I don't add another candle to my birthday cake every year. Not because I am refusing to get older, rather because that number of candles in one place at one time is both a danger to life as well as nearly impossible to light, as the first goes out long before the last is anywhere... Continue Reading →
Slow Jams
As a Spotify fan, I love to create playlists. Some are full of hits from the 80s, some take me off to the wonderful world of Ska, while others are full of the guitar-based tunes I spent many an evening jumping around to as a youngster. I've got a whole list dedicated to songs that... Continue Reading →
For One Night Only
I read a lot of dating blogs these days. Recently I was catching up on posts from the brilliant Alice in Wanderlust blog and came across one which was all about being picky. One section, in particular, made me stop and think a little: I was at a party, and one of my friends started... Continue Reading →
Dating Translations
Dating can be hard. For those of us new to it, it has a language all of its own that needs to be learned, and quickly. Some words and phrases, such as catfishing, ghosting and benching are commonplace, while others are a touch more niche. But what's equally as difficult to understand is when people use... Continue Reading →
Being Goose
Even with the rumours that Ryan Reynolds will star, I can't help but feel uneasy about the planned sequel to the mighty Top Gun which has apparently been green-lighted. Some things are best left in perfect isolation and appreciated through the ages as a perfect moment never to be repeated (like the one bread and... Continue Reading →
Was that too fast?
I pride myself on being pretty self-aware. I know some of my strengths (I have a good smile, have a lot of interesting stories to tell and my bum isn't too bad to look at/pinch), and I also know some of my weaknesses (I haven't got an Efron-esque chiselled physique, I sometimes forget important things and am... Continue Reading →
Time for a profile update
It was overly long. It was full of complicated language and personal admissions. It almost felt like an apology in sections. Few people experienced it, and none who did enjoyed the experience. But enough about my sex life. 😉 My first attempts at writing a profile for online dating were disastrous, but deliberately so. I... Continue Reading →
My 50 Things
Ambition. It's one of the things which I've been accused of having too much of in the past - I want to do things, go to places and have experiences which are out of the ordinary. Yes, beach holidays can be nice, but given the choice I'd rather do the Inca trail than Ibiza, the... Continue Reading →
It’s not funny
We'd been messaging for weeks. She had been about to go abroad on holiday when we matched, so there had been no alternative but to get fingers to keyboards and chat away until she returned. It had been fun, light, carefree at first. I'd thrown in jokes, anecdotes and more gifs than probably I should... Continue Reading →
As I was saying before I was so rudely interrupted
It's been a while since my last post. Trump has survived three dozen scandals (at least). Spurs have won at Wembley. Children have returned to school, had their half term and returned once again. Halloween has come and gone. A lot has happened. I won't go into too much detail yet about my romantic events as I'm... Continue Reading →