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Online Dating Fail

“Pooh,” said Rabbit kindly, “you haven’t any brain.” “I know,” said Pooh humbly.” ― A.A. Milne, Winnie-the-Pooh If I haven’t managed to scare you off online dating sufficiently, perhaps this article from Huff Post will! This OkCupid Message Will Scare You Off Online Dating For All Of Eternity. When you’re fresh out of a long-term … Continue reading →

Introducing Miss Anthrope

I am thrilled to be able to introduce you to Miss Anthrope who has kindly agreed to dispense her wisdom on this blog. Miss Anthrope is an expert in most fields (but is on a quest to learn the Answer to Life through her readers), she is held in high esteem by her loyal following. … Continue reading →

Water, water everywhere

  To my family, friends and fellow bloggers who enjoy a glass of wine…and those who don’t and are always seen with a bottle of water in their hand. As Ben Franklin said: In wine there is wisdom, In beer there is freedom, In water there is bacteria.   In a number of carefully controlled … Continue reading →

The X Files; examining the existence of ex’s

This is a minefield! Unless you are dating a man who was previously a celibate priest or one who has recently gone back into the closet, the man will most certainly have an ‘ex’ or two. What this means, for you, is that you will have to listen to hours’ worth of wrongs that the … Continue reading →

Happy holidays to all Martians and Venutians

Weathering widowhood wearily

All the way through my internet dating debacles I was still being harassed by hopeless unskilled matchmakers, well intentioned friends and family and the occasional do-gooder looking for brownie points. I still maintain that people trying to ‘fix you up’ deserve a special place in hell. I’m not sure if divorcees receive the same amount … Continue reading →

Getting it on in Paris in the spring

Continued from Getting to grips with Gremlins Day 1 of my online dating experience was not at all acceptable. I was left feeling disillusioned, dissatisfied and totally discombobulated by the whole process. I approached the unread mail in my inbox with trepidation. There were no messages from my 4 ‘favourites’. The inbox was blinking furiously … Continue reading →

Getting to grips with Gremlins

So, I have succumbed to the forces and posted my profile on an online dating site. (see Ethereal Dating blog) What now? I didn’t have the tiniest inkling of what to expect. Nobody had given me advice, rules or online behavior guidelines. The site itself offered only vague, inane and largely futile instructions. I was … Continue reading →

Ethereal Dating

With the advent of technology and the dawning of the age of internet and text/sms dating, the possibilities for disaster loom large for single people. You should refrain from listening to those who attempt to make you feel guilty about your happy state of singledom.  They present endless, and usually implausible reasons for you to … Continue reading →

Alien Invasion

Some months later after the Speed Dating debacle (see post: Speed Dating is very, very slow), I was blackmailed into attending an unofficial Singles Evening arranged under the auspices of a fund raising committee whose designated charity I was never able to ascertain. I arrived (in a state of severe agitation) with two single girlfriends. … Continue reading →