Halleujah I got out of lockdown last week for my first date since lockdown. I followed the 'like who likes you' challenge from my last post and matched with someone who I thought I'd dated once some years ago. The sun was shining, our UK heatwave had us all out and excited. I even ordered... Continue Reading →
Fucking with a Fuck Boy
I came upon a piece of performance poetry on a friends IG story today, the title "Depression and Dick Appointments" got me interested. I watched and listened to this woman perform her verse, to the sound of what sounds like a New York audience cheering her on. Oh wait a minute, I know this story,... Continue Reading →
Over before it started
Two weeks ago I thought i'd met someone really interesting and new on Hinge dating app. We had a great first lockdown date, where we went for solo walks in our respective lockdown zones and talked and talked for the longest time. We then spent afternoons on the phone talking about our lives, families, hopes... Continue Reading →
Speed Dating Disaster
As we are on lockdown I thought i'd start to write about some of my dating chronicles... Have you ever tried speed dating? A question one is often asked when lamenting about the online dating scene in London. Well just before Christmas 2019 I decided that in the spirit of the festive season my single... Continue Reading →
Dating in Self-Isolation
First of all... Stay at home! Let's not get it twisted, as much as I was enjoying my new dating life - I enjoy living more and am not about to put myself at risk of the Corona Virus for a random date. Even if he isn't so random. That was the predicament last week.... Continue Reading →
Date 5 – No pay, No play
So date five is a second date with the last guy I posted about... he suggested a date at a pretty swanky roof top bar, riverside in London. Yes, very nice indeed, I'm already impressed! Cocktails are flowing nicely and the live jazz singer is setting the scene, but I can't help feel that i'm... Continue Reading →
Date 3 – Friend zone
Date 3 was an interesting one... I'd been there before so wasn't sure if I could even class it as a date, but since we crossed paths again on bumble and both swiped right - why not! What do you do when you see a past date again on a dating app? Out of curiosity... Continue Reading →