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10 date ideas from the comfort of your own home

Sophie

1 Sep 2016

September is here (!), and you’re looking for some early autumn date ideas to beat the post-holiday blues. Luckily, there are loads of ways to enjoy date night whatever the season, right from the comfort of your own home! Whether you’ve been shacking up since Brexit or clung through all 6 seasons of Game of...

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Dating advice: Meet the parents – 15 dos and don’ts

Sophie

6 Jul 2016

If you’re about to meet the parents and you’re filled with mortal dread, then breathe easy - help is at hand. Firstly, this isn’t something to be rushed. If the relationship is actually more of a fling and it comes to an abrupt end but you’ve already met the family, it’ll feel like you’re breaking up...

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Speed dating Norwich – success story from Anu and Ian

Sophie

10 Jun 2016

We’ve been introducing fabulous people at our popular UK singles nights for over 14 years. That’s over 5110 days of sparks flying, romances budding and love blossoming!

Exactly 2 years ago, on June 10th at speed dating Norwich, Anu and Ian met...

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Speed dating tips

Sophie

6 Jun 2016

We asked our ‘Date Whisperer’ Dani to give us her top speed dating tips. Dani has personally introduced over 42,000 singles at dating events over the last decade, so she knows what works (and what doesn't!). Here we go:

1. SMILE!
Smile and your date will smile with you. Projecting a...

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Good speed dating questions and things to talk about on a date

Sophie

3 Jun 2016

We asked our ‘Date Whisperer’ Dani to give us a quick summary about what to talk about during a speed date or first date. With more than 11 years of experience, Dani has done plenty of talking to singles and never runs out of things to chat about. Dani always sees the events as a networking opportunity and can...

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How to flirt – top emojis revealed for successful online dating

Danielle

30 May 2016

You’re a 21st century single; your online dating life is active, you’ve scored dates via 7 different apps and you feel like the boss. You send emojis left, right and centre, and generally you get a good response. But when you send that charming aubergine to say hello and the red dancing lady to say goodbye –...

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Online dating tips

Sophie

27 May 2016

We asked our ‘Date Whisperer’ Dani to give us her all-time top 3 online dating tips. Dani has done a load of online dating herself and regularly chats about the topic with the guests at her singles events. She readily admits having a love/hate relationship with online dating! Her top tips include:

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What kind of people attend speed dating events?

Sophie

23 May 2016

We asked our ‘Date Whisperer’ Dani to give us a quick summary about the kind of people who attend speed dating events. Dani has personally introduced over 42,000 singles at dating events over the last decade, so she knows exactly what singles events are like and what kind of crowds they draw in.

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What is speed dating and how does speed dating work?

Sophie

20 May 2016

We asked our ‘Date Whisperer’ Dani to give us a quick summary on what speed dating involves. No one else in the UK has run more singles events than Dani, so she’s the perfect person to share her wisdom for those curious about speed dating! Dani has personally hosted over a thousand singles events so check out...

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First date ideas: is the way to someone's heart really through their stomach?

Sophie

7 Apr 2016

Food. We need it, we want it, we love it; some of us even worship it. (I see you looking at that doughnut Aby…)

Eating is a huge part of our lives, and not surprisingly it’s often a focus of our social events. From dining out at the newest pop-up restaurants to cooking at home, food brings us together....

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