2016-03-19 18:53
I love dating. The excitement. The uncertainty. The fury. The champagne-induced adventures of Singledom. In fact, I have so many epic dating stories (remember Randy Doctor?) that I started a… Read More
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So what's it like to be a woman on the cusp of her 30s in 21st-century Britain? We tell it like it is, and between us, we've got it covered: career, sex, relationships, singledom, politics, religion, families, biological clocks... We have an opinion on everything: optimistic & pessimistic, romantic & cynical, coquettish & ball-breaking, sweet & bitchy... meet The Girls
2016-03-19 18:53
I wish I had something more profound to write, after 8 months in the blog wilderness. Unfortunately, I have consumed a paralysing cocktail of champagne and apple martinis (separately, of cou… Read More
2016-03-19 18:53
I had THE most frustrating evening ever last night. I lost my mobile ‘phone. As I rummaged furiously through my bag, through the maize of lipglosses, chewing gum wrappers, vitamins, fo… Read More
2016-03-19 18:53
Either Britain's medical schools are advocating a new type of bedside manner, or my doctor has just attempted to make a pass at me.I have chronic eczema all over my body (it's disgusting), w… Read More
2008-02-07 16:41
I finally watched The Way we Were last night, and oh my god, what an amazing film! Supergirl (nee "my friend I" – I have rebranded her) and I swooned over a very young and very gorgeou… Read More
2008-01-28 23:24
My insomnia has returned, and I have returned to writing the novel I will probably still be writing when I am 100. And it is nearly spring, and therefore time to start thinking about prepari… Read More
2008-01-20 22:12
This morning: 10.30am, Belsize Park, cashpoint outside Tesco.I am waiting in line to use the ATM. Behind me is a black youth with Attitude. I glance at him and turn back towards the queue."W… Read More
2008-01-17 14:01
In 1997, I was living in Paris, existing on cigarettes and coffee (but still horribly fat), dating a musician called Jean-Pierre, and writing a thesis on decolonisation of the French empire… Read More
2008-01-15 21:45
Who told women they could have it all? The person ought to be shot.Statistics reported in The Independent today raise concerns about the rising age of motherhood. This is – rightly &nd&hell…Read More
2008-01-07 03:56
Well I have been extremely blog passive for the last few months, but I love D's round up so much, i will attempt one myself. Here goes:Best Moment of 2007: Oh God, as committed, strong indep… Read More
2008-01-03 10:48
We've all been neglecting the blog, and we're very sorry! Facebook has kind of taken over as our favoured displacement activity. Here's a quick update from me:P (the naughty one who never bl… Read More
2008-01-03 10:46
This one is hilarious. I was at the Washington (pub) in Belsize Park last night. Rachel Stevens and Jeremy Edwards were in there. I was sitting outside in the freezing cold (I was with smoke… Read More
2008-01-03 10:45
Update! I have a new job. After a hellish year of upheaval and uncertainty, I am back in the City and loving it. My new boss, S, is brilliant. When I arrived at the company, full of cynicism… Read More
2008-01-03 10:45
Sorry once again for abject crapness in keeping the blog current. For my part, the last year has gotten progressively worse, and writing about my life at the moment will only make it worse… Read More
2008-01-03 10:44
Oh god. I'm thirty bloody one (it's my birthday today). I would moan about the misery that is my life at the moment (hate new job and concerned that will not get past probation period, which… Read More
2008-01-03 05:52
Best moment of 2007It has been an annus horribilis, as Her Maj would say. Nothing good happened in 2007Worst thing that happened in 2007Am spoiled for choice here. It’s a toss-up betwe… Read More
2008-01-02 22:41
OK, check it out! The much awaited new dating blog is live. Check it out, and do give feedback!SHE SAYS HE SAYS Read More
2007-12-31 18:54
Am about to host a New Year's party. Why? Why? The original idea was to avoid drama at all costs, so fingers crossed. After all, what can go wrong if I am hosting my own party and not leavin… Read More
2007-07-28 23:15
Love God is back on the scene. As I logged onto the dating site yesterday afternoon, his grinning face popped up onto my screen. This member wants to IM you, I was notified. I couldn’t… Read More
2007-07-24 20:04
John Travolta. Alas, not wearing a white suit, earning money making pizzas by day, and letting it all hang out on the disco scene at night. Rather, being filmed walking in and out of a tanni… Read More
2007-07-22 09:07
First of all, a confession: I am back on the dating website. Yes, I know I swore I’d never do it again, and I guess I can’t deny that a tiny part of me is looking… but rea… Read More
2007-07-15 17:30
I have always been suspicious of any governmental scheme that sounds as though it is promoting spin and soundbite over substance. I have also been highly critical of the government’s p… Read More
2007-07-15 15:56
Who remembers life before the internet? An early convert, I remember when I lived in Paris – 10 years ago (eek!) - how frustrating it was that no one except my dad and a handful of uni… Read More
2007-07-07 21:02
How do you distinguish between genuineness and sincerity on the one hand, and bullshitting and fuckwittery on the other?How can you be sure that the lovely things that are said to you come f… Read More
2007-07-03 19:06
Irritatingly, the thoughts I wrote on Tony Blair’s departure and Gordon Brown’s leadership have vanished into cyberspace, and no, I didn’t back it up, and yes, I am a fool… Read More
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