The Guyliner

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• The Charm Offensive

  I am 24 and at a friend’s flat. She is having a party. Well, I say party – the lounge is full of people, there are bottles of vodka and dubious mixers on the... Read more

  Posted on 23 September 2014 DATING, LGBTQ, LOVE & SEX

• Guardian Blind Date: Scottish Independence Special

  Fiercely independent Scotland, 1171, meets homely England, at least 1113.Scotland on EnglandWhat were you hoping for? The chance to meet somebody who’d let me b... Read more

  Posted on 17 September 2014 DATING, LGBTQ, LOVE & SEX

• Do You Really Need a Six-pack to Make an Impact?

  The year is 2001.I am in a bar, talking to a gay man. I used to do that. He might be trying to pick me up; I can’t tell. He takes another sip of his... Read more

  Posted on 10 September 2014 DATING, LGBTQ, LOVE & SEX

• Why Everybody Needs a Broken Heart

  You may think you don’t know what it’s like to have a broken heart if you’ve never had one, but, if you’ve ever been in love, that’s not true. The beginnings... Read more

  Posted on 04 September 2014 DATING, LGBTQ, LOVE & SEX

• Why Everybody Needs a Broken Heart

  You may think you don’t know what it’s like to have a broken heart if you’ve never had one, but, if you’ve ever been in love, that’s not true.The beginnings of... Read more

  Posted on 04 September 2014 DATING, LGBTQ, LOVE & SEX

• The Hot Mess

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  Posted on 17 August 2014 DATING, LGBTQ, LOVE & SEX

• The Forget-me-not

  To celebrate my blog’s fourth birthday, I decided to give everyone a rest from my prattling and instead hand over to a guest contributor – and not just any gues... Read more

  Posted on 27 July 2014 DATING, LGBTQ, LOVE & SEX

• Decoding the Dumb Clichés People Say on Their Dating Bios

  Your dating profile – or the bio on whichever app your fingers are getting busy with – is your storefront. Sure, a picture tells a thousand words, but as... Read more

  Posted on 20 July 2014 DATING, LGBTQ, LOVE & SEX

• Decoding Dumb Clichés on Dating Bios

  Your dating profile – or the bio on whichever app your fingers are getting busy with – is your storefront, your prime advertising space. Read more

  Posted on 20 July 2014 DATING, LGBTQ, LOVE & SEX

• The Breakup: A Near Miss with Matthew the Hot Controller

  Until my current relationship, I had always believed there was a price to pay for going out with a beautiful man.Every Adonis I met seemed to come with their... Read more

  Posted on 15 July 2014 DATING, LGBTQ, LOVE & SEX

• The Breakup: Matthew the Hot Controller

  Until my current relationship, I had always believed there was a price to pay for going out with a beautiful man.Every Adonis I met seemed to come with their... Read more

  Posted on 15 July 2014 DATING, LGBTQ, LOVE & SEX

• The Plus One

  “I’m going to a friend’s for dinner on Friday. Come.”I should say “No thank you, Toby; it’s only our second date”. I don’t.“Is there anything you don’t eat?”I... Read more

  Posted on 13 July 2014 DATING, LGBTQ, LOVE & SEX

• The Breakup: Mark and the Herpes Simplex Complex

  Oh, Mark. Mark and I had started off so well, with a humorously disastrous date in a museum followed by one too many drinks in a boozer laughing over how bad... Read more

  Posted on 01 July 2014 DATING, LGBTQ, LOVE & SEX

• Why I’m Not Buying Jonah Hill’s Apology

  Spare a thought, everyone, for Jonah Hill – the character actor caught on tape this week telling an irritating, confrontational paparazzo to suck his dick,... Read more

  Posted on 04 June 2014 DATING, LGBTQ, LOVE & SEX

• Where Not to Meet Your Next Boyfriend: The Supermarket

  The supermarket can be a boring and depressing place at the best of times, let alone if you’re single.Couples snogging in front of the very shelf you’re trying... Read more

  Posted on 28 May 2014 DATING, LGBTQ, LOVE & SEX

• The Bitter End: Todd and His Toothbrush

  With Todd, the signs were always there, I guess – on our first date he spent rather too much time ogling a famous popstar across the bar. Read more

  Posted on 20 May 2014 DATING, LGBTQ, LOVE & SEX

• The Hold-Out

  A restaurant. I hate going for food on a first date, but my date suggested it and so here I am. Leo is a student and 22 – that enchanted age where anything seem... Read more

  Posted on 04 May 2014 DATING, LGBTQ, LOVE & SEX

• Know Your Dating Enemies: The Bicycle

  When you have been on as many dates as I have, there are lots of things you dread. Spending three hours downwind of someone’s halitosis, hearing about their ex... Read more

  Posted on 29 April 2014 DATING, LGBTQ, LOVE & SEX

• The Reluctant Mean Girl

  Midweek. Another bar. Another pint with a stranger. I sit and wonder where I’ll be in five hours. Will I be back in my flat ignoring the ironing or will I be... Read more

  Posted on 24 April 2014 DATING, LGBTQ, LOVE & SEX

• Yet Another 25 Men You Should Never Date

  What do you look for in a man? Nice eyes? Bright smile? Good taste in footwear? Ability to make you laugh? We all have tick-boxes and black markers at the... Read more

  Posted on 09 April 2014 DATING, LGBTQ, LOVE & SEX