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LATEST ARTICLES ( 85 )

• Dating for Dumb-arses.

  I swore I'd never do it again, but boredom and lack of inspiration in terms of subject matter conspired to have me consult a dating advice site for men, in the... Read more

  Posted on 25 January 2012 DATING, LOVE & SEX

• All Men Aren't Bastards!

  My mom is a tough lady. She has survived some incredibly hard times that would have seen a weaker minded person declared certifiable, and she got through it... Read more

  Posted on 21 January 2012 DATING, LOVE & SEX, RANTS N' RAVES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Carelessly Selfless.

  The contents of today's post have been brewing for a couple of months, when the issue I'm going to tell you about first reared its ugly head. Read more

  Posted on 19 January 2012 DATING, LOVE & SEX

• Comparatively Incomparable

  As some of you may have noticed, I have added a You Tube vlog to my list of projects with which to distract myself from the fact that the only male who has... Read more

  Posted on 14 January 2012 DATING, LOVE & SEX

• A Conversation

  My son came to me the other day and made a startling confession. 'I don't want you to ever have a boyfriend, Mum.' G is not one for pouring his heart out all... Read more

  Posted on 11 January 2012 DATING, LOVE & SEX

• Validation

  My early twenties, years twenty-two to twenty-four, are for the most part a Sambuca and Bourbon-induced blur. I had a blast, and sometimes I really miss that... Read more

  Posted on 09 January 2012 DATING, LOVE & SEX

• Whatever Ruffles Your Pantaloons, I Guess.

  I'm a veracious reader. If the sun was to burn out, and the world supply of electricity inevitably ran short, I'd still be happy as long as I had my books and... Read more

  Posted on 06 January 2012 DATING, LOVE & SEX

• Rut.

  Part of the reason I started this blog was to boost my confidence, and it's worked a treat - creatively. I'm writing better, and more prolifically, than I have... Read more

  Posted on 03 January 2012 DATING, LOVE & SEX

• Resolutions, Shmezolutions.

  The concept of the New Years Resolution has never made sense to me. I've always been of the belief that, the louder you announce your intentions, the less... Read more

  Posted on 21 December 2011 DATING, LOVE & SEX

• Re-gifting Ruby Slippers.

  I am not a re-gifter. From a young age, my mother practically beat me over the head with that old idiom 'It's the thought that counts,' telling me to smile and... Read more

  Posted on 17 December 2011 DATING, LOVE & SEX

• Baking It and Faking It.

  To counteract the residual effects left over from being involuntarily celibate for almost three years, I have discovered a brilliant distraction: baking. Read more

  Posted on 14 December 2011 DATING, LOVE & SEX

• Taming the Hazel-eyed Monster.

  Everyone has certain personality traits they aren't proud of. Mine is jealousy. Whether it became part of my nature organically, or grew there from the seed of... Read more

  Posted on 11 December 2011 DATING, LOVE & SEX

• Angry Arthur.

  Anyone who knows me will tell you that my son and I are very close, and he will always come first. Anyone considering friendship or something more with me is... Read more

  Posted on 10 December 2011 DATING, LOVE & SEX

• Why Chocolate Can Sometimes Be Better Than Love (she Said in Jest).

  Ever wondered why you feel like you're on cloud nine when you eat chocolate? No, Cadbury's, Hershey's and co do not slip a certain plant-derived secret... Read more

  Posted on 08 December 2011 DATING, LOVE & SEX

• You'd Better Not Cry.

  I adore Christmas. Let me just put that out there right now. You will not find another person in this world with a more chronic case of the holly-jollies than... Read more

  Posted on 03 December 2011 DATING, LOVE & SEX

• Giving Business the Business.

  I received an email three days ago from a Dan T****ns, (I decided not to blank out the surname entirely so as to inspire just the right amount of terror in the... Read more

  Posted on 29 November 2011 DATING, LOVE & SEX

• Hot and Funny.

  Someone once said that a sneeze was like an orgasm. This was a misquote of a remark made by a famous television sex therapist and has since been scientifically... Read more

  Posted on 26 November 2011 DATING, LOVE & SEX

• My Hippie Tendencies Explained.

  I'd like to say here and now that I have no shame in aspiring to be the 'Cool Mum.' The reason I'm okay with it is that my definition of the term is not what yo... Read more

  Posted on 24 November 2011 DATING, LOVE & SEX

• Driving Miss Lazy

  I don't drive. It isn't because I can't afford a car, like to live an ecologically friendly lifestyle, or have a moral objection to lining the wallets of oil... Read more

  Posted on 19 November 2011 DATING, LOVE & SEX

• Played by Your Playlist.

  Take a look at my Blogger profile picture. I look pretty normal, right? Your average thirty-something mom. You'd probably assume, judging by the deep pink top... Read more

  Posted on 16 November 2011 DATING, LOVE & SEX