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• The Last Romeo: Single in the Supermarket

  On February 1 2018, my life changed for ever (kind of) when I became a published author and the e-book version of my debut novel The Last Romeo came out. The... Read more

  Posted on 31 January 2019 DATING, LGBTQ, LOVE & SEX

• Faris and Alexandra

  In life, you can either be a hard act to follow or... the act that follows. This week, 25-year-old trainee lawyer Faris and Alexandra, 30, and a garden and... Read more

  Posted on 26 January 2019 DATING, LGBTQ, LOVE & SEX

• Ben and Alice

  We've been hearing a lot about toxic masculinity lately, especially since Gillette launched a new campaign exposing the, shall we say, antisocial habits some me... Read more

  Posted on 19 January 2019 DATING, LGBTQ, LOVE & SEX

• Joanne and Morgan

  

  As we approach the concave middle of January, land of detox, naked trees and dark evenings, December and its joyous lights, capitalism-based optimism and... Read more

  Posted on 12 January 2019 DATING, LGBTQ, LOVE & SEX

• Henry and Emily

  2019. Probably the same permanently ablaze sea container, but with a '9' crudely daubed over the now-faded '8' that was there before, let's face it. I've trappe... Read more

  Posted on 05 January 2019 DATING, LGBTQ, LOVE & SEX

• Sascha and Nick

  

  It is my birthday today. I am 43. In order not to have to think about this too closely, here's a Guardian Blind Date review. If there is one thing I have learne... Read more

  Posted on 23 December 2018 DATING, LGBTQ, LOVE & SEX

• There’s No Such Thing as a Free Lunch

  In a recent Guardian Blind Date, the two hapless souls ate at the Sanderson Hotel in London, which reminded me of a mortifying, excruciating experience I'd had... Read more

  Posted on 08 December 2018 DATING, LGBTQ, LOVE & SEX

• Don’t F with Me at Christmas

  It can be hard to make people understand - empathy is trickier to elicit than you might think. Especially when it comes to things that seem so simple, from... Read more

  Posted on 23 November 2018 DATING, LGBTQ, LOVE & SEX

• Jonathan and Oliver

  

  Usage of Grindr and all the other "men seeking men" apps must've crashed through the floor, given the sheer volumes of gay guys now using the Guardian Blind Dat... Read more

  Posted on 17 November 2018 DATING, LGBTQ, LOVE & SEX

• Tom and Harriet

  

  Thank goodness it's Christmas at last. As much as I love the month-long Halloween festival, there's nothing quite like spending two months in a euphoric state... Read more

  Posted on 03 November 2018 DATING, LGBTQ, LOVE & SEX

• Tom and Catherine

  Recently, I was asked to take part in a photoshoot, and the anxiety around what I was going to wear to be photographed was off the scale - it was "nuclear... Read more

  Posted on 28 October 2018 DATING, LGBTQ, LOVE & SEX

• Jeff and Gerard

  

  Do heterosexual people still apply for the Guardian Blind Date? Do they even still exist or has fracking obliterated them all? I can't say I've noticed. Anyway... Read more

  Posted on 13 October 2018 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 LGBT younglings are taking their tentative... Read more

  Posted on 11 October 2018 DATING, LGBTQ, LOVE & SEX

• Max and James

  They never tell you about the morning after, these dating gurus. You had the perfect date, kissed lightly at the bus stop before you hopped on the 176 and he... Read more

  Posted on 06 October 2018 DATING, LGBTQ, LOVE & SEX

• Essa and Steffi

  It's only fitting we should have a second all-female Guardian Blind Date review in a row (I missed last week as I was ill). Men are great in general - I have... Read more

  Posted on 30 September 2018 DATING, LGBTQ, LOVE & SEX

• Amber and Ellie

  

  Same-sex dates aren't that common on the Guardian Blind Date - despite what someone wrote in to tell me last week - and even less usual are ones involving two... Read more

  Posted on 16 September 2018 DATING, LGBTQ, LOVE & SEX

• Dilemma: I’ve Never Slept with a Guy More Than Once

  When it never goes further than one night, are you doing something wrong? Something you said? Regrettable hookups, straight mate experimentation, and the frenem... Read more

  Posted on 12 September 2018 DATING, LGBTQ, LOVE & SEX

• Alex and George

  

  When you haven't seen someone for a while, on meeting again, you tend to waste far too much time marvelling at just how long it's been since you last saw each... Read more

  Posted on 09 September 2018 DATING, LGBTQ, LOVE & SEX

• Got an Itch You Need to Scratch?

  I will never forget that red-letter day back in the dying days of the 20th centurywhen my then-flatmate asked if I could take a peek at his family jewels.... Read more

  Posted on 08 September 2018 DATING, LGBTQ, LOVE & SEX

• Dilemma: I’ve Been with My Man for 10 Years and Feel I’m Missing out

  Is the grass greener on the other side? With SKAM and Call Me By Your Name showing us beautiful depictions of same-sex relationships, what happens when you... Read more

  Posted on 28 August 2018 DATING, LGBTQ, LOVE & SEX