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Fate has thrown together in the Guardian Blind Date blender of doom Imelda, 56, a local authority officer, and Jayesh, 66, who works in medical devices. Two jobs I want to know absolutely nothing ...
Time was, I would review this Blind Date column every week, but nowadays it’s very rare for me to do two weeks in a row. Time gets away from me, my brain doesn’t work on Saturday mornings any more, I ...
It can be hard to make people understand – empathy is trickier to elicit than you might think. Especially when it comes to things that seem so simple, from both sides, and even more so when it’s ...
In these serious times, there is a feeling of guilt attached to frivolity. A sense, perhaps, that you’re playing MarioKart while Rome frazzles. Political intrigue has rendered showbiz gossip ...
They come around so fast, don't they – our second Saturday of 2022 already. This week's addition to the mille-feuille... Impeccable Table Manners ...
This week on Extreme Tinder: Clemmie, 27, a television writer, meets Joe, 28, a civil servant. Read the full account of the date in the Guardian. Return below for the brisk skewering. Clemmie | Joe ...
You know when people who aren’t famous or popular enough to have advanced features on Instagram say things like, “link in bio”? This is like that. Here are those links!
As Santa changes the batteries in Rudolph’s nose, and the rest of us ask whichever higher power we believe in if they’re kidding with these temperatures right now, we find ourselves in … ...
My bat signal is two queer people in their twenties sharing small plates in a restaurant with high stools selling cocktails for almost £20, so here we are with Edward (28, a press officer, hairy top ...
After last week’s Belfast fairy-tale, the magical month of March finds us back in London, projecting our misguided need for love and happiness in troubled times on Yukari, 29, a freelance motion ...
Above are our latest contestants, Stanley, 26, who works in fashion (part-time, I assume), and James, 30, who works in a bookshop. A pleasant change from the usual ‘senior executive brand forecasting ...
For reasons best known to the Guardian, this week’s Blind Date takes place in Berlin, which, for those who were busy nodding off in geography or off school altogether doing aerosols through a… ...