The dating game

I cannot believe how much the dating game has changed!


I know things evolve and adapt over time but come on, it can't seriously need to change that much?


I remember when I was in secondary school, if I liked a boy I would ask my friend to go and tell him. It was the classic "My mate fancies you" followed by a silly giggle.


It was all so simple, or so it seemed!


If I was really lucky, the boy I liked would come over and do something completely endearing to 'woo' me over. I'm sure you're all thinking maybe he offered to hold my books for me or possibly he'd buy me lunch in the canteen?


No, I went to school in Essex so if I was lucky he would maybe pull my hair or if he really really liked me, he'd trip me over in front of my friends. And they say romance is dead!


Actually that's a really bad line considering my circumstances...


Yes, I just said that! As my posts follow, you will learn I have a very odd (fitting with my surname) sense of humour. Personally I blame my Father.


A fine example of Daddy's (Yes I call him Daddy as I am a massive Daddy's girl!) sense of humour is a time we were on the beach and a child came up to him and asked what happened to his leg (My Dad lost his leg in a motorbike accident over 35 years ago), his answer was that the craps in the sea bite him - that poor child is probably still in therapy.


In fact speaking of therapy, my therapist (I'm not crazy but it seemed like a good idea to go after Dean died) explained that my perverse (His words - not mine) sense of humour is a 'copying mechanism'. He clearly never met my Dad!


Now back to how much dating has changed. From the age of 16 until 25, I was in a serious relationship. I didn't have to look for dating. My first serious boyfriend, I met at work. We dated for over a year. Then shortly after we split up, I met the lovely guy I was with before I started dating Dean in a nightclub. That's how it was at 17.


Opps actually, no I wasn't getting into over 18 nightclubs and drinking alcohol at the age of 18 - promise Daddy!

So getting back to dating - how tough is it?!? Long gone are the games of being mean then getting the girl. 

Now you've got to contend with so many different possibilities out there. Because of the joys of Internet/app dating, you now seem to have to contend with so many different people.

Watch this space with my online dating reviews.