It’s funny how one comment from a dumbass troll can inspire an entire blog post, but that’s sometimes how life works. Put enough shit down, and roses will grow. A few weeks ago Lucy was featured in The Metro newspaper. In response, a person calling themselves ‘Plato’s Ghost’ sent her…View Post
Lucy’s had one date with Simon, a tall, handsome man she found on OKCupid. A few years older than Lucy, with no kids, a stable job and excellent hair, on paper Simon seemed perfect. Via WhatsApp he was chatty, flirty and interested in her, he didn’t send any toe-curling photos,…View Post
It’s time for another guest post! This one’s a really shocking story from a lovely lady named Lorna, which I’ve entitled Lorna and the Liar. Have you ever been in that situation where you’re getting to know two guys and need to make a decision about which way to go?…View Post
Last time, Lucy got chatting to a lovely man from OKCupid named Simon. If you missed that, you can catch up at Part 1 – Heels. Simon seems to tick every single one of Lucy’s boxes: he’s tall, handsome, has good hair, has a job, is clever, chatty, funny, flirty,…View Post
It’s the weekend, and Lucy’s still on her mission to find someone she likes enough to be a replacement for non-monogamous Charlie. This is proving a tad tricky, because (a) most of the men she comes across on dating apps are utter bottom-feeding scum, and (b) although he’s causing her…View Post
A little while ago, I was approached by a very nice lady from Metro.co.uk – the online face of London’s Metro newspaper – and asked to write a first-person piece about being a dating blogger. Wow, right?! It was an exciting but scary request. It’s one thing to have my…View Post
If you follow Lucy on Twitter, you may be aware that she recently went for drinks and dinner with a former colleague – let’s call him Ryan. Not in itself a noteworthy event, but for one thing: Ryan has a girlfriend. Lucy doesn’t know Ryan very well. He was one…View Post
Regular readers of this blog will know that for nearly six months now Lucy’s been dating a polyamorous man named Charlie. If you didn’t know that, you can catch up over here. Though be warned, there’s quite a lot, so you might want to grab a wee and a cuppa…View Post
If you’ve been following this story for a while you’ll know that Lucy’s somehow managed to end up, quite by accident, in a sort-of relationship with a polyamorous man named Charlie. If you haven’t, here are links to the very beginning and what happened last week. In many ways this…View Post
A few days after her last date with non-monogamous Charlie, Lucy goes for a drink with her mate Phil. If you haven’t caught up on the Charlie story yet, start from the beginning here or click here to read what happened last time. As a chronic oversharer Lucy normally likes…View Post
Lucy has a second date with Cain, the Kenyan guy she met on Hinge, but she’s really not sure about him at all. On one hand, he’s handsome and chatty, with astounding catlike eyes and a certain naughty spark about him. And they had quite a lot in common. But…View Post
It’s a Saturday, and Lucy has a spontaneous date with a man who is not Charlie. For the past three months non-monogamous Charlie has provided Lucy with a welcome diversion from the mind-numbing tedium and eternal disappointment of dating apps. Even with all the headfuckery he’s caused her, it’s been…View Post
Terminally single, diehard monogamous Lucy has accidentally ended up in a relationship-of-sorts with Charlie, a sexy 40-year-old lawyer who’s polyamorous and planning a wedding to his partner of three years. Yeah, I know, total headfuck. To find out how it happened, start from the top here or read what happened…View Post
It’s now been three months since Lucy first met Charlie, who is in an Open Relationship and just got engaged. If you’re new to this story, you can start from the top here, or skip back to the last post here. As time’s passed Lucy and Charlie have settled into…View Post
