Dating in London – First Dates, not Soulmates

I’m sprawled across my bed on a Sunday, window’s flung open because yet again it’s a city heatwave. There’s nothing to do in a London heatwave except stand still and sweat. Which is exactly what I’m doing in my Tommy Hilfiger underwear with a towel wrapped around my head. Redbone is playing softly on my…

Dating in London – The Game of Hide & Seek

Hollywood is all about the ‘Boy meets Girl’ moment. In our favourite blockbusters, love blossoms over serendipitous moments with strangers. It’s the classic kismet scene of bumping in to someone, knocking the contents of their purse over, and boom three months later they are in love. Remember SATC? Fate hooked our girl up. Carrie bumps…

Dating in London – “Ghosting”

On my morning commute , I grab my almond unsweetened mocha matcha latte on the way to the Television Centre (kidding, just an espresso). I board the train with all the other commuters breathing down my neck, and flick straight to Spotify. If I have to endure the Northern line for thirty minutes, I may…

Dating in London – “Breadcrumbing”

New York had Sex and the City. Carrie Bradshaw started the love affair with concrete jungles that has been passed through generations. First released 1998, and over two decades later we are still watching it like it’s words spoken from the bible. Disney might have tricked kids into thinking Love Stories began in castles far,…