Okay, long time! I'm in London now and having a fabulous time. After a short relationship with an Australian-Englishman, I've decided to join a dating web site here called 'mysinglefriend.com'. Nutshell, someone refers you so this is intended to prove that you are 'okay'. Interesting concept.

My referral is from the lovely Sarah. She's a terrific friend, smart, interesting - and a writer to boot! In fact, it's SO well written, I'm thinking that everyone will want to date HER, not me! Here it is:
'Ellen is an absolute joy to spend time with as a friend. Not only smart and funny, she’s always smiling, upbeat and positive…and to be honest I’m rather envious of those amazing Californian teeth. Having spent the last few years hiking around the canyons of Laguna, she’s super fit and didn’t complain once when I dragged her off cycling through central London to The Gun in Docklands – a round trip of some 27 miles – and let’s not forget this was on the wrong side of the road!

Now a brilliant London hostess, Ellen knows her way around a wine list and is a superb cook. She likes the finer things in life (come on, who doesn’t!) and has travelled the world extensively both for business and pleasure. She works hard and plays hard but still makes time to see the grown-up sons she clearly adores and of whom she is justifiably proud.

If you take Ellen out she won’t stand for sloppy service in restaurants, but don’t worry, she’s diplomatic enough to make her point without being brutal.

What also will come as a nice surprise to you gentlemen out there is that Ellen definitely does not suffer from that weird false saccharine sweetness which can sometimes put men off American women (yes all you British men out there, you know that makes you cringe!). When she pays you a compliment she will genuinely mean it.
How refreshing.'

Okay, now I cannot top that. It took me almost 2 weeks to decide what to say in my own profile. I finally just bit the bullet and wrote something. So, I start exploring. Oh brother! Here is the first recommendation I read:

Alex has this to say about David:
'David is a sincere, reliable, easy going and a trust worthy person. He is approximate 5'11 tall, aged 50 and lives in Central London, U.K. He is self employed and non-smoker. He is a pet owner. He owns his own flat.'

Um, wow. I'm underwhelmed. He is a pet owner and owns his own flat? Oh, introduce me! I simply can't wait!

This is too funny. We'll see what happens next!