The Guyliner
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The Guyliner
http://www.theguyliner.com/
The definitive, yet disaster-laden, gay dating blog. The perils and pitfalls of internet dating as told by M, 36, 5'9", brown/blue, Yorkshire
LATEST ARTICLES ( 465 )
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Gay Marriage, Fatherhood and My Very Own Ridiculous, Personal Dilemma
I have always had something of a knack for talking my way out of answering difficult questions. My first instinct when asked something mildly taxing is to... Read more
Posted on 23 May 2013 DATING, LGBTQ, LOVE & SEX -
The Lollipop
Stats: 28, 5’11″, brown/blue, Taunton Where: Regents Park, London Pre-date rating: 6/10“Go on, just suck it. You might like it.” I roll my eyes. Yet... Read more
Posted on 21 May 2013 DATING, LGBTQ, LOVE & SEX -
The Better Offer
Stats: 29, 5’8”, brown/hazel, Cheltenham Where: East London, E1 Pre-date rating: 7/10My date has just got back from New York. I know this because he mentions... Read more
Posted on 13 May 2013 DATING, LGBTQ, LOVE & SEX -
Awkward! Three Situations Guaranteed to Give You That ‘morning After’ Cringe
We’ve all been there. You wake up, slightly disoriented, amid bed linen which feels unfamiliar. Strange sounds emanate from a mass not too far from you. Read more
Posted on 07 May 2013 DATING, LGBTQ, LOVE & SEX -
Sorry, ‘straight-acting’ Boys, but Gay Stereotypes Exist Despite You… Get Over It
If you asked the average man on the street whether he could tell the difference between a gay man and a straight man, he’d probably say yes, citing a number of... Read more
Posted on 30 April 2013 LGBTQ -
7 Ways to Get Him to Call After the First Date
Getting a first date is fairly easy. Or so they tell me. But getting a first date and going on a first date are nowhere near as big a deal as the ultimate prize... Read more
Posted on 29 April 2013 DATING, LGBTQ, LOVE & SEX -
Brief Encounter: The Boy in the Apple Store
The Apple Store is a strange place. It does its very best to pretend it isn’t a shop. There are no tills ringing or sour-faced shopgirls stacking shelves with... Read more
Posted on 25 April 2013 DATING, LGBTQ, LOVE & SEX -
Guest Post: Why My Gay Brother and I Are Friends
I know what you’re thinking. Am I really getting to the stage where I don’t even write my own posts? Is it about to get all Britney-esque, my contributions... Read more
Posted on 23 April 2013 DATING, LGBTQ, LOVE & SEX -
A Beginner’s Guide to Breaking It Off: The Phone Call
My recent post on dumping someone by text proved to be pretty divisive. It seems that many people prefer a face-to-face break-up or, at the very least, a phone... Read more
Posted on 10 April 2013 DATING, LGBTQ, LOVE & SEX -
The Pedal Pusher
Stats: 28, 5’10, blond/blue, London Where: Shoreditch, London Pre-date rating: 7.5/10There are some dates you feel you should go on, even if you really ought no... Read more
Posted on 04 April 2013 DATING, LGBTQ, LOVE & SEX -
A Beginner’s Guide to Breaking It Off: The Text
Is there ever a nice way to bid adieu to an affair of the heart? Is the blow any less crushing because you have communicated it via a gift-wrapped box of... Read more
Posted on 29 March 2013 DATING, LGBTQ, LOVE & SEX -
Say No to the Misery of Matchmaking
Imagine at what distant depth of ebb you’d have to be to ask a friend to set you up with someone. To be plundering your friends’ friends for potential dates lik... Read more
Posted on 21 March 2013 DATING, LGBTQ, LOVE & SEX -
The Name Game Brain Drain – How to Pick Your Dating Handle
What’s in a name, eh? Well, an awful lot, actually.The one thing they forget to tell you when you try online dating is that you have to pick a name for yourself. Read more
Posted on 16 March 2013 DATING, LGBTQ, LOVE & SEX -
The Boyfriend
Stats: 5’10”, brown/green Where: A party in east London Pre-date rating: N/AAs you schlep your way through single life, you find yourself arriving at a lot of... Read more
Posted on 12 March 2013 DATING, LGBTQ, LOVE & SEX -
The Colombian Gets Out of the Bath
When dates are over, I try not to think too hard about what my date thought of me. You can drive yourself mad pondering the whys and the wherefores when they... Read more
Posted on 06 March 2013 DATING, LGBTQ, LOVE & SEX -
Another 25 Men You Should Never Date
Dating can be a drag. You never quite know what you’re going to get next. Back off with your “life is like a box of chocolates” shtick, Forrest Gump – we’ve... Read more
Posted on 03 March 2013 DATING, LGBTQ, LOVE & SEX -
10 Things Not to Say on a First Date
1. “So having weighed up all the evidence and considering the fact that I was quite drunk at the time and I didn’t technically put it all the way in, do you... Read more
Posted on 23 February 2013 DATING, LGBTQ, LOVE & SEX -
The Ex at Stage Left
Stats: 31, 5’11”, mousey brown/blue, Worcestershire Where: Columbia Road, East London Pre-date rating: 8/10 Breaking up is hard to do. I know; I’ve done it. Read more
Posted on 20 February 2013 DATING, LGBTQ, LOVE & SEX -
Five Men You Think You Want to Date (but Actually Really, Really Don’t)
Mr Neat And Tidy Who is he? He’s never got a hair out of place and his flat is a monument to order and hygiene.Why you think you want him: A man who cleans up... Read more
Posted on 09 February 2013 DATING, LGBTQ, LOVE & SEX -
Beckham Vs Miliband: In the Battle of the Davids, It’s No Contest for Me
In the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king. And in the land of everybody looking fairly average in their underpants, it seems that David Beckham has... Read more
Posted on 07 February 2013 DATING, LGBTQ, LOVE & SEX