Coming Friday 4th October, comedians Amy Gledhill and Harriet Kemsley are single, in their 30s, and trying to navigate the dating scene.

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Meet Amy and Harriet - they’re recently single, in their 30s and are about to enter the dating scene, but the landscape has changed.

Want to share your dating tips or horror stories, or have a question for the experts? Email in at singleladiesinyourarea@gmail.com.

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This week Harriet and Amy are joined by author and Vogue dating columnist, Annie Lord, to discuss how to go from the apps to first dates. How do you bring your full self to a first date? Are butterflies good or bad? And how do you make an exit if you’re just not feeling it?

Annie's book Notes on Heartbreak is available to buy in paperback, ebook and audiobook now.

Want to share your dating tips or horror stories, or have a question for the experts? Email in at singleladiesinyourarea@gmail.com.

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And follow Annie on Instagram @annielord8 and Twitter @annielord8

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This week we take a look at the dating apps. Which app is the best to use? How do you choose the right photos? And will the police come knocking if you say you smoke weed?

Want to share your dating tips or horror stories, or have a question for the experts? Email in at singleladiesinyourarea@gmail.com.

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This week Harriet and Amy are joined by comedian and fellow Fingered-by-Father’s-Day member Lou Sanders, to discuss first dates, age gaps and starting new hobbies to find love. What is an appropriate age gap? Are all the single men at climbing walls? And can you still find love if your favourite hobby is sitting?

To buy Lou's book, merch or tickets to her stand-up tour head to lousanders.com.

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And follow Lou on Instagram @louliesanders

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Joining Amy and Harriet this week is sex and relationships therapist, author and Married At First Sight UK expert, Charlene Douglas. Charlene shares her wisdom and answers questions like: How do you know if someone likes you? How do you make the first move? And at what point should you stop talking about ham?

Charlene's book Come Closer: Everything You Ever Wanted to Ask a Sex and Relationship Therapist is available now.

Want to share your dating tips or horror stories, or have a question for the experts? Email in at singleladiesinyourarea@gmail.com.

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And follow Charlene on Instagram @charlenedouglasofficial

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This week Amy and Harriet take the official Love Languages test to find out what they need to feel loved and appreciated. Is assembling flat pack furniture the greatest show of affection? Can anything beat a big hug? Is the answer just to hire someone on Taskrabbit and buy a dog? 

Take the test alongside Harriet and Amy here.

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This week Harriet and Amy are joined by comedian, author and Amy’s ex-housemate Sofie Hagen, to discuss sex, body confidence and setting boundaries in the bedroom. What does it mean to be “body confident”? How do you set a boundary before sex? And does watching Eurotrash in the 90s count as sex education?

TW: In this episode we talk about issues around sexual consent

Sofie's book Will I Ever Have Sex Again? is available to buy in hardback and audiobook now.

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This week Amy and Harriet discuss the dreaded dating problem of Getting The Ick. What is the difference between an ick and a red flag? How do you push through after getting the ick? And is a shark-tooth necklace the ick of all icks?

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This week Harriet and Amy are joined by sex and relationships therapist Cate Mackenzie, to learn how to flirt and about dating attachment styles. How do you flirt? What are the different attachment styles? And can an anxious octopus ever be with an avoidant turtle?

Check out Cate's upcoming events, workshops or talks at catemackenzie.com

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Single Ladies are on a summer break! We’ll be back soon, but to tide you over until then, we’re sharing weekly episodes over on our Patreon. This week everyone can enjoy this sneak peek of what’s to come!

Harriet and Amy delve further into holiday romances with a warning from a listener, and friend of the pod Olga Koch shares her holiday romance nightmare.

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It’s summer. It’s hot. It’s horny. This week Amy and Harriet discuss recent holiday romances, and ask questions like: Why is it easier to pull abroad? Can you channel holiday romance energy at home? And is just moving to Australia the best option?

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It’s the series finale ...and Valentine’s Day! Amy and Harriet share tales of their best (worst) Valentine’s, and to end on a high, Amy shares news of some dating success! Bring on series 2 and the year of the snake snog. 

If you're sad that the series is over for now, why not sign up to our Patreon for WEEKLY bonus content during the break! You also will enjoy BTS photos and videos, messages from Amy and Harriet, and above all you'll help to support the pod 💖. Sign up at patreon.com/singleladiesinyourarea OR isitham.org (really.)

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Amy and Harriet are joined this week by comedian, singer, actor and writer Jordan Gray! She helps answer questions like what are the pros and cons of opening up a marriage? What is a “unicorn"? And is the best type of community the sex-having-community?

Catch Jordan in her brand new sitcom Transaction, out 24th June on ITV and ITV X.

And go see her live at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival with her brand new show 'Is That a C*ck in Your Pocket, or Are You Just Here to Kill Me?'. For tickets and information head to edfringe.com.

We want to hear your dating stories! Email in at singleladiesinyourarea@gmail.com.

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And follow Jordan @talldarkfriend

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This week our Single Ladies are joined by comedian Jack Barry to discuss non-monogamy, open communication and sensing a vibe with someone you fancy. Can an open marriage bring you closer together? How much and when should you communicate with each other? And if you aren’t sure if there’s a vibe with someone is it best to just …text them afterwards to ask? 

Find Jack on Instagram @iamjackbarry

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This week Harriet and Amy are joined by Sophie Willan, who tells us all about wild first dates, embracing change, and struggling with the art of being alone. How do you enjoy time by yourself? Can it be fun to up sticks and start again? And should we all just ✨figuratively✨ piss on parliament on a first date?

Both series of Alma's Not Normal are available to watch on BBC iPlayer now, and keep an eye out for Sophie's upcoming podcast The Art of Being Alone.

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If we can’t find love the natural way, then we’ll have to find it the supernatural way ✨ This week, Amy and Harriet are joined by tarot reader Jennifer Cownie who does a reading to help guide them through dating in 2025. But what is a Pentacle? Do more Cups mean more wine? And which card is the horniest in the deck? 

If you're curious about the tarot, you can get in touch with Jen by heading to litwitchure.com or follow her on Instagram @cownifer.

Litwitchure's book Wild Card is availble to buy here.

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Harriet and Amy take a look at red, green (and beige) flags, and how not to charge straight at the red ones 🚩. Is it helpful for people to fly their beige flags? How do you spot the green ones? And how could there possibly be a red flag more terrible than *checks notes* ...drinking from a straw?

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This week Harriet and Amy and joined by the incredible Chloe Petts to discuss pubes, unexpected periods and how it feels bumping into an ex. Is there a ‘correct’ way to groom your pubes? How should you act bumping into an ex? And can fancying someone make you come on your period?

Chloe is on tour with her new stand-up show 'How You See Me How You Don't' starting at Soho Theatre, London and then around the UK. For tickets and information head to chloepetts.org.

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And follow Chloe Petts on Instagram @chloepetts

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This week Harriet and Amy and joined by The Queen of Boundaries Michelle Elman to help answer the question, what is boundary? How do you set them? And how do you not accidentally stomp all over everyone else’s boundaries? 

Check out Michelle's books, podcast and more at michelleelman.com.

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As a Christmas gift to you, we give you a sneak peak of what’s coming up on our Patreon! Amy and Harriet read a listener’s dating horror story so we all feel less alone. 

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Amy and Harriet look at tips and tricks for getting through the festive period, single. How do you make new traditions? Is booking a flight somewhere sunny the best way to go? Or should we just drink (a responsible amount of) wine and post a Christmas thirst trap?

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This week Amy and Harriet are joined by comedian and actor Felicity Ward to discuss how to date successfully. How do you separate attraction from connection? Is just having a good time the way to play it? And does Tinder get an unfair rap?

The Office (Australia) starring Felicity is available to stream now, or else catch her live on tour in 2025. For tickets and information head to www.felicityward.com.

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Amy and Harriet go speed dating and answer questions like: Can speed dating be easier than using the apps? Is it better to go with a friend, or alone? And is shoving a slice of pizza in your mouth the best way to end a conversation?

To find out when the next D4100 singles supper club will be head to www.dinnerforonehundred.com and sign up to their mailing list.

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This week’s episode is a special live recording of the podcast, coming to you from the Bill Murray in London. Harriet and Amy get to meet fellow single ladies in REAL LIFE and hear your dating horror stories, so we all feel less alone! 

To hear Amy's story that we couldn't possibly keep in the edit, sign up to our Patreon at patreon.com/SingleLadiesInYourArea.

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This week on the podcast we welcome the incredibly funny and VERY wise, Fatiha El-Ghorri, who answers questions like: How do you not cringe through a pre-date FaceTime? What are the Muslim dating apps like? And can you get sued for telling someone their cravat is shit? 

Fatiha's debut novel 'The Perks of My Hijab' will be out next year and is available to preorder now!

Harriet is performing her critically acclaimed stand-up show Everything Always Works Out For Me at the Leicester Square Theatre on Thursday 12 June 2025. For tickets and information head to harrietkemsley.com.

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And follow Fatiha @fatiha.elghorri

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This week Amy and Harriet share their experience of doing therapy and answer questions like: How do you find the right therapist? When will you start feeling better? And is it okay to bring your own wigs and props to act out difficult conversations?

Harriet is performing her critically acclaimed stand-up show Everything Always Works Out For Me at the Leicester Square Theatre on Thursday 12 June 2025. For tickets and information head to harrietkemsley.com.

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This week Amy and Harriet are joined by comedian Ania Magliano, who answers questions like: How much arguing is too much arguing? Is it okay to not know what you want? And is doing 'baby talk' in a relationship (or something equally embarrassing) inevitable?

Listen to Ania's podcast A Bisexual and a Boyfriend on your favourite podcast app.

Harriet is performing her critically acclaimed stand-up show Everything Always Works Out For Me at the Leicester Square Theatre on Thursday 12 June 2025. For tickets and information head to harrietkemsley.com.

We want to hear your dating stories! Email in at singleladiesinyourarea@gmail.com.

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This week Harriet and Amy are MAN-ifesting their ideal partners, and consider questions like: could you date someone with different political views to you? Is caring about the NHS a dealbreaker? And is there anything hotter than a man who can return your parcels for you? (Answer: no)

Harriet is performing her critically acclaimed stand-up show Everything Always Works Out For Me at the Leicester Square Theatre on Thursday 12 June 2025. For tickets and information head to harrietkemsley.com.

We want to hear your dating stories! Email in at singleladiesinyourarea@gmail.com.

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Single Ladies are back! In the first episode of a brand new series, Amy and Harriet bring in the big guns and invite friend and comedian Stephen Bailey to, in his words “sort them out”. He helps them with questions like where do you go to meet single men? Does dating start with building self-esteem? And which is the sexiest flavour crisp?

Stephen is heading on tour this autumn with his brand new show 'TART'. For tickets and information head to www.stephenbaileycomedy.co.uk.

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They're still single, still ladies, and very soon they'll be back in your area. Single Ladies In Your Area series two launches Friday 9 May 2025.

For bonus content, access to BTS photos and videos, messages from Amy and Harriet, AND to support the pod 💖 sign up to our Patreon at patreon.com/singleladiesinyourarea OR isitham.org (really.)

Want to share your dating tips or horror stories, or have a question for the experts? Email in at singleladiesinyourarea@gmail.com.

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We’re still on our summer holidays and we’ll be back VERY soon, but this week’s bonus episode is a little different. A simple chat about how life is going accidentally escalated into a conversation how awful things are in the world right now. It’s hard not to feel hopeless, but you’re not alone. Big love to everyone. 

Trigger Warning: In this episode we discuss infant death and severe human suffering

Support the brilliant charity All Our Relations by donating if you can: allourrelations.co.uk and follow them on Instagram for the latest updates @_allourrelations

Join your local campaign group and learn how else you can support Palestine by heading to palestinecampaign.org

Learn about the BSD (Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions) movement and why it's important by following @bds.movement on Instagram

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We are BACK from our summer holidays and to kick things off, Amy and Harriet are joined by comedian, actor, writer and dear friend Rosie Jones! Rosie shares her infinite wisdom and answers questions like: should marriage ever be your end goal? How do you avoid trauma dumping on your partner? And is monogamy just as simple as one-lady-yes-please-yum-yum-yum?

Catch Rosie's sitcom Pushers, available to watch now on Channel 4.

See Rosie live on tour around the UK with her brand new stand-up show 'I Can't Tell What She Is Saying'. For tickets and information head to rosiejonescomedy.com.

And you can learn more about and support the Rosie Jones Foundation at www.rosiejonesfoundation.com.

Single Ladies are recording a special LIVE edition of the podcast on Saturday 13 September as part of the London Podcast Festival! For tickets and information head to plosive.co.uk.

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And follow Rosie @josierones

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This week Amy and Harriet discuss the pros and cons of sh*tting where you eat AKA dating in the workplace. Isn’t it better to have your career in common? Is it awkward being your partner's boss? Or is spending too much time with a partner akin to spending too long in a rat-infested house?

Single Ladies are recording a special LIVE edition of the podcast on Saturday 13 September as part of the London Podcast Festival! For tickets and information head to plosive.co.uk.

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This week Amy and Harriet discuss their favourite things about being single. Is taking the time to pamper yourself important? What could be better than being able to decide exactly what you want to do, all the time? And shouldn’t we all occasionally get really drunk and pretend to be a Duchess? 

Single Ladies are recording a special LIVE edition of the podcast on Saturday 13 September as part of the London Podcast Festival! For tickets and information head to plosive.co.uk.

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This week Amy and Harriet are joined by the utterly hilarious Alison Spittle, who answers questions like how do you become the main character in your own life? Has anything really changed since the toxic messaging in 00s women’s magazines? And what really happens when you combine a boy in a car, a dock leaf, and a goose?

Catch Alison's brand new show 'Big' on tour. For tickets and information head to her website alisonspittle.com, and follow her on Instagram @alisonspittle.

And listen to her brand new podcast Magazine Party wherever you listen.

We are recording a special LIVE edition of the podcast on Saturday 13 September as part of the London Podcast Festival! For tickets and information head to plosive.co.uk.

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Having a uterus comes with so many ✨unique✨ challenges, and in this week’s episode Harriet and Amy discuss some of them with help from Consultant Obstetrician Jess McMicking! She helps answer questions like can you improve your fertility? What is the pelvic floor? And can’t we just take some zinc supplements and call it day?

Single Ladies are recording a special LIVE edition of the podcast on Saturday 13 September as part of the London Podcast Festival! For tickets and information head to plosive.co.uk.

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Harriet and Amy bravely attempt yet another singles night in London and ask questions like: Does a group setting work to find love? Why are the men to women ratios never right? And how do you avoid being approached by a magician? 

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This week Amy and Harriet discuss the difficult subject of friendship break ups. How do you maintain a friendship whilst dealing with adult life? Is it possible to reach back out to a friend after you’ve not spoken for years? And don’t we all just wish we could throw our phones in the sea and live in a Mediterranean with a woman called Rosa?

We want to hear your dating stories! Email in at singleladiesinyourarea@gmail.com.

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Our single ladies are joined this week by comedian and friend Kemah Bob. They answer questions like: Can you ever do yourself justice on the apps? Is the best thing about single life the growing and learning? And is it EVER safe to eat the buffet at the sex party? 

Listen to Icebergs with Kemah Bob wherever you listen to podcasts, and follow Kemah on Instagram @kemahbob for the latest updates on live shows and more.

We want to hear your dating stories! Email in at singleladiesinyourarea@gmail.com.

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Harriet and Amy are joined this week by Doctor Amber who gives us a sexual health masterclass, answering questions like: how can you get tested for an STI? Which is the “best” contraception? And does anyone really use femidoms? 

Follow @doc.ambs and @tabootopicpod on Instagram for even more sexual health information and advice.

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This week Amy and Harriet tackle the thorny subject of cheating. Is there a healthy way to get past an incident of cheating in a relationship? How do you build trust back? And should we write to our MPs to make lying illegal?

We want to hear your dating stories! Email in at singleladiesinyourarea@gmail.com.

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Amy and Harriet are joined by the incredible Elouise Eftos, who answers questions like: how do you learn to be confident? Is casual sex a scam? And does saying thank you to the bus driver count as flirting?

For all the latest updates on live shows follow Elouise on Instagram @weezasqueeza

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This week Harriet and Amy are joined by brilliant comedian Bella Hull, who answers questions like: What are the different kinds of compatibility? How do you avoid attracting shallow people? And is yogurt an acceptable answer to “what do you enjoy cooking?”?

Follow Bella on Instagram @bellabellahull

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Single Ladies are joined this week by wonderful comedian Urooj Ashfaq! She asks questions like: How do you avoid going for your usual type? Is it helpful to get in the middle of your friends’ relationships? And how can you tell if a man is flirting …or he’s just trying to rob you? 

Urooj is in the UK for the rest of November with her brilliant show 'How To Be A Baddie', kicking off at Soho Theatre until 15 Nov and then around the UK. For tickets and information head to sohotheatre.com.

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This week’s Single Ladies is a special LIVE edition of the podcast, recorded at the London Podcast Festival! Harriet and Amy ask the audience for their own dating horror stories, and share some of their own...

To hear everything that was too spicy for the main episode, sign up to our Patreon at patreon.com/SingleLadiesInYourArea

And check out dating app Feeld!

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This week Amy and Harriet discuss Lily Allen’s incredible tell-all album West End Girl, as well as the viral article by Chanté Joseph: Is Having A Boyfriend Embarrassing Now? (Spoiler: it is)

Harriet is going on tour with her brand new show 'Floozy' in autumn 2026. For tickets and information head to plosive.co.uk.

Enjoy extra content on Patreon at patreon.com/SingleLadiesInYourArea

And do check out one of our favourite dating apps - Feeld.

We want to hear your dating stories! Email in at singleladiesinyourarea@gmail.com.

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This week Single Ladies are joined by comedian and wing-womanner Amy Annette. She answers questions like: what on earth is face-tuning? Is the American approach to dating better than British? And should you warn the person you’re wing-wommaning before making a move on their behalf?

Amy Annette is performing her brilliantly funny show ‘Busy Body’ at London’s Soho Theatre in January, and then around the UK. For tickets and dates head to https://sohotheatre.com.

Harriet is going on tour with her brand new show 'Floozy' in autumn 2026. For tickets and information head to plosive.co.uk.

Enjoy extra content on Patreon at patreon.com/SingleLadiesInYourArea

And do check out one of our favourite dating apps - Feeld.

We want to hear your dating stories! Email in at singleladiesinyourarea@gmail.com.

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It’s the series finale, and to celebrate, this week we welcome the podcast’s first EVER straight, single man - comedian Thor Stenhaug! He answers questions like: how do you approach someone you fancy in real life? Who should pay on a date? And where is the top kissing spot of South London? 

Thor is going on tour around the UK with his brilliant show One Night Stand Baby! For tickets and information head to thorstenhaug.co.uk.

Harriet is going on tour with her brand new show 'Floozy' in autumn 2026. For tickets and information head to plosive.co.uk.

Enjoy extra content on Patreon at patreon.com/SingleLadiesInYourArea

And do check out one of our favourite dating apps - Feeld.

We want to hear your dating stories! Email in at singleladiesinyourarea@gmail.com.

Follow Single Ladies In Your Area on Instagram @singleladiespod

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As a festive gift to you, this week enjoy a cheeky bonus episode recorded live from Latitude Festival 2025, with special guest - comedian Alana Jackson.

Follow Alana on Instagram @alanajacksoncomedy

Harriet is going on tour with her brand new show 'Floozy' in autumn 2026. For tickets and information head to plosive.co.uk.

Enjoy extra content on Patreon at patreon.com/SingleLadiesInYourArea

And do check out one of our favourite dating apps - Feeld.

We want to hear your dating stories! Email in at singleladiesinyourarea@gmail.com.

Follow Single Ladies In Your Area on Instagram @singleladiespod

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