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Dating is messy. It might as well be entertaining!

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He Gifted and Ghosted

It happened again. I was love-bombed by a ghost. It feels even worse when gifts are involved, especially when they’re grandma’s earrings.

Your last Single Girl Summer

Dating is changing. Governments have started matchmaking and apps are testing for masculinity, but is any of it actually working?

Terrorising men for single girl gain

I'm back on the apps and testing opening lines. I've found a few worth stealing.

Are you a later dater?

Imagine avoiding dating apps in your 20s, 30s, and 40s and then having to learn them in your 50s. I met one of those men.

Single? I know some people

I'm not the only singleton in the family. Or the only one on social media...

He gave me ringworm

Not all dating stories are love stories. Some are medical incidents.

He brought out the animal in me

Dating has become crap because we've become cowards. This week I school a man who's lost his way after he lost out on love.

Three men and a bag of popcorn

Nursing a bruised ego, dodging con artists on Tinder, and going back for more

He brought out the cougar in me

A cautionary tale about looking up the pub flirtation on LinkedIn

The Summer of Sex

Our sexual culture has become under-informed and overexposed. Let's not be British about it.

Paying for a Happy Ending

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