Romance in UCD?

Mr.Nice Guy

Seeing as Valentine's Day will be here soon (weep for us single people), I was wondering if anybody here has found romance within UCD?

Anyone currently seeing someone that they met on campus? Any stories to tell?

Let's hear it.

pilson

I have a son with someone I met in UCD. Ha.

rain on

No I have not. Damn it anyway!

me and my better half fancied each other from afar for THREE YEARS before, inspired by ed murphy's wildcard article in the tribune, he bit the bullet and talked to me at the end of my final year. we've been together ever since. you may vomit now.

Mr.Nice Guy

I imagine that's pretty common in this college. There's a girl I fancy in one of my lectures but it's hard getting an opportunity to speak to her. Whenever I do she has to meet her friends or run to a lecture etc. You seem to have a time limit of about a minute or so. :v:

February 14th is going to be depressing.

Lovelorn smiley >> :rolleyes:

kittenkiller

No I have not. Damn it anyway!

Myself & himself were both in UCD when we started courting way back when.
Now he's out in the big bad real world & i'm still taking the scenic route around Belfield & the RDS.
Twill be our 5th Valentines Day this year.

On our 1st, he greeted in front of the SU shop at the library & presented me with a lil orange elephant teddy & chocolates!

Pythia

Mr.Nice Guy wrote:

I imagine that's pretty common in this college. There's a girl I fancy in one of my lectures but it's hard getting an opportunity to speak to her. Whenever I do she has to meet her friends or run to a lecture etc. You seem to have a time limit of about a minute or so. :v:

February 14th is going to be depressing.

Lovelorn smiley >> :rolleyes:

Why didn't you say something? All this time...

Mr.Nice Guy

Pythia wrote:

Why didn't you say something? All this time...

Alright then your place or mine?

rainbow kirby

I wish I could say that I had... but no, I'm horribly, horribly single. Boo-urns.

Dave!

We didn't meet in college, but me and the girlfriend are together a year and 2 months!

Valentine's is sh!t though, so I'm not getting her anything...

Chinafoot

DaveMcG wrote:

Valentine's is sh!t though, so I'm not getting her anything...

Good luck with that one!

I didn't meet my boyfriend in college, but I did meet him at a boards beers ( i know, i know.....uber-nerd) Together 8 months now. We're having an early Valentines, by going to Prague this weekend.

Pythia

Oh, Prague is lovely. I went there with my (now ex) boyfriend. Had a great time.

Chinafoot

Pythia wrote:

Oh, Prague is lovely. I went there with my (now ex) boyfriend. Had a great time.

Hope thats not a side-effect of the trip

Yea it should be nice, really looking forward to it.

arbeitsscheuer

Yeah, have fun peachy... Get hammered, those Czechs drink more than we do!!!:eek:

On-topic: Single again. I've somehow managed to be be single every year on and around valentine's day, despite a reputation as a player.... An ill-justified reputation, I should point out... Hmm... Dig up, stupid...:(

Red Alert

No I have not. Damn it anyway!

yep i was seeing someone from ucd for a while. when you're around ucd a lot like me then i suppose it kinda makes sense to.

humbert

I hate you, so called Mr.Nice Guy, for starting this thread just like I hate hallmark for inventing Valentine's Day:mad:....not that I'm jealous or anything

Waltons

I'm another of the "didn't meet her in college" troupe! Met on the internet and we've been together nearly two years now
*makes huge plans for Valentine's Day*

panda100

kittenkiller wrote:

Myself & himself were both in UCD when we started courting way back when.
Now he's out in the big bad real world & i'm still taking the scenic route around Belfield & the RDS.
Twill be our 5th Valentines Day this year.

On our 1st, he greeted in front of the SU shop at the library & presented me with a lil orange elephant teddy & chocolates!

ahh thats so cute-i love the word 'courting'-i say we should start a revival of that word!
Oh were shall I start with the UCD dating scene......
Back when I was a bashful first year I really liked our class rep.We hung out loads but i was way to shy to make a move.Anyway med ball night was on fireworks night,so the whole class was having a great time dancing when class rep came up to me and said do you want to go outside for a breath of fresh air.So we were outside talking under this willow tree,he offered me his jacket and then we kissed.And then to top it off fireworks went off in the distance so we stopped to watch them,quite magical really.But then i kinda went off him so we broke up.

Went out with another guy who I fancied since 2nd year,always used to see him round college.Then in 3rd year by coincidence I lived with a girl who knew him.So one day I went up to him really drunk in the student bar and started trying to be all witty and funny but I probably was saying stupid things!:o Anyway,must have said something alright cos a year later he asked me out!

Economaniac!

No I have not. Damn it anyway!

i think some college relationships are doomed simply because your gunna see so much of the person! if you do the same course and the same subjects you could be together all day everyday, and being 18yr old, dating this way will either find you your soul mate or lead to very very short romances! indirect experience of mine...

lil-buttons

I went out with a guy for a couple of years during colg.. when I took a year out I seen there was a whole new ball game... .. Im still very good friends with him though..

Mr.Nice Guy

humbert wrote:

I hate you, so called Mr.Nice Guy, for starting this thread just like I hate hallmark for inventing Valentine's Day:mad:....not that I'm jealous or anything

Hey, I have to try and depress others. How else am I supposed to feel better about my single status?

hullaballoo

I'm going to the comedy gig on Valentine's night. David O' Doherty and Neil Delamare are playing. It should help me to forget my woes as a singleton. Hey, I might even meet a girl with a good sense of humour at it too!

TheVan

I too shall probably be spending a lonely Valentines....unless I manage to get my act together and make some unfortunate like me!

Grrrrrrr Valentines....its not an occasion for couples, its an occasion for couples to rub it in everyone else's face!

Scraggs

valentines schmalentines.... the only good thing about it is ....shoite i cant even think of one....
[guess whos a bitter singleton]

OT... romance in UCD well theres one guy i really fancy in one of my subjects, i sit beside him most days but have yet to make a move... suffering in silence and all that...

panda100

Mr nice guy-you should do poll on this to find out whose single or not-seems like theres a lot of singles out there-even though I dont think any one berated their single stautus as much as I did in PI:o

Waltons

[cough]UCD Boards speed dating [/cough]

Mr.Nice Guy

OK I've added a poll, panda.

Re: the speed dating, I hear the Rose of Tralee is set to be there. I thought she had a boyfriend?

cruiserweight

Met my last girlfriend when I was in 2nd year in UCD and we went out for 4 years! But broke up around this time last year Now I am a poor single postgrad:D

hullaballoo

Hmmm, a public poll. Could be interesting.

Vorsprung

Mr.Nice Guy wrote:

Re: the speed dating, I hear the Rose of Tralee is set to be there. I thought she had a boyfriend?

If she hasn't, BAGSIE. When is this speed dating things anyways? There'll usually good fun, might try to make it

irlrobins

ok is the poll asking if you met your bf/gf/partner/lover/fb in UCD or is it asking if you're single or not?

Jonny Arson

No girls even talk to me yet alone get intimate with my sexy body around this place!!!!

Red Alert

No I have not. Damn it anyway!

i made a mistake - i was really looking for a "i've gone out with people in UCD but currently am a singleton"

TheVan

I have a theory on the lack of lovin' in UCD.....girls!

Simply if girls went out and went up to guys and made moves then we would double the chances of romance in UCD!

Come on girls, give it your best shot!

hullaballoo

Excellent work TheVan. Got your thinking cap on. Now all you need to do is take off your ugly* cap and you're away.

*TheVan is beautiful

Mr.Nice Guy

Red Alert wrote:

i made a mistake - i was really looking for a "i've gone out with people in UCD but currently am a singleton"

Actually you did it right. I was only wondering whether anybody had found romance in the college. I see so many hot girls in this place but it's difficult to get the chance to talk to them.

I mean, how do you break the ice to begin with?

irlrobins

Mr.Nice Guy wrote:

I mean, how do you break the ice to begin with?

"Hello" usually works. And then just talk casually. They're not looking for a one line chat up line that sweeps them off their feet. Just be yourself!

Mr.Nice Guy

irlrobins wrote:

"Hello" usually works. And then just talk casually. They're not looking for a one line chat up line that sweeps them off their feet. Just be yourself!

Hello seems awkward around a complete stranger though don't you think? If I'm sitting beside an attractive girl I'd rather ask her a question about something than just say 'Hi' but maybe that's just me?

Pythia

panda100 wrote:

ahh thats so cute-i love the word 'courting'-i say we should start a revival of that word!
Oh were shall I start with the UCD dating scene......
Back when I was a bashful first year I really liked our class rep.We hung out loads but i was way to shy to make a move.Anyway med ball night was on fireworks night,so the whole class was having a great time dancing when class rep came up to me and said do you want to go outside for a breath of fresh air.So we were outside talking under this willow tree,he offered me his jacket and then we kissed.And then to top it off fireworks went off in the distance so we stopped to watch them,quite magical really.But then i kinda went off him so we broke up.

Went out with another guy who I fancied since 2nd year,always used to see him round college.Then in 3rd year by coincidence I lived with a girl who knew him.So one day I went up to him really drunk in the student bar and started trying to be all witty and funny but I probably was saying stupid things!:o Anyway,must have said something alright cos a year later he asked me out!

Is one of them Tommy?

irlrobins

Mr.Nice Guy wrote:

Hello seems awkward around a complete stranger though don't you think?

If you can't turn to someone, smile, and say "Hello" then there's sadly no hope for you. A smile will get you much further than "Did you get those notes from tutorial?"

Sangre

Have I found romance?
Yes. Yes I have.

TheVan

hullaballoo wrote:

Excellent work TheVan. Got your thinking cap on. Now all you need to do is take off your ugly* cap and you're away.

*TheVan is beautiful

Amazing....a messenger to spread the gospel....now all I need is a female of the species to be converted!

Sangre

The only converting of females you can do is to lesbianism

Pythia

TheVan wrote:

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Amazing....a messenger to spread the gospel....now all I need is a female of the species to be converted!

Pics?









Joke

Mr.Nice Guy

irlrobins wrote:

If you can't turn to someone, smile, and say "Hello" then there's sadly no hope for you. A smile will get you much further than "Did you get those notes from tutorial?"

I would agree with you when outside college but in college everyone seems so uptight and self-absorbed. Like they have the weight of the world on their shoulders. They don't look like they'd welcome a hello.

Maybe it's worth trying out though I suppose.

We could all have a go in the run up to Valentine's and see if we can change our situations!

rainbow kirby

Or how about a singletons Boards Beers on the 14th?

irlrobins

rainbow kirby wrote:

Or how about a singletons Boards Beers on the 14th?

That just reeks of sadness.......

Pythia

irlrobins wrote:

That just reeks of sadness.......

See ya there so? :v:

TheVan

Well Pythia I was in your finance class!

In response to your most gracious request for a photo....I'm sorry I will have to say no.....just keep your eyes peeled for someone like my avatar in Quinn!

Sangre

Hahah I never noticed the resembleance!

Pythia

So were about 300 others!
Hope you did well in Finance anyway!

Mr_Roger_Bongos

Sangre wrote:

The only converting of females you can do is to lesbianism

Q giant bust up in IB Law tommorow!!! Ill do referee!! PLus we can have special guest stewart from B+L (Intervarsities Junior Boxing Champion)

No blows below the belt gentlemen, keep it clean!

(in a celebrity deathmatch way) LETS GET IT ON!

I'd say Mr.Dungannon would definately be up for it. He hates IB.