relationship advice

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 [...]

Dating in Your Thirties – Those Awkward, but Important, Questions

May 6, 2015

The Rugby Boy and I hit the 6 month mark last month. To be honest, in the past, that’s been something of an ejector-seat button for me and relationships. It’s been a running joke throughout the early stages of our relationship that [...]

‘Broken’ Engagements, ‘Failed’ Marriages and the Curse of Social Media

May 1, 2015

The world we live in is a crazy new one. No other generation has lived their lives so publicly. With our every move on social media for the world to see (often whether we like it or not), we have different considerations to make. Things which [...]

Relationship Advice – Find Someone Who Brings Out The Best in You

April 19, 2015

As far back as I can remember, I’ve been willing to change myself for love. I can remember a date, when I was just 15, where I spent the entire time pretending to be into rock music. Pretending, because I fancied the guy so much, and [...]

Meet the Parents – Part Two!

April 10, 2015

Diligent blog readers will have noticed that I’ve told you about the time The Rugby Boy met my adoptive family … but I’m yet to tell you about the time I visited his parents! In truth, I’ve now been back to his family home twice, and in [...]

Dating Advice – So When Is It The Right Time?!

April 2, 2015

Isn’t it funny the way we apply time frames to our lives?! I know I’ve done it since I was a kid. I’ll be married by 28, have children by 30 … HA! (For non-regular readers, I’m 31, and not married or a parent!) Even [...]

Meet the Dating Expert – Matthew Hussey

January 19, 2015

Last week I headed to the O2 to check out Matthew Hussey’s live tour. Matt has also written a special post for 30 Dates, as part of our weekly Meet the Dating Expert feature. 50 Way To Hack Your Love Life in 2015 On Meeting Guys 1. There are [...]

Entering the Next Level

January 12, 2015

Dating is often referred to as a game. And if you see marriage, children, and happily ever after as the end goal, then that game can feel like a computer game, made up of various different levels. I spent three years on the first level. The [...]

Dating in Your Twenties (Guest Post)

January 11, 2015

In recent weeks, we’ve explored dating in your thirties, forties and fifties on the blog. Dating blogger Lara Loveless completes the set with an article about the realities of dating in your twenties. Miss Twenty-Nine xxx Entering the [...]

Right Time, Right Place

January 4, 2015

One of the main reasons I’ve continued this blog long past my original 30 Dates challenge, is the lessons I’ve learned first hand along the way. The thing about dating is that sometimes the lessons we learn are rather painful. And I figured if I [...]