My husband broke his wrist recently and had to wear a plaster-cast. To his astonishment, he finds he's being approached by strangers in the street and on the bus and tube keen to express sympathy for his poor broken limb and get into conversation. The public anonymity that usually surrounds us seems to vanish [...]
My Domino Dating Strategy in action! To recap, as long as a date is at least ‘friendship material’, by dating them again you can set up a ripple, or Domino Effect, which multiplies your opportunities. Every date sets up that ripple effect – and ripples can lead to great waves. It’s highly possible that one of the [...]
My favourite joke about women seeking love: A store that sells new husbands has just opened in New York City, where a woman may go to choose a husband. At the entrance is a description of how the store operates: "You may visit this store ONLY ONCE! There are six floors and the value of the products increases as [...]
Women: should you? Or shouldn’t you? And if you do, what sort of kiss? Watch my video above for full discussion. I’m talking about a real snog here, not just the polite peck on the cheek.It depends. Are you seeking just a fling, or a real long term relationship? If it’s the latter – here’s [...]
OK, we just loved it at Drawing Down the Moon Matchmaking, the agency I ran for thirty years, when yet another happy couple we’d introduced sent us a mega box of chocs as a thank you present! But what do we really know about chocolate and romance? Not only does chocolate contain powerful anti-oxidants for [...]
The French writer, Proust, in “Swann’s Way” talks of the protagonist feeling his deepest love for a woman who was not “his type”. And an ex-colleague met her husband of 30 years ago on a train and instantly decided he was not “her type”. I met my lovely husband 35 years ago, when we became [...]
Love Myth No. 1 – That ‘One and Only Special Person’ When you were young you dreamed of the moment when you’d find that ‘One and Only Special Person’, that ‘One and Only Love’, out there, waiting for you. Movies, magazines and songs all collude with this myth. No matter how intelligent, how well educated, [...]
‘Domino Dating’™ is one of my many success strategies for singles seeking love. Quite simply, it means meeting as many potential partners as possible to give you perspective and practice as well as the best chance of meeting that special person. This way you create a sort of ‘dating ripple’ or ‘domino effect’. Also, your [...]
Speed dating is an unrivalled opportunity to improve your flirt skills. You should focus on just one goal: to separate the ‘maybes’ from the ‘no hopers’. Forget ‘could I fall in love/make love?' Techniques for successful speed dating can be learned, providing you tighten your seatbelt, just go for it and practice. To ensure every single ‘maybe’ [...]
I want to share with you what I know about ageing with panache, cool and style in relation to dating and relationships. An alternative view to pipe and slippers, cruises, golden sunsets, etc. Aged 13 at boarding school the girls in my dorm were discussing our utter incomprehension upon hearing that our very matronly, [...]
