RAG blind date

In a fit of throwing caution to the wind I put my form in... I can still not turn up though I guess.

How could you stand the poor guy up?

Come on, what's so scary? You MAY enjoy yourself or it'll be neutral at best. You've certainly had a lot more experience of dealing with strangers than many of us have so I don't see the problem. Is it outrage at the principle of doing it or fear of the actual event? You sounded like you were up for it initially.

I was actually thinking of doing the opposite... perhaps i was feeling particularly kind when i had that thought... I think i'm searchable atm, but you can't look at my profile unless you're my friend...

I reduced my privacy settings too, I'm usually only seen tp my friends otherwise.

I've opened mine to all my networks for the next couple of days so my date can find me. I can't deal with it being a total surprise.

Why the **** have I set myself up for this? It's going to be so depressing.

Oh and I'm also really terrified about what I'll get paired with because of the whole rating thing, I don't want to see the physical embodiment of how hideous I am standing right in front of me in a bar. It's kind of soul destroying.

THERE's a RATING system??

I never get dates so in a way I feel your pain.

I've been on a grand total of 3 dates if you include last year's RAG one. On one I was taken to see Resident Evil 2 (lovely, not!) and the other I got taken to Effes, which would be lovely apart from that fact I had to hint heavily and I lived across the road from it at the time (lots of effort went into the planning of that!). And he talked on the phone during the meal. So actually, the RAG one was possibly the best one!

THERE's a RATING system??

Yeah, I think they score you out of ten (or something) and put it on the top right of your form. Hence when you receive your date's form the top right corner will be ripped off. It's quite sensible really.

Yeah, I think they score you out of ten (or something) and put it on the top right of your form. Hence when you receive your date's form the top right corner will be ripped off. It's quite sensible really.

LOL; that's hilarious. Surely people's attractiveness is completely subjective? Just because the RAG person thinks you are hot/ugly doesn't mean everyone else does!

So glad I didn't sign up for this....

Sensible? Or soul destroying? I just don't even want to know, I'm terrified about the whole thing. I might just hide in my room for the next few days and pretend it doesn't exist.

I'm SO self-concious of my appearance at the best of times that that is the LAST thing I need. Who the hell do RAG reps think they are to decide I merit someone who is only so good looking or so ugly?
And how do they decide... by Facebook? What's the point of writing up all that stuff on your form, then? Adhsur and I were discussing this and we thought that it HAD to be a roumour because it takes way too much time and effort to look up everyone. But it'd suck if it were true.