Modern love, dating, self-discovery, and life's in-between moments.
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Credit Me. I matched with the Star on Bumble dating app but recognised him straight away. He sent me a message immediately but no mention of knowing me. I bit the bullet and said, “I met you a year ago at a funeral, I’ve a very good memory” He was somewhat surprised and taken aback but didn’t say he remembered me. I actually thought I was unforgettable at that funeral Still not everyone has a good…
8 Hours in A&E With My Mum
Photo by Julia Ivanina on Unsplash I matched with the Five of Cups on Bumble dating app. If I had followed the Burnt haystack method, I wouldn’t have matched with him. For example, he wants someone to make him laugh because he has a good sense of humour, plus he doesn’t do ‘DRAMA’. But if I’m honest, I wouldn’t match with anyone at all if I followed the method 100 percent. We chatted very briefly…
Goldfish in catheters, hanging washing and bed baths
A woman would never do this to another woman.
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Photo by iMattSmart on Unsplash Hundreds of people are scammed every day. I see it through my work in adult social care. Criminals target the elderly, the vulnerable, the lonely and the isolated. They promise love and friendship and everything else. I recently watched a series about romance fraudsters who conned people out of thousands of pounds. Many of the victims had never even met the person…
By Reg Harvey (My grandad) Part 24
A chance conversation in the cereal aisle made me question whether I'd become invisible.... or whether something else was going on.
Photo by Hulki Okan Tabak on Unsplash I’ve spent my whole life believing something better was just around the corner… Why? because I was told so, but it never quite materialised. I blame the curse of the heather seller that lived in Wembley where I grew up as a kid. My mum always being superstitious and not chancing it, would often buy heather from the sellers. I remember the little bundle of…
