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• The Raincheck

  Stats: 38, 5’10″, brown/brown, Inverness Where: Central London Pre-date rating: 7/10“It’s raining” is the first thing out of his mouth. “I know.” He hops... Read more

  Posted on 06 September 2013 DATING, LGBTQ, LOVE & SEX

• I Still Believe in Internet Anonymity – Even When You’re Being Mean to Me

  We hear a lot about trolls and the trolling they do in the news these days. A sub-class of human previously restricted to the mysterious world of specialist... Read more

  Posted on 22 August 2013 DATING, LGBTQ, LOVE & SEX

• The One-Hour Wonder

  The main problem with huge, exhilarating events is the crash back down to planet normal afterward. There is the inevitable need to prolong the high, to stave of... Read more

  Posted on 17 August 2013 DATING, LGBTQ, LOVE & SEX

• What’s the Worst Thing You’ve Ever Heard on a Date?

  We’ve all been there, ‘enjoying’ ourselves as best we can on a date, when suddenly, out of NOWHERE comes the game-changer. It’s the one thing we haven’t been... Read more

  Posted on 14 August 2013 DATING, LGBTQ, LOVE & SEX

• Postbag: Is It OK to Wear Shorts on a Date?

  I get asked a lot of questions, both on Twitter and over email. Usually it’s things like “Is that your real eye?” or “Who’s that famous person you mention in... Read more

  Posted on 12 August 2013 DATING, LGBTQ, LOVE & SEX

• The Late Great Letdown

  Searching for Mr Right, it’s a sad fact that I’m equally Mr Wrong for plenty of others. Could tonight be different? It is, after all, our second outing. Our... Read more

  Posted on 05 August 2013 DATING, LGBTQ, LOVE & SEX

• How to Say No

  No can be a tough word to say at the best of times. Another cake? Don’t mind if I do. One for the road? Make it two. No always seems to want to play hide and... Read more

  Posted on 29 July 2013 DATING, LGBTQ, LOVE & SEX

• Why Blaming the Rise of HIV on ‘gay Sex Parties’ is Irresponsible and Dangerous

  Sometimes it’s wonderful to wake up gay and some days, well, not so much. My perfectly Instagrammed breakfast of eggs benedict was seriously spoiled on reading... Read more

  Posted on 25 July 2013 DATING, LGBTQ, LOVE & SEX

• Three Things That Make Waking up ‘back at Theirs’ Even Worse

  Well, you did it again. Was it the tequila, the summer heat, or just the fact that you never let an itch go unscratched which led you to be opening your eyes... Read more

  Posted on 21 July 2013 DATING, LGBTQ, LOVE & SEX

• 10 Dos and Don’ts of Online Dating

  Online dating needn’t be as bad as you think. I survived, so can you. Just watch out for the don’ts and live by the dos.DO: Have a decent photo And more than... Read more

  Posted on 15 July 2013 DATING, LGBTQ, LOVE & SEX

• The Time Thief

  Stats: 37, height unknown, blond/blue Where: Central London Pre-date rating: 8/10Clocks. All they do is tick and make people fret. Read more

  Posted on 09 July 2013 DATING, LGBTQ, LOVE & SEX

• 10 Terrible Opening Lines for a Dating Profile

  

  As I always say, your dating profile is your storefront, your big shiny window display that you use to get the punters in. But in just a few short sentences, yo... Read more

  Posted on 04 July 2013 DATING, LGBTQ, LOVE & SEX

• Everything I Know About Love

  I am wary of those who scoff at or reject love. They deadpan throwaway lines that they probably nicked from books or movies written by people more intelligent... Read more

  Posted on 30 June 2013 DATING, LGBTQ, LOVE & SEX

• Guest Post: Blindsided by Harry

  Sometimes when you are cast adrift on the vast ocean of online dating, it feels like you are the only person in the world going through it. Read more

  Posted on 27 June 2013 DATING, LGBTQ, LOVE & SEX

• A Further 25 Men You Should Never Date

  Before princes, come frogs, and it seems Mr Right stands at the end of a long line of Mr Wrongs.You’ve done well in swerving the first 25 men you should never... Read more

  Posted on 22 June 2013 DATING, LGBTQ, LOVE & SEX

• The Anti Type, Part 2

  If you haven’t read the first part of this date, it might be a good idea to do so. So here we are again. An unprecedented second date with the guy who,... Read more

  Posted on 19 June 2013 DATING, LGBTQ, LOVE & SEX

• The Anti Type

  Stats: 35, 5’9”, brown/er, none, Gloucestershire Where: Kennington, London Pre-date rating: 6/10While few are so clichéd as to fancy only tall, dark and handsom... Read more

  Posted on 18 June 2013 DATING, LGBTQ, LOVE & SEX

• What Gaydar Did Next

  You know what they say: “evolve or die”. And in a world where your next French kiss might be no farther than the end of your backyard, gay dating and hook-up... Read more

  Posted on 11 June 2013 DATING, LGBTQ, LOVE & SEX

• Social Media: Form of Self-help Or Enabler of Self-doubt?

  The 2010s is truly the age of the share, whether Instagramming pictures of your breakfast, Facebooking all your friends about your holiday or tweeting a link... Read more

  Posted on 06 June 2013 DATING, LGBTQ, LOVE & SEX

• The Five Sexiest People You’ll Ever See on Public Transport

  I have a love-hate relationship with travelling on the Tube, London’s dog-breathed series of arteries which carries us all safely around the place, while we moa... Read more

  Posted on 01 June 2013 HUMOR, LOVE & SEX