I’m ready. It’s been long enough. The hurt has gone, the pain is in the past. I’m settled, happy, content, hopeful. I’m ready. Ready to meet her. The person who is out there, Right now, Living her life not knowing I exist. The places we will see! The food we will eat! The laughs we... Continue Reading →
Kiss Kiss, bang bang
My first kiss was with Katie Patterson in the shed in her garden two doors down from my childhood home. Her big sister had locked us in there and there were half a dozen kids outside too, all of whom knew there was a mutual crush going on between us and were determined to force... Continue Reading →
Emotional hills
When I was about 15 years old I was a bit of an athlete. I was one of those annoying kids who just found it relatively easy to do the basics well enough for cricket, football, running and more, so was on all the school teams and competed loads. At one cross country race we... Continue Reading →
A sea of faces
Groundhog Day is one of the greatest movies of all time. If you don't accept that then I'm not sure we can be friends. It tells the tale of a guy who is forced to relive the same day over and over and over again, trapped with the same people in the same town doing the... Continue Reading →
Forgetting the fairytale
Everyone loves a good fairytale. You know, one like where Rapunzel lets down her hair so her lover can climb up it, or where Brexit is a good idea that's TOTALLY going to work, or where you will find love happily ever after because there is that one person in the world who is perfect... Continue Reading →
How to celebrate your birthday as a single parent
Birthdays are strange things. They hold such promise on paper - the opportunity for fun surprises, thoughtful gifts and time spent with the people who care about you the most. They are a time for you all to reflect back on completing another trip around the sun, and to celebrate all the good things you... Continue Reading →
Confidence. Why the hell is it so sexy (in and out of the bedroom) and how can people fake it until they make it?
Confidence is sexy. I'd like to come up with a pithy or unique way of saying that, but more complex words simply wouldn't do it justice. A confident person is one of the most attractive people in a room, whoever else is in there. Looks (to a surprising degree) go out the window when... Continue Reading →
Being better, not bitter
It appears to be a truism, that after adultery the guilty party walks away winning, leaving their partner with no relationship, self-doubt, low self-esteem, trust issues and all sorts of other problems. There are pithier ways of saying it, but it's rarely the "victim" that comes out on top, at least in the short to... Continue Reading →
How to break up with someone
It's the hardest part of any relationship: the end. It takes a lot to decide that a relationship is over, and if both of you haven't come to the same conclusion at the same time then it's going to be tough. Having "The Talk" isn't something that is entered into lightly, at least not if... Continue Reading →
Taking advice
I am good at many things. Putting together flat pack furniture, cunnilingus, knowing the difference between your/you're and cooking beef wellington are amongst my skills, as is giving well thought out and useful advice to others on their dating issues. I am also bad at many things. Remembering to do household chores, not procrastinating, saving... Continue Reading →