Originally published December 2021; updated December 2024 You’re heading home for Christmas. Your partner is in tow. You’re so excited about all the romantic, festive sex you’ll have. Then one of you remembers there’s a baby sister and a dog to avoid… And so: How do you have sex without your family hearing? Your idea…
Tag: Dating
Nail That Opening Message: 7 Tips to Get Women to Respond on Dating Apps
Ever found yourself firing messages out on a dating app and just getting nowhere? It’s depressing and very common to think: “What am I doing wrong?!” Almost eight years ago, I was having terrible luck with dating apps. All my friends placated me and said I had a great profile and appealing, photos that reflected…
Is Feeld’s “A Fucking Magazine” Worth It?
Our favourite online dating app has switched things up again. However, instead of launching a new feature or adjusting its premise (hello, Bumble), the creators of Feeld have published a print magazine. The chances are, you’ve heard of Feeld, but for the uninitiated: Feeld used to be a niche dating app for the queer, kinky…
The Dating App Banishing Ghosting
If you’ve lived under a rock for the last five years, “being ghosted” is when someone you’re chatting with on a dating app suddenly ceases contact. You’re left on read receipts, disconnected from without any indication why, and left feeling glum. No matter the app, ghosting happens – and to a lot of people. According to…
5 Ways to Get Guys to Respond on Bumble
I first wrote this in 2017 then, in 2022 when I was still active on Bumble, I Googled this question. In 2024, I’m no longer on dating apps having found my partner on – you guessed it – Bumble. Nevertheless, an update is due… Over the years, I’ve tried nearly all the dating sites and…
Evntful – The Dating App That Takes Your Safety Seriously
In 1995, Match.com was launched and the world of internet dating was born. Over the past 30 years, online dating has changed dramatically – as have our expectations of it. Much has changed for the better. Dating apps such as Feeld have brought conversations about kink and BDSM into the mainstream and apps like Thursday…
Declining Giving Someone Your Number
Dating apps are a great way to connect with potential love interests, whether locally or if you’re exploring further afield. Yet before long, someone is bound to want to take the conversation off the platform and probably onto WhatsApp. Guidance on being safe while online dating advises not to share your number with someone you…
Online Dating and Romance Scams: What They Are and How to Identify and Avoid Them
Catfishing is part and parcel of online dating, but what happens when someone does more than just post a younger, more flattering photo of themselves or lies about their age? How might someone con a love interest into parting with their cash? And does this really happen these days? Sadly yes. Skilled romance scammers know…
8 Things Guys Wish Women Knew When Dating
As a woman, have you ever spoken to a male friend about a guy you are or perhaps aren’t dating and he’s given you his thoughts only for you to think, “Ohhh, that makes sense”? During my decade of dating, I was lucky enough to have men in my life I could call upon to…
How to Sext – Advice from an Erotic Scriptwriter
Much of the advice you’ll read about how to sext will be geared towards people in a relationship. In some ways, a relationship is the perfect set-up for a sexy text: Two (or more) people who know each other intimately + Trust + Guarantee of seeing each other again = Hot texts that hit the…
Still Searching for Prince Charming 