When deciding where to go on a date, many people simply think ‘pub’, ‘cinema’, ‘restaurant’ - and fair play to them. But how many of us really stop to think about the detail? By detail I mean the actual characteristics of the venue we’ve chosen - the atmosphere, the fixtures and fittings, the toilets - [...]

As with most things, there are more ways than one to view a double date. For a start, it depends on the configuration of the four of you - you might know all or none of the other three people on the date (…and as the occasion progresses, you might like all or none of [...]

When you think of a celebrity ‘dream date’, the classics come up time and time again - Brad Pitt (yawn!), David Beckham (enough football already), Johnny Depp (ok, I’ll forgive you).
But where’s the fun in that kind of list? ‘Think outside the box’ people always say, so I thought I’d dig a bit deeper into [...]

Almost all of us have thought about it, most of us have done it, but how many of us have considered online dating and though ‘urgh, no!’? Probably quite a few, which is a shame, considering just how many couples find each other online and stay together for better for worse, for richer for poorer [...]

It’s true we all put a lot of emphasis on ‘the first date’. Meeting someone for the first time can be fun, daunting, scary or all three of the above! I’m thinking most first dates probably happen over a drink; for the more adventurous, maybe food.
There, you’ve met each other – the big hurdle [...]

Firstly, I confess, I’m no fashion icon myself. My wardrobe isn’t exactly at the cutting edge of design. In fact, I can hear that much-loved phrase ‘darling, you’re not on trend’ hurled squarely in my direction before I’ve even set foot out the door.
However, I feel I can still have a good stab at [...]

Dating is a battlefield at the best of times - it can be hard enough meeting someone new that doesn’t have a secret troll collection - but the real difficulties come once you’ve met the potential ‘one’. You want them to know you’re interested, but you don’t want to appear desperate, you want to call, [...]

So there you are on your first date and your mind goes blank. Quick, what can you chat about? You’ve got another 3 hours to go. Whether the date’s going well or really badly, your conversational charm is everything when you meet someone for the first time. Get it wrong at your peril.
We all know [...]

Body language experts make me laugh. Let’s face it, they’re paid good money to speculate (usually at length) about the positions, poses and weird bodily gestures we all make, which apparently have deep and interesting meanings.
Rather like art critics, I’m thinking these experts are paid to find hidden meanings where perhaps none lie, and nowhere [...]

This list was harder to compile than it looks. There was me thinking I could reel off dozens of famous chaps I’d turn down date-wise, but actually, I’d give most a fighting chance! Indeed, some of the below I do actually have a soft spot for.
But that’s not what this specific list is about. [...]