Still Searching for Prince Charming

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…

Late at Night

Do you text them late at night like you do to me? Do you whisper sweet nothings of what you both could be? Do you show off your cocktail flair and then caress their legs and their hair? Do you drink as much with them, ‘though you’ve only gone over at ten? Do you plant…

20 Things You Should Know and Do if You’re Single in Your Twenties

20 things you should know and do if you’re single in your twenties: You won’t be single forever – unless you want to be. Make sure you’re friends with other single people – being surrounded by couples all the time is depressing. Put yourself out there. But also know when you need to look after…

Him and Her

The curve of her stomach The softness of her thighs The intention of her touch The memory of her kiss And the thought of her clit. The bike oil on his calves The hirsuteness of his chest The roughness of his handing The reality of his touch And the thought of her clit. Photo by…

When to Stop Sleeping with Your Fuck Buddy

It was fun whilst it lasted; you scratched an itch – although you weren’t as reliable as you thought you were. Yet it worked because we were old friends, but now I think we’ve outgrown our friendship. Was I using sex as a cure for loneliness? Undoubtedly. And I think you were, too. Now that…

And Then They Went Upstairs…

She thought there’d be an awkward air; the tension of a dirty secret. She thought there’d be naughty glances and nothing more. How wrong she was. The girl came bounding in: full of life – a bottle of prosecco in hand. Within five minutes it was clear there were memories filled with lust in both…

The Things We Do…

Oh, the things we do to feel desired. We spend forever styling our hair for a boy we’ve never met. We beautify our cuticles – do you reckon he’s noticed, yet? Our legs are freshly shaved In this skirt we’ve recently braved. We wait in a bar, alone Hopelessly checking our phones. We ponder his…

8 Things I Trust In

8 Things I Trust In Because I’m human, some of these beliefs are contradictory. 1. I trust that things happen for a reason. This is so easy to believe when things are going right. But I’ve realised it’s more important to trust things happen for a reason when life isn’t going to plan. And to…