Still Searching for Prince Charming

A Letter to My Ex

Dear You, The summer was confusing. I missed you and you confessed you still loved me. We nearly met up to see if we could rekindle things. We didn’t meet – thank God. Being friends wasn’t going to happen, was it? At least not yet. And anyway, I was seeing someone (admittedly I wasn’t as…

A Sexy Photo at the Hospital?

Last week I was in the hospital and what better way to pass recovery time than on Tinder? Frequently, I considered how inappropriate it felt to be swiping whilst inserted with cannulas and drainage tubes and with morphine surging around my body, but then I remembered how bored I was, how rubbish daytime T.V. is…

Casually Falling into Bed Together

I like a guy; we get on really well as friends and have loads in common. We’ve been flirty for a while and he confided in a friend that likes me. We were out a few weeks ago and ended up in bed together. Last weekend we were out in Brighton with friends. He challenged…

A Stranger’s Judgements

Last night, I took a cab home. The meter started at £2.20. I was making small talk with the driver. He asked how my night was, what I’d been doing and who I’d been with. I asked how his night was. By £4.10 he was asking about my social life, whether I was out with…

Can we Rekindle our Relationship?

A year ago today, my ex and I were blissfully happy. We both messaged a bit this morning, had a nice phone call, and said it’s rather sad we’re no longer together. The conversation was frank: We miss each other. We still love each other. He is spiralling down. I want to help him. Being…

The Nightmare of Syncing Orgasms

You’re having hot sex with someone you find terribly attractive. You’re feeling confident, sexy and sexually skilled. He seems confident, you find him sexy and he’s certainly sexually skilled. The build-up was perfect, you’ve both been anticipating this moment for some time, the candles are lit, the music is on and the housemates are out….

Rebounding

This year I’ve learnt a lot about what I want from a partner: someone kind, ambitious and who I’m attracted to as well as they’re attracted to me. I’ve been seeing a guy for a few months now and we’ve progressed into relationship territory. After I broke up with my ex, mutual friends kept saying…

What Happens When You Meet With an Ex After a Break?

Four days after my previous post, I ended our relationship. We had a fun weekend planned with lots of socialising but he was late on Friday evening due to a heavy one the previous night. I spent the weekend being extra bubbling and he spent the weekend hungover and on a come-down. Sunday was a sad…

The Grey Area Between Love and Breaking Up

Recently, I was talking about my relationship with a friend. She identified “the grey area” between loving your partner and breaking up with them. It’s when you’re not in love with that person anymore, but the thought of having sex with them doesn’t physically repulse you. A perfect summation of my current relationship status. The…

Nagging for Sex?

Our relationship was so hot at first. We had sex at all times of the day, now it tends to be at bedtime, or in the morning. Sometimes I worry he doesn’t really want it, and once I’ve come there’s a sigh of relief and he can get some sleep. Even shower sex is less…