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I Was Abused By My Husband, Then Incarcerated. I’m Still Standing

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

The Date Where I Proposed To My Partner

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 dates I?

My “Perfect” Boyfriend Started Choking Me During Sex

Warning: The following includes details that some readers may find distressing. My ex-boyfriend was a dream. He’d met my family, been my plus-one for my

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 my d

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 insi

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 boyfrien

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 Tex

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 spen

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 tour

The Date Who Tried To Arrange A Hookup — 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 with

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 my g

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 had

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. Whi

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 and I

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 that o

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 the be

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 me. I

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

He was 25, a guitarist (although not, to my knowledge, of any particular skill or renown) and French (to the extent that his dad was born in Toulouse befor

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 around Se

The Date Where I Got Dumped

We’d been dating for about three months when he said he wanted to take me on a special date. He said he wanted to surprise me. He certainly did. He dumpe

The Date I Met On Public Transport & Married

Welcome to 29 Dates, where we explore the weird, wild and sometimes wonderful world of dating — one date at a time. It was a Friday night eight years ago

The Date Who Got Cold Feet, Maybe Because He Was Engaged

Welcome to 29 Dates, where we explore the weird, wild and sometimes wonderful world of dating — one date at a time. I hate the idea of being judged by my

The Date That Was Very Mediocre But Became A 9-Year Relationship

Welcome to 29 Dates, where we explore the weird, wild and sometimes wonderful world of dating — one date at a time. “Take me to your best local bar

The Date That I Thought Had Died

When we matched online, I was experiencing the death of a seven-year relationship. The last time I was single, dating involved falling into people in

The Date Who Asked Me For A Refund

A few years ago, I went on a date. We met up at a local bar for some drinks and he seemed pretty normal, but very boring. I wasn’t feeling a spark (parti

The Date Who Was Really After My Best Friend

I should’ve guessed he wasn’t the one the minute he said he listened to Nickelback. It was the afternoon before the date and our texting was ge

I'm In An Open Marriage & This Is How We Manage Our Finances

Polyamory, open marriage, ethical non-monogamy — based on some of the comments I got on my recent Money Diary, the words apparently conjure up soap opera

Do You Still Think I'm A Nice Person? 29 Questions With An Ex

When I was 23, I had a one-night stand that lasted five years. I went on a ski trip with three school friends; all of us were single and two of us had rece