Alice is challenged to learn about love Category

Single bells, single bells, single all the way – how to be single at Christmas!

Christmas is one of life’s few constants, you can always remember where you were this time last year and as such it becomes a time of reflection, bringing into sharp focus where you are and what has befallen you in the last twelve months. If you are not posting images of you smugging it up […]

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Dear future husband: Mr Inconvenient 

Dear future husband, Cheesy beginnings James: “What did the cheese say in the mirror? …. Halloumi!” Me: “Gouda one, pretty punny! please go to the top of the class” That future husband was my first exchange with James (Jaff). As openers go on POF this was an instant win in my book. After a mini […]

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Dear future husband: karma

Dear future husband, None of my novelty dating escapades have so far brought me to you. It’s time to do some lateral thinking and invoke the power of the universe. Rather than performing a Geri Halliwell style rain dance, my sidekick Orme and I have sidestepped the Lycra and braved the smoggy streets of Laaandon […]

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Dear future husband: silent speed dating 

Dear future husband, They say talk is cheap (unless you’re a solicitor) so this week I’m going mute and trialling silent speed dating. I’ve roped in my trusty challenge sidekick Jane in for the experiment. Jane is guest blogging for me this week and has written you a little note to you. Yours  Alice ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ […]

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Dear future husband: love is blind, dating in the pitch black

Dear future husband, Shakespeare said that love is blind. What did he mean? And if love is blind, then just how is lingerie so popular? I think what that baffling bard meant was when in love you can’t see your partner’s negative traits. Sometimes blindness can be a good thing, ignorance is even bliss. I’ve […]

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Dear future husband: galactic dating

Dear future husband, I am going boldly where I’ve never gone before -to singles night at Winchester planetarium. I am sure you’re now picturing a room full of trekkies, as am I. However for your information your future wife is secretly intrigued by space shizzle and is a bit of a Red Dwarf fan on the […]

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Dear future husband – eight categories of internet dater

Dear future husband, I’ve been exploring the tinterweb and looking closer at the strange world of online dating. I’ve used these sites on and off for about two years and whilst it hasn’t yet led me to you, it has introduced me to a number of ‘interesting’ characters. Perhaps it’s just Hampshire, where your future […]

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Dear future husband – dating challenge

Dear future husband, This is your wife… well I should say more accurately, her 26 year old self.  I’m 27 next month so it would be great if you could think about pitching up sometime in the next few years as I want to be able to share that ice cream on the ferris wheel […]

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