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Single in the Suburbs: It will happen when it happens

3:47pm Tuesday 13th September 2011

The other day I got thinking, am I really doing enough in my search for love? I mean, should I be going on more dates, paying greater attention to my appearance, perhaps I should have signed up to another online dating website?

Single in the Suburbs: Fine dining and a bad taste in men

3:44pm Tuesday 16th August 2011

Alexis Thompson digs deep to explore the real reasons why she's still single.

Single in the Suburbs: Finding love at the gym

4:47pm Wednesday 27th July 2011

Alexis Thompson is adopting a new attitude to dating, love and life After my dreadful third date with French Guy last week, I was starting to get a little despairing in my search for love. I was tired of stumbling at the first hurdle in relationships, that all important third date when you start really getting to know someone, and ready to throw the towel in and abandon my search for Mr Right, Mr Right Now, or Mr Whoever. But then something happened. I joined a gym and my life took a turn for the better.

Single in the Suburbs: Third date unlucky

3:45pm Wednesday 20th July 2011

Alexis Thompson's Parisian dream is shattered...

Single in the Suburbs: A sophisticated date

5:25pm Tuesday 12th July 2011

This weekend something strange happened, Alexis Thompson went on a date with someone she actually liked.

Single in the Suburbs: Life's a funny old thing

10:30am Friday 24th June 2011

Do you remember that one-hit wonder by a guy called Baz Luhrmann in the late 90s? It was entitled Everybody’s Free (To Wear Sunscreen) and was essentially a very long poem by a man who knew a lot about life.

John Jones and Felicity Fox on first date etiquette

10:41am Thursday 12th May 2011

Between us, we have been on enough first dates to know that men shouldn't turn up to a date wearing shorts in winter, and girls shouldn't get so drunk they drag you back to their flat and leave you sitting in their front room for three hours while they pass out in their bathroom. So this week we've collaborated and shared our new-found knowledge on first date etiquette Felicity's advice I see first dates like interviews – you have one opportunity to make a great first impression, if you fail to do so, the rest of your evening is doomed.