I know it’s a cliché, but dating is a minefield. This blog has already dealt with many of the obstacles a girl can encounter (last-minute cancellations, lack of chemistry, emotionally stunted guys etc.), but something I’ve come up against recently is the issue of cold hard cash. Like most people, I hate talking about money. … Continue reading
If there’s one thing I’m good at, it’s resisting the urge to get in touch with guys from my past. Don’t get me wrong, there have been many occasions (usually vodka is involved) where I toy with the idea of a casual text or a “whoops so sorry, I called the wrong Charlie, how are … Continue reading
Announcement: I genuinely enjoy being single. Sure there are times I wish I had someone to spoon with, or that someone who isn’t my housemate would cook me dinner, but overall, single times equal good times. I can do what I want when I want to do it, I don’t need to confer with anyone … Continue reading
Cancelling a date at the last minute – most of us have done it some point, or had it done to us. I’ve certainly been on both sides, and given my recent run of bad luck on the whole eleventh-hour-bail-out thing, I’ve begun to wonder if there should be some kind of formal etiquette for … Continue reading
There’s a cliché somewhere that says something like “you’re learning every day of your life.” Well, I’m not too sure about every day, but there are certainly some occasions where something will happen and I’ll think “yep, I sure did learn something here.” For example, I discovered the other day that applying dry shampoo before … Continue reading
Creating an online dating profile takes a certain amount of time and finesse. Hours have been spent agonising over the right humorous-yet-modest tone, how much one should write, how much information to divulge… Tinder solves all of these problems! You don’t need to write a thing. Zero. Zip. All you need to do is upload … Continue reading
I’ll tell you a secret: I was pretty bad at chemistry at school. In fact, all science-based subjects, including math, would bring me out in a bit of a cold sweat. My brain just doesn’t get formulas and equations. So maybe this is part of the reason why I’ve failed the chemistry test with several … Continue reading