Last week I was invited onto BBC Radio Four's Woman's Hour to chat about online dating, and identify the key trends in the online dating world. Here's some more detail on the trends we chatted about … Mobile Dating The shift to mobile has well and truly happened, and interestingly, more people prefer to use their phone for online dating, ahead of other internet searches. When it comes to dating, we want access to our accounts 24/7, whether we're at work, or out and about. And for that reason, more of us log in on our phones, than on our desktops. Gone are Read More

Last week I headed to the O2 to check out Matthew Hussey's live tour. Matt has also written a special post for 30 Dates, as part of our weekly Meet the Dating Expert feature. 50 Way To Hack Your Love Life in 2015 On Meeting Guys 1. There are two routes to attracting more guys into your life: (A) Meet more men, (B) Enjoy being single more. These tend to go hand-in hand. 2. Most people's problem isn't that they lack proximity to good potential partners, it's that they don't take the opportunities in front of them. 3. Go for Low-Risk, Low-Investment conversation – Read More

We continue the series of interviews with last year's UK Dating Awards winners, with an interview with Saskia Nelson. Saskia is the founder of Saturday Night's Alright – the UK's only dating profile-specific photography company. Saskia won the award for Best Newcomer Individual in the UK Dating industry. How does it feel to win the Award? It feels amazing to be honest. I'm on cloud 9 and loving it. I've worked so hard this year – neglecting friends and family in the process (sorry guys!) – to get the business in good shape and so to win this Read More

I'm not gonna lie, my first week being properly non-single has been rather amusing. Maybe, because of what I do, I notice it more. Or maybe it's just more random because I spend my life thinking and writing about dating … but there have definitely been a couple of things this week which have made me giggle! The Facebook Status So last week I took the step and officially changed my ‘status'. The comedy part was the response among my friends, to me being ‘in a relationship'. Despite removing the update from my wall immediately, it was liked over 200 times. Read More

Wednesday 14th – Speeddater – Speed Dating at Jewel. £21.95. 28-38 Speeddater – Speed Dating (Older Men with Younger Women) at Sway – Milk bar. SOLD OUT. Thursday 15th – Date in a Dash – Speed Dating at Eclipse, Kensington. £20. 7.30pm. 24-36 Doing Something boyfriend/girlfriend exchange, Fortress Road Public Toilets (yes, seriously??!) 7pm-midnight. Free, but ticket required. Friday 16th – Table8 at The Mall Tavern. £60 (3 course meal and wine). 7.30pm. (Discounts for members) 20s & 30s match.com Black Label Event at Agenda Bar. Tickets available to match.com members. 8pm. Date in a Read More