Tag Archives: one-off

Brief Encounter: The Boy in the Apple Store

Posted on April 25, 2013 by

The Apple Store is a strange place. It does its very best to pretend it isn’t a shop. There are no tills ringing or sour-faced shopgirls stacking shelves with garish product or hurrying along pretending they’re too busy to help … 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 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 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 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 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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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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