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• Why You Should Never Date the Christmas Refusenik

  “I don’t do Christmas,” he will say, his face pinched with misery. Quite a statement, and one loaded with meaning.To him, Santa is just an anagram of Satan and... Read more

  Posted on 13 December 2015 DATING, LGBTQ, LOVE & SEX

• Guardian Blind Date Review: Craig and Callum

  Click through to see my review of this week’s Guardian Blind Date, which all goes a bit wrong once the name of Angela Lansbury is taken in vain.Yes, it’s gay... Read more

  Posted on 12 December 2015 DATING, LGBTQ, LOVE & SEX

• The Ones Who Stopped Texting

  The older I get, the more nostalgic I become.  I don’t particularly yearn to be back there, but I am still fascinated how things felt, and how I reacted, playin... Read more

  Posted on 09 December 2015 DATING, LGBTQ, LOVE & SEX

• My Christmas Birthday Bitterness

  Birthdays. Like Christmas, they come but once a year.They break up the calendar a little, and give you something to look forward to, right? Read more

  Posted on 06 December 2015 DATING, LGBTQ, LOVE & SEX

• Guardian Blind Date Review: Jon and Nicole

  Click through to read this week’s review of the Guardian Blind Date, which sees two people in their 20s acting like they’re in a deleted scene from Love... Read more

  Posted on 05 December 2015 DATING, LGBTQ, LOVE & SEX

• Guardian Blind Date Review: Oliver and Elizabeth

  Make haste and click, as quick as you can, ‘pon this green link and enjoy the wonderment of this week’s Guardian Blind Date review. ‘Tis pity he’s a bore. Read more

  Posted on 28 November 2015 DATING, LGBTQ, LOVE & SEX

• Guardian Blind Date Review 2015: A Summer of Love

  

  The rumours are true – there’s no new Guardian Blind Date review this week. Instead, another collection of ‘best bits’ from July–September. Read more

  Posted on 21 November 2015 DATING, LGBTQ, LOVE & SEX

• About a Boy, and a Doll

  You’ve all already seen that little boy in the Barbie ad, right? Course you have, it’s been everywhere. But in case you haven’t, here it is:The ad follows the... Read more

  Posted on 18 November 2015 DATING, LGBTQ, LOVE & SEX

• 11 Guaranteed Ways to Destroy Your Relationship

  The thing with many relationships is they have a certain shelf life, don’t they? When you’re in them, and know you need to be out of them, it can actually be... Read more

  Posted on 15 November 2015 DATING, LGBTQ, LOVE & SEX

• Hot, Ready and Legal? You Need to Cool off

  

  If years of hysterical media coverage have taught us anything, it’s that lusting after children is wrong. Paedophilia – the great cause everyone can get behind... Read more

  Posted on 29 October 2015 DATING, LGBTQ, LOVE & SEX

• How to Reject an Apology

  When you do something wrong, you’re taught to say sorry.Screaming toddlers are forced into awkward handshakes, colleagues send grovelling emails to avoid... Read more

  Posted on 25 October 2015 DATING, LGBTQ, LOVE & SEX

• We Need to Make Room for Some Light Negativity

  Despite trolling, misery-lit and the best efforts of rolling news, we actually live in very positive times.For every one person on social media demanding... Read more

  Posted on 20 October 2015 DATING, LGBTQ, LOVE & SEX

• The Director’s Cut

  

  There are difficult conversations you must have with yourself. There are thoughts you have that rage and burn until you address them. Read more

  Posted on 14 October 2015 DATING, LGBTQ, LOVE & SEX

• National Coming Out Day: How Not to React

  It’s National Coming Out Day! Closet doors up and down the country are being wrenched off their hinges and brand-new LGBTs are taking their tentative steps on... Read more

  Posted on 11 October 2015 DATING, LGBTQ, LOVE & SEX

• Dating Apps Aren’t Killing Romance – Our Attitude is

  Another day, another person slinging mud at a dating app.Tinder, giving boring singletons something to wang on about in All Bar One since 2012, has come in for ... Read more

  Posted on 06 October 2015 DATING, LGBTQ, LOVE & SEX

• How to Be Single in Autumn

  I love autumn. It may be a cliché to harp on about its colours and the smell of bonfires and the transition from wearing the same old pair of shorts to digging... Read more

  Posted on 04 October 2015 DATING, LGBTQ, LOVE & SEX

• What Jackie Collins and The Stud Taught Me About the World

  

  Following the sad passing of legendary bonkbuster queen Jackie Collins yesterday, you will undoubtedly read millions of pieces by people claiming her books... Read more

  Posted on 20 September 2015 DATING, LGBTQ, LOVE & SEX

• 17 Things More Annoying Than Selfie Sticks

  I don’t mind selfie sticks. I think they get a bad rap. It’s so drearily predictable that people would moan about them, too, isn’t it? Read more

  Posted on 13 September 2015 DATING, LGBTQ, LOVE & SEX

• How to Be Cool on Social Media

  Apologies if you have clicked through or scrolled past the title expecting some top tips on achieving coolness. I have no idea. Read more

  Posted on 06 September 2015 DATING, LGBTQ, LOVE & SEX

• Sam Stanley’s Coming out is a Victory for Us All

  Another sporting star came out at the weekend. How good it feels to say that almost mundanely, like I’m reading out cricket scores or recounting a chicken-pox... Read more

  Posted on 31 August 2015 DATING, LGBTQ, LOVE & SEX