Date 175

"This town has dragged you down."

Geordies (me) historically don't mix well with mackems (people from Sunderland). However, as I'd never been out with a mackem before, I decided to put it to the test and go against my gut feeling and Newcastle upbringing.

I, again, travelled to London to meet her and she told me that she sounded like infamous mackem Lauren Laverne. I had my doubts though as Ms Laverne in reality, has a very obvious Geordie accent, and my date sounded neither Tyne nor Wear. I couldn't quite pick it, but she sounded more Yorkshire.

I have to confess that she beared an uncanny resemblance to someone I dated for a few months last year, which was unrequited and...is it a bit weird that that was a contributing factor in me wanting to meet her?!

As it turned out, in person, I found her a bit obnoxious and cold. She didn't really have any interest in finding out about me and it was difficult to get a word in due to her telling me about all the famous people she knew. 

I should have listened to Ant 'n' Dec.

Date 45

"How can you stay with a fat girl who'll say: "would you like to marry me? And if you like you can buy the ring."

Again, another fun night which involved visiting and sampling Richmond's finest public houses, but nothing more than that, and we never met up again.

The only thing that sticks in my memory from this night was a text I received from her before we were due to meet in which she warned me that she'd put on a lot of weight since her profile photographs were taken. She then followed this up with 'don't worry as I'm not morbidly obese or anything!' As it turned out she looked exactly the same as her pictures so I've no idea what she was talking about.