Locking the fridge, hiding ID, bribing with sexual favours…these are all commonly known and accepted ways of getting your significant other to put down, and step away from the bottle. But now the Derren Browns’s of the therapist’s couch are claiming they can make you and your partner rethink the way you drink. Intrigued? We sent […]
Woman V Booze: Could your relationship be turning you into an alcoholic?
They say behind every great man is a woman. And in every great man’s hand is a beer (okay, we made that last bit up). But could the two be a recipe for disaster, of cement-mixer* proportions? Maddy Watkins investigates the world of Woman V Booze: Where your drink might not be the only thing […]
Blog: The Sober Date
The two words I never thought I’d find myself putting together in a sentence, unless begun with ‘very very UN’, or finished with a sarcastic cackle. The two words that fill even a seasoned dater with fear and dread. And the two words that make me feel as though I’m breaching some sort of Trading […]
Blog: The Drunken Date
Don’t get me wrong, I’m the sort of person that perceives an average, civilised date to be a pretty alcohol-ridden affair regardless of situation or social norms. What in reality would be seen as one of those “woops, had a few too many” dates, my twisted little brain views as a normal one. It’s like […]
Blog: The Internet Date -aka ‘the date we got high and broke onto a pier’
I’m a modern day kinda gal. I’ve embraced technology to the full: I’ll tweet, Instagram and Facebook the crap out of overtly personal drivel that nobody really gives a fuck about, and exploit social networking for my own professional journalistic gain. But in spite of those vomit-inducingly adorable match.com adverts proclaiming to help singletons find […]
Podcast: Male Escort Horror Stories
Mixing business with pleasure (along with a few measures of vodka) Male escorting- If you’ve got the balls (quite literally) it sounds like the dream job. Flashy dates with wealthy cougars: no false intentions, no mind games, and no strings attached sex. It’s like the World’s most self-assured date, and you’re getting paid to be there. […]
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