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The Best Gift of All…

So here I am on a Sunday morning, school uniforms rotating in the tumble dryer, sat at my PC with a hot mug of tea. With a slightly unfocused mind from cumulative lack of sleep, I’m trying to decide on the subject of my last blog before New Year. This blog is targeted at people […]
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Sam, Reluctant Angel

Sam is an acronym for ‘Self-effacing Antipodean Man’, my New Zealander who has spent the last decade working his way around Europe. When we have the rare opportunity, we are lovers but more so, we are friends.  When we met initially, Sam was just twenty-six and now he is a mature man with his fortieth […]
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No sex after 50? No thanks!

Being a sexually-active woman can be tough. Objectified and subjected to uninvited opinion, and then you hit 50 and you’re both invisible and officially too old for sex.   Yes, 50. Yes, officially. In Portugal, if you’re a woman over the age of 50 and have had children, your sex life is now over. Please pick […]
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It’ll Never Last… Or Will It?

It Will Never Last! This is one of the commonest responses to the reality of a man having any kind of relationship with a considerably older woman. In November 2014, I was watching the news and a piece with the wonderful Gillian Lynne DBE was featured. This lady (and she is a lady), who can […]
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How To End a Casual Relationship

Casual relationships are that awkward beginning to seeing each other, a strange term that has seems to be frequented by the younger generation. It’s a small collection of words that allows you to not be held down by the relationship yet, the easiest way to describe it is as seeing how things go.  But when it’s […]
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Wants and Needs: What really makes a relationship work?

At times, that which we desire can differ from that which we are truly looking for. We may envision the perfect partner to be tall, muscular and handsome, yet the reality of the situation is often an entirely different matter. Truth be told, we can be blinded by characteristics we believe a potential partner shouts […]
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6 Reasons Why You Haven’t Met The ONE Yet

Hello Ladies, Do you fall into the Bridget Jones category? Are you single and looking for more than one night? You’re looking for that other half who will be your match until the day you die? Looking but not finding… why is that?   Often the media labels women between 30-45 to be ‘husband hunters’ […]
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What is the sexiest occupation for men?

It has been an on-going battle through the ages, who rules the sexual roost? At first it was simple, the Hunter v.s the Gatherer (obviously the hunter wins) but in this day and age there are so many different jobs and a man’s role is no longer so clearly defined. How is one to choose […]
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Star-crossed Sam

My friend and erstwhile lover Sam, the ‘Self-effacing Antipodean Man’ from New Zealand, has been incommunicado for over a year now. He was seeing a girl closer to where he is working in Europe, so I did the noble thing. I left him alone whilst I pursued other interests. Sam is suddenly back in contact, […]
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