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The Lollipop
Stats: 28, 5’11″, brown/blue, Taunton Where: Regents Park, London Pre-date rating: 6/10 “Go on, just suck it. You might like it.” I roll my eyes. Yet another date who confuses sleaze and innuendo with flirtation. For me, they’re uneasy bedfellows. … Continue reading
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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
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Tagged awkward, chemistry, drunk, forbidden fruit, good-looking, home solo, steal someone's boyfriend, unwelcome attention
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The Drunken Hack
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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Tagged date disaster, home solo, kiss, one-off, slightly strange, unwelcome attention
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The Drunk Mexican
Stats: 5’10″, 32, black/brown, Mexico When: Saturday 31 July, 1pm and 10.30pm Where: South-east London Pre-date rating: 7/10 We’re now well into our double figures and the dates become more and more disillusioning as time goes on. So we arrive … Continue reading
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Tagged awkward, drunk, good-looking, home solo, never again, stood up, unwelcome attention
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The Show-off
Stats: 37, 6′, brown/blue, Wales When: Tuesday 20 July 2010 Where: Shoreditch, E1 Pre-date rating: 9/10 I’m mixing things up a bit and logging the dates out of date order. This is because I might skip the boring ones and … Continue reading
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The Drunk
Stats: 31, 5’10″, blond/blue, London When: June 2010 Where: Spitalfields, London Pre-date rating: 5/10 Here we are again then. It goes without saying that I haven’t heard back from The Previous Guy, and I’m not particularly devastated about this. Gotta … Continue reading
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Tagged awkward, drunk, ego, never again, profile fibber, unwelcome attention
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The Cherry Popper
Stats: 37, 6’3″, brown/blue, Wales When: Friday 2 April, 7pm Where: London W1 Pre-date rating: 7/10 It’s amazing how you find yourself in these situations. One minute, you’re sitting at home minding your own business, and the next you’ve arranged … Continue reading
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