tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6036713826639353991.post793088366708637087..comments2023-04-27T09:34:49.538+02:00Comments on travelling, but not in love: What kind of (April) fool am I?travelling, but not in lovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01063643541653145954noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6036713826639353991.post-25877310267096771042009-04-04T14:19:00.000+02:002009-04-04T14:19:00.000+02:00Is 100% realistic? I think 80% is great! Still, I ...Is 100% realistic? I think 80% is great! Still, I understand the wariness of head-over-heelsdom.tornwordohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16581361982939423598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6036713826639353991.post-71451336744206705832009-04-02T20:09:00.000+02:002009-04-02T20:09:00.000+02:00I'm a 100% kind of girl, from the get go, so I und...I'm a 100% kind of girl, from the get go, so I understand why you have your doubts. I reckon your moving on but not giving up is the best approach, but I don't usually like to give advice. If I did, I'd say follow your instincts, which is what you seem to be doing already. xredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03811068181187396326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6036713826639353991.post-14426662023069756622009-04-02T19:05:00.000+02:002009-04-02T19:05:00.000+02:00Henry, you sound even more of a percentages man th...Henry, you sound even more of a percentages man than myself...<BR/><BR/>L, did I mention that I'm going to see him live in June? Too exciting....it'll be like the fiftieth time, but nonetheless....travelling, but not in lovehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01063643541653145954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6036713826639353991.post-88997791311727954692009-04-02T18:55:00.000+02:002009-04-02T18:55:00.000+02:00Thank you for the welcome. I love this blog, you w...Thank you for the welcome. I love this blog, you write so well. And of course, being a Rufus fan helps! :) xLnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6036713826639353991.post-78287714132212535322009-04-02T17:23:00.000+02:002009-04-02T17:23:00.000+02:00I find that I tend to run and run and see if anymo...I find that I tend to run and run and see if anymore comes out ie from 60% to 80 or 90 Sometimes the reverse happpens People clam up<BR/><BR/>Im currently interested in two people who have let me see their photo are 85% compatible but are not talking as yet<BR/><BR/>We shall see what happensHenry North London 2.0https://www.blogger.com/profile/14748991488145468593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6036713826639353991.post-44001391259850083562009-04-02T16:42:00.000+02:002009-04-02T16:42:00.000+02:00Hey MP....well, it was lovely to hear from you.......Hey MP....well, it was lovely to hear from you....he he. I love that kind of thing. And as for the butterflies, well I'm thinking of opening a farm...travelling, but not in lovehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01063643541653145954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6036713826639353991.post-74508247917680911492009-04-02T16:35:00.000+02:002009-04-02T16:35:00.000+02:00God damn ... I want cocktails too.Butterflies are ...God damn ... I want cocktails too.<BR/><BR/>Butterflies are what it's all about. My butterflies died years ago. I wish I had taken a wildlife preservation order on them. <BR/><BR/>It's so exciting ...<BR/><BR/>P.S. 'Twas me that mailed you :)Myopic Psychotichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05052424506278083473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6036713826639353991.post-52539689900916573052009-04-02T16:12:00.000+02:002009-04-02T16:12:00.000+02:0012oti - it's all about having fun...honest!Louise,...12oti - it's all about having fun...honest!<BR/><BR/>Louise, you have bronchitis? Poor you. Living in the desert can be hard, no?<BR/><BR/>MP - the butterflies are good...I like them! But they also make me feel sick :-(<BR/><BR/>Big C, I truly can't wait for the cocktails. Yay ;-)travelling, but not in lovehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01063643541653145954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6036713826639353991.post-83628872598069373562009-04-02T15:00:00.000+02:002009-04-02T15:00:00.000+02:00we'll have a good think about percentages over coc...we'll have a good think about percentages over cocktails this weekend :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6036713826639353991.post-45733401654738802512009-04-02T13:11:00.000+02:002009-04-02T13:11:00.000+02:00In the initial stages of a relationship there are ...In the initial stages of a relationship there are always games and sussing one another out. It forms the chemistry. Yes, it can be head wrecking, but it's also part of the fun. The buzz of dating comes from butterflies and continually checking your phone for text messages. Hold on in there. The fact that you are wracking your brains thinking about him might mean you do in fact like him.<BR/><BR/>That 20% that you don't like might represent a defence mechanism. Maybe you are afraid of getting into something at this moment in time.<BR/><BR/>Hold on in there and see what happens. If, as you describe, someone comes along, who is 100% what you like, then it is obvious le Parisien is not the Beau for you.<BR/><BR/>Enjoy the butterflies xMyopic Psychotichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05052424506278083473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6036713826639353991.post-54243691496044867842009-04-02T05:57:00.000+02:002009-04-02T05:57:00.000+02:00Yes, you will, but OMG do you have to make me laug...Yes, you will, but OMG do you have to make me laugh SO hard? "I'm going to enjoy the 80% that I like." I should only read you in the summer when I don't have bronchitis!Louisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00984115229811752666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6036713826639353991.post-42042763501098787742009-04-01T23:37:00.000+02:002009-04-01T23:37:00.000+02:00I have NEVER given 100% of myself. Until I met my ...I have NEVER given 100% of myself. Until I met my current boyfriend, that is. I think it probably took me 3 or 4 months before I realised I could 'let go'. Perhaps he will too. Have fun in the meantime :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6036713826639353991.post-84476408695016837032009-04-01T21:37:00.000+02:002009-04-01T21:37:00.000+02:00Rob, I'm not running, just not closing the door to...Rob, I'm not running, just not closing the door to any others either...<BR/><BR/>Seersucker, the search does continue, but he's definitely still 'in the mix', he he...<BR/><BR/>VM, I don't want it all flopped on a plate (honest). I just like to know where I stand. But hey, I'm still into him and still enjoying time with him - I'm just not thinking that he's the answer to my prayers....yet.travelling, but not in lovehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01063643541653145954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6036713826639353991.post-11522587575225611122009-04-01T21:33:00.000+02:002009-04-01T21:33:00.000+02:00Ok Boy bach,its 80% and building.How much does he ...Ok Boy bach,its 80% and building.How much does he think he has of you,may be that's 80%.<BR/>take what's there and enjoy,it leaves more to explore and unpick. More to savour.<BR/>how boring would it be to have it all flopped out on a plate so soon.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6036713826639353991.post-5556709244020736732009-04-01T21:12:00.000+02:002009-04-01T21:12:00.000+02:00Yay for you! Someone once told me that if I found...Yay for you! Someone once told me that if I found a man I was 80% happy with I should marry him. I disagree!!! Perhaps him leaving dirty undies on the washroom floor is negotiable, but emotions are not. I need 100% on the things that count too!<BR/><BR/>That certainly doesn't mean you can't enjoy his 80% while your search continues :)DSShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05724512479195083594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6036713826639353991.post-83418284083825966182009-04-01T20:26:00.000+02:002009-04-01T20:26:00.000+02:00You got 80% after a handful of dates? Not bad goin...You got 80% after a handful of dates? Not bad going. He came back for more of you, so he must think you're worth it - might be worth hanging in there - if you run, he will have been right to have withheld some of himself. Besides, it's way to early to be thinking anything beyond the next date.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6036713826639353991.post-37668116979969377482009-04-01T20:19:00.000+02:002009-04-01T20:19:00.000+02:00Aims, 80% isn't enough, but it's getting close...h...Aims, 80% isn't enough, but it's getting close...he he<BR/><BR/>CB - I refer you to the wisdom of Aims sir....and no, no poissons d'avril for me today. Thankfully ;-)travelling, but not in lovehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01063643541653145954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6036713826639353991.post-15503057209847803712009-04-01T20:18:00.000+02:002009-04-01T20:18:00.000+02:00D, I just decided that I'd leave him to get in tou...D, I just decided that I'd leave him to get in touch and, hey presto, he's texting me this evening...lord.<BR/><BR/>Marjolein, pretty close. I just need to be patient, eh?<BR/><BR/>L, lovely to see you here...everyone has their own reasons indeed...I wish I knew what mine were though!travelling, but not in lovehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01063643541653145954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6036713826639353991.post-31840108835644896932009-04-01T19:26:00.000+02:002009-04-01T19:26:00.000+02:00Hell, I'd take 80% and run with it!!Just don't let...Hell, I'd take 80% and run with it!!<BR/><BR/>Just don't let him make you an April Fish.cbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07012048318668422826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6036713826639353991.post-59022830553219380972009-04-01T18:38:00.000+02:002009-04-01T18:38:00.000+02:00Well sweetie - I am just like you. I say how I fee...Well sweetie - I am just like you. I say how I feel, I do how I feel. There's not much that is hidden in me (except for my deepest darkest secrets). I believe in honesty and giving. <BR/><BR/>The 80% would not be enough for me either. Not for a relationship. For a good time fine - but not forever.aimshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12685252628734838159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6036713826639353991.post-52302750204089401852009-04-01T17:24:00.000+02:002009-04-01T17:24:00.000+02:00That's a great attitude to have, I must say."I don...That's a great attitude to have, I must say.<BR/><BR/>"I don't like that he's never happy to say "yes, let's do something again soon". I don't like that he's emotionally distant and yet really close at the same time. I struggle to see much beyond the facade and get an idea of the real person. He's a closed book and it's pretty firmly closed."<BR/><BR/>I know exactly what you mean. A (brief) recent relationship has fizzled out over the last few weeks because of exactly that reason. :( And it was because he had his heart broken 2 years ago... as did I. I guess there are different reasons for everyone.Lnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6036713826639353991.post-20784474557486023362009-04-01T17:19:00.000+02:002009-04-01T17:19:00.000+02:00It's always hard these kind of things. And you wil...It's always hard these kind of things. And you will find what you're looking for. :) You already got pretty close this time, right?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6036713826639353991.post-20527741813683207012009-04-01T17:02:00.000+02:002009-04-01T17:02:00.000+02:00Good move ... personally I am a strong believer in...Good move ... personally I am a strong believer in the theory that when you are open to whatever fate throws you, you can do very well ... its sort of how I met Husband ... I knew the one I wanted was never really going to want me in the same way .. so while I enjoyed him I also made sure I was open to meeting others ... and I did .. and amazingly HE turned out to be the best thing that ever happened to me or ever will.Darylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08241795455748298624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6036713826639353991.post-7069675721187713402009-04-01T16:32:00.000+02:002009-04-01T16:32:00.000+02:00Poser, god help me indeed. I'm much better at Chr...Poser, god help me indeed. I'm much better at Christmas and birthdays, trust me. it's only when 'love' gets in the way of sex that I stress....travelling, but not in lovehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01063643541653145954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6036713826639353991.post-14925848954259449512009-04-01T16:22:00.000+02:002009-04-01T16:22:00.000+02:00You should get the 100% babes! Maybe he has 'A Pas...You should get the 100% babes! Maybe he has 'A Past' which is affecting his relationship with you. <BR/>How many dates has it been now?<BR/><BR/>Hehe, if you're like this with relationships, god help you at christmas and birthdays! :DAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com