A couple of weeks ago, I had my last counselling session. I had a few final topics I wanted to talk through with her, while I still had the chance the trip to Paris, and how Andrew got depressed some work pressures an issue with my friend Ruth As I was walking to the session,…
A few weeks ago, it was pancake day. Andrew and I arranged he would come to mine, and we’d make pancakes together (we actually did it on Ash Wednesday because of his shifts). We agreed he’d come around at about 8.00pm. We had this conversation about traditional pancakes ingredients, during the day. I got annoyed…
Last weekend Andrew and I had our first weekend away together. It was pretty amazing. I think it was the best weekend away with a boy that I’ve ever had. Some things that happened: He got conjunctivitis and we spent ages trying to buy conjunctivitis cream We had sex in a bunker on a cliff…
So, I was about to meet my ex, Alex, for dinner. I hadn’t seen him for 5 years. After getting changed into one of my favourite dresses, and putting my makeup on, I lay on my bed, drinking cough syrup from the bottle, waiting for him to arrive. Part of me didn’t believe we’d actually…
I’ve had 12 dates with Andrew now, but we still haven’t talked about whether we’re officially boyfriend or girlfriend yet. Are we still seeing each other people? Has the term ‘relationship’ has been officially sanctioned? Who knows. Our last couple of dates, in the last post, were pretty good, with some mild World Cup/logistical hiccups.…
Last Friday night I had an absolute gem of a date. I kept smiling the next day. It had been arranged ages ago, and I wasn’t especially enthusiastic. He is a police detective. Part of the reason I didn’t feel that optimistic, was that I had that date with another police officer last year, who…
I had a really good first date the other day, but I think there might be two logistical problems that stop anything getting off the ground. We met on OkCupid, and had been messaging each other for a few weeks before our date, because he’d been away visiting his family for Easter. I really liked…
I’ve recently moved. I’ve bought my own flat in a different part of London. When the keys were finally handed over to me, I experienced a Psychological phenomenon I didn’t know was a thing, but it turns out it’s pretty common, so I thought I’d write about it. To go back a few stages, I’ve…
A ‘wank seance’ – when masturbating, accidentally summoning up the image of a dead relative. Then, not being able to dismiss the image of them looking on, disapprovingly, at what you’re doing. A work friend introduced me to that term, and I found it funny. However, last week, I experienced something even worse. Last Saturday…
Two days after I met the Abrasive Uber passenger, I had my first drink with the Great Scot as just friends, instead of lovers. A few hours before we were due to meet, he sent me this text: Oh for fuck’s sake! Initially, I skim-read the message and thought he was cancelling, but then read…
Dater Analysis 