Attraction of Solitude

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Lone ranger mentality
Whilst reading through The Economist, we at TBW HQ found an interesting article called The Attraction of Solitude. Following is an excerpt. What are your thoughts on what they say? The Prada-toting protagonists of “Sex and the City”, a once-popular American television show about single thirty-somethings in New York, are unlikely role models for Middle […]
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'Cougar' dating
Are women who date younger men the new black? More and more women seem to be doing it. The amount of women choosing partners ten years younger than themselves has risen by 25%, according to the ABS. Those that do have become commonly known in pop culture as “cougars”, taking part in cougar dating. Central […]
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Erotic fiction
TBW’s, gbird has written a book! Here’s a synopsis: When I first realised my second marriage was in big trouble I did my best to mend bridges but was stonewalled at every turn. I was in despair and just could not understand it and in order to deal with all the emotions that were rushing […]
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Out of the frying pan
I have spent the best part of my adult life mastering the art of being single. It is not something that happens overnight but more a skill that requires intense concentration, a string of bad relationships and the ability to master numerous nights on your own, meals alone, solo cinema trips and, in your mid […]
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Bridget Jones
In response to her recent post, ‘How to be a Man’, Katy Horwood (@katy_red) was delighted to welcome English cricketer, journalist and author, Simon Hughes, (@cricketanalyst) with his response on – yes, you’ve guessed it – How to be a Woman! A tongue firmly in a cheek and not a cricket ball in sight, enjoy… […]
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Online dating advice
Whilst browsing around, we came across this man’s guide for women on what to do and what not to do when seeking a match online. 1. First, ignore any overture that isn’t polite and genuine and well-written. Don’t respond to electronic winks. That’s just some lazy slob who probably can’t write or has decided you […]
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Sharon Stone Fitter at Fifty
54-year-old Sharon Stone thinks she looks better now than when she was younger and says young men often ask her out. Sharon Stone thinks she looks better now than when she was younger as men in their 20s often ask her out. The 54-year-old actress, who is currently dating 27 year old model Martin Mica, […]
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Aaron Johnson and cougar girlfrend Sam Taylor Wood marry
Sam Taylor-Wood, 44, and Aaron Johnson, (who turned 22 last week), were married yesterday in Somerset. The couple have been together since meeting in 2009 on the set of Sam’s directorial debut, Nowhere Boy, about a young John Lennon, in which he played the lead role. Aaron snatched Sam’s heart and the rest is history. […]
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30's life advice
This topic, #ThingsYouShouldStopDoingInYour30s, is trending on Twitter, so we thought we’d come up with some of our own! These are: asking your parents for money to go on dates asking your parents for money for anything living with your parents clubbing like you’re 18 drinking until you pass out dressing like a teenager sulking because […]
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Older men keeping younger women
There has been a certain amount of controversy recently about a website that is to be launched in the UK. Its formula has proved successful across the pond and creators of the site have decided to give it a try in Blighty to see how it might fair. It is called Seeking Arrangements and, as […]
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