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Dating stories, Blind Date reviews, books, relationships, LGBTQ stuff and the terrifying awkwardness of being alive in the 21st century
About - The Guyliner
Why are you called The Guyliner? It was the name I gave to the blog when I was dating. I retconned this to mean that I lined up the guys, then I dated them, but in fact I just liked the word ‘Guyliner’ – the ‘the’ came later. Somehow this has, quite unintentionally, become my name.
Books - The Guyliner
Adrift and single in loved-up London, James needs to break out of his lonely, drunken comfort zone. Encouraged by Bella, he throws himself headlong into online dating, blogging each encounter anonymously as the mysterious Romeo. After meeting a succession of hot/weird/gross men, James has fans and the validation he’s always craved.
The Fake-Up – The Guyliner
Oct 28, 2021 · THE FAKE-UP HARDBACKS ARE HERE – UNBOXING. Watch on. Here’s the official synopsis: EVERYONE THINKS THEY’RE SINGLE. BUT THEY’RE LIVING DOUBLE LIVES. Dylan and Flo are exes for a reason. It seems like everyone in the world knows why they broke up, and everyone picked a side.
George and Stephen – The Guyliner
Jan 27, 2024 · Today, your decorator and your bank manager have something very important to tell you about your plans for a new conservatory. Composite: Linda Nylind and Antonio Olmos/The Guardian. OR this is George, 27 and a doctor, and Stephen, 26, who works in sales. It’s like when MC Skat Kat and Paula Abdul made that song about stealing duvet covers ...
The Last First Date – The Guyliner
Jun 30, 2016 · Which brings us bang-up-to-date and right here for meeting number three. I arrive early and pace the street, nosing into a minimarket and idly picking up bottles of fizzy drink I’ll never buy. I don’t want him to see me waiting, standing there like an idiot. I hate waiting, but I hate to arrive first even more.
Jayson and Eleanor – The Guyliner
Jan 13, 2024 · Now that 2024 has woken up, had its first ciggie, and finally chucked the Christmas tree out onto the pavement, let’s delve back into the broken hearts and dashed dreams factory that is the G…
In the media - The Guyliner
Life in Food, April 2022. Fellow authorand food writer Laura Price has a new podcast looking at food through a different lens each episode. My turn was a look at food and dating, where we chatted about the rights and wrongs of eating on dates, but also the gentrification of working-class food, Yorkshire puddings, and why onions are a first date no-no.
Ellie and Tom – The Guyliner
Jan 8, 2022 · Ellie and Tom. theguyliner January 8, 2022 Impeccable Table Manners No tags no comment. They come around so fast, don’t they – our second Saturday of 2022 already. This week’s addition to the mille-feuille of mismatches and misery that is the Guardian Blind Date comes in the shape of Ellie and Tom – two names you are literally ...
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Dating stories, Blind Date reviews, books, relationships, LGBTQ stuff and the terrifying awkwardness of being alive in the 21st century