Life seems to be moving at a million miles an hour. A change in my career has led to less stress in the workplace but more concern about how it could all be lost in a heartbeat. Is The City swallowing me up? I’ve worked hard but consider myself very lucky for all that I […]
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The Spaghetti Ceiling Date Brixton
I met “L” at Brixton Tube (the staple meeting place for a date) having messaged a while on Tinder. It was a glorious summers day, Brixton was heaving. I didn’t really know Brixton at all so she suggested a bar close by around the corning, the Craft Beer Company. I had no idea where this […]
James Does Date In A Dash @ Cafe 1001 Shoreditch
London has no shortage of choice when it comes to dating events. Fantastic venues and creative ways to meet your next partner. Before the internet, speed dating was one of very few options singletons had to meet people outside of their friend’s network. I’d tried speed dating before, many years ago and found it rather […]
Sorry its been a while…
Sorry the blog has been so quiet, life in the big city had taken over and writing had to take a bit of a back seat. I promise I will be post more soon. Thank you all readers xx
James Does LoveStruck @ Patch Bar
Do you work in the City? Love an after work drink and conversation with like-minded professionals? Then LoveStruck @ Patch Bar St Paul’s is for you. Here’s how it played out. A last minute text from a work colleague : Him Hmmm this sounds ominous. Wonder what he has in mind. Him Me Him To […]
Can Keeping Fit Make You More Attractive?
Its Official !! Dating captures the interest of many industries and in this case fitness. GymBuzz , a great source of local gym information, contacted me for a chat to ask my opinion on the connections between fitness and success in dating. Can keeping fit make you more attractive? Here’s what they asked. 1. When […]
5 Top Tips For Taking Great Dating Profile Pictures
Dating profile pictures are the single most important part of your dating profile, especially when using dating apps. You will know yourself from using the likes of Tinder, in one click you either LIKE or PASS on a profile and you’re unlikely to spend time scrolling through all your pictures unless you like what you see. So you’ll know […]
How Have Dating Apps Changed The Way We Date?
Dating apps have made finding partners much easier than ever thought possible. It’s hard to believe that it was only in 2007 when the first iPhone was launched and 2008 with Android. In the seven years that we have embraced smart phones and mobile apps the adoption of the dating industry of these technologies has […]
Dating Profile Picture Fails And How to Avoid Them
I thought this topic deserved an article of its own as it recently created a very interesting debate among some of my dating industry colleagues. Using the wrong photos on your profile can greatly impact how successful you are in both receiving and getting replies to messages. Can you really afford not to take some time […]
Guest Writing Article Sky Rockets In Social Shares
I’ve been very lucky to write for one of the largest Dating Blogs Singles Warehouse. After being approached by one of their top editors Meena Avery, we struck up a great writing friendship and I couldn’t have hoped for any more success on their fantastic site. One of my recent articles “5 Reasons not to have […]
Spicing Things Up An Introduction To Kinky Sex
Ever since that appalling Fifty Shades book, everyone seems to have woken up to the idea of trying new things. I think everyone fantasised about kink before the book, but would never admit they did. Despite the book series being terribly written and quite frankly boring, it at least brought kinky into the open and got […]
10 Texting Do’s and Don’ts While Dating
Texting is being used more than ever to communicate in dating. It’s taken the lead over traditional phone calls with feisty online daters. While texting won’t ever replace a phone call, it’s often easier and more convenient to text while at work, in public place, or even, (yes we’ve all done it) sitting on the […]
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