When a thread gets as big as the General Dating Chat thread, paranoia starts to set in. What if something "breaks" in a thread of that grand size? Would we lose the entire thing, and all the conversations, stories, and friendships developed therein?

Just to be on the safe side, that thread is being locked and this thread has been created to replace it, so you can continue your conversations. Sorry to interrupt!

~S

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I would have preferred to battle the valiant, but I guess you'll have to do.

Oo oo I'll be first! Has anyone tried out lavalife.com? They break it up into looking for relationship, dating or intimate.

Oh wow.. NM.. only returned 1 match total for 28-42 within 50 miles. Yikes!

Looked at the site, and before I even read your second post, I knew I wouldn't use it. I'm bisexual, so to me, if a dating site can't put in a "both" option in the "looking for" section, it's just not worth it. I signed up for POF before making this guideline, but it's pretty annoying on there... Another reason I love OKC. haha

I've mostly used OKC. Haven't had much luck, obviously, cause I'm still single

First two guys I met, it was just one date that ended with sex. Third guy was just a whole other story in of itself. It was just a horrible all around experience. Fourth guy I met, we met once, then he texted me basically saying he just wanted sex so I said no and never talked to him again. This last guy was immensely better, but I just wasn't feeling it with him. We went on two dates, and I guess we both just weren't really into each other cause I haven't heard from him since and I hadn't bothered telling him I wasn't interested.

I found my ex on there, and we had a pretty good year and a half relationship, so I found some amount of success on there. haha

Now I'm just mainly being messaged by people too far away to consider... But I'm not too stressed, since I'll be starting a new college soon and should have plenty of people to flirt with.

Haha I can't believe we needed to start a new thread

Still no response from the Russian dude. Oh well.

Things are progressing very slowly with the new guy, but they are progressing, so that's good He has yet to ask me on a real date, but if he's more comfortable with getting to know me better first, that's fine. Every day we learn more about each other. I know I'm impatient, but I have to keep telling myself that the best relationships take time to develop. Whenever I've rushed in the past, it didn't end well (obviously, or else I wouldn't be here!) So yeah, now I can focus on other things. A chick flick night sounds fun - and inexpensive! I'm on a very strict budget, so I need to find lots of idea for free and/or cheap things to do

ETA: I still don't have much of an appetite, but hunger has been getting the best of me, so I actually finished 2 whole meals in a row

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"Children are the future...today belongs to ME!" Lindsay Naegle ('The Simpsons')

I didn't know lavalife was still around! I last used it about 6 years ago!

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80% of success is showing up - Woody Allen

I am single.
Don't have the time to deal with being messed around and am setting boundaries.
Anyone the same? Ie, setting boundaries?

I met a guy who came on too strong, so I told him so.
Another one was too distant, so I told him so.
Another one, well, he was a nut case, told him so.

Dogs are cool.

Yup boundaries are amazing and oh so important and anyone who's not going to honor them will just disappear when you set them. Good riddance!