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First Date #13 – How it went

#FirstDate #FirstDates #FirstDatesIRL #Dating #Kilkenny #StCanicesCathedral #Ireland #LEGO The amazing first date led to almost a dozen more dates. We saw movies, attended a concert at St. Canice’s Cathedral, and went away for the weekend to an old convent outside of Cahir, County Tipperary. FirstDate#13 and I had similar nerdy […]

First Date #13 – How it started

#FirstDate #FirstDates #FirstDatesIRL #Dating #Kilkenny #Freshford #KilkennyCastle #DuckPond #Ireland #LEGO First Date #13 was with an Irish woman living in County Tipperary. We matched on Tinder. We agreed to meet in Freshford as it was mid-way between Templemore and Kilkenny. I don’t know why I agreed to meet in a […]

I Will Follow – Part 12

#FollowFriday #FF #FirstDate #FirstDates #FirstDatesIRL #Dating #LEGO #Kilkenny #Ireland Here are some amazing people to follow: Tweets by beatweet21 Tweets by Sam1AmNot Tweets by TheBluestStar Tweets by smileitsfree44 Tweets by DarthraedarX0  

The worst is yet to come

#FirstDate #FirstDates #FirstDatesIRL #Dating #Tips #Profile #Profiles Chris can’t figure out how to hook up on Tinder in Vegas. Like a lot of eejits on dating apps, he fell victim to saying the inside things out loud. And here I thought being a “chef” at Red Lobster was gonna be […]

As inevitable as death and taxes

#FirstDate #FirstDates #FirstDatesIRL #Dating #Covid #LEGO My normal Wednesday post is to pontificate about how to improve your dating profile and give you my dating tips. Those pearls of wisdom will have to wait a week as I am a bit under the weather. Yes, the inevitability of testing positive […]

First Date #12 – How it’s going

#FirstDate #FirstDates #FirstDatesIRL #Dating #Kilkenny #RingRoad #Ireland #LEGO Thanks to World Cup 2018, I saw FirstDate#12 a few times. And the fun matches led to other fun activities. Though she made it clear that we weren’t suited for each other long term. She has a young daughter, and I neither […]

First Date #12 – How it started

#FirstDate #FirstDates #FirstDatesIRL #Dating #Kilkenny #GlendineInn #Ireland #LEGO First Date #12 was with a Polish woman living in Kilkenny. We matched on Tinder. This was during FIFA World Cup 2018, and we agreed to watch a match at Glendine Inn which was just a 20 minute walk from my house. […]

I Will Follow – Part 11

#FollowFriday #FF #FirstDate #FirstDates #FirstDatesIRL #Dating #LEGO #Kilkenny #TradFest #PaddysWeekend Here are some amazing people to follow: Tweets by derekpotter Tweets by TomJolly19 Tweets by javadave_ Tweets by mehnthegame Tweets by tolaughortolove  

Happy Paddy’s Day! 🇮🇪☘️💚

#FirstDate #FirstDates #FirstDatesIRL #Dating #HappyPaddysDay #PaddysDay #StPatricksDay #Kilkenny #KilkennyCastle #Ireland #LEGO HAPPY ST. PATRICK’S DAY ☘️🇮🇪💚

Kiss me I’m Irish!

#FirstDate #FirstDates #FirstDatesIRL #Dating #KissMeImIrish #Kiss #KissMe #Kilkenny #KilkennyCastle #Ireland #LEGO There was a time when my being Irish (or at least half-Irish) meant something. I was a bit unique with the hard to pronounce first and last names. Since I’ve moved to Ireland, being half-Irish hasn’t been very impressive, […]

First Date #11 – How it went

#FirstDate #FirstDates #FirstDatesIRL #Dating #Carlow #DuckettsGrove #Ireland #LEGO I ended up meeting with FirstDate#11 a handful of times, but it never got serious. On one of the dates, we went to Duckett’s Grove in Carlow. The interior of the house was destroyed by a major fire in the 1930s and […]

First Date #11 – How it started

#FirstDate #FirstDates #FirstDatesIRL #Dating #Carlow #DinnRi #Ireland #LEGO First Date #11 was with an Irish woman from Carlow. Two-in-a-row from Carlow. I got on well with the previous woman from Carlow, how would this play out? We matched on Tinder, and we agreed to meet at the Dinn Rí Hotel. […]

I Will Follow – Part 10

#FollowFriday #FF #FirstDate #FirstDates #FirstDatesIRL #Dating #LEGO #Kilkenny #RiverNore #JohnsBridge #Rivercourt #Ireland Here are some amazing people to follow: Tweets by notsosavvydater Tweets by LoveLifeLiquor Tweets by datingappfinds Tweets by AndyJokedAgain Tweets by sofarrsogud  

Hundreds of matches!

#FirstDate #FirstDates #FirstDatesIRL #Dating #Tips #Profile #Profiles The only way “J” is getting “100s of matches” is if he’s buying them in bulk at Costco. This profile screen grab comes from one of my favorite Twitter Users – ThereAreNoNiceGuys. You can find this sexually demanding tweet here: Look, brat, J […]

What’s a good second date?

#FirstDate #FirstDates #FirstDatesIRL #Dating #Single #Kilkenny #KnowWayOut #EscapeRoom #EscapeRooms #Ireland #LEGO After over 50 First Dates, I’ve mastered where, when and how. But second and subsequent dates are more of a challenge. What works for some, might not work for others. Movies, Cliff Walks, Botanical Gardens, and even Cemeteries have […]