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@Ale I’m sorry! Isn’t the the one who initially came on super strong talking about wanting a relationship immediately? That sucks, and this probably just goes to show he’s not that great. If it’s any consolation, I was single for about four years between relationships with lots of false starts to relationships that didn’t work out and some rejection. It was hard, sometimes really hard! But it helped to take dating breaks and fill my life with activities/hobbies/vacations/you name it that were for me and only me.

@veritek33 Can you have either/or? Or several options of breakfast food? I LOVE biscuits and gravy, but yeah, it can be messy and a meal some people might want to avoid for other reasons. (Like I LOVE it but I have some GI issues and often avoid it unless I know it’s gonna be dope, like when I visit southern states.)

A friend of mine ended an LTR about a year ago and has since dated one guy briefly and was kind of down on dating. I was encouraging her to go on more second dates, saying that one of our friends who gets married in like two weeks almost didn’t go on a second date with her now-fiance, and I’ll bet she’s glad she did. And that I met BG and always liked him, but didn’t leave the first date swooning or whatever. So I actually went back in this thread the other day to see what kinds of things I was saying about BG early on. It was kinda fun.

Glad things are sorting themselves out, @TheHizzy. That’s scary about lash extensions! I’ve looked into them before and the only thing that deterred me before was the cost, but I can add swollen shut eyes to the list! Was the cat supposed to be going to the wedding, or did I not understand that last bit at all? Ha.

@MissD How are things with you? You haven’t updated us in awhile!

My bday was over the weekend and I had such a great birthday date with BG. We went to a cooking class, which is something I loved, then went out for fancy cocktails. The second bar we went to is a popular speakeasy-style bar here and always has a line, but it moves fast. By this point the temps had dropped and it was cold, so we were hugging in line and a group at a restaurant across the street started singing happy birthday to someone in their group, and BG sang it with them but quietly to me. And I was so happy (and a bit drunk, ha) that I started tearing up. Which sounds so cheesy. I’ve had some super fun birthdays, but it was really nice to have a partner to make me feel special this year. Saw some family the next day (BG couldn’t come) and they started peppering me with questions about marriage and all that. Which got kind of weird, and I’m not sure how to field those questions, but eh, not too worried.

Hope you DW-er daters also had a fun weekend!

Sorry to hear @veritek! I saw footage of JC on the news this morning while I was getting ready for work, and it looked pretty bad. It must’ve been really scary, too. I’m glad you’re safe, and hope your manfriend, parents, and friends are, too.

Thanks, @TheLadyE. She had been diagnosed with breast cancer about a year ago. Sounds like she was doing well and in remission, but one of her medications caused the heart attack. It’s very sad, she was married with three young kids. She and BG weren’t super close, but they go way back and were part of the same group of friends. I can tell it freaked him out!

I wondered about the make-over described in the article, too. It’s great that she helped him with his wardrobe for the photos, but I think if I saw photos of a guy who is well groomed/dressed, but when we went out or started dating, he was completely different, I’d find that off-putting as well. The guy profiled didn’t seem like a total slob or anything, but seemed uncomfortable in the clothes she picked out for him cause it’s not who he is. It’s great to put your best foot forward, but yeah, needs to be true to you.

I have a work meeting tomorrow morning, which is unfortunate, but BG and I are going to a wedding tomorrow night. It rained for like four days straight here, and we had a freak snow storm last weekend, but today is shaping up to be lovely and I think tomorrow will be too.