Why do we blame ourselves when we don’t get a second date? There are plenty of possible reasons, most of them not our fault. Read on for how to protect yourself from disappointment.
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Sex and dating from May 2021
From Monday 17th May 2021 in England and Scotland, you can meet indoors and stay at another person’s household overnight. Hugging is allowed, and so is close contact with people outside your household or bubble. Many single people are being cautious and continuing to take things slowly, with sex happening at later stage on the […]
Mental health, dating and relationships
During Mental Health Awareness Week, let’s help to reduce the stigma around mental health issues by thinking about how to enhance our mental health and practise self-care in dating and in our all relationships. Good relationships promote well-being and reduce loneliness, but we need to work at them. Let’s communicate more honestly about our difficulties […]
Compliments and Appreciative Platitudes Season Two
A couple use an app to guide their relationship during a final lockdown.
Should we break up?
After Christmas and New Year, many people think about breaking up with their partner. Holidays are in some ways unnatural, because we are spending lots more time together than usual – even more than in previous lockdowns. It’s often in a confined space with the heating on too high. We can have unrealistic expectations about […]
What relationship skills do I need for 2021?
The skills you need to sustain a romantic relationship are not that different from those you need for other areas of your life: family, friends, the workplace, and even how you deal with pandemics and politics. In this post I’ll discuss a few key skills we can all work on, whether we’re single or not. […]
Why you should talk to your White partner about race
Prince Harry recently admitted that he had no awareness of unconscious bias until he met Meghan. Interracial or interethnic couples still face overt and subtle forms of racism, research shows. But, like Harry, these relationships can have benefits close to home and in the wider community.
Can dating change the world?
We are more open to dating outside our ethnic group than you might think. And dating has the potential to break down barriers in society. So take up the challenge to be more open-minded in our dating!
Can I have sex with my date yet?
A more recent post about sex during the pandemic, published on 14 May 2021, can be found here. On 22nd September, the Metro published an article entitled “Casual sex is still banned”. But is this really true? Casual sex is still banned https://t.co/Zg9eCXdRUS — Metro (@MetroUK) September 22, 2020 Established couples can now have sex […]
Can you help who you’re attracted to?
When I started dating after a twenty year relationship, and after I had got through my Tinder phase, I tried OKCupid. There were lots of questions. Could I date a smoker? Did I care about their height? Was it essential that they had a degree? It all seemed a bit like shopping, reducing people down […]