Okay, so I'm finally trying online dating...

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The Katharine Hepburn character in The Philadelphia Story makes this ironic how?

I’m missing the irony. Tracy Lord is (link) *the fictional haughty and attractive heiress of the Lord family in the comedy “The Philadelphia Story” and its musical remake “High Society.” * Is it because she is attractive and wealthy?

Unless you were thinking of the porn star Tracy Lords. link

(Beat by twickster - but I took time for links.)

It’s Traci, but yeah. I like your reasoning better. I’ll go be immature by myself, now. :stuck_out_tongue:

TracyLord, hope you enjoy your pint tonight!

I did some internet dating with Guardian Soulmates, which tends to be very London-centric, with huge amounts of people on it. My supervisor summed up internet dating thusly “Yeah my sister did internet dating. She met her husband online…but she went out with some *proper *knobs first.” I agree with that statement. Went out with some proper knobs. My judgements were waaaaaaaaaay off and I was always let down as people said they were something they turned out not to be!

That’s why I love that you are so honest in your profile! That’s the way to do it!

I’ve never heard of OkCupid, I only came in here to recommend Soulmates, even if I sacked it off in the end and met a guy in a bar, because the format is good and it’s a very popular site. I think you’d be a hit on it.

Also, if I didn’t like the person messaging me, I ignored the message. And I wasn’t offended if someone ignored a message I sent them. It seemed to be the way it was done.

Good luck :slight_smile:

The date was great – just a few laid-back pints in one of my favorite pubs, but the conversation was very easy to keep up and we ended up missing the last Tube because we were enjoying ourselves so much. A good sign, I thought!

Unfortunately it did end a bit awkwardly, as I was slightly surprised by my stop and had to dart off the Night Bus. Haven’t heard from him yet. Would an “I had a nice time, shame it ended so abruptly” sound too much like “man, I wish I could have tapped that”? I don’t want to send “let’s have at it like knives RIGHT NOW” signals, but I thought it would be appropriate to address that little weird moment. Or maybe I’m just overthinking things!

Lo-Slung Denim, I was at a wedding in November where the bride and groom had met through Guardian Soulmates! I’ve heard good things about it, but never bothered to check it out. I’ll have to go nose around and see how the pickings are. :slight_smile:

Why don’t you phrase it as the compliment it actually is? " I was so engrosed in our conversation, I almost missed my stop and had to dart out. Shame it ended so abruptly" and then let him ask you out again. Or do it yourself, whichever suits you both.

I’ve used Guardian Soulmates and have nothing but good things to say about it - in fact when I’ve decided I want to try dating again (probably sometime around spring/summer) I’ll be using that as my method. :slight_smile:

ETA - agree with Maastricht that if you’re going to say anything make it a clear compliment, no well-adjusted person would take that negatively.

The format is easy, and the fellas are tasty. What’s not to like? I’d use it again if I felt like it - my friend is having a whale of a time since she got herself in to the top ten most popular! :smiley:

Well, I don’t flatter myself that I would manage that so will have to settle for being a run of the mill user. :wink:

I knew who you were thinking of, because I’ve been thinking the same thing the entire thread. (Although I knew the correct name. :D)

This is what I ended up emailing:

I wasn’t able to find a way to phrase “…and your conversation was so engaging” without it reading either dewy and Victorian or impatiently hot-to-trot. We’ll see!

That sounds like a lovely message to receive - if the feeling was mutual (and the signs are positive for that) then he should be in touch soon. :slight_smile: