Tag: dating
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Bumbling My Way Through My First Dating Site
It is perhaps a sign of my increasing immaturity that one of the most exciting things I’ve done recently was to scroll through “Bumble” with my daughter. I still feel slightly miffed that I missed out on a way to date without having to leave the house. For those of you unfamiliar with Bumble, it…
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The Bachelor
Call me a sad, vacuous, half-wit but I’m glued to The Bachelor on Wednesday and Thursday nights. Photo courtesy of Russell Jenkins at http://www.flickr.com But only for research purposes – OBVIOUSLY – for my thesis on women and modern-day dating practices. I was a ‘Bachelor’ virgin before this series. I’d heard about the hype, of course,…
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Teenage Relationships and Emotions
NC* is finally ‘seeing’ someone. Relationships have always been complex for NC. You see she analyses every step of the dating process and usually comes to the conclusion that it’s not worth the effort. In reality, relationships don’t involve cute little tweeting blue birds, hyperactive mice, pink ribbons and hearts, and for NC they are…
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Dating for Married People
I’ve decided to be uncharacteristically nice to the old man this week. Firstly, because he’s just banked the equity from the sale of our house into an account in MY name, (which facilitates my options of doing a runner next time he criticizes anything I don’t do), and secondly, because after an embarrassing date night…
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Is The Media Killing Teenage Relationships?
Teenagers of various backgrounds in Oslo, Norway. The growing diversity of northern Europe. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) I’ve been trying to get a handle on the machinations of teenage relationships for a while now. Normally I embrace ‘change’ and progress, but the more I understand of the modern day ‘boy meets girl’ scenario, the more I…
Louisa Simmonds 