I think I miss you. Then when we chat, I secretly hate you and feel bad about myself. Then you suggest we meet and I feel rubbish after I see you. So the new plan of action is not to text you or call you. To be aloof. And when you call, I’ll be busy,…
Category: Single Life
Waiting for the Text that Never Comes
That apprehensive feeling before a first date is great; it’s what helps you wear what you feel good in and helps you avoid saying something silly. And if the nerves don’t develop into full-blown terror, a date tends to pan out fairly well. Nearly two weeks ago I had the best date I’ve had in…
Navigating Friendship with an Ex
It’s Sunday night; the end of a long, crazy weekend and Monday morning is looming. After catching up with the life admin jobs you were meant to complete over the weekend, you’re about to have a chilled evening watching TV with housemates. Then you get a phone call from your best mate (who’s also your…
Just for Sex: Compliment or Insult?
When did people stop exchanging numbers after sleeping together? If you got on well enough during the evening to have sex (and the sex was good), surely you’d be able to swap numbers – you saw each other naked. Why is it so cringeworthy to ask for their number? If you do manage to swap…
Tell Me Something Interesting
At the suggestion of a friend, I’m approaching Tinder slightly differently. Her suggestion? Start the conversation with “Tell me something interesting.” I’m pretty ruthless on Tinder and regularly delete people who don’t talk. So, of the 18 matches I recently had, I hadn’t spoken to about 11 of them. Having been out for many cocktails…
It’ll be Lonely this Christmas…
Being single at Christmas – is it joyous or horrendous? On one hand, Christmas is a very sociable time of year with parties, dinners and lots of opportunities to meet exciting new people. On the other hand, most of these parties and dinners are filled with couples or old relatives asking if you’ve ‘got a…
Tinder’s Getting an Upgrade – Will the Paid Version be Worth It?
The creators of Tinder have announced they are introducing a paid premium version of the quick and free dating app. The new upgrade will allow you to undo an accidental swipe left and expand your search distance beyond 100 miles (read more here). But I’m not convinced about how useful these features will be. Surely the…
New City, New Start
Match.com has gone. POF has gone. And although I’m still single, I’m relieved that my junk inbox is no longer filled with constant notifications of blokes winking at me or wanting to meet me. Despite many people’s reservations about the shagging app Tinder, it’s been my trusty companion during the turmoil caused by POF and…
“Who Knows What a Date Might Lead To…?”
“Who knows what a date might lead to…?” This is the tagline Match.com use for their TV advert. It features a young male and female prancing around cornfields, making crop circles, akin to those in Signs. Aside from the obvious issue that I wouldn’t class making crop circles as a viable first date, and this…
Dreadful Chat-Up Lines
We all know that with online dating the stakes are low. Most of the time, you don’t know one another and you certainly don’t owe one another anything which could be why many people take a risk and send a slightly obscure first message as a chat-up line. There’s really nothing to lose by sending…
Still Searching for Prince Charming 