A giant leap for fixedgeargirl

fixedgeargirl · 08-16-2006, 10:29 AM

Ohmigawd, I just did it, I just responded to my first-ever personal ad ever in my whole life

! After 8 years with the ex, I'm jumping back into the pond!

Now, this is not OT, because his craigslist ad was titled "Let's Meet on Bikes"

. We've exchanged a couple of emails (this has all transpired in the last couple of hours) and he directed me to his biz web-site, which reveals a man of good taste and good humor. He's kinda cute, too

.

I feel all giggly and flirtatious! I think I could get used to this!

chickwhorips · 08-16-2006, 11:23 AM

congrats and good luck and Be Careful!

i've done the same thing before. some have been good and others weren't so good. just be comfortable where ever you meet.

and of course keep us updated!

Denise223 · 08-16-2006, 11:37 AM

Be careful, be careful.......

I did this approximately 20 years ago after my divorce, and my advice is: only meet up in well-populated areas, places that you are familiar with.

You can NEVER be too careful! YOU pick the places that you want to meet, not him.

Safety first.

Have a great day!

Denise

mimitabby · 08-16-2006, 12:19 PM

oh, man; I got married before they HAD computer dating!! i've missed out on the whole thing! It does sound interesting,exciting, challenging, dangerous, romantic..
owell. I guess I'll get my thrills from fiction and second hand stories. Just try to keep the rose colored glasses off as long as possible.
Do be careful and have fun.

KnottedYet · 08-16-2006, 12:45 PM

Be careful.

I got my identity "borrowed" by someone I met through a "parent's dying of cancer" chat. It was ugly, ugly, ugly.

emily_in_nc · 08-16-2006, 06:48 PM

Good luck!!!

Of course you'll be careful, but don't freak out with the paranoia. Just make sure, as others have said, to meet in a busy place and don't go anywhere remote. Chances are he's fine. Don't let the worrywarts spoil your fun!

Emily

P.S. No offense to any worrywart; I'm one myself, but fixedgeargirl was so excited, I hate to see her parade get rained on!

snapdragen · 08-16-2006, 07:47 PM

Oh good! Now we can date vicariously through fixedgeargirl and lise!

Have fun FGG!

Aggie_Ama · 08-17-2006, 12:34 AM

Awww, no raining on the parade here. I am sure you are smart enough to be careful. You know the precautions.... Have fun with it! Way to get back on the saddle!

DDH · 08-17-2006, 05:07 AM

Oh Wow, how exciting!!!! Be sure to let us know all about it once you meet him!

Do be careful too, but have fun!!!!

fixedgeargirl · 08-17-2006, 06:56 AM

I really appreciate, and need, the reminders to watch my back. I am such a Sally Smalltown that I forget the Big Bad Wolf can be just a mouse click away.

I sent him a link to the one photo of me that exists on the web and he emailed back, so that's a good sign

. Gack, now I'm nervous. I need to firm up plans to meet him (on bikes). All I can do is be myself, right

? (That's a rhetorical question

.)

tulip · 08-17-2006, 07:11 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mimitabby

oh, man; I got married before they HAD computer dating!!

Ditto, and all I can say is THANK GOODNESS!

Bikingmomof3 · 08-17-2006, 07:18 AM

You have already had all the warnings and I am certain you are clever enough to be careful.

Have a brilliant time and let us know how it goes. I recieved a wedding invitation yesterday. The happy couple met online and have been together for 2 years now and have decided to marry.

KnottedYet · 08-17-2006, 07:20 AM

I didn't mean to rain on your parade! I'm sorry.

(but I am a worry wart, and I had a nasty experience)

Have fun! Hey, it's a good start if he likes bikes, right? Meet him and ride somewhere safe, cuz if you're talking you won't be watching traffic...

My brother met his wife over the internet, and my neighbors met that way, too.

fixedgeargirl · 08-17-2006, 07:38 AM

Well, I've already given him the first test. He asked what I do besides ride. I wrote one sentence stating my occupation. Then I wrote "I am the mother of a first grader." I know this can send some "men" running away. If that's the case, I'd rather know right away than waste a valuable sans-son Saturday morning

.

eclectic · 08-17-2006, 09:40 AM

Have a great time! I will add my 2 cents of be careful. Stay in very public places and don't go into any isolated places on your ride. Most guys online are just normal joe blows but it only takes one.

I can relate to the whoo hoo giddiness - feels like you are 16 again

I have been corresponding with an epal I met online about 5 years ago, we feel like we know each other well even though we have only seen each other face to face for 1 hour a year ago. He lives in Utah and I am in NoDak. (he used to live here and a lot of my friends knew him well so I have come to find out)

My sister met her DH of 6 years online. She was bombarded by the usual "be careful" "don't do this or that" (mainly by me). But he turned out to be a great ordinary guy from a very normal (whatever that is) family

Have a super time, just keep your wits about you and remember to not give out too much information.

08-16-2006, 10:29 AM	#1
fixedgeargirl Freewheelin'? Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Far from home Posts: 374	A giant leap for fixedgeargirl Ohmigawd, I just did it, I just responded to my first-ever personal ad ever in my whole life ! After 8 years with the ex, I'm jumping back into the pond! Now, this is not OT, because his craigslist ad was titled "Let's Meet on Bikes" . We've exchanged a couple of emails (this has all transpired in the last couple of hours) and he directed me to his biz web-site, which reveals a man of good taste and good humor. He's kinda cute, too . I feel all giggly and flirtatious! I think I could get used to this! __________________ The bicycle is the most civilized conveyance known to man. Other forms of transport grow daily more nightmarish. Only the bicycle remains pure in heart. ~Iris Murdoch, The Red and the Green

08-16-2006, 11:23 AM	#2
chickwhorips Life Is Good Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Alaska Posts: 2,196	congrats and good luck and Be Careful! i've done the same thing before. some have been good and others weren't so good. just be comfortable where ever you meet. and of course keep us updated! __________________ "Forget past mistakes. Forget failures. Forget everything except what you're going to do now and do it." – William C. Durant I click here to help detect breast cancer. I click here to help feed animals in need. I play this game to help feed people in need.

08-16-2006, 11:37 AM	#3
Denise223 Save lives - Spay/Neuter! Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Metro-West, Massachusetts Posts: 429	Be careful, be careful....... I did this approximately 20 years ago after my divorce, and my advice is: only meet up in well-populated areas, places that you are familiar with. You can NEVER be too careful! YOU pick the places that you want to meet, not him. Safety first. Have a great day! Denise __________________ ******************************************************************************* "He who is cruel to animals becomes hard also in his dealings with men. We can judge the heart of a man by his treatment of animals". Immanuel Kant http://www.pet-abuse.com/pages/prevent_abuse.php "Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter" *******************************************************************************

08-16-2006, 12:19 PM	#4
mimitabby I like bikes Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Seattle Posts: 8,552	oh, man; I got married before they HAD computer dating!! i've missed out on the whole thing! It does sound interesting,exciting, challenging, dangerous, romantic.. owell. I guess I'll get my thrills from fiction and second hand stories. Just try to keep the rose colored glasses off as long as possible. Do be careful and have fun. __________________ Mimi Team TE BIANCHISTA for six tanks of gas you could have bought a bike.

08-16-2006, 12:45 PM	#5
KnottedYet Me on my Downtube folder Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Mrs. Trek420 Posts: 8,777	Be careful. I got my identity "borrowed" by someone I met through a "parent's dying of cancer" chat. It was ugly, ugly, ugly. __________________ "The thug is aware that loudness convinces sixty persons where reasoning convinces but one." Mark Twain

08-16-2006, 06:48 PM	#6
emily_in_nc Boston Terriers rule! Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Land of the Elves Posts: 2,853	Good luck!!! Of course you'll be careful, but don't freak out with the paranoia. Just make sure, as others have said, to meet in a busy place and don't go anywhere remote. Chances are he's fine. Don't let the worrywarts spoil your fun! Emily P.S. No offense to any worrywart; I'm one myself, but fixedgeargirl was so excited, I hate to see her parade get rained on! __________________ Emily

08-16-2006, 07:47 PM	#7
snapdragen Zipper Neck Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Sillycon Valley, California Posts: 4,129	Oh good! Now we can date vicariously through fixedgeargirl and lise! Have fun FGG! __________________ I have flying monkeys at my command, and I'm not afraid to use them. http://pages.teamintraining.org/sj/AveGiant10/jlemon

08-17-2006, 12:34 AM	#8
Aggie_Ama Can't never could! Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: somewhere between the Red & Rio Grande Posts: 4,326	Awww, no raining on the parade here. I am sure you are smart enough to be careful. You know the precautions.... Have fun with it! Way to get back on the saddle! __________________ Amanda You don't have to be great to get started, but you do have to get started to be great. -Lee J. Colan

08-17-2006, 05:07 AM	#9
DDH fly like and eagle Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Central TX Posts: 757	Oh Wow, how exciting!!!! Be sure to let us know all about it once you meet him! Do be careful too, but have fun!!!!

08-17-2006, 06:56 AM	#10
fixedgeargirl Freewheelin'? Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Far from home Posts: 374	I really appreciate, and need, the reminders to watch my back. I am such a Sally Smalltown that I forget the Big Bad Wolf can be just a mouse click away. I sent him a link to the one photo of me that exists on the web and he emailed back, so that's a good sign . Gack, now I'm nervous. I need to firm up plans to meet him (on bikes). All I can do is be myself, right ? (That's a rhetorical question .) __________________ The bicycle is the most civilized conveyance known to man. Other forms of transport grow daily more nightmarish. Only the bicycle remains pure in heart. ~Iris Murdoch, The Red and the Green

08-17-2006, 07:18 AM	#12
Bikingmomof3 Sell crazy someplace else Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Ohio Posts: 2,826	You have already had all the warnings and I am certain you are clever enough to be careful. Have a brilliant time and let us know how it goes. I recieved a wedding invitation yesterday. The happy couple met online and have been together for 2 years now and have decided to marry. __________________ Jennifer “Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.” -Mahatma Gandhi "We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, therefore, is not an act but a habit." -Aristotle

08-17-2006, 07:20 AM	#13
KnottedYet Me on my Downtube folder Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Mrs. Trek420 Posts: 8,777	I didn't mean to rain on your parade! I'm sorry. (but I am a worry wart, and I had a nasty experience) Have fun! Hey, it's a good start if he likes bikes, right? Meet him and ride somewhere safe, cuz if you're talking you won't be watching traffic... My brother met his wife over the internet, and my neighbors met that way, too. __________________ "The thug is aware that loudness convinces sixty persons where reasoning convinces but one." Mark Twain

08-17-2006, 07:38 AM	#14
fixedgeargirl Freewheelin'? Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Far from home Posts: 374	Well, I've already given him the first test. He asked what I do besides ride. I wrote one sentence stating my occupation. Then I wrote "I am the mother of a first grader." I know this can send some "men" running away. If that's the case, I'd rather know right away than waste a valuable sans-son Saturday morning . __________________ The bicycle is the most civilized conveyance known to man. Other forms of transport grow daily more nightmarish. Only the bicycle remains pure in heart. ~Iris Murdoch, The Red and the Green

08-17-2006, 09:40 AM	#15
eclectic All about the journey Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: The middle of North America Posts: 777	Have a great time! I will add my 2 cents of be careful. Stay in very public places and don't go into any isolated places on your ride. Most guys online are just normal joe blows but it only takes one. I can relate to the whoo hoo giddiness - feels like you are 16 again I have been corresponding with an epal I met online about 5 years ago, we feel like we know each other well even though we have only seen each other face to face for 1 hour a year ago. He lives in Utah and I am in NoDak. (he used to live here and a lot of my friends knew him well so I have come to find out) My sister met her DH of 6 years online. She was bombarded by the usual "be careful" "don't do this or that" (mainly by me). But he turned out to be a great ordinary guy from a very normal (whatever that is) family Have a super time, just keep your wits about you and remember to not give out too much information. __________________ It's about the journey and being in the moment, not about the destination

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