A belated Happy New Year from 30 Dates! I'm not going to lie, I'm pretty excited about 2015. There *may* be some man news … more about that shortly … and I have just begun the job of my dreams! As of today, I am Global Head of Dating for Time Out magazine! I'm not going to lie – I'm still pinching myself – this time last year I was working for a bank! One of the first things I've been involved with in my role, is a global survey for singles all over the world. The survey Read More

One of the main reasons I've continued this blog long past my original 30 Dates challenge, is the lessons I've learned first hand along the way. The thing about dating is that sometimes the lessons we learn are rather painful. And I figured if I could save even one other person having to learn the hard way, or at least offer solace that someone else had bee through it too, then it was worth putting virtual pen to paper. One of the most painful lessons I've learned whilst writing blog, is that the dating game isn't simply about finding the right Read More

Each week on 30 Dates, we showcase a different individual from the online dating industry, and ask them to share some of their dating advice. This week's expert is ‘Brand You Max' dating coach Laura Gub, talking about something people often ask me about … What to say in a first message online? Whilst the article is written with guys in mind, I think the advice is just as useful to us girls! Miss Twenty-Nine xxx 5 Ways to Get the Girl – What to Say in Your First Message You're online dating and one of the few lucky people to Read More

As you've probably noticed from the influx of adverts, January is a BIG month for the dating industry. Singles all over the world get through Christmas alone, and having spent another NYE with no one to kiss at midnight, suddenly turn to apps, websites and events for help to find ‘the One'. I know I've been there. Christmas is one of the times of the year when you can feel most single, and it can be easy to jump online and assume all your troubles will be over in a matter of weeks … maybe just in time for Read More

As far as I'm concerned, Facebook and relationships have always been a recipe for disaster. The whole ‘in a relationship with xxx' aspect has added a new convoluted aspect to relationship politics. First there's the ‘are we? / aren't we' stage of complications – the awkward need for a label which simply never existed in the past. And then far worse, there's the whole issue of detangling yourself from a Facebook relationship. Who will be the brutal one to change their status first? Once retracted, the relationship cord leaves someone hanging … so that rather than automatically Read More