THE STORY OF MY LIFE *AHEM* I MEAN, SETTLED (PREVIOUSLY NEVER SETTLE)
The first thing you need to know is that Settled has been 10 years in the making. From being a safe place for my initial musings, to becoming a nationally renowned dating and relationship blog (as Never Settle), you find us in 2025 as Settled. Now thirty-something, married and a new mum, my blog and website has evolved with the times and now it excites me to say that I’ve branched out into parenthood and women’s health as more of a focus, to reflect where I am in my own life.
Where do we begin? I never started my blog with the intention of writing about dating, sex, relationships and millennial lifestyle. Actually, Never Settle was founded in October 2014, as it’s original conception of “Eve’s Blog” (revolutionary name, right?) six months after I came out of a 4-year relationship. I wanted to write about my newfound issues, my personal dilemmas of Modern Dating, and contribute my little bit to anyone who would listen, of how not to make the same mistakes as me.
I’d Google “why doesn’t the guy I fancy like me back?”, and honestly? It wasn’t much help. I needed something that wasn’t there.
SO I decided to create it. My blog morphed into a honest, confidence-building go-to of what to do when dating, in a relationship, breaking up, having sex, have mental health issues… you name it, I wanted to properly help people with it.
Entering the dating game, I learnt a lot. From commitment-phobes, new dating apps, ‘labels’, fuckboys, to my then long-distance relationship, I have developed a love of relationship and dating psychology, how men and women work – and how to genuinely get what you want whilst dating, by accepting and loving yourself.
By 2019, where I won the UK Blog Award for best Dating and Sex blogger, Never Settle was at a point where I focused on specific content to promote women’s health, dating and love life, as well as offering support in all areas of relationships for both men and women.
Never Settle pushed the latest trends to the forefront of discussion, tackling controversial and taboo subjects head on, and looks to provide a range of outcomes and a way of achieving them, based on a mixture of personal experience and extensive psychological and sociological research. I’ve even created my own ASK EVE section where I accept all your anonymous questions, and also started the podcast.
At the end of 2023, I rebranded Never Settle to Settled, due to the lack of activity not only caused by a demanding job, but I felt the blog no longer aligned where I was in my life anymore. It felt stuck in time, whilst I was moving on. It felt like 24 year old me in website form. It feels more like me now – I haven’t settled for less, but I am very much settled and in a strong and stable marriage, with a gorgeous son.
In 2025, I now look to focus on parenthood, life with a son and even collaborate with parenting brands, to make life perhaps a little bit easier!
My blog wasn’t created to complain, gloat or judge anyone, it’s there as a tool for anyone who wants to make themselves happier, better informed and ultimately more confident.
It was always based on the belief that we only get one life, and you owe it to yourself to be happy.
SOME OF MY FAVOURITE BLOG POSTS AS NEVER SETTLE
I’ve been so lucky to work with some amazing brands on some really hard-hitting, or just plain fun campaigns. These include those for Lloyds Pharmacy, LELO, Ann Summers.
Personally, I really enjoy writing direct relationship and dating advice, out of the 250+ posts I’ve written (!!) it was hard to whittle down to just a few, but some of my particular favourite posts I’ve written are:
- Before You Cheat On Your Partner, Read This…
- Are We All Scared Of A Happily Never After?
- Mr Perfect Doesn’t Exist, So Stop Looking For Him
- 5 Signs He Doesn’t Want a Relationship
- What To Do Immediately After A Breakup
- The Difference Between Love and Obsession
PREVIOUS COLLABORATIONS INCLUDE:
AWARDS
UK Blog Awards 2019 – Winner, Dating Blogger of the Year
UK Blog Awards 2018 – Winner, Highly Commended Dating Blogger
Vuelio – Winner 2022 – #7 – Top 10 UK Dating Blog Rankings
Vuelio – Winner 2021 – #5 – Top 10 UK Dating Blog Rankings
Vuelio – Winner 2020 – #4 – Top 10 UK Dating Blog Rankings
Vuelio – Winner 2019 – #5 – Top 10 UK Dating Blog Rankings
Feedspot – Winner #7 – Top 10 UK Dating Blog Rankings
UK Dating Awards 2017 – Dating Blogger of the Year – Finalist
UK Blog Awards 2017 – Dating Blogger of the Year – Finalist
Cosmopolitan Influencer Awards 2016 – Best Sex & Relationships Influencer – Finalist
A TINSY BIT ABOUT ME, THE EVE GREENOW IN EVEGREENOW.COM – (IF YOU’RE NOT ASLEEP YET)
Ahhh well, I am a thirty-something year old new mum and love helping people romantically (if you hadn’t already guessed).
Upbeat, optimistic and could talk for England, I love meeting new people and am always willing to have a chat for an hour or five. Although my quirkiness is apparent as soon as you meet me, I am also extremely ambitious, hard-working and determined, I have many passions that I love to pursue and make the most of everyday.
I have just taken a step back from my 10 year career in film and television marketing to look after my little boy, and pursue some other creative dreams.
In 2020 I embarked on my extracurricular ambition to become a fully qualified CPCAB counsellor, passing my first course in March. I will be continuing my counselling journey and hope it will only enhance the support I can give both on Never Settle and in real life.
Before this I studied Film and Television at the tiniest but best town in the UK, the University of Aberystwyth, Wales. I love photography, painting, film-making (I used to want to be a film editor!), writing and all things creative.
Thank you for exploring Settled, I hope you found what you were looking for!
