me.

Anyhoo, date last night was a mixture of good and strange.

We got accosted by three very drunk strangers at the pub, who by all means we were having a good chat with all night, but did mean that we didn't really get a whole lot of alone time, so I'm slightly unsure how I feel about him. If I'm not sure how I feel, theres no reason not to meet up again, yeah?

[Applecore]

If you want to see where/how things go then definitely meet up again, but maybe in a more one-to-one scenario - dinner, for example? If you're not fussed, then still meet up and if he's interested, he'll pay - free food! Win-win, really..

[Cowbacca]

I've thought about it, but then they go and say "oh, if you want to actually talk to anyone then you'll have to give us some money. It's only a tenner a month! But, y'know, pay 6 months up front..".
What gets me is that I could say "fine, here's half of my week's wages" but there's no guarantee that the girl(s) I message have paid. So they'll then get the "you have a new message, but pay us if you want to read it" e-mails that drive me nuts.

OKCupid is completely free, all you can get for paying is the ability to stalk people better, I think.

[Applecore]

I've thought about it, but then they go and say "oh, if you want to actually talk to anyone then you'll have to give us some money. It's only a tenner a month! But, y'know, pay 6 months up front..".
What gets me is that I could say "fine, here's half of my week's wages" but there's no guarantee that the girl(s) I message have paid. So they'll then get the "you have a new message, but pay us if you want to read it" e-mails that drive me nuts.

OKCupid is completely free, all you can get for paying is the ability to stalk people better, I think.

May look into that one then.. Cheers!

[peypea]

The whole idea of internet dating is all very odd to me. Nothing wrong with it in the slightest, just not for me.

Anyhoo, date last night was a mixture of good and strange.

We got accosted by three very drunk strangers at the pub, who by all means we were having a good chat with all night, but did mean that we didn't really get a whole lot of alone time, so I'm slightly unsure how I feel about him. If I'm not sure how I feel, theres no reason not to meet up again, yeah?

I'd say give it another go, maybe not in a pub though, and in the day? That way less chance of getting accosted by randoms, more chance to talk to eachother!