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The Quest for the Perfect Beard

After some reflection, now my dating challenge is complete, I have come to the conclusion that largely I’m looking for the same qualities in a date/relationship/future life partner as everyone else: Fairly dull things like being kind, paying attention, not being too flashy, making me laugh and being lighthearted – it’s not really rocket science, … Continue reading »

Love from the second kiss

The lovely CC and I took advantage of the long summer days to meet early and catch up at the new Nude Espresso in Soho Square. She’s a wise woman that CC. Analysing all the relationships and boys we know over a latte, she rightly said ‘If you’re not sure about a guy, you need to … Continue reading »

A man of his word

‘All you need to say is simply ‘Yes’ or ‘No’; anything beyond this comes from the evil one.’ Jesus They say women are complex, but I fail to understand men. Over the past few years I’ve noticed a worrying trend among some of the blokes I know. They have a good gripe about their girlfriends … Continue reading »

Another FMOTB on the bus of dreams

Today the whole city laboured under yet another Tube strike. For the regular bus traveller like me, this normally doesn’t cause too much inconvenience. The bus is generally a bit fuller and it takes a bit longer as the whole of London climbs into its cars and onto its bikes and tries to navigate to … Continue reading »

Is my ideal man an accountant?

‘Out of the abundance of the heart, the mouth speaks.’ It’s an old proverb but I think it’s still true: you can’t truly hide who you are or what you think once you start talking. I definitely can’t. If there’s an opportunity for me to give my opinion, on any subject, even ones I know … Continue reading »

Mission control

Years ago I had a boyfriend who described the ongoing conversation girls have about relationships as being like mission control of a highly secret but crucial military operation. ‘I bet you have a hidden room in your house filled with uniformed women and ticker tape coded messages and a large map spread out across a … Continue reading »

Bandits

Last year I did a fairly poor job of trying to define a bandit. But over time B (ineffably wise as she is) has honed this definition right down. Instead of trying to reproduce her good work on behalf of women for her, I just asked her to write a guest post for me. So … Continue reading »

True or false: All’s fair in love and war?

Whoever coined this phrase was right – it seems to me that love can often be a little like warfare. There are rules of engagement and there are those who choose to play by them, and those who don’t. I’ve been wondering about playing by the rules recently, though. Because the girls who don’t are … Continue reading »

Stuck in the middle

When it comes to the ‘Pursuit of Love’ there seem to be two schools of thought. One says that if you wait, the man of your destiny will come to you. The other, opposite view says if you don’t make your own destiny, you will never get what you want. I’ve never been a big … Continue reading »