Ben’s look at love: The dating game

Inspired by Mia Freedman inviting readers to do Guest Posts on her site, I thought it was a great idea and asked my #1 fan (which is currently up for debate) to be my guest here at Puff Pieces and write about the joys of dating!

In Ben’s words:

As one of Ami’s regular readers and also someone who has been known to give my opinion on a subject or two, she has asked me if I would like to write a piece on a subject that I know only to well, being single. What I would like to do is give you an idea of the differences I have experienced in being single at 21 and being single at 30.

At both of these stages of my life I had come out of serious relationships, and been thrown into the world of the single male. Now in the scheme of things, life in general, nine years does not seem like a lot. Especially when physically you are not that different, most people have finished their formal education, have started travelling, lived away from home. The only major difference, I guess is the financial situation, and for some I guess even that has not changed that much. However, the change in your ability to date or meet members of the opposite sex, at least for me, has completely changed.