I was cornered recently by a friend who asked me ‘So what are you looking for?’ I’d never really thought about it until then and suddenly I was wondering why I didn’t have an answer. The thing is I know who I want but it’s the terms and conditions that are the sticking point. I […]
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Julia Macmillan, TBW founder was on Woman’s Hour this morning talking about the trend for women to date younger men and why she doesn’t like the term Cougar. You can listen again by clicking on this link: Woman’s Hour
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Had a drink with the newly married T-Rex the other night. He has also recently become a father.   A toast to his new life and mine (sans The Man) was in order.   We met at my local.  He looked good, but well, not quite as handsome and irresistable as six months ago.  How […]
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You know it’s not all about me. Okay, well usually it is. But while I’m stuck betwixt and between a number of personal dilemmas, how about a simpler tale instead regarding life’s more basic pleasures…   The thing about a window seat at work is sometimes, on a slow day, one gazes wistfully out of […]
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by Debbie Carter The first thing we have to mention about Cougar Town before we go on is the title. Yes, the title is awful. We’re imagining the title decision wasn’t the fault of the shows creators, more a stunt to draw in interested viewers. The best thing to do is put the terrible title […]
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There are some things in life you just can’t live without.  I couldn’t live without music, Clarins face cream, gin, reading glasses or girlfriends and not necessarily in that order.   I did however live without sex for three years. Then I began internet dating and sex re-entering my life became a possibility.   When it finally happened, […]
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Some of you might have wondered where my articles have gone…..it’s been a weird few months but I’m back, better than ever.  You see, I went over to the dark side, so to speak, the dreary side, the side of going out on dates with men over 45. Well I tried to at least.  I […]
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Bigamy is having one wife too many. Monogamy is the same. After yet another date last night, I’m starting to question what it is I’m actually after. At 33 years old you’d think I’d have a fair idea by now, but I’m clueless… I met my date, a 31 year old journalist, at a bar […]
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I’m not bewitched. But I am bothered and bewildered…   Why? Remember those “other priorities” I now intend to focus on; well somebody recently tried to sink my battleship on that one before I’ve even had the chance to weigh anchor. Okay, so it was actually something of a compliment that’s got me slightly ruffled, […]
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I attended a friend’s champagne garden party this summer. She was dating a nice and very eligible older man. He isn’t setting the world on fire but he barbeques well. As the party reeled drunkenly towards it conclusion, he caught her in the kitchen embroiled with a handsome toyboy. His jaw clattered to the floor […]
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