You know the saying goes; "kiss a toad and he turns into a Prince." Low and behold JJ, be warned, I married what I thought was a Prince and the sucker turned into a big slimy toad, and not even a "horny toad" at that...geesh, talk about good for NOTHING!!!

Chatty, you crack me up.

Chatty....that was a hoot! My first chuckle of the day! HA!

JJ

Chatty,

You're probably better off that he wasn't! LOL

Hi JawJaw,

I just happened across your post and thought I've give you my two cents.

I met my sweetheart on a Internet dating site. I wasn't ready to date yet after divorce, but figured I could have an email buddy and if they were jerks I'd just block them.

I lived in upstate NY (where I've lived all my life) and I started talking to Terry, who lived in Florida, by email. Then, we went from email, to instant messaging, to talking on the phone for hours like a couple of teenagers.

To make a long story short, I'm now living in Florida!! No way, did I ever think that I would end up here. But, Terry is the most wonderful guy, so different than my ex and I feel that we got to know each other so well by doing so much talking and writing to each other first.

A lot of people are still leary of using a online dating service but as long as you use your head, I feel it's a very safe way to go. You can find out so much about the person, just by reading their profile. And yes, some are liars and kooks, but you can also met them in a club or bar. I was very cautious in the beginning and scrutinized every word he said. In fact, because I was so cautious, for a while he signed his name "the ax murderer".

I certainly didn't set my sites on moving 1300 miles to be with somebody - it's funny how life takes turns that you least expect. I've been with Terry for five years and have no regrets. We have chose not to marry but that is the preference for both of us.

The purpose of this "too long" message was to suggest not to rule out internet dating. Talking from experience, it does work for some people. Good luck.

Aha, anothe successful internet dating story. There are a few on here.

One way to look at is this: if the neat women on this site do internet dating and have been successful, then not everyone who tries interent dating is a kook. There have to be some good men taking the same appraoch as the neat women here.

AMEN Dotsie, we can only hope!!!

Hi, JJ: I met an Irish lady on the train back to London from Paris today and since my sisters and I were travelling stag, she asked whether we were aware of a festival taking place in Ireland from September to October. I googled it for you and here's the link. You might want to check it out. Not necessarily for the purposes it serves but as one event to include in your holiday diary.

www.matchmakerireland.com/festival.html

JJ, aren't you lucky? You've got some of the locals looking out for you. How cool is that?

Lola, on the train from Paris to London? Tell us more!

Hi, Dotsie: I'm posting about the weekend in the Travel forum so as not to cover this very exciting thread.