Women and men have been doing it for centuries: literally doing whatever it takes to hold onto a relationship until we reach the point of hating, hurting and hardly speaking, all because love is supposed to conquer all. We believe that if we feel any love at all for our partner, we must stay, fight and make the relationship work. This…
Is there a recipe behind love? Well, according to dating app, Once, the answer is yes! Pioneering French dating app Once continues its campaign for a ‘post-swiping’ era of dating by launching a new matching algorithm, specifically designed by an all-women team. Using help from psychologists, relationship experts, and data from successful couples, Once has cracked the code and created…
You have probably heard of the gender pay gap, but have you heard of the gender pain gap? With the ongoing IUD debate, why is female pain still not taken seriously? Nine years after coming off all hormonal contraception medication, I still suffer the side-effects. Rewind back in 2013: My mental headspace was in chaos. Depressed, unmotivated and very, very…
Post written by Thomas Dockerill – The Nice Guy Writes They say that love will find you when you least expect it. I don’t know who ‘they’ are, but they’ve always annoyed me with their wise sayings. I’ve never really bought in to the notion of being surprised by love, and despite our grandparents and many from the older wartime generations telling…
Post written by Thomas Dockerill – The Nice Guy Writes Throughout my adolescent years – as I stumbled through GCSEs and A-Levels, avoided spit balls and searched endlessly for the ultra-rare TARDIS Doctor Who card – I was obsessed with the notion of love and romance. Yes me, the boy who was often likened to Harry Potter and Ben Mitchell from Eastenders…
Perfect for Valentine’s (or Galentine’s) Day, and a pleasure toy which is actually available in Boots, Tesco, ASDA and Superdrug (!!!), the So Divine Vibrating Love Egg is the new kid on the block, and I wanted to find out what all the fuss is about… Who are So Divine? Have you heard of them? So Divine are a sex positive adult toy company…
There are some serious issues with what we’ve seen on this year’s Love Island so far. Manipulation, blame, validation, possessiveness and selfishness. Toxic behaviour. But it’s just a game, isn’t it? You can see the cries on social media – Adam “is just doing what boys do!” VS “Adam’s a snake“, or “It’s just a game” VS “these are real…
All’s fair in love and war… Or is it? If you’ve been watching the latest series of Love Island, you’ll know this week, Love Islander Dr. Alex has been having a bit of a hard time. Amongst the trials and tribulations, the drama and the tears, Alex is, well, just not a love interest with the girls. Not only this,…
When you’re in a relationship or have been dating someone for a while, it can be really easy to become super complacent in your happiness. You’re quite content, comfortable almost, in where you are. You think, “I don’t need to make the effort like I did in the beginning”. You think, “my partner likes the way I am, just how…
Let your imagination run wild and watch your relationship blossom with each new LoveDrop box… I’ve been super busy lately, working hard, blogging lots, exploring new ventures and sorting out everything on the run-up to Christmas! However, in the midst of this madness, I was lucky enough to be introduced to LoveDrop and the super lovely team behind it. What…
One of the hardest things for us humans to process, is when someone who we love so deeply, and care for so strongly, doesn’t feel the same way back. Unrequited love is a killer. It seeps through your body like an unwanted poison: a cold liquid spreading through your entire being. Realisation hits, and even though you choose not…
I’ve been pretty rubbish lately. Like, super shit. I’ve let it get to 2 weeks without a new post – and I’m stuck. I’m on the my daily commute forcing myself to to read articles, books and psychologist journals to get inspiration… I’m even standing on the train with a copy of ‘The Pursuit of Happiness‘, by Ruth Whippman…
Being pregnant can feel like a bit of a minefield – you just try and get from one trimester to the next, but as soon as your phone picks up on the fact that you’re with child, you’re bombarded with baby items, sponsored posts and a whole lot more. But what do you actually need?! I really didn’t want to…
Never Settle celebrated 8 years on October 11th. Although, I kind of forgot about it until a Facebook memory popped up for the anniversary. When did I get to a point where I’ve actually forgotten about my corner of the internet which once meant so much to me? Calling time on writing Never Settle is something I have often thought…
I honestly can’t believe how long it’s been since I’ve written a life update on the blog. So much has changed in my life, especially in just 2022. I’ve started my dream job at the dream company (The house of mouse!), and really started feeling myself again, and in the last month… I’ve become engaged! Readers, you’ve seen me through…
Netflix’s sex-positive series gives teenagers what school RSE is lacking: a proper, real, Sex Education. Especially so as an adult, sex & relationships blogger and trainee counsellor, I’ve loved watching Sex Education. I watched the first two seasons when they came out and was eagerly awaiting the third. Thankfully, I wasn’t disappointed. This season, with it’s well-established characters, pushes even…
Hi Eve, I was talking to this guy who I was originally friends with on Facebook for the year before. We exchanged Snapchat and started talking on there and then exchanged numbers and spoke on Whatsapp too. We met up 3 times and it was lovely, getting to know each other every time, we got on well and had conversation…
Hi Eve, I dated a guy for a month or so recently, we were Facebook friends for about 3 years as I met him at a festival. We were having a lovely time but I could tell he was very wary of emotional connection. After the 3rd time I saw him texts became less and less and eventually he ghosted…
2020 has been possibly the most disruptive, anxiety-inducing and confusing year for pretty much all of us. Collectively as a planet, we’ve had to face the most intrusively affecting issue of our lifetime: a world-wide pandemic. But I don’t need to remind you of that!! We’ve been living it! I don’t know about you, but I feel almost daily like…
I really can’t believe it. My little ole blog is a whole six years old! I thought I’d write a bit about my blogging journey, and include some things which maybe people don’t really know about me, the progress of Never Settle and my reasons behind why I started it. I think it’s quite interesting looking back and seeing how…
