I miss
@LaurieLaurie she was great on this thread for a long time and I loved hearing her stories about never having to worry about getting a text back or getting chatted up in a supermarket because it was just a different side of dating that I've never experienced
Appreciate some advice can be hard hitting but we've all annoyed or been annoyed by other posters at some point. As others have said, we should hit the ignore button on a posters profile if we don't want to hear from them or else skip past their comments.
I personally found some recent topics quite tough and dark tbh, rape, suicide, self-hate etc. So had to skip a lot of comments myself and contemplated blocking some posters too. We all have to protect our own mental health but I think it's important to realise that every poster has something to offer to someone on this thread, and if that someone isn't you just skip on and don't engage. Let's not get into fighting and bitching at each other, we don't want this thread to turn to that.
Lastly I miss
@ATV2021 the most. Her personal growth has been an inspiration and her advice is priceless. Because of her I looked at my own dating actions over the last couple of years and decided not to go back on the apps this year. I realised I spent every Christmas trying to go on dates and being upset about things not working out instead of properly valuing the time spent with friends and family so this year will be different. I do hope she comes back and contributes again.