For a while, I’ve wanted to write about porn. In March, I tackled the hairy subject of pubic hair and promised to blog about porn. So, here goes: Porn is such a tricky subject to discuss.  Not only because for so many people it’s an awkward topic to talk about, but also because it can be so…
Category: Single Life
60 Years
In the space of 20 minutes I saw 60 years. I lived through two marriages, two divorces, and then, strangely, our break up. Slipping in and out of consciousness, the present seemed out of reach. Grasping onto it for three minutes only for the inevitable slip, slip, slip away to wash over me. Fear embodied…
Love Stories…
Dolly Alderton’s podcast, Love Stories fuels my commute, spurs conversations with my friends and inspires me to consider my own love stories. And so… (with a few additions) A story of first love Of course, I could tell you about my first long-term relationship, but I’ve written about it so often as it’s a blueprint…
A Cocoon
of auburn hair draped around me and you; hiding us from the world – and softening the needles we jab into each other. Sometimes it feels like a vaccine – or acupuncture; Are we harming each other? Or trying to fix the damage that’s been done? Or maybe we’re hoping to minimise future wounds… Photo…
My Love Affair with Pubic Hair
I’ve been thinking about pubic hair a lot recently. Whilst I was single, I endeavoured to keep everything in my pants waxed or Immaced – you know, just in case. (Male friends have said they “keep on top of trimming” when they’re single because they also never know when they’re going to get lucky and…
Books Every Single Girl Should Read
What better way to deal with feeling fed-up, lonely and pissed off than getting lost in a book?! 1) For when you’re feeling lost: The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho This beautiful short book is a perfect read for when you feel you’ve lost your way. The narrative follows a shepherd through the desert as he…
Everything I Know About Love and Sex Now I’m 26. (Part 2/2)
Inspired by Dolly Alderton in her book, “Everything I know about love”. See Part 1/2 here. Nice guys are hard to come by. If you spend the entirety of your teenage years in one long-term committed relationship, by the time you turn 21 you won’t know how to talk to, or flirt with, a boy…
When The Guilty Feminist Came to Brighton
As some regular readers might know by now, I love Deborah Frances-White and her podcast, “The Guilty Feminist”. Well, now she’s written a book of the same name and her book tour ended in Brighton. You can buy Deborah’s fantastic book from Waterstones here. A friend joined me for an evening of giggles, roaring laughter…
“Tinder Like a Man,” He Said
Following another failed attempt at dating, I decided I need to change my tac (doesn’t this sound familiar..?) “I’m giving up on dating apps!” I exclaim to my friends on more than one occasion this summer. “They’re full of guys who just want a quick shag. I’ll never find a decent guy on Tinder, Bumble…
How To Be a Woman (According to Magazines)
I’ve given up reading magazines. So many of them are full of instructions on what we should eat, how to do our makeup and how to flirt with men. I’ve compiled a list of the shit advice I’ve read in magazines and my immediate thoughts: How to be beach-ready Start the day off with a…
Still Searching for Prince Charming 