Category Archives: Good dates

The Better Offer

Posted on May 13, 2013 by

Stats: 29, 5’8”, brown/hazel, Cheltenham Where: East London, E1 Pre-date rating: 7/10 My date has just got back from New York. I know this because he mentions it every five sentences. The shimmering neon is still visible in his starstruck … Continue reading →

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The Boyfriend

Posted on March 12, 2013 by

Stats: 5’10”, brown/green Where: A party in east London Pre-date rating: N/A As you schlep your way through single life, you find yourself arriving at a lot of parties alone. At first, you try to avoid it, and make plans … Continue reading →

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The Colombian Gets Out of the Bath

Posted on March 6, 2013 by

When dates are over, I try not to think too hard about what my date thought of me. You can drive yourself mad pondering the whys and the wherefores when they don’t call. Was it something I said? Was I … Continue reading →

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The Stranger on the Train

Posted on January 29, 2013 by

Stats: Early 30s, 6′, brown/brown, England Where: The 0842 from Waterloo Rating: 8/10 Commuting is a dull, necessary evil only a few of us can avoid. Usually, I work from home, the full journey from bed to office via bathroom … Continue reading →

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The Late Great

Posted on January 23, 2013 by

Stats: 26, 5’9”, brown/brown, Midlands Where: Brixton, SW2 Pre-date rating: 8/10 Punctuality is the politeness of kings, my grandmother always used to say, and while I’m not particularly regal, I do believe the least you can do on a date … Continue reading →

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The Beauty and the Beef

Posted on December 9, 2012 by

Stats: 30, 6’, black/grey, London When: Summer 2011 Where: Shoreditch, London, E1 Pre-date rating: 7/10 My stomach has done so much lurching and churning during my dating travails that I’m lucky to keep any food down. It leaps in excitement, … Continue reading →

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The Thriller

Posted on September 12, 2012 by

Stats: 33, 6’1”, black/blue, Gloucestershire When: Late 2011 Where: Shoreditch, east London Pre-date rating: 9/10 Dating is lonely; don’t let anybody tell you otherwise. You may be out night after night, making doe eyes at handsome strangers and maybe even … Continue reading →

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The Sculptor

Posted on August 28, 2012 by

Stats: 31, 5’11″, blond/blue, Kent When: Spring 2012 Where: London, W1 Pre-date rating: 7/10 Sometimes, when you haven’t spoken to another person for days, you long for human contact. It can be anything: a smile from a shopkeeper as you … Continue reading →

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The Graduate

Posted on June 27, 2012 by

Stats: 5’ 11”, 24, black/green, Oxfordshire Where: The local When: November 2011 Pre-date rating: 9/10 The true currency of dating, the one you never really think about, is time. Whether you’re buttering up a honey in a noisy bar, doing … Continue reading →

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The Great Potential, part 2

Posted on May 6, 2012 by

Second chances don’t come along every day and you never get another opportunity to make a first impression. It is these clichés which reverberate as I make my way to this date, a last minute reprieve for a potential romance … Continue reading →

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