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Money Diary: A Facilities Manager On 21k In York, Postponing Her Wedding

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I’m A Sex Worker & Coronavirus Is Destroying My Business

On Tuesday, Conservative peer Lord Bethell spoke in the House of Lords about the risk of transmitting coronavirus through kissing and other forms of social

Money Diary: A 29-Year-Old Cruise Ship Medic On 22k

The Date Where I Proposed To My Partner

Welcome to 29 Dates, where we explore the weird, wild and sometimes wonderful world of dating – one date at a time. We met in 2015, at an event for a

The Date Who Brought Me A Very Unusual Gift

Welcome to 29 Dates, where we explore the weird, wild and sometimes wonderful world of dating – one date at a time. Bob* was one of two internet date

Money Diary: A 30-Year-Old Yoga Teacher In Bristol On 22k

The Date Who Turned Out To Be Racist

Welcome to 29 Dates, where we explore the weird, wild and sometimes wonderful world of dating – one date at a time. Like most modern romances, I met

The Date I Went On With The Wrong Twin

Welcome to 29 Dates, where we explore the weird, wild and sometimes wonderful world of dating – one date at a time. I know it sounds disingenuous to

The Date Where I Got Catfished

Welcome to 29 Dates, where we explore the weird, wild and sometimes wonderful world of dating – one date at a time. I had just broken up with my boyf

The Date That Only Lasted 10 Minutes

Welcome to 29 Dates, where we explore the weird, wild and sometimes wonderful world of dating – one date at a time. When I matched with a 32-year-old

The Date That Brought Me Back To Life After My Marriage Ended

Welcome to 29 Dates, where we explore the weird, wild and sometimes wonderful world of dating – one date at a time. After my marriage fizzled out, I

The Date Who Sabotaged His Career For Me (& Helped With Mine)

Welcome to 29 Dates, where we explore the weird, wild and sometimes wonderful world of dating – one date at a time. I had just quit my job to go on t

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The Date Who Tried To Arrange A Hook-Up, During Our Date

Welcome to 29 Dates, where we explore the weird, wild and sometimes wonderful world of dating – one date at a time. About six months ago, I went out

The First Date I Ever Went On With A Woman

Welcome to 29 Dates, where we explore the weird, wild and sometimes wonderful world of dating – one date at a time. There’s a crack in the face of

The Date That Was My First Date Ever

Welcome to 29 Dates, where we explore the weird, wild and sometimes wonderful world of dating – one date at a time. We were 14 years old and our saga

It Started With Love Bombing, Then Turned To Abuse

I met him at a local music venue. He paraded around with a sense of arrogance, giving off the vibe that he was too cool to be there, that you’d be lucky

The Date Who Still Lived With His Ex

Welcome to 29 Dates, where we explore the weird, wild and sometimes wonderful world of dating – one date at a time. I hadn’t had a date in a while.

The Date Where I Ditched My Date & Met Someone Else

Welcome to 29 Dates, where we explore the weird, wild and sometimes wonderful world of dating – one date at a time. It was the day after Christmas an

The Date That Took Me Two Years To Get Over

Welcome to 29 Dates, where we explore the weird, wild and sometimes wonderful world of dating – one date at a time. How I felt when I was with him th

Money Diary: A 27-Year-Old Content Manager In Leeds On 28k

The Date That Was My First One Sober

Welcome to 29 Dates, where we explore the weird, wild and sometimes wonderful world of dating – one date at a time. We met via Twitter. It’s not th

My Partner Gambled Away £3,000 Of Our Money

“I need to tell you something,” he texted me. My heart dropped. In my experience, those six words never lead to anything good. As it tur

The Date With My Crush’s Best Friend

Welcome to 29 Dates, where we explore the weird, wild and sometimes wonderful world of dating – one date at a time. I honestly had no idea he liked m

The Date Who Told Me He Loved Me…On Our First Date

Welcome to 29 Dates, where we explore the weird, wild and sometimes wonderful world of dating – one date at a time. He was 25, a guitarist (although

The Date Whose Girlfriend Was In A Coma

Welcome to 29 Dates, where we explore the weird, wild and sometimes wonderful world of dating – one date at a time. I met Alex* on a dating app aroun