Category Archives: Bad dates

The Marrying Kind

Posted on May 31, 2012 by

Stats: 32, 5’ 10”, grey blue/auburn, London Where: South London Pre-date rating: 5.5/10 The old saying goes that the Devil finds work for idle hands, but he also seems to run an interesting sideline in spicing up long, boring afternoons. … Continue reading →

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The Straight-talker

Posted on March 11, 2012 by

Stats: 28, 5’10”, brown/brown, Cornwall When: March 2012 Where: South-east London Pre-date rating: 7.5/10 One can spend what seems like a lifetime wading through the deep and meaningful in search of love, or whatever your approximation of that is. As … Continue reading →

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The Brat

Posted on February 23, 2012 by

Stats: 29, 5’7”, black/blue, Ireland Where: Covent Garden, London When: June 2011 Pre-date rating: 7/10 As the season speeds up its ascent to brain-burning midsummer, I find myself making the age-old mistake of spreading myself too thinly. Just like the … Continue reading →

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The Right Peter

Posted on November 8, 2011 by

Stats: 30, 6’0”, blond/blue, London Where: East Dulwich, SE22 When: Summer 2o11 Pre-date rating: 8/10 I’m a big believer in putting things right if I can. If I’m in a supermarket and knock something over, I’ll quickly pick it up … Continue reading →

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The Drunken Hack

Posted on September 28, 2011 by

Stats: 37, 5’8”, light brown/green, Hertfordshire Where: Soho, W1 When: Summer 2010 Pre-date rating: 8/10 Just like objects in the rear view mirror can appear closer than they are, photos on an internet dating profile can look much more flattering … Continue reading →

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The Composer

Posted on September 7, 2011 by

Where: National Gallery, W1 When: July 2011 Stats: 34, 5’10″, dark blond/blue, Wales Pre-date rating: 7/10 Throughout my life, I have been a slave to my Sunday night rituals. From begrudgingly doing homework with one eye on Songs of Praise, … Continue reading →

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The Latecomer

Posted on August 1, 2011 by

Stats: 5’9″, 26, mousey/blue, London Where: Exmouth Market When: October 2010 Pre-date rating: 6/10 After a frantic August and a much quieter September, October comes into view at full throttle. I line up three dates in the space of a … Continue reading →

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The Flat Cap

Posted on July 16, 2011 by

Stats: 33, 5’8″, brown/green, Manchester  When: July 2011 Where: Spitalfields, E1 Pre-date rating: 7/10 How many times do we hear the camera never lies? Not so much these days, since Photoshop and similar programs turned the camera from a truthful … Continue reading →

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The Culture Vulture

Posted on June 21, 2011 by

Stats: 5’10″, 27, brown/brown, Southwest England When: June 2011 Where: Shoreditch, London Pre-date rating: 7/10 What would the world be like if everything was as good in real life as it was ‘on paper’? All those outrageous claims made by … Continue reading →

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The Wrong Peter

Posted on May 28, 2011 by

Stats:5’9″, 34, brown/blue, Bristol When: May 2011 Where: East Dulwich, London Pre-date rating: 4/10 There are good days and there are bad days in the dating world. What constitutes a good day varies greatly. Sometimes it will be a day … Continue reading →

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