by Samantha Martin | May 6, 2021 | Dating, Life
Dating is scary enough at the best of times. But now as we slowly emerge from lockdown the thoughts of meeting new people is starting to crop up. My dating business over at Great Dates has suddenly had quite a few enquiries for events and the online members area....
by Samantha Martin | Mar 5, 2021 | Fab Over 40, Life, Relationships
I’ve written quite a bit about dating in the past, and when you get to a certain age, there’s a very good chance your beau has an ex. They may even not be too distant an ex either. When you’ve just come out of a long-term relationship, the world looks a bit different....
by Samantha Martin | Feb 14, 2021 | Life, Relationships
Oh, Valentines. Oh, my sweet Valentines. It’s that time of year where I feel all sick and rubbish at the prospect of every smug married I know declaring their love all over Facebook. Boasting of the lovely gifts and flowers they’ve received and the 2for1 carvery...
by Samantha Martin | Jan 23, 2021 | Life
I’ve just watched the Joe Biden inauguration and breathed a sigh of relief. 2020 was a funny old year, wasn’t it? I don’t think I can sum it up in words, because I don’t think there are the words for it. Instead, I’ll consign it to history and move on. So, what next?...
by Samantha Martin | May 22, 2020 | Life, Random
There’s an awareness day/week/month/year for pretty much everything these days. But how much awareness do they really raise or is it all just a load of patting folk on the back for their social media posts about pretending their kettle is always on? I actually don’t...
by Samantha Martin | May 6, 2020 | Life
So here we are, day 9345 of lockdown (well about 7 weeks but if you have kids it probably feels like about 10 years!). People’s patience and marriages are being tested to the limit with many posting on social media about what they miss. Or what they are most looking...
