The Guyliner
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The Guyliner
http://www.theguyliner.com/
The definitive, yet disaster-laden, gay dating blog. The perils and pitfalls of internet dating as told by M, 36, 5'9", brown/blue, Yorkshire
LATEST ARTICLES ( 465 )
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Marion and Brenden
Another Saturday, another Blind Date couple braving wobbly connections and rapidly cooling takeaways over Zoom. Thank you for all your kind messages last week... Read more
Posted on 03 April 2021 DATING, LGBTQ, LOVE & SEX -
Omena and Felix
I had my Covid-19 vaccine yesterday. It was quite an odd, exhilarating feeling after. Walking out of my local community centre after just ten minutes of brisk... Read more
Posted on 20 March 2021 DATING, LGBTQ, LOVE & SEX -
Matt and Holly
I'm sure we can all agree it's been quite a week. I think even without everything that's been going on in the news and on TV, this one has been a bit of an... Read more
Posted on 13 March 2021 DATING, LGBTQ, LOVE & SEX -
Robyn and Danny
Well, we're still here and were still trying to get it on over FaceTime, everyone. We can do this - well, so long as there are willing victims we can,... Read more
Posted on 06 March 2021 DATING, LGBTQ, LOVE & SEX -
Ken and Shelley
Assuming our blundering PM's 'roadmap' doesn't in fact lead us all into the sea, we should be back doing socially distanced in-person dates from around... May?... Read more
Posted on 27 February 2021 DATING, LGBTQ, LOVE & SEX -
Lucy and Luke
Week 7,004 of the dystopian present lurches to an end, with another two days of pretending brisk walks round the perimeter of an adventure playground are still... Read more
Posted on 20 February 2021 DATING, LGBTQ, LOVE & SEX -
Making History
Okay, confession: LGBTQ+ History Month used to make me feel a bit guilty. It reminded me of gaps in my knowledge, exposed my insecurities and seemed to confirm... Read more
Posted on 18 February 2021 DATING, LGBTQ, LOVE & SEX -
Julie and Michael
I think we can all agree that Zoom, generally, isn't working for anything other than awkward business calls and parish council meetings featuring a load of... Read more
Posted on 06 February 2021 DATING, LGBTQ, LOVE & SEX -
Acting is Just Acting – Until It Isn’t
There's a reason the subject of casting gay roles rears its ugly head every few years. Prominent LGBTQ dramas are relatively rare enough to cause headlines, and... Read more
Posted on 23 January 2021 DATING, LGBTQ, LOVE & SEX -
Emily and Andrea
Happy New Year. I don't know if you know any lesbians, or bi women, or women who date/sleep with other women but reject traditional classifications of sexual... Read more
Posted on 03 January 2021 DATING, LGBTQ, LOVE & SEX -
My Favourite Books of 2020
I managed to read a decent pile of books in 2020, despite being busy finishing one of my own and working on loads of corporate projects that kept wolves away... Read more
Posted on 23 December 2020 DATING, LGBTQ, LOVE & SEX -
Florrie and James
As we slide on the very final skid mark of many toward the end of possibly one of the worst years in a generation, what are we looking for from the Guardian... Read more
Posted on 19 December 2020 DATING, LGBTQ, LOVE & SEX -
The Magnificent Sons: Paperback Cover Reveal
I'm never hugely comfortable with the salesman side of being an author. Not because I don't believe in my books, but it feels weird and grubby somehow, like... Read more
Posted on 16 December 2020 DATING, LGBTQ, LOVE & SEX -
Going Nolo: Spirits
I would never claim that I'm never going to drink again, but I know I was right to stop when I did. You find, when you don't drink, that people are curious abou... Read more
Posted on 13 December 2020 DATING, LGBTQ, LOVE & SEX -
Liz and Philip
Inevitable, I guess, after a month of supposed lockdown, that we would return to the dreaded Zoom dates. While it was great to keep the column going during the... Read more
Posted on 12 December 2020 DATING, LGBTQ, LOVE & SEX -
Going Nolo: Beers and Cocktails
The hardest drink to give up is Nervous Wine, or Nervous Pint - there's not a type of booze I particularly miss, more a state of mind I find it hard to... Read more
Posted on 10 December 2020 DATING, LGBTQ, LOVE & SEX -
Going Nolo: Shrubs, Cordials, and Sodas
I don't remember my first hangover. Fitting, I guess. When could it have been, the first real one? The first to go beyond a slightly fuzzy head and blast of... Read more
Posted on 06 December 2020 DATING, LGBTQ, LOVE & SEX -
Going Nolo: Kombucha and Wine
I woke up on the morning of the 2016 US election and thought it was time for a change. Little did I realise just *how much* things we're going to change the ver... Read more
Posted on 01 December 2020 DATING, LGBTQ, LOVE & SEX -
Forget Cathedrals
I'm lucky to have not been so personally, physically oppressed enough by churches that I can't still find them beautiful. I don't go inside them often, aside... Read more
Posted on 27 November 2020 DATING, LGBTQ, LOVE & SEX -
Two! More! Novels!
I'm very excited and delighted and generally in a good mood to let you know that there will be two more novels to come from me over the next however many years... Read more
Posted on 24 November 2020 DATING, LGBTQ, LOVE & SEX