[Zoot]

Story for you -
A few years ago I met a girl in a Hotel Bar in new york. My group of friends got talking to her group of friends, she happened to be sat closest to me so we got chatting. She seemed very pleasent and we got on fine. I was the only one out of our group of friends to leave with an email address.

When I got back to England a week later, one rainy afternoon, I decided to email her and say hi. Over a period of 8 months we became closer and closer via emails everyday, nightly MSN conversations and phonecalls, and after a while we moved on from just being 'friends'. Anyway, to cut a long stroy short, February two years ago I flew over to see her. It went really well, better than I imagined... for the first 3 days... Overnight she just went off me. The only reason she gave me was "i don't think long distance relationships work", dispite everything we'd discussed over the last 8 months.

The moral of the story? Never regret anything. I still got to see part of the world I would of never got to have seen had I not taken a chance - she lived in South Carolina.

Oh, and I got to sketch her Naked too...

[foot-loose]

Like off of* titanic?

*FAO YudYud

[Zoot]

:D

Like off of* titanic?

*FAO YudYud

Yea, just like Titanic. (she went down too....)

Bwahahahahahaha

[foot-loose]

Did you get see her "heart of the ocean"?

[Zoot]

No, but she touched my Tip of the iceberg...

[foot-loose]

Just the tip?

Did you plunge into her hull?

[DemonHorse]

Scuttled her ship more like.
Yarrr it's just like having The Captain back.

[Vivienne]

You meet new people everyday...don't see how people on the internet are different from people you meet through friends or on the bus or in a club.

yeh but you can see who they are in pubs and use body language ans stuff....but if its on the internet who knows who u cud be talkin to...lol

This is EXACTLY my point..... if you see someone coming towards you in a pub, you can think "O, I like the look of you (or otherwise)", whereas "blind dates" which are pre-arranged mean you have to spend a certain amount of time with the person....

And yuds, I don't think I'm imposing anything on anyone: often someone else's bad experiences can prevent another person from having an equally bad experience.

[Vivienne]

Good god people - a whole day discussing meeting folk off the internet and seven pages later, there is not one mention of a goat.

PS

Viv, you made a good argument until:

Ha!! You're a guy and thus stupid... it's an automatic requirement for being a male !!

Well, a lot of guys are densos, and think they can do / say what they like!! Maybe you're an exception tho' (ha ha)!!

[Nicola_Red]

Only a fool would think they "have" to spend a certain amount of time with someone. If you really can't stand just saying "I'm gonna go now cos this isn't really working out for me, sorry" then there are plenty of excuses that can be used. But when I've met people I've always made sure to say in advance that if one of us isn't feeling the vibe when we meet then we should say so, and not pretend to feel something we don't.

[SAV1OUR]

You'd make a great Cilla, like when they used to play their opinions of each other after the holiday, nothing but pure honesty, brilliant.

[Vivienne]

I guess I'm a fool then... I once met someone on a blind date who showed up in a very bizarre Spanish type hat, looking like a Mexican!! He wanted me to go home with him, which I refused to do, then he went into a sulk.... we made for a nearby restaurant, and I had to do a wild coughing fit (I could have got an Oscar!!).. I said I was going for some cough sweets, and basically never came back !!

[Nicola_Red]

I guess I'm a fool then... I once met someone on a blind date who showed up in a very bizarre Spanish type hat, looking like a Mexican!! He wanted me to go home with him, which I refused to do, then he went into a sulk.... we made for a nearby restaurant, and I had to do a wild coughing fit (I could have got an Oscar!!).. I said I was going for some cough sweets, and basically never came back !!

I'd have left before the restaurant I think. A meal is a bit of a confined situation to make an escape from. I always go for coffee or a drink with people, then it's easier to get away.

[Vivienne]

Yep, you're right, hence the coughing fit !!! I should have got a Golden Globe at the very least for my performance.