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The Meet and Greet  

secret_lade 49F
14312 posts
6/10/2020 4:00 am
The Meet and Greet


I don't normally write about these....

But, the Meet and Greet is a make or break situation.

It's your first impression!!

If it goes well... You see each other again. If it doesn't go well... Um, yah, that's an hour I'm never getting back.

Then there's the in-between.....

Did it go well? Did it not go well? Should I wait to see if he contacts me back? What if HE'S waiting for me to contact him??

Oh, fuck it.

Moving along...

I made plans on Monday to meet someone for coffee who I have been talking with on here.

He only had a specific day he could do this, so I ended up breaking my cardinal rule of meeting.

I met him immediately after work.

We all know, I'm a hot mess immediately after work. My head usually hurts from not wearing glasses. My face is a sweated out mess from being contained in my own personal sauna mask for the previous 8 hours. My personality is on bitch mode from dealing with all the shit I deal with in a day.

But, I did my damage control and met up.

It was an in-between, like most of them end up for me.

Guys are expecting slutted up ho-bags to show up for these meets.... Instead they get me. Office Girl with her sweetheart personality and nerdy glasses.

Disappointing....

I talked a little about my preferences and expectations, the reason why I chose the profile photo I chose (because EVERYONE asks about that), and listened to him talk about his job, his search, and his having the flu in February.

Now, I've already called it an in-between...

So, here I sit, stuck in limbo, wondering just what to make of this. When we left the restaurant, he had stated "You have my number, feel free to text me."

Ok...

This usually means, I'm being polite, but I am not necessarily interested.

Then, he ended up texting me later that night. So, I'm thinking.... Ok. Maybe he is? A little?? Maybe he's not and still being polite???

And.... this is where fuck it, moving along comes into play.

In this case, I really feel like he was hoping to see the slutted up ho-bag... Even though I was coming immediately from work.

In my area, I think this is the general consensus most men have about the women who are on here, that we spend each and every day all hot and bothered lusting over any man within a 50 ft radius.

They forget that we are real people too, with every day lives.

We do the slutting it up behind the scenes, with the right guy.

KX450F2016 55M
193 posts
6/11/2020 5:38 pm

    Quoting secret_lade:
    Hmmm..... I think it was sometime in April. It was after we had to start wearing the masks in public.
OK.... I remember that picture now...... made me curious what was under the mask! LOL


secret_lade 49F
9227 posts
6/11/2020 4:44 pm

    Quoting KX450F2016:
    I have a tendancy to like the "nerdy" look as well....... maybe you could post the picture again? Or give us an idea how far back? LOL
Hmmm..... I think it was sometime in April. It was after we had to start wearing the masks in public.


KX450F2016 55M
193 posts
6/11/2020 3:36 pm

    Quoting secret_lade:
    You like the girls with nerdy glasses? If you go back far enough in the posts, there's a pic of me in my glasses on here....
I have a tendancy to like the "nerdy" look as well....... maybe you could post the picture again? Or give us an idea how far back? LOL


secret_lade 49F
9227 posts
6/11/2020 3:18 pm

    Quoting KX450F2016:
    I don't expect anything any more.... in many aspects of life. I haven't met anyone from here or SLS in years. Of course I don't try really hard anymore either. There is a lot of expectations tho... I get that.
This particular guy had said he tried to contact me before, only, I had never responded. It probably is true, I only pursue one person at a time.


KX450F2016 55M
193 posts
6/11/2020 2:55 pm

I don't expect anything any more.... in many aspects of life. I haven't met anyone from here or SLS in years. Of course I don't try really hard anymore either. There is a lot of expectations tho... I get that.


secret_lade 49F
9227 posts
6/11/2020 2:12 pm

    Quoting citizen4722:
    You've every right to be hot and bothered after work. That's the norm, if he doesn't like it, he's not worth it.
    By the way...You had me at nerdy glasses
You like the girls with nerdy glasses? If you go back far enough in the posts, there's a pic of me in my glasses on here....


citizen4722 66M  
74582 posts
6/11/2020 8:08 am

You've every right to be hot and bothered after work. That's the norm, if he doesn't like it, he's not worth it.
By the way...You had me at nerdy glasses


secret_lade 49F
9227 posts
6/11/2020 3:17 am

    Quoting easy_going2014:
    Hi secret_lade

    thanks for sharing your meet and greet story

    I have met two women "face to face" from this site

    Both, are wonderful

    the "first" meeting is always important

    But, sometimes, you get a second chance, because of extenuating circumstances

    sometimes, you don't get a second chance

    I believe that words count more than looks

    if the stars align, the conversation will lead to the next steps

    if not, no harm, no foul

    of course, there is the time element, planning, and choices not made

    but, that's what the box of chocolates is about too

    go with your gut

    be safe

    hmm

    Zachary Levi, Krysta Rodriguez - "First Impressions"

    Aaron:
    She's a little artsy
    She's hip and cool
    She's just like all those girls
    That ignored me all through school
    She's kinda indie and pretty hot
    She's a lot like all the things that I am not
    But that's just a first impression
    I could be totally wrong
    It't only a first impression
    And maybe she's a stuffy and conservative, way
    Uptight girl who's still a virgin
    Never goes past past "second base"
    Suppressing every single urge until she marches
    Down the aisle and finally ties the knot
    She could want a giant family
    Be an opera devotee
    Hell, even have a ph.d.
    Yes, that's who she could be

    Casey:
    He's a bit annoying
    And overdressed
    He's got the kind of vibe that says "look at me,
    I'm stressed!"
    Probably likes to cuddle
    Long walks in the park
    And if he likes sex bet it's only in the dark
    But that's just the first impression
    I could be totally wrong
    It's only a first impression
Thank you for stopping by and commenting today. I'm glad your 'first' meets went so exceptionally.


easy_going2014 57M
14366 posts
6/10/2020 10:13 pm

Hi secret_lade

thanks for sharing your meet and greet story

I have met two women "face to face" from this site

Both, are wonderful

the "first" meeting is always important

But, sometimes, you get a second chance, because of extenuating circumstances

sometimes, you don't get a second chance

I believe that words count more than looks

if the stars align, the conversation will lead to the next steps

if not, no harm, no foul

of course, there is the time element, planning, and choices not made

but, that's what the box of chocolates is about too

go with your gut

be safe

hmm

Zachary Levi, Krysta Rodriguez - "First Impressions"

Aaron:
She's a little artsy
She's hip and cool
She's just like all those girls
That ignored me all through school
She's kinda indie and pretty hot
She's a lot like all the things that I am not
But that's just a first impression
I could be totally wrong
It't only a first impression
And maybe she's a stuffy and conservative, way
Uptight girl who's still a virgin
Never goes past past "second base"
Suppressing every single urge until she marches
Down the aisle and finally ties the knot
She could want a giant family
Be an opera devotee
Hell, even have a ph.d.
Yes, that's who she could be

Casey:
He's a bit annoying
And overdressed
He's got the kind of vibe that says "look at me,
I'm stressed!"
Probably likes to cuddle
Long walks in the park
And if he likes sex bet it's only in the dark
But that's just the first impression
I could be totally wrong
It's only a first impression

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Good luck!!!


secret_lade 49F
9227 posts
6/10/2020 9:30 pm

    Quoting Paulxx001:
    Real is real... isn't it... ? Hmmm...
    Real, is fine with me.
I prefer real... I prefer to meet the 'genuine' side of someone right from the start. How do you know if there's any real connection if you never see the real person?


Paulxx001 67M
22642 posts
6/10/2020 7:21 pm

Real is real... isn't it... ? Hmmm...
Real, is fine with me.


mc_justmc 63M

6/10/2020 4:58 pm

    Quoting secret_lade:
    If you don't mind my asking.... What are you looking for in a meet?
Honestly, I'd be happy with some interesting conversation and some laughs.


secret_lade 49F
9227 posts
6/10/2020 4:04 pm

    Quoting mc_justmc:
    I'm not expecting my meet to be promiscuous, I'm promiscuous enough for the both of us. Since we've been back to work I am way too beat to meet anyone.
If you don't mind my asking.... What are you looking for in a meet?


mc_justmc 63M

6/10/2020 3:22 pm

I'm not expecting my meet to be promiscuous, I'm promiscuous enough for the both of us. Since we've been back to work I am way too beat to meet anyone.


secret_lade 49F
9227 posts
6/10/2020 2:51 pm

    Quoting pocogato12:
    love the way you put it " slutted up ho-bag" and I have had those meetings- sometimes they drain what was left of an already drained day
That's the technical term... Lol Apparently they don't know the old "prude in the street, whore between the sheets" thing.


secret_lade 49F
9227 posts
6/10/2020 2:47 pm

    Quoting  :

I agree with you. I once had someone show up filthy with a raggedy t-shirt on. Really??? Egads, NO!


secret_lade 49F
9227 posts
6/10/2020 2:41 pm

    Quoting lindoboy100:
    Some people's expectations are unreasonable.

    I'm a bit puzzled to be honest. If I had said to someone I was meeting that I can only do it at such and such a time, and she had said that it would be directly after work for her, I'd expect work clothes. And bearing that in mind, if the girl had gone to the extra effort of some damage control I'd be chuffed to bits that she had done that for our meeting. I'd also like to think I could work out whether the girl was ever likely to be that slutted up ho-bag (gotta get me one of them!!) Though maybe he should have worked out that before hand if that's what he's looking for, no?

    On the other hand, are you interested in him?

    That last point - surely that's your business, until it becomes his? And first brief coffee meeting is not that time!
I hate the meet and greet stuff with a passion, but at some point, it has to be done. I'm just not good at it.... I'm not certain what I even thought of him. I don't think it matters though.


secret_lade 49F
9227 posts
6/10/2020 2:25 pm

    Quoting  :

I've pretty much stopped my random chats on here for that reason. I don't find that interesting to me in any way, shape, or form. Once they cum, they're outta there anyway... What's the point?


secret_lade 49F
9227 posts
6/10/2020 2:21 pm

    Quoting positively4you:
    I hate meet and greets but it is the only way. The slutted up ho bag comes only if we are a match and he is not a drive by. His number of friends are not as bad as the number of action shots by different women on his profile. Not impressive. I do hate the sex chat with a stranger. Until I know him I can’t get into “ what I like”. I may be doomed. 🤦‍♀️
I save the sex chat for the right person. I enjoy it, but I can't just do it with anyone. As for action shots, I avoid those guys altogether.... You're just the next action shot on his profile. Definitely not what I want to be.


positively4you 74F  
4605 posts
6/10/2020 9:28 am

I hate meet and greets but it is the only way. The slutted up ho bag comes only if we are a match and he is not a drive by. His number of friends are not as bad as the number of action shots by different women on his profile. Not impressive. I do hate the sex chat with a stranger. Until I know him I can’t get into “ what I like”. I may be doomed. 🤦‍♀️


lindoboy100 61M
23969 posts
6/10/2020 7:44 am

Some people's expectations are unreasonable.

I'm a bit puzzled to be honest. If I had said to someone I was meeting that I can only do it at such and such a time, and she had said that it would be directly after work for her, I'd expect work clothes. And bearing that in mind, if the girl had gone to the extra effort of some damage control I'd be chuffed to bits that she had done that for our meeting. I'd also like to think I could work out whether the girl was ever likely to be that slutted up ho-bag (gotta get me one of them!!) Though maybe he should have worked out that before hand if that's what he's looking for, no?

On the other hand, are you interested in him?

That last point - surely that's your business, until it becomes his? And first brief coffee meeting is not that time!


pocogato12 71F  
37235 posts
6/10/2020 6:22 am

love the way you put it " slutted up ho-bag" and I have had those meetings- sometimes they drain what was left of an already drained day

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secret_lade 49F
9227 posts
6/10/2020 4:52 am

One last point to ponder... how many of my readers are concerned about the number of friends a potential 'meet' has on here? As a blogger, I'm in contact with a few people that I genuinely like... If your expecting your meet to be promiscuous, doesn't that kind of come with the territory? Sigh....


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