One of my colleagues has joined a dating website, which prompted a discussion of the pros and cons of the internet dating thing. Naturally this led to recaps over my recent efforts to meet someone and the dates I have been on.

Beginning in August...

Bloke 1 - Chris - fishing bore, broadest yam-yam on the planet, drank and drove - mutual lack of contact after two dates.

Bloke 2 - David - wore braces, talked about ex-wife too much, lived with parents at 38 - mutual lack of contact after one date.

Bloke 3 - Rick - interesting on paper but in person had a charisma by-pass, took me to old man pub - kept calling me but had to Dear John after 1 date.

Bloke 4 - John - got on well on email but in person had absolutely nothing to say - though did go on second date to account for nerves, left me to get train home late in dark even though he had to drive past station I was parked at - didn't bother to Dear John just ignored (v rude but the thought of even DJing him bored me!)

Bloke 5 - Nick - asked me on a date after only a couple of emails and decided to get it over with as spent much time emailing previous lot only to be disappointed, bad move - this was the worst of the lot, was like getting blood out of stone, 38 years old but lived with mother and sister and had never moved out, never went anywhere, had no hobbies and worse still no musical taste at all as in did not like music - I went home at half 9 saying was tired - no surprise never heard off him again! Oh, and he insulted me by saying he never emailed the attractive women on the dating website as they wouldn't email him back!!! Charmed. I know I'm no oil painting but am not awful either, just normal. How rude.

Bloke 6 - Sean - still seeing him.

Bloke 7 - Tom - still seeing him.

It's a minefield it really is!