Mid-life ex-wife
A weekly column in which Stella Grey relates her adventures in online dating
From oddballs to Indiana Jones: my online search for love
Two years ago and recently divorced, Stella Grey took up internet dating. Eventually, she met Mr Right but it wasn’t an easy ride. Here’s what she learned along the way during her mid-life ex-wife column
Stella Grey and Edward walk off together into the sunset
In her last column about her online dating adventures, Stella recalls her original wishlist for the kind of man she hoped to meet
Edward invites Stella to go away for the weekend
She learns that he is a big fan of cakes – and pre-siesta sex
I’m in turmoil over Edward – is it all happening too fast?
Things are great but dare I be this happy? If it doesn’t last, I’m finished with online dating because I’m a neurotic mess
Time to get out my ‘sex shirt’ … tonight might be the night
The shirt also acts as a baggy cotton dress and is invaluable for post-coital bathroom visits
Help, it’s a plumbing emergency! Maybe Edward can help …
They have only had three dates, but he kindly rushes round to sort out Stella Grey’s pipework
On the third date, things hot up with Edward
He squeezed my fingers lightly and I thought, oh my God, this is a Mr Darcy situation
I’d like a third date with Edward, but have I blown it?
I realised my messages to him were aloof and defensive because I didn’t want to be hurt. Time to be honest …
I’m on a slightly dull date and he’s texting. What if it’s his wife?
In the pub with Edward on their second date, Stella Grey finds the chat isn’t exactly flowing and her conversation has deserted her
I’ve had enough of email wooing – better to meet a man face to face
Stella surprises a man she’s been emailing but hasn’t met and suggests an impromptu lunch
Isn’t it plain good manners to reply to my text after our first date?
Stella Grey needs cheering up after a man keeps her waiting – perhaps lunch in Paris with a ‘French doctor’?
I don’t believe in the idea of ‘a spark’ on the first date
It doesn’t matter if there’s no instant attraction – it might turn out to be a slow burner
Perhaps Edward really will be 6ft 4in with soulful eyes …
Edward has been off the radar, but now he’s back and Stella’s got a first date for dinner. Will he be anything like his dating site photo?
James persisted: ‘I can’t shake the feeling that we’d have great sex’
Stella Grey is pestered by a man who is too interested in her underwear
James asks if I’m rich and looking for a gigolo
My wife is sexually dull, he says, and wonders if I am the same – a mean, menopausal nag
A man texts me a picture of his erection
Stella Grey receives an intimate selfie late at night. And then the man’s wife calls her …
Dating is tough now but it wasn’t much easier when I was a teenager
I didn’t lose my virginity until I was 21. It was a dismal event and all entirely about him
I’m tempted to have lunch with a charming, but awful man
Stella has been chatting online to a wealthy man who hasn’t mentioned sex once – he wants to meet but could they possibly be a match?
Skip the niceties, let’s have sex – my online invitations
If men aren’t bragging about their income, they’re asking me to take off my knickers and jump in a cab
An erotic email sets Stella thinking about the relationship with Bill
Sex and romance over the phone is limiting – it’s fun but it’s not real
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