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…
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You’re Drawing Me In
You disarmed me. I wasn’t ready for your suave nature. I wasn’t me. I wasn’t not me, but I was a different version of me. You have an aura about you. And it’s drawing me in. Photo by Tim Marshall on Unsplash.
The Canadian
There was an understated coolness about you. Much to my surprise, you weren’t surrounded by girls or friends. I can’t remember who approached whom, but I do remember laughing a lot and the seductive stares that lasted a fraction too long to account for polite company. We went bar-hopping around my favourite places in Brighton;…
A Hot Hook-Up on a Friday Night
The immediate attraction. The flow of conversation. The seductive looks. The flirting. The cigarette sharing. The six-hour build-up. The energy in the cab home. The touching. The kissing. How weightless you made me feel. How you grabbed me passionately. How you picked me up. How you spoke to me. How you felt with me. What…
Too Much Too Soon
Our date was fun but I came home feeling ambivalent towards you. I was reluctant to accept a second date, but I thought there could have been some attraction there. I hoped you wouldn’t spoil it, mainly because you had life experiences, motivation and interesting things to talk about – you ticked a lot of…
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…
Looking Beyond “Good on Paper”
I thought I knew exactly what I was looking for: a man a few years older than me, forging a good career like me, ambitious, intelligent, attractive, sociable, funny and great in bed. And then I met a guy who didn’t tick all those boxes… Over the past three months, my boyfriend and I have…
Still Searching for Prince Charming 