by Brooke Falvey
dating
Lost in a summer daze
Hello there. I thought I should re-introduce myself following my unplanned hiatus over the summer. No doubt you were hanging out for my next hilarious post, and I just left you hanging while I took off on an overseas holiday where I danced on bars, shopped up a storm and indulged in great food and […]
MorePig N Whistle, Fortitude Valley
A couple of months ago, I made a spur of the moment decision to break the lease on my two-bedroom north side apartment, sell almost all of my furniture and move into a one-bedroom apartment in Fortitude Valley. This was one of my best decisions for many reasons, most of all because it’s thrown me […]
MoreMadame Wu, Brisbane
I’ve been off on more gastronomical adventures lately for eHarmony’s Great Date Guide and, after checking out Billykart Kitchen at Annerley, I was thrilled to have an excuse to head back to Madame Wu for dinner. With views overlooking the city’s iconic Story Bridge, Madame Wu proclaims itself to be a bar and restaurant best suited for […]
MoreBillykart Kitchen, Annerley
Who knew being a dating advice columnist would involve getting to eat amazing food? Not me … but it’s definitely turned into a perk of my job. eHarmony are currently putting together a ‘great date guide‘ and they’ve sent me out onto the streets of Brisbane to find some great venues for those who usually […]
MoreMy days as a DUFF
Last week I took my 15-year-old cousin Maddy to see the new teen comedy, The Duff. Surprisingly, it’s not an ode to Hillary (Duff, get it?) but instead tells the tale of humiliation and redemption experienced by high-school senior Bianca who, thanks to her rude, jock of a next-door neighbour (who happens to be super […]
MoreMy top 10 posts of 2014
To steal some lyrics from Anthony Newley and Leslie Bricusse, “It’s a new day. It’s a new year. It’s a new life. And I’m feeling good.” Now that we are almost two weeks into the new year, I am working on putting together this year’s bucket list. While I’m pretty sure I can’t take 10 overseas holidays this year, […]
MoreVote for love
On the 12th day of Christmas my true love gave to me … nothing, because I was still single. But my single status isn’t due to lack of interest—in fact, thanks to eHarmony, I went on more first dates in the last three months of 2014 than I had IN TOTAL in the past three […]
MoreA guide to breaking up (nicely)
Last week I received a couple of messages that came across as kind of cranky from a date who thought I was giving him the brush off when I said I was too busy that week for a second date. While I actually wasn’t giving him the brush off to begin with, I then decided […]
MoreLet them eat cake
I love baking; I bake for my friends, my colleagues, my family and, sometimes for the lucky few, my dates—although offering up something you’ve cooked just for them sometimes feels a bit more intimate than whipping off your clothes and getting down to business can be. It’s a little like coming right out and saying, […]
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