Ok, Woah – Part 3 of 4
After the epic first date weekend (is a first date weekend a thing? We made it a thing), we texted a little throughout our work day on the Monday after he’d left in the morning - which was day four of seeing each other.
Oh Wow – Part 2 of 4
I think I got 2 hours sleep after our first date night of drinks, and meeting friends, and seeing each other’s apartments, and dancing in the living room, and incredible sex... and I was more than a little tired.
O – Part 1 of 4
Jul-2017 Leaving work on the Friday afternoon, I wasn’t 100% sure what to expect from my date with O. Looking back at his online dating profile I couldn’t quite pinpoint why I’d swiped right but, in all of our messaging, [...]
Always Say Yes To A Boat
If there’s one rule I try to live by in life, and dating, it’s “always say yes to a boat”.
I’ve Found It Hard To Write
Oct-2018 I’ve found it hard to write because five years after my divorce papers were signed, I’m still single. I’ve found it hard to write because it's been difficult to find the humour, and the silver linings, and the lessons [...]
Jesus Take The Wheel
I like to think I make good decisions. Ok, well I like to think I make decisions. But do you ever question your decision making ability? And wonder what the hell you were thinking when you decided on something?
I Have Learned
I love when I read something that resonates so much that it feels like it was written for me, or to me, or I wish it was written by me. There's a few versions of this poem around online, and I'm not entirely sure yet which is the definitive one, but this is the very first version of it I ever read, and I loved it then and I love it now.
Sex, Brunch & First Dates
You know those first dates when you talk about children, anal sex and sex clubs? Yeah, me neither... until I met Ukrainian Race Car Driver.
The Power of No
At what point in matching with someone on a dating app do you give up your right to say no? At what point when you’re chatting with someone over text do you give up your right to say no? At what point after you’ve met up with someone in real life do you give up your right to say no?
The Doctor Will See You Now
In a summer where I was finding no shortage of dates or online dating app matches with a variety of success, his dating profile pictures were almost too immaculate. His response to my first Bumble message too smooth. His Instagram too curated. He was either a catfish or a douchebag.
Pasta And Appendages
We’ve talked about it before - someone being great on paper but then it not working out in real life. But what about being great on paper AND being great in text and then there being zero spark in person? How is that possible? Do people have ghost (text) writers?!
Can I Go Now, Sir?
You know when you make plans and they seem like a good idea at the time, but then when the time comes you realise you’re tired and you’d rather stay in? But you go and figure you’ll just cut the night short but then the guy you’re out with attempts to bargain with you to make you stay out and chooses to lecture you on how much you’ll regret it if you go home?