Match.com (Vol. 7)
Discussion
Vyse said:
Petrus1983 said:
Vyse-
“How much do you guys typically spend on the first few dates with a girl. Do you tend to pickup all the bills during this period?
Am trying to gauge if my spending is excessive or not that much compared to others.”
I always pay for the first few dates - but on reflection the girls who’ve been the nicest/most compatible have always either offered to split it or have made me agree they can buy the drinks after. I’m quite sure some girls see dating as a free lunch.
The girl I’m seeing now asked me to book an expensive French seafood restaurant - when the bill came she pulled her card out and said she wanted to pay, I still did, but it was a good sign.
The girl am currently seeing has offered a couple of times to pay but I declined the offer. Whether she has intend to go through with paying I don't know but I guess offering is better than silence. “How much do you guys typically spend on the first few dates with a girl. Do you tend to pickup all the bills during this period?
Am trying to gauge if my spending is excessive or not that much compared to others.”
I always pay for the first few dates - but on reflection the girls who’ve been the nicest/most compatible have always either offered to split it or have made me agree they can buy the drinks after. I’m quite sure some girls see dating as a free lunch.
The girl I’m seeing now asked me to book an expensive French seafood restaurant - when the bill came she pulled her card out and said she wanted to pay, I still did, but it was a good sign.
Jesus, enough to worry about without the economics of it all.
Most recent longish term one I did a few bob on paying for activities (drinks and dinner were usually 50/50) partly cos she was skint and partly cos she needed encouragement to do interesting stuff.
Sometimes it's cheaper than being out with your mates if the girl wants a low key local boozer.
Most recent longish term one I did a few bob on paying for activities (drinks and dinner were usually 50/50) partly cos she was skint and partly cos she needed encouragement to do interesting stuff.
Sometimes it's cheaper than being out with your mates if the girl wants a low key local boozer.
Once had a scamming mare ask me for a 5k 'loan' just after the first date to help pay for legal problems with an ex. Fit & with a quality set of jugs but only a complete spacker would fall for it. She tried exactly same scam with a mate of mine on Match a few months later. Wonder how much she made from the desperate feckers.
Echo66 said:
Once had a scamming mare ask me for a 5k 'loan' just after the first date to help pay for legal problems with an ex. Fit & with a quality set of jugs but only a complete spacker would fall for it. She tried exactly same scam with a mate of mine on Match a few months later. Wonder how much she made from the desperate feckers.
there was a woman in the news yesterday who met a guy online and even though he had successfully presented himself as wealthy and she believed every word, before they had even met she agreed to 'lend' him £40k. Article complete with compo face, for some reason.S1KRR said:
GloverMart said:
Even looking at Odeons website doesn't say. Anyone "in the trade"
What's a large tub of 50/50 (salt/sweet) and a large Coke in todays money? The local Odeon had £5,000 worth of stock nicked last week. When the police asked for a list of stuff that had been stolen, it turned out to be a bucket of popcorn and two small pick-n-mix cups.....
technodup said:
George Smiley said:
Petrus1983 said:
I’m about to meet her kid which I’m finding more nerve wracking than meeting the parents!
Red flag!!Kids shouldn’t be involved for months. Until you are both certain!
My first time on this thread, I deliberately avoided it for quite some time as I wanted to build up my own dating experiences via the usual apps rather than getting my hopes up/having them dashed by others....
I have been single for nearly three years following the end of a 14ish year long relationship, so signing up to Tinder was a bit of an eye opener. Most of my close friends have long term partners and hence had also never used a dating app, so I winged it creating my profile and after some swiping over a few days, got my first match. She was a detective constable with the local plod, and after some messaging we met up for a date in town. We both decided to get properly plastered with jagerbomb chasers, ending up back at hers in the wee hours. Without going into too much detail, that girl had zero boundaries, and I woke up the next afternoon thinking Tinder was the best app ever invented. We saw each other a few more times, but went our separate ways as she was after a long term boyfriend, and I wasn't ready for commitment at that time.
I've been out with a number of ladies since, dated two for around 6/7 months, and some I had wanted to see again never got past the first date. I've recently met someone - we quite like each other - and she initially seems quite low on the mental scale.
My experiences have all been quite good, but there are definitely some funny old people out there. I met a hot girl who had two previous abusive relationships who couldn't handle being with someone who wasn't a horrible t
t, someone who obsessively led her life through her children, another who just slagged her ex off constantly etc. There are also some very very cool single ladies that I have been fortunate to meet. You never know who is around the corner, and its important to stay positive, and have some fun as well !
I have been single for nearly three years following the end of a 14ish year long relationship, so signing up to Tinder was a bit of an eye opener. Most of my close friends have long term partners and hence had also never used a dating app, so I winged it creating my profile and after some swiping over a few days, got my first match. She was a detective constable with the local plod, and after some messaging we met up for a date in town. We both decided to get properly plastered with jagerbomb chasers, ending up back at hers in the wee hours. Without going into too much detail, that girl had zero boundaries, and I woke up the next afternoon thinking Tinder was the best app ever invented. We saw each other a few more times, but went our separate ways as she was after a long term boyfriend, and I wasn't ready for commitment at that time.
I've been out with a number of ladies since, dated two for around 6/7 months, and some I had wanted to see again never got past the first date. I've recently met someone - we quite like each other - and she initially seems quite low on the mental scale.
My experiences have all been quite good, but there are definitely some funny old people out there. I met a hot girl who had two previous abusive relationships who couldn't handle being with someone who wasn't a horrible t
t, someone who obsessively led her life through her children, another who just slagged her ex off constantly etc. There are also some very very cool single ladies that I have been fortunate to meet. You never know who is around the corner, and its important to stay positive, and have some fun as well !80quattro said:
My first time on this thread, I deliberately avoided it for quite some time as I wanted to build up my own dating experiences via the usual apps rather than getting my hopes up/having them dashed by others....
I have been single for nearly three years following the end of a 14ish year long relationship, so signing up to Tinder was a bit of an eye opener. Most of my close friends have long term partners and hence had also never used a dating app, so I winged it creating my profile and after some swiping over a few days, got my first match. She was a detective constable with the local plod, and after some messaging we met up for a date in town. We both decided to get properly plastered with jagerbomb chasers, ending up back at hers in the wee hours. Without going into too much detail, that girl had zero boundaries, and I woke up the next afternoon thinking Tinder was the best app ever invented. We saw each other a few more times, but went our separate ways as she was after a long term boyfriend, and I wasn't ready for commitment at that time.
I've been out with a number of ladies since, dated two for around 6/7 months, and some I had wanted to see again never got past the first date. I've recently met someone - we quite like each other - and she initially seems quite low on the mental scale.
My experiences have all been quite good, but there are definitely some funny old people out there. I met a hot girl who had two previous abusive relationships who couldn't handle being with someone who wasn't a horrible tt, someone who obsessively led her life through her children, another who just slagged her ex off constantly etc. There are also some very very cool single ladies that I have been fortunate to meet. You never know who is around the corner, and its important to stay positive, and have some fun as well !
This is how Petrus started out all those years and 1000's of dates ago but now after 4 weeks he's engaged so it can work out!I have been single for nearly three years following the end of a 14ish year long relationship, so signing up to Tinder was a bit of an eye opener. Most of my close friends have long term partners and hence had also never used a dating app, so I winged it creating my profile and after some swiping over a few days, got my first match. She was a detective constable with the local plod, and after some messaging we met up for a date in town. We both decided to get properly plastered with jagerbomb chasers, ending up back at hers in the wee hours. Without going into too much detail, that girl had zero boundaries, and I woke up the next afternoon thinking Tinder was the best app ever invented. We saw each other a few more times, but went our separate ways as she was after a long term boyfriend, and I wasn't ready for commitment at that time.
I've been out with a number of ladies since, dated two for around 6/7 months, and some I had wanted to see again never got past the first date. I've recently met someone - we quite like each other - and she initially seems quite low on the mental scale.
My experiences have all been quite good, but there are definitely some funny old people out there. I met a hot girl who had two previous abusive relationships who couldn't handle being with someone who wasn't a horrible t
t, someone who obsessively led her life through her children, another who just slagged her ex off constantly etc. There are also some very very cool single ladies that I have been fortunate to meet. You never know who is around the corner, and its important to stay positive, and have some fun as well !80quattro said:
My first time on this thread, I deliberately avoided it for quite some time as I wanted to build up my own dating experiences via the usual apps rather than getting my hopes up/having them dashed by others....
I have been single for nearly three years following the end of a 14ish year long relationship, so signing up to Tinder was a bit of an eye opener. Most of my close friends have long term partners and hence had also never used a dating app, so I winged it creating my profile and after some swiping over a few days, got my first match. She was a detective constable with the local plod, and after some messaging we met up for a date in town. We both decided to get properly plastered with jagerbomb chasers, ending up back at hers in the wee hours. Without going into too much detail, that girl had zero boundaries, and I woke up the next afternoon thinking Tinder was the best app ever invented. We saw each other a few more times, but went our separate ways as she was after a long term boyfriend, and I wasn't ready for commitment at that time.
I've been out with a number of ladies since, dated two for around 6/7 months, and some I had wanted to see again never got past the first date. I've recently met someone - we quite like each other - and she initially seems quite low on the mental scale.
My experiences have all been quite good, but there are definitely some funny old people out there. I met a hot girl who had two previous abusive relationships who couldn't handle being with someone who wasn't a horrible tt, someone who obsessively led her life through her children, another who just slagged her ex off constantly etc. There are also some very very cool single ladies that I have been fortunate to meet. You never know who is around the corner, and its important to stay positive, and have some fun as well !
You are clearly not welcome in this thread, you have already had a successful relationship, managed to get a hottie se craved police woman and numerous other dates and chances. This is a thread for losers and ugly blokes. I have been single for nearly three years following the end of a 14ish year long relationship, so signing up to Tinder was a bit of an eye opener. Most of my close friends have long term partners and hence had also never used a dating app, so I winged it creating my profile and after some swiping over a few days, got my first match. She was a detective constable with the local plod, and after some messaging we met up for a date in town. We both decided to get properly plastered with jagerbomb chasers, ending up back at hers in the wee hours. Without going into too much detail, that girl had zero boundaries, and I woke up the next afternoon thinking Tinder was the best app ever invented. We saw each other a few more times, but went our separate ways as she was after a long term boyfriend, and I wasn't ready for commitment at that time.
I've been out with a number of ladies since, dated two for around 6/7 months, and some I had wanted to see again never got past the first date. I've recently met someone - we quite like each other - and she initially seems quite low on the mental scale.
My experiences have all been quite good, but there are definitely some funny old people out there. I met a hot girl who had two previous abusive relationships who couldn't handle being with someone who wasn't a horrible t
t, someone who obsessively led her life through her children, another who just slagged her ex off constantly etc. There are also some very very cool single ladies that I have been fortunate to meet. You never know who is around the corner, and its important to stay positive, and have some fun as well !slipstream 1985 said:
80quattro said:
My first time on this thread, I deliberately avoided it for quite some time as I wanted to build up my own dating experiences via the usual apps rather than getting my hopes up/having them dashed by others....
I have been single for nearly three years following the end of a 14ish year long relationship, so signing up to Tinder was a bit of an eye opener. Most of my close friends have long term partners and hence had also never used a dating app, so I winged it creating my profile and after some swiping over a few days, got my first match. She was a detective constable with the local plod, and after some messaging we met up for a date in town. We both decided to get properly plastered with jagerbomb chasers, ending up back at hers in the wee hours. Without going into too much detail, that girl had zero boundaries, and I woke up the next afternoon thinking Tinder was the best app ever invented. We saw each other a few more times, but went our separate ways as she was after a long term boyfriend, and I wasn't ready for commitment at that time.
I've been out with a number of ladies since, dated two for around 6/7 months, and some I had wanted to see again never got past the first date. I've recently met someone - we quite like each other - and she initially seems quite low on the mental scale.
My experiences have all been quite good, but there are definitely some funny old people out there. I met a hot girl who had two previous abusive relationships who couldn't handle being with someone who wasn't a horrible tt, someone who obsessively led her life through her children, another who just slagged her ex off constantly etc. There are also some very very cool single ladies that I have been fortunate to meet. You never know who is around the corner, and its important to stay positive, and have some fun as well !
You are clearly not welcome in this thread, you have already had a successful relationship, managed to get a hottie se craved police woman and numerous other dates and chances. This is a thread for losers and ugly blokes. I have been single for nearly three years following the end of a 14ish year long relationship, so signing up to Tinder was a bit of an eye opener. Most of my close friends have long term partners and hence had also never used a dating app, so I winged it creating my profile and after some swiping over a few days, got my first match. She was a detective constable with the local plod, and after some messaging we met up for a date in town. We both decided to get properly plastered with jagerbomb chasers, ending up back at hers in the wee hours. Without going into too much detail, that girl had zero boundaries, and I woke up the next afternoon thinking Tinder was the best app ever invented. We saw each other a few more times, but went our separate ways as she was after a long term boyfriend, and I wasn't ready for commitment at that time.
I've been out with a number of ladies since, dated two for around 6/7 months, and some I had wanted to see again never got past the first date. I've recently met someone - we quite like each other - and she initially seems quite low on the mental scale.
My experiences have all been quite good, but there are definitely some funny old people out there. I met a hot girl who had two previous abusive relationships who couldn't handle being with someone who wasn't a horrible t
t, someone who obsessively led her life through her children, another who just slagged her ex off constantly etc. There are also some very very cool single ladies that I have been fortunate to meet. You never know who is around the corner, and its important to stay positive, and have some fun as well !
Off on my first date in over 3 and half years tonight. Remind me what normal functioning people who met through the internet talk about again...!! First time using tinder which all seems a bit alien to me.
Should be fine, local country pub so no pressure. Driving so no chance for alcohol to lubricate conversation... I will report back!
Should be fine, local country pub so no pressure. Driving so no chance for alcohol to lubricate conversation... I will report back!
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