unusual dating stories!

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Mon, 2004-03-08 14:24

My friends and I have been playing 'spot the internet date' for over a year now - it's one of our favourite games on a night out. We know how to spot them. We've all been on at least one, if not several, each time hoping that this time will be the time he looks like the gorgeous man in the photo on his profile. Sadly, as none of us have found true love we've all resorted to the more conventional 'chat him up at the bar' type methods.

What am I going on about? Well, I'm writing an article for a women's magazine as part of a writing project I'm doing at uni this term and I'm looking for stories about unusual dating experiences. Do you know someone who met their partner in an internet chatroom? Did you find love across the table at a speed dating evening? Have you tried dating by numbers or desperate and dateless balls? Any dating anecdotes would be greatly appreciated. If you don't have a story, maybe you know an unusual dating agency or website?

Wed, 2004-03-10 11:16

jude

I know a married couple who met in an Alcoholics Anonymous Internet chatroom.

Wed, 2004-03-10 11:58

1legspider

I have had a few internet-dating-site dates in the past... Pleasant, though they did not amount to anything romantic.. some of them have lasted as friends even till today (this was a couple of years ago at least) The good thing that can be said about internet dating, is that if you have had a few honest exchanges by email then at the very least you should know whether you will be on for a relatively pleasant/interesting night out... you will have a feel whether you have enough things in common to keep you occupied even if the romance sparkle does not kick in... I am all for people meeting other people... and the internet is a brilliant way to expand your circle of friends... and may even open your eyes to relationships with people you would never have considered at first glance... Don't really have any juicy stories to offer on internet date site dating.... as for ABC however it is a hotbed of sexual activity... if you just care to lift off the literary duvet!

Wed, 2004-03-10 16:57

fish

*busily pegging duvet down*

Wed, 2004-03-10 17:19

andrew pack

Make sure you clear out any stray poets first Fish. *hastily puts on welding visor to protect self from poke in the eye*

Wed, 2004-03-10 17:23

jude

i had a short lived abc fling...*leaves you hopefully in full suspense*

Wed, 2004-03-10 17:28

fish

*sticks welding torch down pack's troos* oh juuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuude ....... you BEAST ...

Wed, 2004-03-10 18:03

jude

...it lasted 10 minutes!

Wed, 2004-03-10 18:05

jude

...a brief snog which doesn't count

Wed, 2004-03-10 18:20

#10

rachel

It counted for me jude *huffs*

Wed, 2004-03-10 18:23

#11

Flash

I wish people would make dvds of these things.

Wed, 2004-03-10 18:27

#12

jude

lol...i told you rach...i was drunk we can never be together

Wed, 2004-03-10 19:06

#13

gail

I confess, I met my lovely husband through a dating agency. Not a lot of people know that (not even my parents). The agency was called "Stepping Out" and they had a trial offer on at the time of £10 for 3 months membership. Best tenner I ever spent.

Wed, 2004-03-10 19:39

#14

rachel

Don't worry Jude, was just being your "beard" in case Rev. Mother was reading. Anyway, I slept with Fish and Liana on Friday night to get you back. *recommends not lifting THAT duvet, was like a dutch oven* (sorry andrea)

Wed, 2004-03-10 19:43

#15

Flash

*Faints*

Wed, 2004-03-10 19:44

#16

Emma Bryant

Fish will of course run out of pegs before the duvet is safely secured, simply for the benefit of fairly new ABCTalers who don't know any of the scandals, and want to peek. Of course I am utterly disinterested myself.

Thu, 2004-03-11 00:14

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stormy_wastrel

of course, some can make a tent from the literary duvet, others, alas ...

Thu, 2004-03-11 08:54

#18

andrew pack

*Chestnuts roasting on an open fire, Jack Frost nipping at your nose*

Thu, 2004-03-11 10:43

#19

Tony Cook

Winking one - email me at the above address and I'll send you my mate's email address. I saw him last night and he agreed to do it! He met his current wife on the 'net.

Mon, 2004-03-08 14:26

#20

winking_tiger

I've just thought - are there any abc love stories?? Will look through old threads for obvious sexual tension....

Mon, 2004-03-08 14:52

#21

stormy_wastrel

"are there any abc love stories?? Will look through old threads for obvious sexual tension...." *explodes in laughter!* If only you knew. There could be an entire book on that subjet. Anyway, sorry to be a tease but my lips are firmly sealed.

Mon, 2004-03-08 15:02

#22

fish

*raises eyebrow*

Mon, 2004-03-08 15:41

#23

Tony Cook

My next door neighbour but one, Jeremy, met his wife (his second) on an internet dating site. I'll ask him if he would be willing to participate!

Mon, 2004-03-08 16:54

#24

andrew pack

*raises eyebrow at Fish raising an eyebrow*

Mon, 2004-03-08 16:59

#25

scarlettorocker

Why don't you email me and I'll send you a link to somewhere where you might find what you're loooking for, winking tiger;)?

Mon, 2004-03-08 17:06

#26

fish

*pokes andrew in eye for raising eyebrow about eyebrow raising*

Mon, 2004-03-08 17:17

#27

andrew pack

*Andrew observes that fish has chipped nail-varnish* *Reminds self not to practice his Roger Moore imitations while Fish is around* By the way Fish, I read Electric Brae after your recommendation and it was absolutely belting - not the sort of book I would ever have picked up, the jacket and blurb making it look very Catherine Cookson, but it was a cracking read. It made my heart hammer all the way through, because it was clear from the very off that you were going to grow really fond of these characters but bad things were going to happen to them.

Mon, 2004-03-08 17:22

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fish

oooooo i am so glad you liked it ... it really IS a belter isnt it??? i think it should be compulsory reading for anyone who is alive and has had any feelings whatsoever about someone else ... reading electric brae must be a better bet than going on a date ...

Mon, 2004-03-08 19:04

#29

Flash

Stuart and Marchioness had a date after finding each other on here...................i'm not jealous really i'm not.

Mon, 2004-03-08 21:31

#30

justyn_thyme

I've never had an internet date, but I've been on lots of dates from personal ads, mostly in the 80s. It's basically the same thing, except that I suppose on the internet you can exchange a lot information before meeting. Snail mail has its limitations. None of these dates amounted to anything, but it was an experience.

Mon, 2004-03-08 22:58

#31

stormy_wastrel

Flash, I hadn't realised you fancied Stuart.

Mon, 2004-03-08 23:06

#32

winking_tiger

"Why don't you email me and I'll send you a link to somewhere where you might find what you're loooking for, winking tiger;)?" Erm...sounds like internet sleaze to me...

Mon, 2004-03-08 23:37

#33

Hox

I met my partner at a Bar Mitzvah, which is fairly unusual, as I'm a lapsed Catholic and she is C. of E. [%sig%]

Mon, 2004-03-08 23:55

#34

stormy_wastrel

I meet most of my partners at bars, hox.

Tue, 2004-03-09 00:44

#35

Flash

No i'm not jealous.

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