Tag Archives: date disaster

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 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 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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Why every first date should be a no-food zone

Posted on January 26, 2013 by

“Let’s meet for dinner. 7pm.” As statements go, it’s fairly innocuous. No hidden agenda, no gameplaying. As far as you’re concerned, you’ll be eating, chatting and maybe worrying internally about how much wine you can allow yourself on a school … 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 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 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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