Bear with me. I know this is a bit weird, but I wanted to write to you now, before I've ever met you, as there are a few things I want you to know. Yes, you; the woman who will one day be the person who helps me realise that I will be able to... Continue Reading →
Parental Logistics Suck
I used to joke that my first child changed everything, but after that the rest were simply a matter of logistics. It's sort of true; the first time you do it, everything about your life changes. You go from only being responsible for yourself to having another human life entirely and utterly dependant upon you.... Continue Reading →
The struggle of being a working-class parent with middle-class kids
You may, dear reader, be expecting me to spend this post moaning about class warfare and how hard I had it growing up, but I'm not going to do that. Yes, we struggled; living as a child in a little, three-bed terraced house in East London with two brothers, three sisters, two parents and a... Continue Reading →
Back to full time
Just when you think you've got things sorted... Things were settled. We are co-parenting with a 50/50 split on our kids time. Well, I say co-parenting; we are parenting separately and sharing essential information about the kids, but it's the best we can do for now. I was starting to plan out my year, was... Continue Reading →
The thing about dating in your 30s…
Paper Boy. BMX bikes. Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles. Tamagotchis. Cheese and pineapple hedgehogs. Tupperware parties. Going Live. If you are looking at that list and thinking "what the hell are those?!" before turning to Google to find out, odds are you are not someone who is dating in their thirties. It's a point laboured by many... Continue Reading →
Comic-on Point
I am a multi-faceted man. I love politics. Sport. Digital. Reading. Blogging. Socialising. Music. Movies. Cooking. Dating. More "adult" activities. Public speaking. Crushing my enemies beneath the heels of my boots. Cleaning. Ok, perhaps not that last one, but there is a huge range of things that I am passionate about to one level or... Continue Reading →
Online Shopping
I was chatting with someone the other day about online dating and we came up with an analogy (or is it a metaphor?) that was pretty much on point and addresses some of the major problems for people who, like me, are using digital tools to help them meet people. Online dating is like going... Continue Reading →