Author Archive | James

Six Date Weekend – Sunday

I wake up in the early hours of Sunday morning with “M” both still very….. damaged….. from the night before.  She lived in a basement apartment in Crystal Palace.  I’m suffering a bit from hang over sweats so drag myself off for a cold shower.  As I return, half way between the bathroom and her […]

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Six Date Weekend – Saturday

After a thoroughly pleasant but uneventful Friday evening of dating, I was looking forward to what Saturday may bring. I was certainly in for a big surprise….. Date 1. 4pm Saturday started with meeting “M” at 4pm, we wanted to try and snatch a bit of time in the sun so we met at Victoria […]

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Six Date Weekend – Friday

I’ve been promoted at work, now a senior executive, things are looking up in the career world.  Flip side I’m spending a lot of time away on business and during the week I’ve not really had time to date. So, Wednesday I tweak my Ok Cupid profile a bit in the hotel to cut to […]

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What Is Chemistry?

Along with The Friends Zone, Chemistry is another one of those mysteries of dating that I hear many people mentioning.  I’ve experienced it first hand when being placed in the Friends Bucket. I think largely used by women, this term actually means :- Women say, “I didn’t feel any chemistry between us.” In more straight […]

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The Friend Zone And How To Avoid It

As well as writing my diary from my very frank dating experiences, along the way i’m encountering similar traits and experiences with women so I thought id talk about these too and  you can all give me your opinions. So Let’s begin…. The dreaded let’s just be friends comment.  I’ve both had to use this […]

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The Birthday Blow Out

Id been texting M on Whatsapp for quite a while, we swapped numbers on Tinder.  She was pretty, blonde and shared a passion for sports, yoga and cocktails. Over what became several weeks of text conversation we talked about her frequent trips swimming, outings with friends, you know the usual things people get up to. […]

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The Vibrating Egg Date Part 2

The egg arrived in the nick of time on the Friday, we’d arranged to meet up after work by Oxford Circus Tube. It took me a while to insert the batteries, I had to call the Love Honey help line in the end and admit that Id been defeated by the rather crap instructions that […]

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The Vibrating Egg Date

I got talking with Laura (not her real name) on OK Cupid, we exchanged a few messages and swap numbers almost straight away. She was a tall red headed lawyer from The City, perfect…. Intelligence and looks, quite rare to get them both especially from internet dating it seems.  Usually you get a goddess with two […]

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The American Connection Part 2

After my first date with “E” I was left a little shell shocked, I hadn’t been expecting things to go so well.  Not long out of my last long term relationship was I really looking to progress into another? I found myself texting E telling her that whilst I really enjoyed our first date, I […]

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The American Connection

This was my first real connection from Ohh Gay Stupid (rhyming slang not the actual site, you’ll catch on…)  her profile was very well written and she was pretty.  Mid thirties, recently moved to London from LA to start a new role in a well known news organisation. I’d kind of settled in my mind that […]

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