Category Archives: Bad dates

The Lollipop

Posted on May 21, 2013 by

Stats: 28, 5’11″, brown/blue, Taunton Where: Regents Park, London Pre-date rating: 6/10 “Go on, just suck it. You might like it.” I roll my eyes. Yet another date who confuses sleaze and innuendo with flirtation. For me, they’re uneasy bedfellows. … Continue reading →

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The Pedal Pusher

Posted on April 4, 2013 by

Stats: 28, 5’10, blond/blue, London Where: Shoreditch, London Pre-date rating: 7.5/10 There are some dates you feel you should go on, even if you really ought not to. Maybe it’s because somebody incredibly handsome has deigned to ask you out, … Continue reading →

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The Ex at Stage Left

Posted on February 20, 2013 by

Stats: 31, 5’11”, mousey brown/blue, Worcestershire Where: Columbia Road, East London  Pre-date rating: 8/10  Breaking up is hard to do. I know; I’ve done it. Relationships can be a long, languorous drive around winding country roads. The break-up is the … Continue reading →

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The Quizmaster

Posted on February 5, 2013 by

Stats: 37, 5’8″, brown/green, London Where: South bank, London Pre-date rating: 6/10 No. It’s a simple enough word to say. Just the solitary syllable, after all, and one I always delighted in spitting out as a child when asked to … Continue reading →

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The Saint

Posted on January 9, 2013 by

Stats: 36, 5’8”, blue/brown, London When: Summer 2010 Where: South bank, London, SE1 Pre-date rating: 7/10 Going for a date by the river is always a risk. No matter how limpid a pool the baby blues, greens or browns across … Continue reading →

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The Dark Mirror

Posted on December 3, 2012 by

Stats: 33, 5’10” brown/blue, northern England When: Winter 2011 Where: Soho, W1 Pre-date rating: 8/10 You would think I’d have long banished any first date nerves to the recycle bin, such is my vast experience of dating. I’ve walked into … Continue reading →

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The Bittersweet Goodbye

Posted on November 16, 2012 by

Stats: 33, 5’11”, black/blue, Hampshire When: Spring 2011 Where: South bank, London Pre-date rating: 8/10 Endings are inevitable and they seldom surprise. Even the most twisty and turny horror movie will stagger toward its eventual, obvious conclusion. So here I … Continue reading →

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The Aspidistra

Posted on October 26, 2012 by

Stats: 34, 5’9”, mousey brown/blue, hometown unknown When: Summer 2011 Where: South London Pre-date rating: 6/10 I’m not really a fan of slogans. They belong to cheesy adverts and the kind of T-shirts I used to wear in the early … Continue reading →

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The Boy on the Beach

Posted on August 3, 2012 by

Stats: 23, 5’11”, brown (on his photo, at least)/blue, London When: February 2012 Where: A pebbly beach on the south coast Pre-date rating: 7/10 When your lake becomes devoid of fish – or you’re sick of catching the same old … Continue reading →

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The Associate

Posted on June 16, 2012 by

Stats: 5’9”, 31, brown/brown, London When: Winter 2012 Where: Soho, London Pre-date rating: 8/10 One shouldn’t mix business with pleasure, they say, but it is a redundant cliché. Many of us needn’t be warned: the only pleasure a lot of … Continue reading →

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