Love? Life? Joy!
So, the other day I was in a bar ordering some cocktails and a guy came up to me and asked ‘got enough dough?’ I looked at him in confusion for several moments, before leaning forward and saying ‘don’t you worry about me. I’m fine.’
Categories: Dating Advice for Guys Love & Relationships Poppy Gillian
I love you. Three magic words. A million possibilities. The stuff that Hollywood rom-coms and Whitney Houston songs are made of. A few weeks back I found myself sat in cafe one rainy Tuesday evening in the heart of London’s Soho. One of my girlfriends had called me in tears – it was a CODE RED. As we clutched our... Read the rest of this post...
Categories: Love & Relationships Yazmin Joy
Recently I went on a date, which, although it started off well, ended badly. The problem was, that early on it became obvious that we had very different personalities. I’m quite stubborn and don’t like being told what to do. Whereas he clearly thought that I needed help to broaden my horizons. The problems started with the location of the... Read the rest of this post...
Categories: Love & Relationships Poppy Gillian Rant
I am 24, single and currently on Tinder. Unfortunately all the people I have dated so far seem to be only after short term hook ups. I know there are some great guys out there, but the problem is meeting them. I like to have fun and go out, but I’m also looking for someone I can chill with and... Read the rest of this post...
Categories: EXCLUSIVE: Interview Love & Relationships
I’ve been dating my boyfriend for over a year now and he still hasn’t told me he loves me. What do I do? I’m not sure if I should be the one to say it first. I feel like at this point he’ll just be saying it because he thinks he has to. Not because he actually does. I’ve thought... Read the rest of this post...
Categories: From the Heart Love & Relationships Mirror Mirror: Self Improvement
Dating dilemma? FEAR NOT. We have an actual bonafide dating EXPERT in the building people (okay we don’t have an actual ‘building’ but you know what I mean…)! Suzie Parkus, owner of Meet Your Match, is going to be answering your dating questions this June on aliljoy.com. Suzie has featured in The Guardian, Observer and The Daily Mail. Her ethos is clear... Read the rest of this post...
Categories: EXCLUSIVE: Interview Love & Relationships Mirror Mirror: Self Improvement
If I only had those Jimmy Choo shoes, if I only got a promotion, if I only had a thousand Twitter followers, if he only liked me back… We’ve all been there. You walk by a shop window or bump into an old crush and you feel that pang: ‘if I had you – I would be complete’. I’ve been... Read the rest of this post...
Categories: From the Heart Love & Relationships Mirror Mirror: Self Improvement Yazmin Joy
So, ladies, after over 4 years of being single and going on numerous dates with a good number of men – some more disastrous than others (see my previous blogpost for some hilarious context) – a quite remarkable person fell into my lap unexpectedly and I am now officially attached. Joy! My new leading man is funny, intelligent, kind, gorgeous... Read the rest of this post...
Categories: Empowerment: Man! I feel Like a Woman! Love & Relationships
You know those stories about good guys who date snooty girls who aren’t really interested? And we all go ‘Aghhhhhh, why??? He was so sweet – how could she not like him??’ I don’t know when I became bad at dating but it struck me the other week, as I was looking at my reflection, engaging in some lunges at the... Read the rest of this post...
Categories: Love & Relationships Mirror Mirror: Self Improvement Yazmin Joy
Flashback to five years ago: I’m in university attending a meeting for a very aliljoy-esque student organisation. A group of young ladies are gathered to discuss everything from leadership and women’s issues to pop culture. Eventually the conversation turns to a subject that most teens and 20-somethings love to discuss: relationships. After we rant about the trials and tribulations of... Read the rest of this post...
Categories: Erin Johnson Love & Relationships