What is your current status?

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Registered: 05-19-2005
What is your current status?
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Mon, 02-13-2006 - 3:43pm

Are you currently dating someone? Just making first contact? Still sifting through the zillions of email replies? How are things going for you?

Myself, I haven't dated in several months. Just no desire, really.

And yet, I appreciate being single very much. There's a nice benefits package that comes with it. For now, I enjoy being unemcumbered and not having the obligation of tending to a mate. Yet, when I do consider getting out there to meet new people, I find myself perusing the "just friends" forums.

Perhaps in time, and as the weather begins to warm up a bit, I will too. LOL

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Registered: 08-16-2004
Mon, 02-13-2006 - 4:00pm

I am currently single. I just broke it off with someone on New Years Eve. We were dating a little over 2 months and he just wasn't giving me what I wanted. It almost felt powerful to break it off with him. I had a breakthrough and realized "why should I wait around for this guy?" Since then I've been on one date, last Thursday actually. Went well, but I wasn't wowed. He texted me saying he had a great time and hoped we could do it again soon. I said I would like that and to have a great weekend. Don't know if I'll hear from him, don't care really. I'm sorta blah with dating right now. I really don't have the patience to put up with men's crap. Hmm, do you think I'm becoming jaded? :)

Layx2

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Registered: 08-19-2004
Mon, 02-13-2006 - 5:10pm

I'm not dating anyone and right now it's a relief. I needed a break from OLD and since I like to hibernate in the winter anyway, now is a great time for one. I'll probably get back out there in the spring but I too have become jaded when it comes to men in general and am tired of hearing the same old crap, wondering if they're going to call, getting annoyed with myself for caring too much, blah blah (see why I'm taking a break? :).

I did have a date a couple weeks ago (he snuck in right before I canceled my match account). It was an okay date, I didn't hear from him for 2 weeks, then he emails me saying his life has been "hectic". but he wants to go out again. I don't email him back because I wasn't that interested, but then I did something stupid. I called him by accident! His number was in my "calls received" list and I hit it because I thought it was my friend's number! I didn't even know it was him when I got the voice mail message because it was one of those generic ones. I hung up and was totally shocked when he called back and left a message saying he was sorry he missed my call, LOL. I don't think I have the nerve to tell him I called him by accident. He'll think I'm even more clueless than I am.

Maybe I should extend this dating hiatus a few more months til I get my act together :)

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Registered: 11-01-2005
Mon, 02-13-2006 - 6:05pm

I am also on a dating break right now, and it feels really good. I feel like it's taking the pressure off so that, when I'm ready to start dating again, I will have a better attitude about it.

Maybe it is the time of year, but I always seem to get a case of the blahs in February. This dating break was meant to let myself just be and enjoy not having too much going on.

AJ, enjoying life with C.

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Registered: 09-09-2003
Mon, 02-13-2006 - 8:37pm
I m not dating anyone. not corresponding with anyone either. so no plans to meet anyone anytime soon. Also Im stuck working on freelance projects on weekends, taking a night course and working full time during the day. I figured making $$ is more important than finding a date since money has proved to last me a lot longer than men! Plus I plan to focus on my career right now and may eventually marry a toyboy who can take care of the kids while I m at work :P
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Registered: 05-23-2005
Tue, 02-14-2006 - 12:37am

I haven't had a date since October. There was a bit of emailing back in November but the guys were just so uninspiring. I let my match subscription expire at the end of December.
I'm also one of those people who hibernate in the Winter. The short dark days and the rain just make me feel so anti-social.
Money's been a little tight so I've just been focusing on myself by going to the gym and trying to lose a few lb's by doing Weight Watchers. I've lost 20 lbs. since December and I've been doing Pilates and I feel great!
Now that the days are getting a little longer and Spring is on it's way, my mood is looking up. I've got a ski trip planned for next month and a trip to Las Vegas to look forward to in May, my social calender has a bit of action and there's free-lance theatre job coming up. The more active I am, the better I feel. So I figure I'll give it another month and then perhaps I give Yahoo go. I'm boycotting Match.com.

Cheers,
Michele

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Registered: 11-01-2005
Tue, 02-14-2006 - 10:54am

Congrats on the 20 lbs. Michele! Good for you. :)

I like that the theme of this thread is that we're all taking care of ourselves: mind, body, career and soul. None of us seem to be wallowing, and that's so great.

AJ, enjoying life with C.

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Registered: 11-13-2005
Mon, 02-20-2006 - 10:15pm

I am fairly new to the boards, but I thought I would post. I am currently taken. I'm the happiest that I have ever been . I am with a man that I met online, we have been together for 5 months now. Everyone of my family memebers and friends keep telling me how they think he is such a great guy, and not to let him get away! I don't plan on it, he is the best.

Cheryl

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Tue, 02-21-2006 - 11:56am

Well, I just started a new job two weeks ago, have a new apartment (with no roomies, yeah) I'm moving into this weekend and dating was the last thing on my mind.