My blog is an open account of the ups and downs of dating and sex – even when I’m not getting any – but recently I’ve been thinking that it’s about the right time to get honest about something more specific: my vagina. The catalyst for this was an incredibly brave and frank post by a girl… Continue reading Being open about my vagina

One of my first ever posts on this blog addressed the question of whether I should get back on the Tinder train. I wrote about my disappointing and downright whacky experiences dipping my toe into the murky waters of the online world, but with a serious need for sex, cuddles and companionship building up after… Continue reading The online dating hamster wheel: to step off or not?

I’m Sophie* and I’m a social mediaholic. Most of you reading this probably know just how easy it is to get wrapped up in the online world. You might find yourself looking something up on Google and, before you know it, you’ve spent the last five hours scrolling through photos of your ex and his… Continue reading Social media and the singleton

“Don’t sleep with a man too soon.” It’s the advice my Mum has given me on countless occasions. The advice that makes me cringe every single time. The advice that today, I’m going to tell my fellow female daters, you shouldn’t have to follow… if you don’t want to. My Mum is a wonderful woman. A… Continue reading A girl’s gotta eat!

Women are often said to be good communicators, but when we communicate, are we saying how we actually feel? I was recently chatting to a fellow female singleton when something stopped me in my tracks and made me think about all the times I have concealed my true feelings and, ultimately, let men get away… Continue reading Bunny boiler: The label stopping women saying how they really feel

“It’s not you, it’s me. I’m just not ready for commitment.” It’s the dreaded sentence that most of us have heard at least once in our dating lifetime, and whilst it seems like a decent enough excuse to break up with someone, I’m not quite convinced that it’s always the right one. Why am I so… Continue reading Fear of commitment: myth or reality?

Britain leaving the EU, Donald Trump becoming President of the United States, the merciless killing of Harambe…and my love life. You don’t need me to tell you that 2016 has been pretty disastrous. Seeing as we’re finally in December, I feel like now is a good time to reflect on what these past twelve months… Continue reading 2016: A (dating) year in review

I was recently browsing Netflix, minus the chill, when to my delight I discovered that one of my favourite films of all time had just been uploaded. What film is that, you ask? Fight Club? Pulp Fiction? The Shawshank Redemption? Erm, no actually…  Angus Thongs and Perfect Snogging. I know, it’s a fucking embarrassment. However,… Continue reading “But boys don’t like girls for funniness.”

Rejection. Dismissal. A big fat custard pie. Whatever you want to call it, it’s never nice, is it? Well, this is what I faced just recently when I drank one too many proseccos and found myself flirting with a companion of mine. Admittedly, this alcohol fuelled incident wasn’t the first time I’d felt the attraction. Struck… Continue reading Friendship: should you ever take it further?

I’m writing this at 10pm on a Sunday in mid-October. I’ve just spent my weekend at a conference full of single women, listening to feminists like Caitlin Moran who likes to use the word clitoris a lot. At this point, I find myself feeling pretty damn lonely and in the hope of finding said clitoris… Continue reading Should I return to Tinder? The story of why I quit in the first place.