A Dating Blog...

I never had to date. I met my ex through mutual friends whilst we were still at school. The era where you sent your best mate notes in class signed off Mrs... and then your fancy boys' surname! Backs of books would be filled with different versions of how your signature would look when you got married! Doing that now it's likely I would be locked up pretty swiftly, but back then it was the result of having a crush!

 I didn't even have a phone when we first met, so we got to know each other via MSN messenger, that nostalgic dial up tone would fill my ears whilst butterflies filled my tummy as I would wait for his name to appear on the pop up notification. The next few years involved our parents dropping us to each others houses, and going on shopping and cinema dates. I didn't know that the first time I hopped on the train into town to meet him would end up in a 10 year relationship. Developing the kind of love that utterly consumes your whole existence... Cue first love ♥
We lived our formative years together, growing up and growing into the people we were thought we were meant to be as young adults. He however had a very different view of how our future was going to look. So, in 2016 I was thrown into my late twenties as a single female who had literally no idea how to be without someone by my side; let alone having to date and get to know a complete stranger all over again.
A little while after we split, I was more shoved than welcomed into the world of dating and jeez what a journey!

4 years on I've rode the waves of self discovery ( no dating related pun intended!!!), I've truly discovered who I am as a stand alone individual, and not just as one that comes as a pair.
 I've dated younger guys, I've dated older guys and I've dated pretty much all in between!
I have been introduced to the wonders of ghosting and benching, and what it feels like to be rejected and to be the rejector. I would go as far as saying I have done the ground work when it comes to finding "The One".
I have gathered a bank of the most hilarious dating stories and I've lost count of the number of times friends have told me I need to write a book.

So whilst I can only hope one day I land a big book deal, for now here is my introduction into the wonderful world of my dating history over the last 48 months. I'm going to share my experiences, my tips ( purely my advice not a law to abide by) in the hope to make you smile and laugh along with me ( hopefully not too much at me!).

Online dating has become a disposable outlet to attempt to find your happy ever after. It comes with positive and negatives and I'm excited, albeit a little nervous to use this platform as an open space to share my experiences.

I would love to hear about your dating experiences in this modern world!