Recently the ever-wonderful Lucy shared a tweet asking for stories about online dating for her forthcoming radio show. As the responses started flowing in I quickly spotted a pattern; overwhelmingly, from men and from women, people were sharing their disdain, dislike and in some cases hatred for online dating. Stories were shared of people being... Continue Reading →
Introducing the Swiped Out Podcast
I love podcasts. I listen to loads of them, covering subjects as diverse as football, F1, comedy, current affairs, economics and more. I love hearing new, interesting and/or funny opinions on everything as I sit on the train or drive to work, or even while pottering around the kitchen at home. A couple of months... Continue Reading →
When is it time to be online official in a relationship?
It's been six months and things are going well. You've had the conversations and things are official, you're exclusive and happy. On a date night you take a great selfie snap and realise that there's nothing stopping you sharing it online with your friends and family. So, what's stopping you? This was the sort of... Continue Reading →
Too much of a good thing
I never used to understand the phrase "too much of a good thing makes you sick". There wasn't an amount of salami, or cheese, or fried chicken, or Dr Pepper, or curly wurly that could make me sick. Too much of a good thing was simply more of that good thing, right?! Then I discovered... Continue Reading →
Stalking your prey
I've said it before - the internet is a wonderful place. It has enabled me to connect with people all over the world and share my thoughts, and is the reason I have the job I do (one I love, by the way). But the internet is merely a tool. As with other tools, it... 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 →
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 →