by Brooke Falvey
eHarmony
Pig 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 […]
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 […]
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Online dating fatigue? It’s a real thing.
For the past week, I’ve been on a self-imposed dating time-out. After returning from my date-cation to Vegas with Phil*, I decided I needed a few days to myself to recharge and refresh, not just because of the craziness of the trip, but because after six weeks on eHarmony, hundreds of matches and three fairly […]
MoreIt’s complicated? It’s bullsh*t.
“Every relationship reaches the “So…” moment, where someone in the relationship will want to take the relationship to a more serious place.” — Are we officially dating? The phrase ‘it’s complicated’ is currently tracking as my most hated phrase and all because, when it comes to dating, things are always … well, complicated. A couple of months […]
MoreNeedle in a haystack
Do you ever wish that when it came to dating, you could skip over the dodgy people and move straight to the great ones? Well, you aren’t alone. I find that meeting people in ‘the real world’ is harder than some already married people think, especially if you’re over 30. Does anyone really strike up […]
MoreHow to navigate a date
While a night at the movies worked well when you were in high school and all you wanted to do was get away from the watchful eyes of your parents to partake in some hand holding and a bit of making out in the first or last row of your local cinema, these days people […]
MoreIt’s just a date
“The scary thing about dating is that you are either going to marry that person or break up.” I stumbled across this heart-warming little sentiment earlier this year, and it put fear into my heart for two reasons. Firstly, I’m not sure I’m ready for marriage and, secondly, no one likes being dumped. If you’re anything […]
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