Month: June 2019

Mental illness affects every part of a person’s life; it can be tricky to decide you’re ready for dating and it can be even harder to know when and how to tell a potential partner that you have a mental illness. Whether you consider yourself fully recovered, recovering or if you remain ill, it’s up to you the language you use but I would say it’s important you’re comfortable with yourself and your history before you consider inviting someone else …

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How do we find someone to love? For many years, this question baffled me. I had no idea. None of my relationships worked out and I spent many single years wondering where all the available men had gone. Eventually, though, I found my answer. I’ll be getting married in a few weeks, at 48.

In my final blog as an unmarried woman, I’d like to reassure you that you have your answer too, although I appreciate it might not feel …

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The first information a prospective online date finds about you is your profile.
So it’s really important that it’s well written to accurately portray who you are and what you’re about. But how do you do this? And with a limited amount of space, what should you include and what should you leave out?

Let’s take a look at how to describe yourself on a dating site.

Some dos and don’t of creating a profile

The first ‘rule’ of creating …

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‘There aren’t many singles in my congregation and I’ve love to meet more believers in my area for friendship, fellowship and maybe more,’ said the email. ‘I’m thinking about putting on an event at my church for local singles, but I’m not sure where to start. Any advice, HopefulGirl?’

I love it when I hear about someone getting proactive and creating opportunities to expand their Christian social circle, and an interchurch event is a great way to go about it …

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