Following on from my response to Grazia's Single Shaming article, I wanted to tell you guys about something which happened recently to me. For the past week I've been trying to work out the best way of approaching the topic on the blog. Should I even mention it? Should I ignore it – the old adage of not ‘feeding the trolls'? Or should I outright name and shame? Some of my friends suggested I shouldn't even mention it on 30 Dates. 30 Dates is a positive blog, with positive messages about being single and dating, and they thought it would tarnish the positivity Read More

Last week, in my post about the ‘Tinder fat suit' video, I mentioned that two readers had recently contacted me, both asking my opinion on something. The first was the video, the second was an article on ‘Single Shaming' in the British magazine Grazia. I've always been a big fan of Grazia. I think the articles are well-written and thought-provoking, and so I wasn't upset to part with £2 to find out what the blog reader was talking about. The article in question was called ‘Stop Single Shaming Me!' and written by Dolly Alderton. I have to admit, I read it with mixed Read More

It's a beautiful Sunday morning and I've woken up next to a stunning 22 year old girl whose birthday we celebrated last night with a sumptuous dinner at The Shard before cycling across to Panorama on Boris Bikes for a few cocktails over-looking the London skyline. A marvellous evening filled with laughs, hugs and kisses. I'm 29 years old, reasonably good looking, have a decent job and can tell a joke or two. Therefore, you'd be forgiven for thinking that I then took her back to my flat and had some pretty amazing birthday sex until the early hours. Unfortunately not. I Read More

It's my birthday. If I changed my name every year, I'd be Miss Thirty-One. But it's my blog, and my rules! And so I will remain Miss Twenty-Nine until I'm Mrs Someone or Other! 🙂 Most of you know the twists and turns my life has taken in the past year. I'm not going to lie, it's been one of the most surreal and incredible years of my life. This time last year I was celebrating turning 30 with two good friends at the Chateau Marmont in Los Angeles. I returned home the next day, realising en route what Read More

Over the past three months, 13 of the 30 Dates, or rather 12 of the original 30 Dates, and the Skype Date, all returned to the blog to tell us what they've been up to in the past year. One found love in Vietnam and brought her home with him eventually (The Fake Pimpernel), one is engaged (the Skype Date), one is jetting off to the other side of the world (The Big Kid), and several have found homes abroad. But what about the rest of the 30? 1) The Normal Fish - Truth be told, I would only recognise him Read More