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 →
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. đ My first attempts at writing a profile for online dating were disastrous, but deliberately so. I... Continue Reading →
8 Ways Women Go Wrong With Profiles
Over my life Iâve been told I do things wrong fairly regularly. I put milk in before the boiling water when making a cup of tea. I tumble dry almost everything. I leave my heating on all year and rely on the thermostat to turn it on when itâs cold (if itâs 12 degrees in... Continue Reading →
Five ways you know itâs an only date
Iâve talked before about the phenomenon of the âonly dateâ. You know, itâs the one where you know at a certain point that it wonât ever become the first date of many, but instead will be one youâll either forget within a week or perhaps will share when people ask you what the worst date... Continue Reading →
Feedback
Recently I went on a slightly unusual date. I wonât go into details, but at the end of it I had the opportunity for something pretty unusual (at least in my own experience). No, not that, you filthy-minded reader; I got feedback from my date. After the bill had been paid we got the chance... Continue Reading →
Rate my Date
For many years I worked in consultation and engagement services across a number of organisations. My role was to go out into the community and find out what they thought of something - a policy, a publication, an issue, a community, a development - and distill that down to report it back to decision makers.... Continue Reading →