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• I’m with Stupid

  At school, aside from all the usual tribes and factions and ‘cool kids’, there were two distinct to which you had to belong, and you didn’t get to pick. Read more

  Posted on 27 August 2015 DATING, LGBTQ, LOVE & SEX

• How to Be “the Boy”

  You can’t move on social media or in an airport novel for mentions of “the boy”, that mythical perfect boyfriend who gets their partner’s eyes and tweets all... Read more

  Posted on 23 August 2015 DATING, LGBTQ, LOVE & SEX

• The Real Basic is You

  In an interview I read recently, a recording artist claimed she never went to McDonald’s or read Heat because “it’s so bad to be basic”.Is it?Basic is an... Read more

  Posted on 16 August 2015 DATING, LGBTQ, LOVE & SEX

• The First-date Shirt

  I have never had “lucky” pants or socks. Underwear is underwear and I have almost never had someone peel off my jeans, running their tongue across their teeth i... Read more

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

• Which Twitter A-levels Pundit Should You Aspire to Date?

  It’s A-level results day, which means a lot of people who maybe once years ago sat some exam have a great deal of opinions, bons mots and tales of struggle and... Read more

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

• What Your Man’s Favourite Spice Girl Says About Him

  There are lots of standard questions you should ask on a first date. “Where did you grow up?” “What do you do for a living?” “Do you mind if I just escape... Read more

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

• How to Be 39

  I never used to understand why people lied about their age. I didn’t bother. It seemed to me utterly unimportant, and while I pretended to choke with panic on m... Read more

  Posted on 02 August 2015 DATING, LGBTQ, LOVE & SEX

• My Gay Voice

  A new documentary on the concept of “sounding gay” has been making waves in the media, and among gay men. Do I Sound Gay? investigates whether there is such a... Read more

  Posted on 30 July 2015 DATING, LGBTQ, LOVE & SEX

• 25 Terrible Men You Should Never Date

  

  Dating blogs are full of advice and this one is no exception.All the others talk nonsense though – about rules you should follow and how you have to do X so tha... Read more

  Posted on 26 July 2015 DATING, LGBTQ, LOVE & SEX

• Why Being 39 Ruined Going to the Hairdresser for Me

  I used to love going to the hairdresser. And, yes, I mean the hairdresser – a salon.Gleaming floor tiles, with sparkly bits. Asymmetric-haired (and faced)... Read more

  Posted on 23 July 2015 DATING, LGBTQ, LOVE & SEX

• The Parent Trap

  I originally wrote most of this post years ago but never finished it, stumbling across it only this morning – true story. I’m not sure why I abandoned it;... Read more

  Posted on 19 July 2015 DATING, LGBTQ, LOVE & SEX

• 10 Reasons Being a Gay Best Friend Sucks

  

  Stop all the clocks, cut off the telephone. It seems we have reached the end of an era.According to today’s Sunday Times’ Style magazine barometer of what’s... Read more

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

• The Seventh

  I am not supposed to be here.That’s almost all I can think as I run as fast as I can away from Tavistock Square. It is 7 July 2005. I am not supposed to be... Read more

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

• 21 People You Should Never Kiss at Festivals

  

  1. Anyone whose granny interned at Vogue. Or anyone who mocks someone whose granny interned at Vogue. Or anyone who berates people for mocking someone whose... Read more

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

• The Fifth

  I started my blog five years ago today.It was hot outside – though not as hot as today – and I was sitting in my tiny, muggy top-floor flat, baking gently on Ga... Read more

  Posted on 30 June 2015 DATING, LGBTQ, LOVE & SEX

• 30 Things That Always Happen During Wimbledon

  Wimbledon fortnight starts Monday, one of the Top 10 shrillest sporting events on the face of the Earth.Despite the fact it is a magnet for braying upper... Read more

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

• Give Me Death by Skinny Jeans Over Bootcut Misery Any Day

  It has been in the news this week that skinny jeans can kill you. But what a way to go.Thanks to the sterling efforts of Darwinism, a young woman in Australia... Read more

  Posted on 23 June 2015 DATING, LGBTQ, LOVE & SEX

• Know Your Dating Enemies: Texting

  Apparently in the olden days, our phones were used for speaking to each other. Like, actual voices piping down the… what is it – airwaves? Line? Cable? Anyway,... Read more

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

• 11 Ways Guests Will Ruin Your Wedding

  Considering its romantic intentions, a wedding can be one of the most stressful experiences of your life.If you’re a single person, they are a stark reminder... Read more

  Posted on 07 June 2015 DATING, LGBTQ, LOVE & SEX

• Take a Good Look at Your Selfie

  I have no issue with selfies – those up close and personal, carefully crafted self-portraits that no Instagram account should be without. Read more

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