Articles by Elle Douglas
First Date Etiquette: My Advice for Guys
First dates can be one of the most daunting experiences anyone can face. You’re essentially spending an evening with a complete stranger, trying to sell yourself to them, and look and feel attractive all at once. I broke my first date virginity at the beginning of this year. I nearly cancelled about six times on […]
Online Dating Safety Tips: Decipher the Genuine’s from the Crazies
It is absolute madness if we think back to as little as 50 years ago. On average, people ended up marrying their partners who were as living as close as the same town, the next street or even from the same apartment building. And these marriages lasted. Now we have the option of dating people […]
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What Men Should Know When Dating an Independent Woman
I have always been an independent person. As a kid I was so stubborn to allow anyone to do anything for me, yet would get so frustrated if I was unable to do it for myself. I got asked to leave a waltz class in university and told to ‘Come back when I was willing […]
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Combining Love Life With Travel
When I visit home, my grandma always asks “How long will it be until you get itchy feet and you’re away again?” I can never tell her a straight answer, because I never know it myself. My career means that I move around from place to place. I can spend a month in one place, […]
The Single Life: 5 Situations That Really Hit Home
Sometimes leading single life is great. You don’t have to constantly text a person to let them know how you are. You can go wherever you want and do whatever you want to do. You can be selfish with your time. Who cares if you’ve spent your weekend binge-watching How To Get Away With Murder […]
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The Length’s a Girl Goes When Getting Ready for a Date
Listen up, guys. I’m a single girl who has recently taken the plunge back into the world of dating. And seeing as I had never really gone on a proper date before, first dates are new and becoming a regular event in my social calendar. With technology, and Tinder, and busy lives, dating feels like […]
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Fight Your Love Blues in Time for Valentine’s Day
The festive season is over, the last toffee penny has been unwrapped, the mince pies have been demolished and the January blues are starting to kick in. But why spend the beginning of a new year falling into a lonely pit of singledom? You may have spent your Christmas period standing alone at the office […]
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7 Signs You are Dating the Wrong Person
Do you ever feel like you spend your days trying to defend why you’re in the relationship you are in? Whether to yourself or to your family and friends, how much convincing should one need that your relationship is right? Maybe you’re spending your time and giving your love to the wrong person? Here are some signs that it’s […]
Being a Singleton: to Tinder or Not to Tinder?
In the world of modern dating being a singleton is easier than meeting someone new. We are so buried in our own business when we’re out and about, meeting someone nice on a random outing that you’d like to see again never seems to happen. Usually if someone new does talk to you, it’s in […]
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How To Prepare Yourself For the Dating Game
So you’ve bitten the love bullet and you decided you’re ready to throw yourself heart first into dating game. But what if you haven’t been on a first date forever? If your previous relationship’s lasted a lifetime of getting comfortable and now the idea of spending time trying to get to know someone new, whilst […]
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