Somewhere in February I mentioned that I was partaking in a challenge with JustSingles.com called #3dates3mths where I had to get creative with three ways to find a date. Since then I have went speed dating in a nightclub with Blink 182 fans and guys that appreciate a girl who wears Converse on a night out. Then we had that time I went to yet another night club, but this time it was a vegan café during the day in an attempt to bag myself a hot, single and straight vegan man.

But now I have the final challenge, which was to find love through the JustSingles.com website. And just yesterday I went for an actual date with a guy I had been speaking to online (we'll call him Eric, which isn't his name but privacy and such - I slyly answered the 'what do you like to do?' question with netball, food and gigs rather than 'Well I narrate my life on the internet and tomorrow I SHALL BE WRITING ABOUT YOU!').

Like a lot of people and their ego I've always found online dating a bit, well, yeah. Despite having met some very close friends through the world wide web the idea of making up a profile that essentially went 'I've given up hope finding love within my social circles so I'm going to do it on my laptop instead' didn't feel very 'me'. I like being single and believe it's a magical time for self-discovery, filling you time with 300 hobbies and starfishing on one's bed. There's much worse things in life than being single and I've never actively looked for love.

But hey, I'm a 'try anything once' gal and this sounded like fun. Unlike my other challenges this one didn't involve a nightclub (though a nightclub is a perfectly acceptable venue for a date imo) but instead we met up for a simple coffee (Starbucks on Buchanan Street for particulars). A trip to Starbucks wouldn't make my heart flutter if I was going a date with someone I was already acquainted with but for a date with someone I only knew through my Plusnet connection it was simple and non-committal. If I decided after 10 minutes I'd rather be in bed nursing my hangover, I could down my latte (soya milk, shot of caramel) and mutter something about my leg hurting because I had drunkenly fallen down some steps in The Garage the night before and needed to rest my leg (which I wish was a pathetic excuse, but this really happened on Saturday night). But if I felt we were clicking I could order some other fancy coffee and agree to head out for some proper date activity.

Truthfully, I decided after an hour to nurse my hangover back my flat (alone). But I didn't quickly down my coffee either. We chatted. We learnt more about each other besides what we had written in on our profiles. But Eric and I didn't click on that level however we still had a good chat about where's he from (Spain, which I didn't realise until we met, his name - both Eric and his real one - didn't suggest anything non-British) and how much I loved eating. He was still a nice chap who some other singleton should be happy to go for coffee with. He wasn't creepy. He wasn't desperate. And I'm still alive. He was a perfectly normal bloke. (My biggest fear about online dating was my impressive ability to attract the weird ones)

Whilst this date won't be prompting my mum to start eyeing up hats in Marks & Spencer's, I'm now a lot less cynical about the whole internet dating thing. If you're looking for something real then I'll let you know that about 90% of the guys I came across were seriously looking for something special, and very few were looking for a casual encounter. I've spoken to three other guys aside from Eric who were all after a real romance and I haven't received one perverted slur in the three months I've been on the site.

This post does conclude the #3dates3mths challenge but I actually have the account until later in the summer and will continue to roll with it, so you never know guys, I might eventually be back with a further update further down the line.

Morag x

You probably know my negative viewpoints on cleanses but I enjoyed this piece on cleansing as a couple.

This should be the rules of all sidewalks, NYC or not.

The difference between should and must.

Would I go on Big Brother? No. Would I be a glamour model? No. Would I get a boob job? No. Would I leg it to an abortion centre if I woke up pregnant tomorrow? Yes. This, this, this and this explains why anyone who is truthfully pro-choice should support Josie Cunningham, or any woman seeking an abortion, regardless of their reasons.

Five quick grammar tips that are a bit different. (which answered, in a way I understood, when to use that or which)

Around the world in 80 diets.

Laci Green is awesome and I love her videos but her most recent is all kind of awesome!

What it's like to name products for a living.

I had never seen the new but much hated Cadillac advert (probably because I'm not American) until now, however it was terrible but the Ford spoof is brilliant.

I also pledge to not link Buzzfeed but I can't help it. Here is this week's best find: 29 life changing quesadillas you need to know about.

When parents attempt to text.

4 ways parents teach their kids that consent doesn't matter

There's a week long vegan bake sale starting tomorrow (and I still need to research if there's a G-town one happening)

The Vegan Kind has announced they will be starting a Beauty Box soon!

This is relatively new to me so I can't say if this is factual but I'm planning to do more research on whether paper bags are just as damaging as plastic bags.

Another Buzzfeed post, this time for adventurous cooks: weed guacamole and olive oil.

Know when to walk away.

Creative wedding RSVP response cards.

Morag x

Something new on the subscription box market: My Geek Box

Some people still don't realise how common vibrators are.

What's the best record store in the UK?

There's a Jurassic Park themed Taiwanese restaurant in Los Angeles.

A study on the beard trend (because beards really are a great question of life)

I hadn't heard of half these films but here's a list of the scariest bunnies in pop culture

19 creamy and delicious vegan pasta recipes (that avocado one is so my dinner this weekend)

If you're given grief for being child-free from someone who is vehemently anti-tattoo then this is for you to print off and hand over to that person.

Florida is my favourite American state (okay, I've only been to four and they were all over a decade ago) but there's so much more to it than theme parks.

An American digital agency released the results of their blogger survey - and I agree with every single word.

Jen has a few words about growing up online.

Instagram nail art accounts you need to follow.

Morag x