30 dates before 30

The Taboos of Height and Weight and Dating

July 28, 2015

This morning I read an article on the Telegraph online by the journalist Johnathan Wells. The article centres around the issue of height and dating. Which are two rather incendiary topics … Something I noticed years ago, when I first [...]

Happy 2nd Birthday 30 Dates Blog!

July 11, 2015

On July 2nd 2013 I wrote a Facebook status which would change my life entirely. Six days later I wrote my first ever blog post. After that, the fun truly began. 30 very different dates, with 30 different guys. 30 Blind Dates before my 30th [...]

London Date Ideas – Enoteca Turi, CIRCUS & White Water Rafting

June 26, 2015

Every week on 30 Dates I aim to inspire with some new ideas for dates around London. Enoteca Turi, Putney An Italian restaurant like no other, perched just beside Putney Bridge, this traditional Italian restaurant is certainly not your bog standard [...]

Taking the Next Step – Living Together

June 22, 2015

The longer I work in the dating industry, and the more I come to understand the dating world, unfortunately the more bad dating advice I read. Anyone can call him or herself a dating expert, and one of the reasons I was so keen to set up industry [...]

Dating Mistakes – My YouTube Video with Calum McSwiggan for Switchboard

June 20, 2015

As part of Pride Month, the charity LGBT Switchboard, and YouTuber Calum McSwiggan, have produced a series of daily videos. The videos are a mix of educational and hilariously comical videos, involving some of the biggest LGBT YouTubers around [...]

London Singles Event Review – Match.com at Escape Hunt

June 18, 2015

I love Escape Rooms. My inner child, who used to adore Crystal Maze, is in her element, solving clues and opening padlocks, all in the hope of getting out of a room within an hour. Regular readers will know I first discovered Hint Hunt with The [...]

Why Date Nights are Important … Whatever Your Relationship Status!

June 18, 2015

As a serial dater, for the best part of two years I averaged 2 dates a week. And in busy times it was as much as 3 dates a day! Yes, I was writing a dating blog, and treating dating more like a hobby than a way to find a boyfriend, but it was a [...]

New Online Dating Sites and Apps I’ve Discovered This Week

June 9, 2015

It’s literally a matter of days since I compiled the A-Z of Dating Apps – a list of over 100 apps which I had to split out into 4 posts because it was so long. And yet in the two weeks since then, I’ve discovered another 5 apps [...]

Why I Bloody Love the South Bank!

June 9, 2015

More than once, this blog has been referred to as my love affair with London. I began writing it, rather apathetic about our capital city. I’d never lived here, and had been stuck under peoples’ armpits on Tube carriages one too many [...]

Dating Advice – What To Wear On A First Date

May 29, 2015

This week I’ve teamed up with fashion shopping site Lyst to write 6 tips on what to wear on a first date! Read the full post HERE on the Time Out London website. Charly [...]