The Week That Was on the Dating Front

Well it's time for another update on the dating front.

Things have been relatively quiet this week, think after the rush of Christmas and New Year people are back at work. But that doesn't mean I don't have anything to share with you.

So what happened this week? Well of course I had the usual under 30s - 14 this week; 2 married men and an assortment of ones who fall into the category of "are you for real??"

In the last category I had a chap contact me who fell into the right age group and location - he was 47 - so I accepted contact and his opening line was ...... "my God you have wonderful tits; I'm aroused just thinking about them. Let's f#@*."

Guess who blocked contact there and then?

I got my usual emails from overseas proposing marriage on the first contact. This week the score was 2 from the UK, 1 from the USA, 1 from Turkey, 1 from Egypt and, surprisingly, one from Western Australia. They all went straight into the 'deleted' box.

Actually I am becoming rather blase about these overseas proposal, so much so, that I think I would be disappointed if I read one and there was no proposal in it....lol.

On the saner side, I regularly get an email from a very sweet chap who asks me if I have changed my mind and would like to go out with him. He seems very nice but he is 5' 4 and I have never been comfortable with men shorter than myself. He doesn't seem put off by my refusals and each week asks again.

But all is not lost I did receive contact from a very attractive 42 year old, tall (6' 2), professional (pilot), African, single and, to my mind, a definite hunk. I have replied with an email and now wait to see if he continues with contact.

I chatted a few times with an older gent (65) but I just don't feel comfortable with someone older than me. I have always been attracted to younger men; my husband was 4 years younger, so I really don't think it will get any further than the chatting stage.

Remember the youngster who contacts me regularly? I hadn't heard from him for a while and thought perhaps he had come to his senses, but no. Got an email from him assuring me that he is exactly what I need and that I am his one true love. Ahhh he is so sweet but honestly, someone needs to shake him up a bit and point him in the direction of some little cutie around 18 who will be perfect for him.

I haven't spoken with the widower lately, he told me that I would be perfect to be the father of his child (he has a 10 year old daughter) and would I like to move in with in and we could marry by the end of the year. All this after a few online chats??

B3 sent an email again early in the week but I didn't reply. In it he suggested that it may be easy for me if I meet his regular male 'friend' and if I was willing he would become our 'third'. Mmmmm sorry, I think not. I haven't heard from him since so I think he realises I am not available.

So as you can see it was a relatively calm week on the Internet dating front; but don't worry folks I am sure there are still lots of wackos just lying in wait to send me some R rated emails or XXX chat request.


PS - for all you voyeurs who are living vicariously and following my dating experiences with glee and laughter I have set up a new blog just for these chronicles.

Just go to Sooziii's Chronicles of Internet Dating.

I thought it would be easier to post them there and just use this blog for the more saner (??) moments in my life

Tackling UFOs

Oh my, I am a member of the Get It Done Challenge the idea being we tackle those UFOs we have stash in cupboards, under the bed, in secret places behind our FQ stash - you know where; we all have them. Anyway, I recently opened the UFO cupboard and pulled out a few to start on.

If there is a Guinness's Book of Records for UFO projects then I must be in with a chance. I have only looked at two shelves and already have 19 projects to consider.....rotfl.

If you are interested to see what I have chosen to start with click here to view some of my UFOs.

Actually, it is a really good challenge, I know if I didn't belong to the group then my pile of UFOs would continue to grow over the year - instead I hope it is going to shrink and shrink dramatically as I take the bull by the horns and get stuck into them.

I have promised myself not to buy any more fabric (unless it is to complete a project), any new patterns (unless they are a limited edition...lol) or start anything new (unless it is for a present) until I have finished at least 10 of my UFOs!!

Parties and Zodiacs

OK - hands up if you are hot!!

Had 41degrees Celsius (105.7F) here yesterday and aiming for 42 (107.5F) today, so I have the air conditioning on and trying not to go outside. (PS It just hit 43C which is 109.4F at 3.10pm.)

Been a lazy few days, my elder son (who lives with me) had his 30th birthday party on Sat and a group of us went to a local pub for a meal and then they came back here to continue the festivities. Except for me they were all under 30....lol.

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And how are things on the online dating front?

Have had 5 contacts in the right age group over the past week. One was a Canadian guy (66) who lives here, chatted with him for a while but when he told me he 'could get any woman to fall in love with him very easily; getting rid of them was harder' I decided I didn't want to be added to his trophy list.

Another is a 43 yr old, only spoken with him once so no idea on him yet. Another has recently contacted me and I haven't spoken with him yet, just swapped emails. Was to have coffee with a 51 year old but that fell through; he seemed nice enough but he finally came good with a photo and description didn't fit. He looked around the 70 mark.

There were the usual 18 to 30 requests for contact and a couple of married men. B3 has also been sending a few emails but I think he is starting to get the hint at last. Had one chap from Western Australia request contact 4 times; I kept refusing because of the distance. However on the 4th request I decided to allow contact and ask him why he persisted. He told me he was in NSW for a while and wanted to meet for some fun. I replied that I wasn't into anything casual. His answer was don't you want some fun and a good f***. No thanks, and goodbye.

Bu by far the best of the week was a 53 year old. He requested contact and we swapped an email and then chatted on MSN. We chatted for over an hour and he seemed very nice and made all the appropriate remarks and comments. He started to talk about meeting for coffee but he finally came good with a photo and his description and the photo just didn't add up. He looked around the 70 mark and was not as he described. Beats me why people have to lie about their looks, let's face it as soon as you meet it is pretty obvious you lied.

Then out of the blue he began to rale and castigate me because my zodiac sign is Cancer.

He proceeded to tell me I was "dishonest, uncaring, couldn't be trusted, unable to accept the truth, impossible to teach anything, have no idea of reality, unfaithful, a flirt and completely devoid of any compassion or humility."

To say I was stunned would be understatement. I wrote back that it was ridiculous to make assumptions of characteristics based on a book or zodiac. He then continued to flail into me, that I was this and that.

i told him he was an idiot to make a blanket statement about someone who he had never meet and had no idea of their experiences.

He then said he was a master Freemason and he knew exactly what I was and by my replies merely proved his point that I couldn't accept the truth or responsibility.

I said fine its your loss and thank goodness I don't have to meet you. I blocked contact with him there and then.

Honestly I could not believe that someone who professed to be intelligent would make such a blanket assumption about a person.

Anyway, I had a good laugh about it all - mmm is that my Cancerian nature denying the truth or my lack of humility......rotfl.

My Dating Week in Review

This week saw a spate of contact requests that actually fell into the right age group and, surprise surprise, single men. So how are things standing at the moment?

Well let's see : -

B3 - I received an email from him; he is very sorry that we couldn't develop anything as he felt we clicked. Well yes, we did click but I don't know that I could handle having a bisexual boyfriend, I have never been good at sharing ..... lol

B4 - sent me a Happy New Year text message but no other contact, thank goodness.

B5 - Chatted a few more times and then had coffee which seemed very good, both of us talked and we went for a stroll chatting all the while. The next day we arranged to meet and go for a swim at the beach. Was nice but ...... I know women demand equality nowadays but we clambered over rocks and climb up broken stairs and not once did he offer to help me. I thought for sure I was going to fall a couple of times. Plus when I first arrived at the meeting spot we had decided to continue in his car - he dived in for a pash, sorry, but it was the kiss of death as far as I was concerned. I had bruised lips to prove it for the next day or so; if you are going to kiss someone please don't just attack and pound your lips onto hers, not pleasant at all. So that was it as far as I was concerned.

B6 - Receive contact over the Christmas/New Year break and chatted online a bit. Seemed very nice so agreed to have coffee with him. He seems a very nice man, but far too quiet, mild and meek .... I'm afraid I would dominate it in 5 minutes flat .... I need someone who can handle my madness. He did tell me that "my profile photos were lovely but they did not do me justice as I was so wonderful in the flesh", which made me feel guilty that I didn't have any spark of interest in him. After that I didn't have the heart to say anything deflating so when he asked me if I would go out for dinner with him, I mumbled something about other family commitments. He gave me a little quiet kiss and went off happy while I was left feeling rather guilty.

I am IM chatting with a nice chap who is also a widower; not sure where that will go as he is a practising christian and with me a pagan - mmm.

Chatted with another fellow but he is very much into horse racing and as I find nothing remotely interesting in that it didn't get any further than a few emails/IMs.

Still waiting for another bachelor to return to Sydney - he requested contact just before Christmas but did say he would be away - not sure how that will go. He is tall (6'1) so that's a plus and is 48; but he doesn't have a picture on his profile so I am in the dark, as usual.

Why don't people put pictures on their profiles? Ok I can understand the married guys but if you are trying to meet someone online the first point of contact is the profile. I supposed it is very shallow to go by looks but, let's face it, most people go on visual impressions first. Even when you meet a group of people you tend to look before you listen. So if there is no picture you read the description and tend to build up an impression in your head which is by far the worst thing to do because no-one ever meets the fantasy creature you have designed.

One with a picture was a very very attractive 42 year old who send me an email asking if he could get to know me - now I may be cynical but I returned the email saying that I was not interested in casual sex, nor one night flings; I was looking for a long term relationship. Guess what, he didn't reply....lol.

Chatted with another guy a few times then spoke with him on the telephone; he assured me several times that he was looking for a long term relationship and that he was very taken with me and wondered if we might meet. We spoke for about 3/4 hour on the phone and he seemed very nice until he dropped a bombshell ... "if I were to meet you for coffee this week and ask you if you would give me oral sex, would that be a problem?"

Gee whizz, um let me think. Duh, what do you think???

Still I supposed if you don't ask you don't know - there may be some women who would take him up on his offer - just this BBW definitely won't.

Of course, mixed in with these were the usual under 30 requests plus a couple of regulars; you would think by now they would have got the hint that I am not interested. And of course, the oddballs from overseas - this time one in the UK, who proposed marriage in the very first introductory email and continues to send letters full of love and longing even though I haven't replied at all.

I have to admit that this online dating is a bit like going through an Ikea catalogue - you turn the pages and see something you like, read the description, then check the measurements to see if it will fit. Of course, as you know all those glossy pictures look great in the catalogue but never seem quite the same in real life.

Well, it's just the same with online dating; you see the picture and think, mmm he is cute, read the description, check his height and then send off a contact request. Often you get a reply saying, "Oh my photo is about 10 years out of date, will send you a recent one," and it just is never the same. So back to the catalogue.

So that, dear readers, brings you up to date. The new year has seen an increase in the amount of people requesting contact but it has also seen an increase in the amount of weirdness.

But through it all I am still laughing, let's face it when I get a request from a 18 year old who tells me he loves mature women and he would be able to keep up with all my 'sexual desires' what else is there to do but sit with tears of laughter streaming down my face and hit the delete button.

So how on earth do I get a request for contact from an attractive, tall guy who doesn't want sex in the first five minutes, is over 45 (and under 65) and knows how to kiss?? Gee people, is that too much to ask for?

Any ideas would be appreciated....rotfl.