tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7513470670765405287.post4105592675395885331..comments2024-02-28T01:43:54.906-08:00Comments on Terry Tyler: Bored? Lonely? Just log on and order up your next relationship!Terry Tylerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15077413235902203848noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7513470670765405287.post-7532570665952745012015-12-02T07:57:33.017-08:002015-12-02T07:57:33.017-08:00I think it's fun and terrifying, mostly, rathe...I think it's fun and terrifying, mostly, rather than exciting. It's also boring, when you meet them, quite often! <br /><br />Terry Tylerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15077413235902203848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7513470670765405287.post-56855088799820123792015-12-02T07:49:22.513-08:002015-12-02T07:49:22.513-08:00Or that if you should learn to identify the 's...Or that if you should learn to identify the 'shag only' men before you sleep with them, if what you want is a relationship. Or don't talk about your kids all night. Or both :)Terry Tylerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15077413235902203848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7513470670765405287.post-78994831107069462552015-12-02T07:33:34.437-08:002015-12-02T07:33:34.437-08:00She did and the next morning he left promising to ...She did and the next morning he left promising to get in touch; then she got a brief text saying that he thought she was 'too wrapped up in her family' for a relationship. Of course, she then wished she'd shoved the toothbrush into a place where its removal would have necessitated surgical intervention. The moral of the tale I think should be if you go out with a landscape gardener, it might be more than your lawn that gets laid.Julie Haiseldenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14783461000109588120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7513470670765405287.post-32191040030813318082015-11-30T06:40:09.564-08:002015-11-30T06:40:09.564-08:00Fab post, I enjoyed reading this and although it s...Fab post, I enjoyed reading this and although it sounds fun/exciting/terrifying I'm unlikely to ever give it a go having been with my hubby since I was 16. But you never know it might not work out so never say never...Georgia Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08617952846902258246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7513470670765405287.post-69737553778950977552015-11-30T02:58:25.820-08:002015-11-30T02:58:25.820-08:00That's hilarious!!! Now, did she take him up ...That's hilarious!!! Now, did she take him up on it???Terry Tylerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15077413235902203848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7513470670765405287.post-35561324504688543962015-11-30T02:46:39.348-08:002015-11-30T02:46:39.348-08:00Loved this post Terry! Mr JH and I have been marr...Loved this post Terry! Mr JH and I have been married since I was 21 (a few years ago now) so I've never been down that road. However a friend of mine had a date with a chap who, within ten minutes of meeting, told her that he had his toothbrush in his pocket. I suspect that's called 'cutting to the chase'! Julie Haiseldenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14783461000109588120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7513470670765405287.post-635260223432229172015-08-22T06:21:33.694-07:002015-08-22T06:21:33.694-07:00Me too - if anything ever happened to us, or if he...Me too - if anything ever happened to us, or if he dies before me, I am straight on those sites, not mucking about!!Terry Tylerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15077413235902203848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7513470670765405287.post-51207657703855105392015-06-22T05:17:52.839-07:002015-06-22T05:17:52.839-07:00ha ha - that was exactly what my sister did - I...ha ha - that was exactly what my sister did - I'd finished with my chap about four months before, and was a bit down in the dumps, so she signed me up for a month's trial! I suspect that, like me, you didn't take it that seriously...!Terry Tylerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15077413235902203848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7513470670765405287.post-89769701213889839442015-06-22T04:15:24.190-07:002015-06-22T04:15:24.190-07:00Laughed out loud at this post, Terry. When I firs...Laughed out loud at this post, Terry. When I first separated from my ex-husband my sister-in-law signed me up for Dating Direct! OMG, I learned the phrases 'bald as a coot' and 'game player' during that experience. I went on a few dates - one chap took me to see a newly released horror at the cinema (!!??!), he leapt from his chair screaming at one of the scary scenes so that was the one and only date I had with that wuss! I then dated a doctor - hmmmm promising you may think - OH NO! he SMELT MY HAIR in the pub! Consequently I gave up on the dating sites - in fact I gave up on dating full stop. I've been happily single for the past 10 years now. My brother and sister-in-law however, met on Dating Direct and celebrate their 10th wedding anniversary this year - so it must work for some people eh! Shelley Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07513209160436996810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7513470670765405287.post-2966668860610163972015-06-21T00:42:05.277-07:002015-06-21T00:42:05.277-07:00Ha ha! Well, that's men for you.... I believe...Ha ha! Well, that's men for you.... I believe I made a similar point above, ie, that women would give a man they didn't find attractive the benefit of the doubt, to see if it developed, whereas a man would just bolt! The thing that gets me about guys like that is that they're not usually very 'streetable' themselves. Aside from being total wankers, of course. Thanks for making me laugh, Paula! xTerry Tylerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15077413235902203848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7513470670765405287.post-75801730939389065452015-06-20T12:21:36.611-07:002015-06-20T12:21:36.611-07:00I did my first Internet dating on a strange site c...I did my first Internet dating on a strange site called DharmaMatch. And he was the only person I met there. When my daughter found out I was dating someone I'd met there - she was teaching English in Korea at the time - she started referring to him as "the dharma dude." We both thought that was kindof funny. That relationship lasted quite a while, and we're still friends. But when I began going to more active sites - first match.com, and later okcupid - the whole shopping experience, on both sides, began to be a little wearing. I still remember the guy whose profile stipulated that any woman he dated must be "solvent and streetable." As in, he could not be ashamed to appear on the street with her. Yeah. That's really attractive, buddy. And you look really nice standing next to your BMW. Don't worry about me wanting to mess up that picture.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7513470670765405287.post-55785995835621047192015-06-18T03:34:18.316-07:002015-06-18T03:34:18.316-07:00Well I've tried it, I've found allsorts of...Well I've tried it, I've found allsorts of people! In the beginning I tried those text things until they got greedy and £1.50 a text was getting a bit expensive like! I tried contact mags and had a lot of fun! Now i find that the idiots have killed it off by generating mistrust etc and the simple reason people have unrealistic expectations! You know! "65 year old size 24 female will only date men 18-25 who look like Josh Harnett"" Me I'm an early retiree from the rat race a few missing teeth and chubby! Who would even consider even talking to me?........ Well no one actually LOLAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7513470670765405287.post-58590863108146473422015-06-17T08:57:18.619-07:002015-06-17T08:57:18.619-07:00Oh, glad you've found a decent one, anyway! I...Oh, glad you've found a decent one, anyway! I'd never heard of Tinder until I wrote this. It must be interesting to do it seriously - as per my comments with my sister Julia, above, we only ever did it for a bit of a laugh! I think it's great that it's so accepted now, though. Terry Tylerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15077413235902203848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7513470670765405287.post-43657046651295571842015-06-17T07:34:52.881-07:002015-06-17T07:34:52.881-07:00I have dabbled off and on for almost two years. Th...I have dabbled off and on for almost two years. The key is taking some breaks, because it can get tiring -- and discouraging. I recently started dating a great guy, and believe it or not... we met through Tinder!Divorced Kathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01740271601866523220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7513470670765405287.post-69424267997835866862015-06-17T02:54:33.966-07:002015-06-17T02:54:33.966-07:00I know. Please see Jemima, above. I thought I...I know. Please see Jemima, above. I thought I'd hidden you quite well :)<br /><br />That's the thing, isn't it; I only ever did it half-heartedly, too, just for another string to my bow, or because I hadn't got much else to do at the time; I wonder what it would be like to do it properly. You only have to look at the comments from people above, I suppose!!!Terry Tylerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15077413235902203848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7513470670765405287.post-51302355584216009272015-06-17T02:52:38.270-07:002015-06-17T02:52:38.270-07:00I imagine you walked in with a sign on you saying ...I imagine you walked in with a sign on you saying "I don't really want to be doing this", which is probably what your online dating profile was saying, too... hey, what the hell, self-knowledge is a good thing!!!Terry Tylerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15077413235902203848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7513470670765405287.post-58363076464793875392015-06-16T15:13:33.111-07:002015-06-16T15:13:33.111-07:00I have done the internet dating thing a couple of ...I have done the internet dating thing a couple of times in my life, (albeit half-heartedly, wasn't really looking for someone but thought I ought to!) and found that the best thing about it is that you get a few good stories to tell your girlfriends!Julia Gibbshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05818149726845849544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7513470670765405287.post-8395407921914061702015-06-16T13:14:55.141-07:002015-06-16T13:14:55.141-07:00I was actually very truthful. Went speed dating on...I was actually very truthful. Went speed dating once as well and had pretty much the same outcome :D Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17375609435234253673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7513470670765405287.post-45761053199669318502015-06-16T11:18:25.444-07:002015-06-16T11:18:25.444-07:00Exactly, Jo, so many people see it as so much easi...Exactly, Jo, so many people see it as so much easier, if they're too busy or preoccupied to go out and about and hope they meet people the 'normal' way!<br /><br />Marriage/cohabiting isn't a necessity for some people, no. I think it can be more so if you're childless, as I am (childfree, sorry!), as you have more to time to think about yourself, I suppose! I've been single for long periods, lived alone, with friends, etc, but I'm happiest when I'm in a steady relationship with someone, so I will always look for that if I haven't got it! Though when I did have a try at the online thing it was mostly just for a bit of fun. Honest !!!! :^DTerry Tylerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15077413235902203848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7513470670765405287.post-74190666530000481962015-06-16T10:33:34.915-07:002015-06-16T10:33:34.915-07:00It's nearly 20 years since my husband died - t...It's nearly 20 years since my husband died - to begin with I was just too knackered keeping the show on the road. And then I got the hang of being on my own - so no, I've no hankering for a partner (which isn't to say I'm a nun or the occasional visitor hasn't been made welcome - mostly met at work, friends of friends, etc).<br /><br />But a daughter found a husband through internet dating - I can't see how else a single mum is going to manage all the preamble to getting into a relationship other than meeting online.JOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03127111575563904349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7513470670765405287.post-38815977100395300262015-06-16T10:25:08.145-07:002015-06-16T10:25:08.145-07:00Knowing you, I expect you deliberately made yours ...Knowing you, I expect you deliberately made yours as unappealing as possible!!!! "EL. Not in first flush of youth. VERY Independent. Loathes domesticity. Not that keen on men, either."<br /><br />Hope today went okay.... :)Terry Tylerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15077413235902203848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7513470670765405287.post-63672883445356802992015-06-16T10:21:39.882-07:002015-06-16T10:21:39.882-07:00Great post as always, Terry. I once submitted my p...Great post as always, Terry. I once submitted my profile to a dating site along with my friend whose marriage had broken down as she wanted to get back out there. I never got picked - turns out I wasn't compatible with anybody. My friend on the other hand got lots of dates and is now in another relationship so it all worked out well in the end :D Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17375609435234253673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7513470670765405287.post-52593191679542459682015-06-16T09:44:17.913-07:002015-06-16T09:44:17.913-07:00Well, that's nice that it worked out for her i...Well, that's nice that it worked out for her in the end - I think as it becomes more 'normal' more and more people see it as the way forward. So she met some con artist types???? I've never known of anyone who that has happened to - how awful!Terry Tylerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15077413235902203848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7513470670765405287.post-15636805068348762292015-06-16T09:43:04.015-07:002015-06-16T09:43:04.015-07:00Ah - I know a chap who once tried the contact mag ...Ah - I know a chap who once tried the contact mag thing (before websites). He said it was awful because, again, there was no thrill of the chase and will-it-won't-it-happen. Probably like the sex-based version of internet dating, except you don't even have the small talk over drinks first.... Terry Tylerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15077413235902203848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7513470670765405287.post-29169049760398299522015-06-16T09:18:09.220-07:002015-06-16T09:18:09.220-07:00I gather there's a site called Tindr(?) where ...I gather there's a site called Tindr(?) where you go and meet people for just sex. I'd go to a site where you could just have dinner ....Carol Hedgeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10359578624109905400noreply@blogger.com