Anyway, that's frowned upon so I have, with trepidation, decided to give online dating another go, especially since lovely Jenn is now engaged to be married to her beau next year and they met on My Single Friend.

Online dating is a minefield. I am on a new site to the one I tried three years ago and it's okay, I suppose. I have been on one date and he was nice but not for me (read: we met in person, I instantly didn't fancy him and therefore straight away had not one smidgen of care of trying to appear a lady, we drank beers and then went round his for the sole purpose of smoking a spliff...aaaagh.) Anyway, I was reminded why I hadn't smoked weed since last Glastonbury and it's not something I'm doing again in a hurry.

Onwards with the adventure, I say, except when I get contact requests from people whose profiles contain perilous information such as this. Let's call him Mr X and this is his opening gambit:

"Snuggling with me on a Sunday morning - there is nothing better.
Perhaps I will whisper in your ear what an amazing women you are and
we will laugh and wrestle and then [YOU WILL END UP BURIED BENEATH THE PATIO] get up to enjoy yet another
beautiful day. If this scenario interests you, then we have
something to talk about.

"I am attracted to a women that is happy and can make me laugh,
someone who is willing to put the time and effort into seeing what
is possible [FAILING THAT I'LL INVEST IN SOME CHLOROFORM]. A women who is affectionate and a great communicator is
extremely attractive. I love a warm, strong hug from you where I
can smell your perfume [WHICH IS SOMETHING YOU WILL EXPERIENCE WHEN YOU ARE ASLEEP, COMPLETELY UNAWARE I'VE BEEN HIDING UNDER YOUR BED].

Maybe I'm too picky!

Work's drying up for the summer, which is okay since I didn't actually realise just how bloody fantastic it would be to have the Olympics on my doorstep. I thought this city would be full of grumbling locals and gridlocked transport but it's not. It's genuinely cheerful and it's great having visitors here seeing London in its splendour.

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