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The Boyfriend
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
Posted in Brief encounters, Good dates
Tagged awkward, chemistry, drunk, forbidden fruit, good-looking, home solo, steal someone's boyfriend, unwelcome attention
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The Late Great
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
Posted in Good dates
Tagged Brixton date, chemistry, flirtation, good-looking, home solo, late arrival, late date, online dating, punctuality, second date potential
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The Thriller
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
Posted in Good dates
Tagged back to mine, chemistry, drunk, flirtation, good-looking, online dating, passion killer
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The Dish from Damascus
Stats: 34, 5’8”, brown/brown, Syria Where: East London When: September 2010 Pre-date rating: 8/10 Dating can be a very solitary experience, despite the fact that you’re meeting up with another person. Travelling to the date you are alone in your … Continue reading
Posted in Good dates
Tagged back to his, chemistry, flirtation, good-looking, home solo, kiss, second date potential
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The Guyliner, as told by The Male Nanny
I went out on a ‘date’ with another anonymous blogger, the very charming Male Nanny. We each wrote a post about it, and both appear here. You can also read my account of the night; it matters not which one … Continue reading
The Male Nanny
I went out on a ‘date’ with another anonymous blogger, the very charming Male Nanny. We each wrote a post about it, and both appear here. You can also read his account of the night; it matters not which one … Continue reading
The Colombian in the Bath
When: August 2010 Where: My bathroom Pre-date rating: 7/10 When you think of a first date, you think of awkward conversation in a bar or gentle flirting over an American Hot – hopefully with a hot American – in Pizza … Continue reading
Posted in Good dates
Tagged back to mine, chemistry, filth, flirtation, good-looking, Grindr, kiss, second date potential
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The Backpacker
Stats: 26, 6’3″, blond/blue, Home Counties When: August 2010 Where: South bank, London Pre-date rating: 8/10 It’s always surprising when someone gets in touch who you may, at one point, have considered to be out of your league. In an … Continue reading
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Tagged chemistry, flirtation, good-looking, home solo, second date potential
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The Keen Bean
Stats: 5′ 8″, 29, brown/brown, Australia When: August 2010 Where: Brick Lane, London Pre-date rating: 7/10 The fag-end of summer approaches over the horizon and I have fair torn through the dates in the last 4 or 5 weeks. To … Continue reading
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Tagged back to his, chemistry, filth, kiss, Mr Nice Guy, second date potential
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The Politico
Stats: 6′ 2″, 26, brown/blue, London When: July 2010 Where: Camberwell, London Pre-date rating: 5/10 Another balmy weekday, another date. The journey to get to meet This Guy has been something of a lengthy one, figuratively. We have been chatting … Continue reading
