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Sex on a First Date

June 14, 2014

Ladies – it appears these days you’re damned if you do and damned if you don’t! A few weeks ago I wrote about the perils of asking a guy to stay over if you’re not planning on having sex with him. However even if you are [...]

Sexting – It’s All About the Context (Mature Content)

June 4, 2014

This afternoon a friend showed me the hilarious BuzzFeed about artist Anna Gensler’s visual responses to some of the appalling messages she was sent on Tinder. Here’s an example of how she responded when men sent her messages saying [...]

Rush Hour Crush

May 21, 2014

A year ago, if you’d asked me what a Rush Hour Crush was, I’d have described the reality of being jammed beneath someone’s armpit on a summer’s day on the Tube. For years that was my preconception of London. I spent the heatwave summer of [...]

The Faceless Side of Tinder

May 7, 2014

I’ve been using Tinder on and off since last summer, and have definitely seen a change in the way daters use the app. Last year, when Tinder was new, people still seemed swept up in the novelty of matching, and so almost every match would speak to [...]

The Numbers Game

April 2, 2014

In theory, dating is a game centred around two simple numbers. One, and Two. You find the ‘One’, you make a pair. Simples! But that particular equation was created in a very different era! (No … this post isn’t about [...]

Dating App Review – Tinder

March 18, 2014

Regular readers will know I’ve been a big fan of Tinder since it first launched in England last year, and that the vast majority of my ‘online’ dates have been secured thanks to the app. As part of my Dating Website and App [...]

Rekindling Tinder with Bear Grylls

March 4, 2014

The thing about first dates, is that you can learn a lot from them. Faced with a complete stranger, it’s interesting how much stuff you can actually learn about yourself. Because in reality, first dates are one of the few encounters in adult [...]

DATING ADVICE – The Vanishing Romeo

February 5, 2014

As word of 30 Dates spread, I often find myself answering questions about dating. Not just from friends and acquaintances, but in emails and tweets from complete strangers. The thing I’ve realised about the questions I get asked, is that [...]

INTERNET – A Tinderella Story – Eye of the Tiger

January 27, 2014

I have a confession to make – I’ve been back on Tinder this evening! Though its’s all in the name of the blog. Promise! 😉 This was a post I first began ‘researching’ around Christmas time, inspired by [...]

GEOGRAPHY – The Out of Town Dater (The Enigmatic Flaneur)

January 19, 2014

The Enigmatic Flaneur returns with a frank look at the geography of London dating. Miss Twenty-Nine xxx Via PlentyOfFish, MySingleFriend and Tinder, I’ve dated girls both in and outside of London. What I quickly realised, is that many people [...]