tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3754359048321763509.comments2024-03-04T02:34:02.590-08:0028 Dates LaterUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger313125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3754359048321763509.post-20222753354480444622014-01-24T16:08:31.590-08:002014-01-24T16:08:31.590-08:00Great idea… recently launched a blog called Douche...Great idea… recently launched a blog called Douche Bag Manifesto: The Life and Times of an Online Serial Dater/Hater (www.douchebagmanifesto.com). Online dating is incredibly tough and can often be emotionally draining which is why I began writing about it…it has made the process that much more enjoyable. Indigo Bluehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06401094086488341462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3754359048321763509.post-43151682227443567022014-01-07T06:57:36.185-08:002014-01-07T06:57:36.185-08:00mazel tov! glad to hear it worked out in the end, ...mazel tov! glad to hear it worked out in the end, and i hope things are going strong still :)<br />(3.5 years now with girlfriend I met on Plenty Of Fish, after about 30-ish dates)Suburban Cowboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06723270963287029177noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3754359048321763509.post-55362228247389677262013-11-29T01:41:45.334-08:002013-11-29T01:41:45.334-08:00You have provided us with an account of an extraor...You have provided us with an account of an extraordinary adventure for, while I do not doubt that many have been through similar trammels, few if any have written about it and certainly not with such verve. It has been a gripping tale, not least because of your honesty and good humour. You have not tried to inflate the Willard brand but have shown yourself to us, warts and all. The result is an engaging narrative that deserves not to fade away in the slurry of dead blogs.<br /><br />May I therefore earnestly enjoin that you find a publisher and turn this blog into a book? Whether as entertainment or as a set of cautionary tales for the unwary, it has value and should be made available.<br /><br />Good luck to both of you. May you have a long and happy life together.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3754359048321763509.post-74051501299380156652013-11-28T08:32:33.036-08:002013-11-28T08:32:33.036-08:00YYYAAAYYYY!!! This is how I met Jordan too. It'...YYYAAAYYYY!!! This is how I met Jordan too. It's worth wading throuh the oddballs.JesterFuckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06800014334252271100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3754359048321763509.post-25765980330377493902013-10-24T17:00:29.612-07:002013-10-24T17:00:29.612-07:00Hi there, i have been reading your blog for some t...Hi there, i have been reading your blog for some time now and online dating really interests me, plus your whole spin on it is great. Ive just made my own blog, hoping to get some bites (certainly not like yours) i am a blog where people email in details about their online relationships and whether they are unsure who they are really speaking to, i do some research into it, share my ideas with the person and help them on their way to true love :) so far i yet to receive any as i made the blog 2 days ago and im just getting used to it. But i just wanted to say i do love reading your blog.scandalous secretshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14876430860350854365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3754359048321763509.post-62742387294612882542013-09-25T21:46:24.427-07:002013-09-25T21:46:24.427-07:00Did she dump you because she found out you were &q...Did she dump you because she found out you were "only innit for the story"? How cinematic. How salvageable. I demand a re-match with this woman, she sounds great. <br /><br />Best, <br />Christine.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3754359048321763509.post-19570945419512228222013-09-05T10:46:58.372-07:002013-09-05T10:46:58.372-07:00This is weird: I read your Guardian article YESTER...This is weird: I read your Guardian article YESTERDAY (and thought she was harsh on you honestly because I thought you sounded fantastic) and then just stumbled across your blog today. Very odd! Happy to hear you've met someone lovely, though. :) Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3754359048321763509.post-29885383568149888042013-08-26T04:47:43.459-07:002013-08-26T04:47:43.459-07:00Well done :) What a great ending to this blog!
Wh...Well done :) What a great ending to this blog!<br /><br />What's next?nuttycowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10404690160646306404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3754359048321763509.post-12265118494494832902013-08-17T02:42:26.234-07:002013-08-17T02:42:26.234-07:00Bravo......a great series of blogs and a great res...Bravo......a great series of blogs and a great result. Congratulations to you both.mgrwmachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14704030528674624040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3754359048321763509.post-70427169760389608492013-08-16T13:06:40.590-07:002013-08-16T13:06:40.590-07:00Hah, I guess you have to try out a bunch of differ...Hah, I guess you have to try out a bunch of different sites, even the lesser known ones. Even though it's hard to find a site with good algorithm and male to female ratio, I guess it's worth of "a few" fails if there's even a slight chance of finding a soul mate. Just stumbled upon http://www.meetingland.com and it looks quite neat, I never knew these things had forums you can use for a casual chat. <br /><br />Anyway, I was a bit skeptical with these things (online dating sites in general) at first, but I already know a few people that got married with the people they met online, so I guess it's worth of giving a try. As Michael Jordan said "You miss all the shots you don't take." Orgazmorator Zerohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05135972830868685365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3754359048321763509.post-48984171795297080522013-08-16T09:11:46.795-07:002013-08-16T09:11:46.795-07:00So I've only just started reading your blog to...So I've only just started reading your blog today (hooked by the way), being an 'atheist jew' too I think its possible to date a religious person but its got to be someone who is quite liberal about their religious beliefs, but then I guess one wouldn't last out with a religious person who is stuck with the idea of dating a believer, unless of course you meet a 'missionary'...<br /><br />I thankfully fell for, and married, a lovely man brought up in a Catholic community who is not religious and with a family who respect my beliefs. Otherwise the fact I was in no way getting married in a church or subsequently baptising my future children may have been (or become) a sore issue (suffice to say I dodged the I look forward to your baby's baptism comments from his friends at the wedding by smiling, I wasn't about to approach the 'why not?' question on that day!). <br /><br />Anyway following my mini rant/story, I hope by the end of my mammoth reading session of your blog there is a happy ending. I think I believe in internet dating but only so far as getting to know someone rather than dating straight away. Anyway worked for me now I'm shacked up with a husband :D.Helenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08809315165064309478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3754359048321763509.post-65432227062833064712013-08-16T02:42:06.850-07:002013-08-16T02:42:06.850-07:00Bloody marvelous!Bloody marvelous!Nicola Vincent-Abnetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04865608045342419682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3754359048321763509.post-7205101039183726192013-08-16T02:17:24.217-07:002013-08-16T02:17:24.217-07:00Ha, I know the girl from the Guardian Blind Date, ...Ha, I know the girl from the Guardian Blind Date, definitely an unflattering picture (and as I know her through uni I can in fact confirm that she is that age!)vickytnzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07638705658819183509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3754359048321763509.post-13234178708742113822013-08-16T00:48:50.695-07:002013-08-16T00:48:50.695-07:00Hmm, have to jump in on the 'manic' part: ...Hmm, have to jump in on the 'manic' part: it's literally like she's on some sort of happy perky drug (like a permanent cheerleader). To hell with the fact that the girl might actually, gasp, have her own problems (captured best in Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind)…. vickytnzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07638705658819183509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3754359048321763509.post-48202473196262686302013-08-15T11:06:50.918-07:002013-08-15T11:06:50.918-07:00Hooray!Hooray!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18409526071369463398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3754359048321763509.post-74246186412859910332013-08-15T02:52:48.106-07:002013-08-15T02:52:48.106-07:00Love piece of writing there, Willard! One of the b...Love piece of writing there, Willard! One of the best reads on here yet.<br /><br />MattAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10503843878953197467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3754359048321763509.post-13144459877926354402013-08-13T12:49:02.237-07:002013-08-13T12:49:02.237-07:00Hi Willard,
Great blog. Particularly loved the fi...Hi Willard,<br /><br />Great blog. Particularly loved the first 2 dates. Still getting through the rest when I have time.<br /><br />I got sent a link to this from my sister after having an exasperating time turning time spend on match.com into face to face dates. One woman liked me, winked at me, favourited me and then blacklisted me - all on the same day - before I had a chance to message her.<br /><br />Thx also for the link to CTS's site. Her internetberating site is hilarious.<br /><br />Matt.<br /><br />p.s. slightly off topic: please do everyone a favour and stop publishing comment spam. It just encourages spammers. I work in SEO and it's depressing to see spammers saying "hey great blog, here's a link to another dating site". They're just after your link juice! Delete them!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10503843878953197467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3754359048321763509.post-10639668716179980382013-08-13T05:14:42.741-07:002013-08-13T05:14:42.741-07:00Came across this gem via Elle Magazine and have em...Came across this gem via Elle Magazine and have emailed your blog to all my single friends. Thank you for putting yourself out there and for sharing your experiences...I'm looking forward to reading through your other posts.<br /><br />The penis story had me pissing myself laughing-priceless!!!BesChi101https://www.blogger.com/profile/15679139944352632383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3754359048321763509.post-14038595707107487632013-08-01T09:46:06.663-07:002013-08-01T09:46:06.663-07:00Huzzah!
Huzzah!<br /><br />Nicola Vincent-Abnetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04865608045342419682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3754359048321763509.post-26374530019574416712013-08-01T03:40:09.098-07:002013-08-01T03:40:09.098-07:00Yep, what Emmet said. I love the blog. I only disc...Yep, what Emmet said. I love the blog. I only discovered it last month but read the whole lot straight away. <br /><br />Did you know you had so many Irish readers? Emmet, Elle, I got into Dallas, the Bionic Woman & Hart to Hart in the late 90s in my school summer holidays thanks to RTE. Ah yes, finger on the pulse of cultural references... Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04657869625873169613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3754359048321763509.post-89789689575490715432013-07-28T14:31:31.702-07:002013-07-28T14:31:31.702-07:00The Physic Garden sounds prosaic.
I've just be...The Physic Garden sounds prosaic.<br />I've just been invited to play bingo in east Bristol, following my donation & delivery of a pair of surplus doors to a freecycle addict. I don't know whether it's a date or not, but bingo followed by drinks sounds a good start. <br />As an afterthought, should you visit Bristol again in the near future, I'd like to buy you a drink as a thank-you for the entertainment of this blog & other writings. Moseshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15739663973946384289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3754359048321763509.post-47228501113825763102013-07-26T11:11:26.243-07:002013-07-26T11:11:26.243-07:00Sorry to hear you are off the market. Knowing that...Sorry to hear you are off the market. Knowing that there was a funny guy out there genuinely looking for a relationship gave me hope.<br /><br />Any plans for a new blog?<br /><br />Emmet - I thank RTE for introducing me to 'Murder She Wrote' and 'Columbo'.Ellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16508845273403212177noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3754359048321763509.post-57967684068243195672013-07-26T08:11:18.490-07:002013-07-26T08:11:18.490-07:00Fantastic stuff although, like the last episode of...Fantastic stuff although, like the last episode of the Fugitive*, my anticipation of the end will only be equal to my sadness at there being no more.<br /><br />*Yes I am far too young to have seen this in the 60s but RTE gave the full series a full re-airing in the mid-90s after the Harrison Ford movie came out. For a lad in his early teens, this more than sufficed.emmethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06960773219905693783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3754359048321763509.post-24836914575026540202013-07-26T03:41:07.285-07:002013-07-26T03:41:07.285-07:00Woo! Go Willard!
There is hope for online dating,...Woo! Go Willard!<br /><br />There is hope for online dating, and not just for Willard's willy.Arkady Chenkohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02806219061783089885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3754359048321763509.post-8830917612441656622013-07-25T07:34:53.355-07:002013-07-25T07:34:53.355-07:00I hope we get to read about 27/28 soon. :-/ Don...I hope we get to read about 27/28 soon. :-/ Don't dry up on us just when things are getting good! (That's what HE said ;-) )Arkady Chenkohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02806219061783089885noreply@blogger.com