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• Why Do White People Want to Say That Word?

  A few months ago, I was having my hair cut by a barber I hadn’t been to before. The guy cutting my hair was fairly young, handsome, funny, and interesting and... Read more

  Posted on 14 September 2017 DATING, LGBTQ, LOVE & SEX

• Why Do White People Want to Say That Word?

  A few months ago, I was having my hair cut by a barber I hadn't been to before. The guy cutting my hair was fairly young, handsome, funny, and interesting and... Read more

  Posted on 14 September 2017 DATING, LGBTQ, LOVE & SEX

• Guardian Blind Date Review: Jahangir and David

  My reviews of the Guardian’s hapless romantics return with a treat. Gay men who bang on about Corbyn, Brexit, and incur the wrath of London’s waiting... Read more

  Posted on 09 September 2017 DATING, LGBTQ, LOVE & SEX

• Jahangir and David

  

  The fag-end of summer seems finally to have been stubbed out. The air no longer smarts with the acrid pong of over-barbecued sausages; posters for a long-gone... Read more

  Posted on 09 September 2017 DATING, LGBTQ, LOVE & SEX

• My Chopsticks Anxiety Hell

  Every time I'm within 10 feet of a noodle, it's the same. That creeping anxiety in anticipation of the inevitable; the resentful side-eye to the two slender... Read more

  Posted on 26 August 2017 DATING, LGBTQ, LOVE & SEX

• My Chopsticks Anxiety Hell

  Every time I’m within 10 feet of a noodle, it’s the same. That creeping anxiety in anticipation of the inevitable; the resentful side-eye to the two slender... Read more

  Posted on 26 August 2017 DATING, LGBTQ, LOVE & SEX

• Happy Birthday Madonna: Please Never, Ever Give in Or “put It Away”

  Another year, another set of birthday candles for Madonna. She turns 59 today. For the 30 or so years Madonna has been putting the cat among the pigeons in the... Read more

  Posted on 16 August 2017 DATING, LGBTQ, LOVE & SEX

• Happy Birthday Madonna: Please Never, Ever Give in Or “put It Away”

  Another year, another set of birthday candles for Madonna. She turns 59 today. For the 30 or so years Madonna has been putting the cat among the pigeons in the... Read more

  Posted on 16 August 2017 DATING, LGBTQ, LOVE & SEX

• Guardian Blind Date Review: Tom and Willow

  

  I’m away, so no venom this week – catch up on all my reviews of the Guardian Blind Date. div.wpmrec2x{max-width:610px;} div.wpmrec2x div.u >... Read more

  Posted on 29 July 2017 DATING, LGBTQ, LOVE & SEX

• My Prince George Moment

  

  From the very first moment babies draw breath, we obsess over children’s behaviour – be it concern for their safety or searching for possible clues about their... Read more

  Posted on 28 July 2017 DATING, LGBTQ, LOVE & SEX

• Guardian Blind Date Review: Frankie and Bruce

  Click through to read my review of this week’s Blind Date in the Guardian, which uncovers the freakish cult of prosecco and examines what is really behind a... Read more

  Posted on 08 July 2017 DATING, LGBTQ, LOVE & SEX

• Now We Are Seven

  

  I have always played the long game. Waiting? I’m an expert. Biding your time? First class. Despite outward appearances to people who know me well of being... Read more

  Posted on 03 July 2017 DATING, LGBTQ, LOVE & SEX

• Guardian Blind Date Review: Daniel and Cecily

  In this week’s Guardian Blind Date review, a compelling case for Scottish independence, pretending to care about cream teas and an unfortunate Uber... Read more

  Posted on 01 July 2017 DATING, LGBTQ, LOVE & SEX

• Guardian Blind Date Review: Katherine and Ella

  Click through to read this week’s review of the Guardian Blind Date, with two women for a change. There’s laughter (from another table), a search for “the one”... Read more

  Posted on 17 June 2017 DATING, LGBTQ, LOVE & SEX

• Guardian Blind Date Review: Martin and Almaz

  Click through to read my review of The Guardian Blind Date, which contains food sharing, lightbulbs, parentheses and… Cliff Richard.Spoiler:... Read more

  Posted on 03 June 2017 DATING, LGBTQ, LOVE & SEX

• Bravery is an Option, Not an Obligation

  It’s interesting to note that in a world where people constantly claim anyone with a conscience or a complaint is being a “special snowflake”, stoicism is... Read more

  Posted on 24 May 2017 DATING, LGBTQ, LOVE & SEX

• Guardian Blind Date Review: Rory and Elizabeth

  Click though to read my review of this week’s Guardian Blind Date. It’s back to good old heterosexuality. Confidence, spectacles and Downton Abbey feature... Read more

  Posted on 13 May 2017 DATING, LGBTQ, LOVE & SEX

• Guardian Blind Date Review: Ben and Joe

  An Eddie Redmayne lookalike (apparently) and a time traveller hook up for prawns and not much else in this week’s Blind Date in the Guardian. Click through to... Read more

  Posted on 15 April 2017 DATING, LGBTQ, LOVE & SEX

• Guardian Blind Date Review: Dan and Jack

  Click through to read my review of the Guardian’s Blind Date, featuring two 21-year-olds who have some growing *down* to do.Spoiler: Advertisements Read more

  Posted on 01 April 2017 DATING, LGBTQ, LOVE & SEX

• Guardian Blind Date Review: Bex and Henry

  Click through to read my latest review of the Blind Date in the Guardian, where there’s a Brett mix-up, pranking and – gasp! – he’s... Read more

  Posted on 25 March 2017 DATING, LGBTQ, LOVE & SEX