Someone New 

How Many Times Can You Blow Someone Out Before They Dump You?

I’ve blown Someone New out so many times now, I’m not even sure if we’re still in a relationship. It’s been about four weeks since I last saw him. I’ve cancelled our plans for the last three occasions. I’m starting to forget what he even looks like, that’s how long it’s been. But it’s not because we haven’t tried. Every time we try to plan something, other stuff comes up. There was the time I had a shitty day because one of my clients disappeared off the face of the…

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Someone New 

Could Someone New Be Someone Special?

So … I’ve decided that I really should probably give Someone New a chance. Despite all of those red flags I talked about earlier on, he’s actually turning out to be a really nice guy. Maybe he’s just got some dominant, old-fashion, gentlemen’s charm working for him, rather than being the massive narcissist that so many of my exes seem to have turned into. Or am I just being naive? I had my little temper tantrum and made him agree to go to the clinic to get his sexual health tested.…

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The Fifth Date With Someone New

So I went on my fifth date with Someone New. I put my indecision to one side and decided to just go ahead with it. I had nothing to lose after all, well apart from a day of my life and I figured I could handle that. He met me from the station as always, and we had a coffee in town before picking up some groceries and heading back to his. I was making dinner – caesar salad, and we were going to watch a movie – Godzilla. I’m still…

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Someone New 

I’m So Indecisive Today

I don’t really know what’s happened. A few days ago, I was well into Someone New, but then he went away for the weekend with work and I found a few things out. One big thing in particular. Apparently, he only stopped shagging a work colleague just a few weeks/months ago. They were shagging for six or seven months or more, she’s prettier and skinnier than me and I feel really insecure now, and they still work together. She’s barely 21; he’s 30-something. All of a sudden – and I…

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HPV+ 

Life After LLETZ: What They Don’t Tell You

Right, peeps, this post isn’t going to be a pretty one. It’s about life after LLETZ, and you’re not going to want to read it – but you should. I’m going to tell you my story of what happened once I was diagnosed with High-Grade Dyskaryosis, before then having a colposcopy, and requiring a procedure called LLETZ — Large Loop Excision of the Transformation Zone. Also known as LOOP, it is invasive and pretty painful even though they say it won’t be. You can read more about the actual procedure…

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High Grade Dyskaryosis HPV+ 

Smear for Smear: High Grade Dyskaryosis

So, it’s taken me a little while to write about this, mostly because it’s actually a pretty terrifying thing for any woman to go through. After already broaching the topic of cervical cancer and some pretty suspect symptoms along the way with a doctor, and being laughed out of the GP’s office, I had put the thought of it all to the back of my mind. I went for my routine three-yearly smear and within six days I’d received a letter – “High grade dsykaryosis”. (See previous blog post) I…

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Someone New 

Date Number Four with Someone New

So, folks, I have good news to report: Someone New and I finally managed to get our shit together. WE MADE IT TO THE BEDROOM! And let me tell you, date four was every bit as exciting and thrilling as I hoped it would be. It was the perfect way to start four weeks of no sex … but I’ll go into that later. Let’s get all good and excited about the good news first. He met me from the station on Tuesday evening and we grabbed some groceries for…

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HPV+ 

Smear for Smear

So, I’d seen the #SmearForSmear campaign online, and I figured it was about time that I went and booked my smear test. Fast-forward a few weeks, I was sitting in the stirrups, trying not to fart with fear.  “Wait two weeks for the results,” the vagina-hunter told me. “If you’ve not been sent a letter in that time, give your GP a call.” Less than seven working days after I had my smear, I got a letter. “There were some changes to some of the cells in your cervix called…

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