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…
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Everything I Knew About Love and Sex When I was 16. (Part 1/2)
Inspired by Dolly Alderton in her book, “Everything I know about love”. Read part 2 (what I know now I’m 26) here. There is such a thing as the perfect man. He’s my boyfriend. Getting a boyfriend is easy – just ask a friend for a boy’s MSN details and start messaging him. Sex is…
Your Future Girlfriend will Thank Me
I taught you how to dress in the style you aspire to emulate. I taught you which neck cut looks good with the way you do your hair and which sleeve styles suit complement your arms. I demonstrated how some colours suit your skin and hair colour, and how some don’t. In the minefield you…
A Friend Set Us Up – It Didn’t Work Out
Last month, a friend told me she had a great friend she’d like to set me up with. He was single, too, and she felt our personalities would fit and we’d get along well. A first date coffee was arranged and while I considered cancelling because I was interested in someone else, I’m glad I…
Do I Wanna Know?
/Do I wanna know, if this feeling flows both ways?/ Yes, I do want to know.  It’s killing me not knowing what’s inside your head.  The messages you give off are so conflicting. /Sad to see you go, was sorta hoping that you’d stay…/ We have so much fun when you stay.  Please don’t leave….
Ghosting and My Mother
It’s been a tough few months and last weekend my mum told me (again) how she wished I had a boyfriend, but noticed: Boys these days don’t want relationships; they just want to fuck around. Yes, Mummy. Â That’s true. [So-and-so’s] daughter can’t get a boyfriend either. Â Blokes just stop texting her. Â It’s called something like…ghosting?…
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 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…
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. Â After I broke up with my ex, mutual friends kept saying…
Still Searching for Prince Charming 