Thoughts on learning piano as an adult The piano is a beautiful instrument, those 88 keys are the cheat codes to every frequency of musical happiness. Every beautiful auditory pleasure imaginable. …

An idiots guide to dating a Vegan — TRIGGER WARNING! Contains Scientology and the words ‘Kale’ and ‘Hog Roast’ — proceed with caution… Ok so I recently started dating a really lovely lady. Trouble is she’s a Vegan (eurgh). A total plant-based one. Not even a crafty ‘Cheegan’ (Vegan + Cheese) or a ‘Veggan’ (Vegan + Eggs). Veganism…

I just went through a five-stage interview process for a new job (which I got!) and it occurred to me that the parallels for this process and finding the right partner are pretty similar. Bear with me as I present this humorous analogy to you. Intro: Being single > being unemployed Ok so you are single…

Musings on maleness, communicating our feelings, and the difficult journey to happiness Tl;dr: Most men are afraid to show their emotions. This means they cant effectively communicate their trauma, seek help to heal their wounds and move towards a better place mentally. You cant fix something unless you can accept…

This is a story about self-awareness, managing expectations in new relationships, a tenuous Coldplay lyric, and moving on from divorce. “Lights will guide you home And ignite your bones And I will try to fix you” Live 8, 2nd July 2005, I was at a wedding. My ex wife and…

Being a single dad is a complicated, wonderful thing. Let me explain… Like most single dads, my marriage ended in divorce. Despite our differences, we agreed to both put a ton of effort into keeping our two children informed, and gently taking them lovingly through this extremely difficult process, so…

WARNING: this is a bunch of opinions around antidepressants. Do not take this literally or regard as any kind of ‘truth’. I am not a doctor or a psychiatrist. Any kind of ‘exit plan’ needs to be discussed with your doctor. Introduction Hello. My name is Mat and I have had…

This is a story of loneliness. Like most divorced, single dads, I live on my own. It sounds fucking awesome, lots of pizza, beer, videogames and movies, no-one to tell you what to do or when to stop. …

TL;DR — Dating apps are awful. There, I said it. Dating apps have provided a way for humans to meet others for another questionably awful attempt at meeting ‘the one’. This presents a variety of issues that highlight the problems with computers trying to be ‘human’ Humans are broken You know that aisle in the supermarket, where all the unsold, nearly past its…