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30 Dates, One Year On … The Stallion

August 25, 2014

It’s Bank Holiday Monday here in the UK, which means one year ago, I’d just finished Date Number 19 with The Best Man (and realised how few decent London pubs are open on Bank Holidays!). I’ve spoken recently about the different [...]

30 Dates, One Year On … The Challenger

August 20, 2014

It’s a year since I did the original 30 Dates Challenge – three months of dating which launched a career change I could never have imagined, and still haven’t quite got my head around! To celebrate the year anniversary of the [...]

The Year in Numbers

July 13, 2014

This month we’re celebrating the blog’s first birthday here at 30 Dates. Probably the most common question I’m asked is how many dates I’ve been on this past year, and the honest answer is I don’t know, but rather a [...]

Destination Two – Amsterdam, Holland

April 20, 2014

Time for the second date of the 30 Dates Around the World …. It’s Easter Weekend and The Coincidental Dater and I decided to make the most of the long weekend with a trip to Amsterdam. As with Dublin, it’s a city I’ve been [...]

Heading off on the First Date Around the World

March 21, 2014

I’ve always felt at home in airports. I realise that’s perhaps an odd comment for such constantly transient surroundings, but after three years travelling the globe alone, they were one of few constants. No matter where I was in the world, [...]

30 Dates Around The World!

March 17, 2014

Happy Paddy’s Day to all our Irish, and American Irish readers 🙂 As part of the celebrations, I figured it was a good opportunity to introduce the new 30 Dates Challenge! Almost exactly six months ago, I finished up 30 Dates by 30 – a [...]

How To Get Over Someone – Step Three: Find a Distraction

February 21, 2014

Firstly, thank you everyone for your lovely messages. I guess one of the most touching parts about the worldwide community of singles which has developed thanks to 30 Dates, is the sense of union it has formed, and the recognition that so many of [...]