While all the drama with Whippersnapper was unfolding, I made an effort to keep dating. I didn’t want to put all my eggs in WS’s basket, as it seemed quite likely to turn out to be just a drawing of a basket. Drawn on a whiteboard. The day after he said he loves me, I…
Whippersnapper and I tentatively confessed our love for each other, but agreed we still couldn’t do anything about it, because of his body image problems. I did wonder when I went to bed that night, if I’d get a drunk 3am text from him. At 2:59am, I got this message: “See tonight is a classic…
Whippersnapper and I have kind of reconnected. Because of terrorism and politics. We hadn’t been in touch for months. To recap, we started out having amazing time dating, last year. Being with him was better than drugs and he made me consider believing in soulmatey bollocks like The One. The only problem was he stressed…
I went on a first date with a guy, and it reminded me of a joke I loved as a kid. He was another one who recognised the obscure song lyric on my dating profile. When men recognise the song, it automatically makes me assume we’ll have things in common, so he placed himself straight…
I went on a date with a third Whippersnapper. It wasn’t a raging success. I have an obscure song lyric on my dating profile and he sent me the next line of the song, which always makes a boy seem like a kindred spirit. (The song is ‘Graffiti’ by Maximo Park). We exchanged a few…
After my 3rd date with the Bearded South African Man, I felt unsure. He was supposed to be cooking me dinner on Friday, but I was starting to have mixed feelings. On one hand, we had a lot of fun together, but lots of things on our 3rd date didn’t feel right. Then, he didn’t…
This week in London, there was a devastating fire in a block of flats, killing many people. It has caused some political unrest in the city, so it’s all over the news and social media. A few friends texted to check I’m OK, because they knew it would make me think of the house fire…
The morning after our 2nd date, the Bearded South African Man (BSAM) texted me, just a few minutes after leaving my flat. I find this screenshot hilarious – I think it perfectly captures a date that has gone well. Over the next week, we were in touch quite a lot by text. He texted me…
This week, in the UK, we’ve had a general election. I won’t go into the ins and outs of politics too much here, because the focus of this blog is dating, sexual health and mental health, rather than current affairs (although I do think politics is relevant to absolutely anything, including sex and mental health;…
I recently had my second date with the Bearded South African man (BSAM). We had discussed me going to his for dinner, but somehow that didn’t feel right yet. Partly from a stranger-danger point of view – he seemed lovely and normal on our first date, but something of a question mark from the early texts.…
“No. No boob today.” My cousin said to her one-year-old. We had just finished lunch and her baby was snuffling around her top, for some breast-feeding action. “I’m pretty sure I’ll be having that exact conversation, this time tomorrow.” I said. I had just been telling my cousin and Aunt about my date with the…
I decided to be celibate for a while, to get my head together and get over a breakup. Then, about 2 days after me making this announcement to my friends and family, I unexpectedly got a message from a guy. It was a guy I met in a club, a few weeks earlier. He was the…
