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Is it God’s job to find you a spouse?

May 3, 2013by girlfromclapham 3 Comments

Last week, the Independent reported the results of a survey published by online dating site, Christian Connection. The survey of more than 2,700 churchgoing singles found that they feel lonely […]

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Dating, God and faith, Love
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Sports-related crying for no reason

August 29, 2012by girlfromclapham Leave a comment

With less than twenty minutes to go before the Paralympic opening ceremony starts, I’m wondering if I’m braced for the onslaught of tears the next couple of weeks are about […]

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Life and hope, London

The rule of three

July 2, 2012by girlfromclapham Leave a comment

‘The ”rule of three” is a principle in that suggests that things that come in threes are inherently funnier, more satisfying, or more effective than other numbers of things.’ Wikipedia It’s often said […]

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Dating, Love

Inexplicable things guys do to pick up women

May 20, 2012by girlfromclapham 2 Comments

CC and I were out for dinner this week, and got picked up by a couple of bored businessmen. This is a whole other story in itself, and, tempting as […]

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Dating, Feminism, London, Women
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The beautiful game

May 11, 2012by girlfromclapham Leave a comment

Partly coerced by people who love Blackpool FC far more heartily than I, I ended up glued to a tv screen in a pub in Pimlico on Wednesday, watching nervously […]

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Life and hope, London

More mismatches

March 27, 2012by girlfromclapham Leave a comment

On Friday night, PJ came over and critiqued my online profile. ‘Let’s have a look at your matches then,’ he said. I showed him the railway enthusiast, and the sci-fi […]

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Dating, London, Love
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The algorithm is not your friend

March 20, 2012by girlfromclapham 4 Comments

On my Facebook wall last week, I received a gift. A gift voucher delivered via a Sweden-based new Facebook app called Wrapp. ‘I don’t know what this is!’ said the […]

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Dating, Love
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Back to the bearded

March 9, 2012by girlfromclapham Leave a comment

I’ve had a few beard-related links sent to me that past couple of weeks, so in the interests of reintroducing some levity to this all of a sudden, oh so […]

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Everything else
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Goldilocks and whether online dating is destroying romance

February 8, 2012by girlfromclapham 1 Comment

I was almost reluctant to write about this, since I’ve posted so much about my (anti-)feelings on online dating. But since it’s topical and all… The article makes a couple […]

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Dating, Love, Thoughts
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Feminist Friday (and a quick beard round-up)

January 27, 2012by girlfromclapham Leave a comment

17 seems to be a bit of a magic number this week. 17 per cent of the delegates at Davos are women. 17 per cent of those feature on the […]

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Feminism, Thoughts

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Johanna Derry

Multiplatform editor and freelance journalist

Journalist and magazine editor,

lover of bad puns and

maker of stodgy bread,

with aspirations to tell amazing stories.

I've written for The Guardian, Oh Comely,

Flavourfirst, Le Cool London, Third Way,

Audi Magazine, and others, about

food, dating and relationships, London life,

culture, events, women's issues, and God.

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