Online dating can be hilarious, frustrating and occasionally downright baffling! This is my candid look back at using dating apps in 2017, with all the awkward messages, expectations and lessons that came with it.

18 months ago I decided to give online dating another chance…..I have delved in and out of a few sites, only managing a couple of weeks at a time before I get bored and delete my profile/app. This time I thought I’d give Tinder and Plenty of Fish a try….. Match just brought me heartache the last time I tried! In all honesty, I have never seen so many ‘man parts’ in all of my life as I did on these two sites….. Since when has it been appropriate to show a woman you manhood just because she has asked, “How are you?”? This has never happened to me in a bar, so why does it happen over the internet?……. Oh wait, there was this one time at Peppermint in Cardiff where a guy showed me his willy as I was stood at the bar…. I wasn’t impressed then either and had him thrown out! I did consider turning these inappropriate and unwanted pictures into a book entitled… Trying to Finding a Prince in a *Richard’s nickname* Pic! But then decided that if my eyes were offended by some of the sights, then it might not be suitable for the general public. I did, however, save one picture! It was very arty and I’m not convinced it was a ‘real’ picture from the person sending it. I did think it would make a lovely canvass for my wall (when the kids grow up and leave!).

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