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I’m always surprised in the online dating platforms that allow you to list your hobbies and interests when people put things like “computer games” or its frequent female equivalent “shopping”….
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Sometimes in dating we end up talking to somebody we just can’t shake off. Perhaps we can’t summon the brutality to tell them we’re simply not interested in them. Maybe…
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An ex-girlfriend once told me after we had had our first date that one of her initial impressions of me was that I wasn’t as good looking in reality as…
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There are many things in life that we expect to become less painful once we get better at them — carpentry for example. Unfortunately dating is not necessarily one of those…
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If there was one dating superpower I could choose to have (apart from being irresistibly gorgeous) being able to guess exactly how much how a date is into me would…
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It seemed to be going really well keeping in touch with my ex – until it didn’t. Our breakup had been fairly civilized, apparently. After nine months she was looking for me to move in with her or at the very least spend alot more time with her.
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Ever found that you’ve spent hours and hours talking to someone before actually meeting them only to realise that they are nothing like what you had imagined? You created an idealised image of them in your head which you see has no bearing on reality when you finally get to meet?
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Do you ever get that feeling that you’ve got Tinder nailed? (Spoiler – you probably haven’t, take it from one who has been there). I was feeling remarkably chipper just…
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Hi. This is Max from the Mating Maze, a site which aims to help people with the mad, often frustrating, sometimes wonderful, world of dating aged 40 or over. I’ve been in and out of this this world myself for a few years now. What I’m trying to do here is share some of my experiences and the things I’ve learnt and find out what other people think. Keep reading…
