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Dating as a single parent

Single Parent Dating Tips

In London there are many single parents yearning to meet someone new. You can find love and companionship, but it's likely going to be more complex than before.

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The perfect first date, find dating success

How to Ensure First Date Success

Over coming first date nerves and finding the right conversation helps to make your date successful. Use body language to find out if your date is interested.

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Start looking for the love of your life

10 Brilliant Matchmaker Approved Venues to Find Love

If you're looking for love but struggling to find the right person, maybe you are looking in the wrong place. Here are 10 ideas of where to meet people.

Dating Advice for Men, Dating Tips

Couple flirting outside london cafe

Flirting in London

‘Help! I’m not a born flirt’, Wrong. You were born a fabulous flirt. We were all born fabulous flirts. Learning how to flirt is natural.

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Love - when we all need it the most!

Love – when we all need it the most!⁣

There's no two ways about it—these are worrying times. But luckily we have the technology at hand to stay in touch with our loved ones—and even date.

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Single Parent Dating Advice

Matchmaker Approved – Single Parent Dating Advice

Being a single parent is a wonderful thing to experience. Here are our matchmaker tips to help you with the dating process.

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Be the best version of yourself - optimise you dating opportunities

Are you ready to date?

Well….. it might be! Perhaps you’re giving off the wrong vibe, you talked too much, not enough, you appeared too intense or too opinionated.

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Gillian McCallum, Matchmaker winner 2020

Best Matchmaker Gillian McCallum

Our CEO Gillian McCallum is honoured to have been given the international iDate Award for Best Matchmaker 2020. That's five years in a row for DDM!

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Meeting Oscars Nominees

DDM Gift Bag for the Oscars 2020

Drawing Down the Moon would like to introduce you to this year's Oscar Nominees.

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Attached book review

What is Your Relationship Attachment Type?

Attached is an evocative exploration of attachment theory, and encourages readers to consider their own relationships in a way they’ve never tried before.

Book Reviews

Transatlantic Dating

NyLon The Transatlantic Dating Trend

Transatlantic Dating is becoming popular as more people commute between London and New York. Here is how to make it work.

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5 date ideas in Paris

Paris – Dating in the City of Love

Paris is renowned for being one of the world's most romantic cities. Check out our 5 amazing date ideas for the City of Love and Light!

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How to get back on the dating scene after a break up

Dating After Heartbreak

After a breakup, you can start afresh, be your true self. Take some time to reflect on the experience—then put together a plan to meet new singles!

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Be a happy singleton

Happilly single before finding love?

Being in a relationship won’t make you an amazing person with interesting hobbies and knowledge. That’s all up to you as a single person, as an individual.

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Conversation Tips for Dating

How to Keep a First Date moving

Knowing what to say and how to say it is very important on dates. Here are our conversation tips for dating.

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Toronto Dating

The How to Date Guide: Toronto

Toronto is a wonderful city for new relationships Here are our tips for successful Toronto dating.

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London Events for Singles on Valentines Day

Brilliant Valentines Day Events

Valentine’s - the one day each year that we celebrate being in a relationship has arrived again. But what if you are single on Valentine's Day?

Date Ideas in London, Dating Tips

Andrea Galvin

Best Matchmaker – Andrea of Drawing Down the Moon

We are thrilled to announce that Drawing Down the Moon matchmaker Andrea Galvin has been awarded Best Matchmaker 2019

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Cait Baker

Drawing Down the Moon Winner – Best Dating Coach

Drawing Down the Moon Matchmaking are thrilled to announce that Cait Baker has been named a Finalist by iDate

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Cuffing

What is Cuffing Season?

Halloween holds its own terrifying turn for singles; not only is it a time to dress up in fancy dress, daters know it is the official start of Cuffing Season!

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Relationship blocker - dead end

What is Stopping You Finding Love?

Any of us can have something that holds us back from taking action, and to minimize its power over us we need to confront it. What, in your present situation, is blocking change – the change from being in a single state to in a relationship?

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how easy is it to find your prince or princess

How to Meet Your Forever After

As the buzz of the royal wedding between Prince Harry and Megan Markle is being fluttered throughout the country How easy is it to find your Prince or Princess?

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Award

Best Matchmaker – Drawing Down the Moon

We are delighted to announce that Drawing Down the Moon Matchmaker Gillian McCallum has been awarded Best Matchmaker 2018

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5 most romantic restaurants in London

London’s Most Romantic Restaurants Revealed

At Drawing Down the Moon, we think it is really important that a first date lasts a maximum of 90 minutes and involves two drinks at the most.

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first date nerves

Building First Date Confidence

One of the worst things about dating, which can prevent the date from even happening in the first place, is nerves.

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Sex on a first date, Dating in your 40s

Should You Have Sex on the First Date?

Ex headhunter Gillian McCallum and now CEO reveals how to make the most of your first date, what to wear and even what not to say.

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5 reasons to date a shorter man

Why You need to date shorter now

When you think about it, Mr. Darcy, is arguably the most irresponsible man on the planet. Date successfully by including shorter men.

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Are you being phantomed?

What is Phantoming?

If you thought that ghosting was the pinnacle of dating brutality, allow me to introduce you to ghosting’s manipulative cousin, ‘phantoming’.

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Breadcrumbing

Breadcrumbing – The Red Flag in Dating

Breadcrumbing is the most brutal dating tactic yet. If you thought ghosting was the latest dodgy dating tactic, you will be surprised to hear that bread crumbing has a far more divisive approach.

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Drawing Down the Moon Matchmaking Team in Fancy Dress Best Customer Service 2016

New Year, New Dating

Welcome to the month of January 2017; a bitterly cold reality check as we catapult out of the salacious haze of the festive season...

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