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Archive for the Dating category
Having Your Cake But Someone Else Is Eating It
Indecisiveness is part of who I am and probably always will be, but has it driven me in to singleville without pulling over to ask for directions? Whether it is shoes that are pretty much exactly the same, what restaurant to go to for food, or what way to wear my hair, I have a mini [...]
Friends with Benefits
I’ve just returned from the local cinema having viewed the latest attempt from Hollywood at answering the age old question of whether ‘Friends with Benefits’ really works. I think it goes without saying that anyone who goes to see this film will already have a fair idea of the plot line and the inevitable [...]
Weight a Minute
The end of August saw the break-up of reality TV royalty, as TOWIE’s Mark Wright and Lauren Goodger parted ways after a 9 year rollercoaster romance. While Mark has hit out that the sex dried up and he had a problem with her figure; classy bloke, Lauren has opened up saying how hard it was [...]
Me, Myself and Him
Anyone who has read my author bio on the site will know that I’ve managed to fit quite a lot of life into my short 28 years. Without wanting to put too finer point on the negatives, there have been a fair few low moments for one so young and inexperienced, however, my love of [...]
Compromise or Character-Crushing?
We’re constantly reminded that, when it comes to relationships, there is a certain element of give and take; there will be times when compromises need to be made, when you will have to miss poker night for a work event that isn’t yours, or even times when you’ll have to vacate your own house for [...]
In Her Shoes
It is probably easier said than done to, “get over it” or to “not think about it too much”. When it is a friend who is going through a bad break up or who has a few guy issues, we often wave it away, forgetting how hard it was when we were in a similar [...]
What about MY happy ending?
The world we live in is full of bad news, every time you turn on any news channel, more often than not it is delivering some depressing information that you’d frankly rather not know. Although, there are times in life when fate, destiny, God – whoever is in control of things – dishes someone a [...]
Is It A Language Or Dialect Difference That Makes Relationships So Hard?
Over the years we’ve repeatedly heard the clichéd idea that men and women are from completely different worlds, Venus and Mars are the stereotypical areas, and there have been many variations on this theory since its development. One that I heard recently was that men and women have such problems because there is a distinct [...]
How Do You Play A Game When You Don’t Know The Rules?
When it comes to the world of dating we often find ourselves wrapped up in sexual politics and playing key roles in games that we didn’t know we were even on the team for – it’s a downside of the dating game that you get pulled into things that you don’t understand and don’t usually [...]
Slapping Labels On Each Other
When you’re “seeing someone” the great debate that will pop up, 9 times out of 10, is whether you are “boyfriend and girlfriend” – this debate can be a tricky one and can have side-effects such as: hurt feelings, clinginess and maybe even a “run away!” response from one of you, but sooner or later [...]
Do Good Things Come To Those Who Date?
Of all the scary and awkward situations we put ourselves in first dates have to be very near the top of the list. I’ve never really believed much in the whole idea of ‘dating’, it all seems far too formal and artificial a process for true love or romance to blossom in my books. I [...]
Only The Lonely
The only positive thing to come from my friend moving to New York is that the contents of her flat have been kindly donated to me. That is how I find myself the proud owner of some Ally McBeal DVDs, one of my favourite shows as a teenager. As I lose myself in the adventure [...]
Going The Distance: Can You Maintain Your Relationship?
When geography is against a couple, the well-being and nature of the relationship can be put under mammoth strain and it either crumbles or survives. I can speak from experience as my boyfriend and I have been travelling to be with each other for over two years now, and we’ve definitely experienced our fair share [...]
Friendly Relationship Advice
There’s plenty of good relationship advice out there, well known clichés that are the sound track to go alongside that bottle of wine to ease the heartache. I recently text a medley of these gems to friend who was in need of some soothing – ‘He was never good enough for you’, ‘There’s plenty more [...]
Losing Control
Having control always seemed to be the way things were for me, I would always do well when it came to my education, any job I took on would be successfully completed and if I wanted to own that pair of killer high heels it would be so. Nothing seemed out of my reach that [...]
The Good, The Bad And The Truth?
The good thing about being in a heterosexual relationship, and to be honest finding the virtues is sometimes like clutching at straws, is that men will always be honest about what you look like, in particular what you choose to wear – sometimes to a fault. An enormous, confidence-bashing fault. Female friends, on the other hand, [...]
Do We Fall For The Chivalry Or The Style?
Last night my flat mate returned from a first date noticeably annoyed the guy hadn’t attempted to kiss her. But much more noticeable was her obvious relief that said date hadn’t been horrendously dressed. Rather than tell me how the night had gone, I was given an entire run-down on his attire, his hairstyle, his [...]
The Dating Duck & Roll
As I sit here, deadline looming, pondering over what to write, I mull over the events of the week and it becomes increasingly clear to me that almost every woman I know has got one. That awful school photograph with the dodgy haircut and equally dodgy teeth that your mother refuses to throw away. [...]
Relationship Game Playing
When it comes to dating ‘playing games’ is a phrase that women will often roll their eyes at. Women all over the world are heard moaning to their friends, “Why can’t men just grow up? Does he honestly think I care to play games?” Wait a minute, when did playing games become such a [...]
First Blind Dates
First dates are hard enough but what if your first date is a blind one? First the usual precautions: ♥ Wear something conservative. Tick. ♥ Make sure your heels aren’t so big that you can’t get away quickly should you require. Tick. ♥ Arrange to meet someone familiar and public with plenty of taxis waiting in the vicinity [...]
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