Faking It: Why We Lie About The Big ‘O’

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We have all had those presents at Christmas, usually in the form of woollen knitwear, where we thank the elderly relative with a forced smile, and a line along the lines of ‘It’s just what I always wanted!’   Little white lies help protect the feelings of the people we love, but what about lying […]
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Couple
“You can’t date him; he’s young enough to be your son!”   “Mate, she’s like twice your age – you’re such an OAPaedo.”     The above quotes reflect society’s age norms when it comes to dating and relationships. We generally consider it acceptable for a man to date a woman younger than himself; but, […]
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London eye
Samuel Johnson said that a man who is tired of London is tired of life, for there is in London all that life can afford. And he was right. London has everything a man could possibly want; including thousands of eligible single women. The trouble is, that despite living in a city populated with more […]
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Cougar and Toyboy Love
The latest generation of older women are truly irresistible to all the hot younger men lined up to date them. Praised for their success, beauty and intellect, they’re more sexy and seductive than ever before. So what is the secret that’s making young men go crazy? We’re about to reveal it to you, but don’t […]
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There’s different strokes for different folks, and some folks like strokes that other folks see as jokes. We all know what turns us on personally, but sharing what turns us on with someone else can be very intimidating. Letting people in to a personal part of ourselves can be scary, what if they don’t like […]
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toyboy
I have been asked many times “Why do you date younger men?” and still I find the question incredulous! After being married twice and sticking to the conventional path like a Stepford Wife,  I found myself alone! single! and fifty! I was in a very bad place, asking myself over and over, “who would want […]
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Tamsa New Zealand
Currently in my thoughts is my Self-effacing Antipodean Man, known henceforth as ‘Sam’, who hails from the Land of the Long White Cloud, Aorateroa, otherwise known as New Zealand… Sam is currently engaged in his “Overseas Experience”, when natives of his home migrate abroad, only returning decades later to reproduce. Like some gentle semi-domesticated wild […]
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romantic couple
The idea arises from the classic romance by Jane Austen, You may have read the novel or watched a film version, (or possibly have been forced to watch the film version under sufferance when dating). Its main character is the eternally matchmaking busybody ‘heroine’, Emma, who has a very elderly, querulous father who needs caring […]
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Texting
Textiquette (or text etiquette, for those who don’t like hastily thrown together abbreviations) is a beast – hard to grasp and even harder to tame, like the great white whale, or a particularly nefarious badger. But it’s something everyone who is in dating game needs a firm hand on, so here are a few tips […]
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Adult sex toys, they come in all shapes and sizes: ‘Neck’ massagers, Love Beads, Love Bullets, Vibrating Eggs, Dildos, Wands, and, of course, the Rampant Rabbit. For women, the list is as long and as varied as your imagination can stretch. Whereas men get sexual gratification alone from anything close to hand, or if they’re […]
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