A brief history of Professional Protege

(cont from yesterday…) And so to the pub. There I bumped into a bloke I hadn’t seen in several months. To be completely transparent with you, I hadn’t seen this particular Professional Protégé of my mother since she’d corralled me into a disastrous double date with him last year. There is neither space nor time, [...]

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Rule #37: curb your enthusiasm

(cont…) So, to the singles night. It’s organised by a couple of spunky girls who were fed up with turning up at church events where the women outnumbered the men 10 to 1. There is only one rule at their evenings: you must bring a friend of the opposite sex. Someone you know and like, [...]

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Has TheGirlGlory learned nothing? Apparently not…

Yesterday was my first foray back into the dating pool in four months and the good news anyone reading this blog is that post-sabbatical I’m just as error-prone as ever. This single mingle had been in my diary for a good few weeks, and I was all prepared. It was an early evening start, so I [...]

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Which is my best side, again?

It’s my third day of life as a blonde. The jury’s still out on whether gentlemen prefer me. Or if I’m having more fun… So far the reaction seems to have been positive. Which means that getting my hair coloured was, hopefully, worth the ludicrous cost (I won’t horrify you with the exact amount), as [...]

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She’s back. And she’s a bit different…

Er, hello… *cough* Is this thing on? Yes? Great. Thanks. Er, hi. Hi. It’s me again. And I’m ready to get back on the horse. Or the bike. Or whatever the age-appropriate, not-too-racy-we’re-Christians-after-all metaphor for dating might be. Now, I understand you might be sceptical. This is the same girl who was put in months [...]

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