This is about the hope, the hope that I hold on to, that reassures me that one day I’ll meet someone amazing, the hope that someone else holds on to, that reassures them that they’ll meet someone amazing and the positive mindset you continuously have to cling on when you’re trying to navigate today’s dating scene when things never seem to go the way you want.

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Key Characters:

Maya - A girl I met in a Club in Nottingham, had what I thought was a one night stand, but it turned into something a little more complicated.

Liam - A Tinder date who I actually fancied

Alexa, Caitlin, Adam, Cara, Jacob, Faith, Erin, Chloe, Paige, Mary - London friends

Grace - One of my best mates who I met in my single years

Dad & Mum - Family

Dexter Turner - A guy who briefly entered and quickly exited my life on a number of occasions and unjustifiably has become one of those people who is hard to shake off and annoyingly someone I’m quite fond of.

Locations:

Soda Pizza:
https://www.sodopizza.co.uk/

Yard Sale Pizza:
https://yardsalepizza.com/

Well & Bucket:
https://wellandbucket.com/

Night Tales:
https://nighttales.co.uk/

Netil House:
https://netil360.com/

The Spurstowe Arms:
http://www.thespurstowearms.com/

EAT:
https://eat.co.uk/

Osea Island:
https://www.oseaisland.co.uk/

Pizza East:
http://www.pizzaeast.com/

Cultural References:
Article 50:
https://www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/brexit/brexit-brief-article-50

Kendall Jenner Pepsi Advert:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Live_for_Now_(Pepsi)

Eurovision:
https://eurovision.tv/

Entertainment References:
Ed Sheeran 14 weeks at No. 1 in UK Singles Charts:
https://open.spotify.com/album/7oJa8bPFKVbq4c7NswXHw8

Tinder:
https://tinder.com

Shred Workout:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=EL49qdXOA8l_0AmFFSAdCDpA

Barbican The Japanese House Exhibition:
https://www.barbican.org.uk/whats-on/2017/event/the-japanese-house-architecture-and-life-after-1945

First Dates:
https://www.channel4.com/programmes/first-dates

Dreamgirls:
https://www.dreamgirlsthemusical.co.uk/

Diary, She Wrote was produced by Liz Beardsell, and edited and engineered by Ethan Illingworth