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06/06/2026

Nicola & Jack ❤️

Let’s go back nine years, when both Rachel & Mark were sweet and innocent, with very little dating experience.. M. I was...
06/06/2026

Let’s go back nine years, when both Rachel & Mark were sweet and innocent, with very little dating experience..

M. I was 20 and Rachel was 18. We first starting speaking on social media, Rachel’s convinced I messaged her first, but I recall it slightly differently, she absolutely messaged me first.

R. Back in 2016, when Instagram released its 'story' feature, Mark put his Snapchat username on his story. Very out of character of me, I added him and sent a Snapchat of a smoothie I had made. He responded, and the rest is history! I have no idea what was spoken about but after a couple of weeks messaging we went on our first date to the cinema. Perfect first date I thought, for introverted me.

M. I remember going to pick her up from her house absolutely bricking it cause it was the first serious date I’d ever been on. She walked out the door, and I was sitting in my car looking at her trying to make eye contact whilst she was staring at the ground the whole time making it even more awkward.

R. I messaged my friend some pictures of outfits, asking her advice on what I should wear. She asked if I was excited, to which I responded "kinda, but I wish we were only going to Elgin rather than Inverness, so I don't need to speak to him for as long in the car". Mark sped up the cul-de-sac to pick me up in his Corsa, and I was greeted with an overwhelming smell of aftershave (some things never change)

M. She got in the car, so I was asking her how she was, how her day had been etc and I was literally getting one word answers. I was thinking to myself this is going to be a long date. As cliche as it sounds I knew back at the very start that we were going to be in for it the long haul. I still remember what she was wearing on that first date; a yellow top, black jeans, black leather jacket and a pair of black sandals that Roxy (her family’s cockapoo) ended up demolishing. I feel that deserves some brownie points!

R. After a bit of small talk and a cinema date later, we agreed to seeing each other again. A couple of months later, Mark asked "so, what do you think about us then?" to which I replied, "aye everything's fine". This was his way of asking if I wanted to be his girlfriend and without actually saying the words, we had become 'official'. Neither of us had ever been in a serious relationship before so our family and friends were chuffed to bits.

First impressions?

M. I was very nervous, she was the first person that I had any serious intentions with at that time of my life, so I felt that during those first few dates she seemed quiet and innocent which I later realised was 100% correct. I was asking her questions and getting one word answers, it was like talking to a wall, and as we were in my car and the cinema was over an hour away, so it was awkward.

R. I remember thinking he had nice big muscly arms and that he was very polite and well mannered. He was able to keep good conversation going, which would have been a challenge with me at that stage in my life where I was very awkward and reserved. I was attracted to him but more importantly I thought he was kind, respectful and our morals aligned.

M. Things were going really well, Rachel was studying at university in Aberdeen, and I was working in Buckie. After about a year together, a week before our first holiday she started really panicking about our future because she had intentions on working in Glasgow or Edinburgh once she finished uni, meanwhile I was happy working and living in Buckie.

R. As I was romanticising this future life of ours, I was knocked back to reality when Mark said he was going to be putting an offer in for a house in Buckie. Life was over. How could we last if I moved 4 hours away with crazy shift patterns? My parents must have thought I was ridiculous being so emotional about such big decisions when we were only young and in a relatively new relationship.

M. After about a month or two of going back and forth about what we were going to do, I reluctantly decided to apply for a job in Glasgow. Turns out I got the job, moved down and Rachel followed a year or so later and it ended up being the best thing that ever happened to us.

Their day was perfect, they looked like a couple from a Hollywood movie with all their friends and family surrounding them and even the weather behaved. Congratulations Mr & Mrs Campbell ❤️

Tiny weddings are definitely my favourite, especially when they’re at home. Lara & Xander are having a big celebration i...
30/05/2026

Tiny weddings are definitely my favourite, especially when they’re at home. Lara & Xander are having a big celebration in Portugal in a few weeks time but made their legal declarations with only their closest family present in her parent’s garden but this story began back in May 2018, at the rather glamorous occasion of the Finance Grad Ball at Seamill Hydro…

L. I decided to crash the ball because my friend had a spare seat at her table and even joked that I would come along to see if I could find a nice husband last minute before we finish uni.

X. She sat next to me, and we had a great evening. She even asked me to dance with her for the ceilidh, how inclusive!

L. Supposedly I made the first move. It was a ceilidh after all so it meant I could keep him on track since he was an international student and wouldn’t know any of the moves.

First impressions?

X. Remember her having amazing eyes, which I told her that night. Also for someone who asked me to a ceilidh, she didn’t seem to know the dances!

L. He was not what I expected. For someone that seemed so smart and serious, he was actually really good fun. I was genuinely surprised how fast we clicked and that there was so much chemistry between us. Our first date was when he asked me out for dinner. Apparently he’d provisionally booked 3 restaurants that night so that he could make sure he got the right one.

X. I then went back to Hong Kong for the summer holidays. I told her she should come out, as I had some uni friends visiting too, and she did!

L. I wasn’t going to go because I thought it might be weird since I hardly knew him but then decided to book the flights on a whim.

X. We had a great time exploring Hong Kong and visiting Macau, where I said “I love you” after she won us some money on the roulette table.

L. It was by accident, because I made the right call at the casino table and won him a couple of hundred dollars

X. We then returned to Glasgow where Jane and Scott picked us up from the airport… first time meeting the parents.

L. Xander then moved to London to do his masters, while I was still in Glasgow as I’d finished uni but I visited him every month while I decided what to do with my life.

X. She asked about what her post uni plans should be and did I have any thoughts on her job hunting, so I suggested adding London to her search.

L. I then ended up landing a full-time, permanent job, and invited myself to move in - only 7 months after we started dating

Their day was intimate, special and full of love and laughter. Good luck at the big bash in Porto and huge congratulations Mr & Mrs Ong ❤️

23/05/2026

Cathy & Jon ❤️

To tell Matthew & Emma’s story we need to go back to 2018 and the slightly unromantic location of NHS Forth Valley where...
23/05/2026

To tell Matthew & Emma’s story we need to go back to 2018 and the slightly unromantic location of NHS Forth Valley where both of them worked at the time and as luck would have it, both were both single. Matthew was commuting to Falkirk from Dumbarton on a daily basis and was on-call one night so asked Emma if she would like to go for a coffee. One coffee turned into five. When restrictions lifted further they had their first “date” at Sarti’s in Glasgow, but Matthew absolutely DID run off at the end of the night to watch Celtic with his pal….🤨

First impressions?

E. Not great - I’d never met him before; he was coming to work with a new team that was being set up, and I was going to be a part of it. He arrived at a fairly formal training session (where the Director of Allied Health Professionals was on the panel) wearing a Calgary Flames sweatshirt. He might’ve seen me roll my eyes in disgust. A couple of months went by, and the team was now established but he called in sick on his first day. Thankfully his attire and health improved, and we got on great as friends, sharing a similar sense of humour. I had no idea he liked me as anything more than that, perhaps the frequent suggestions of coffee (which I didn’t really drink at the time) should’ve been a giveaway. Or when he turned up on my doorstep with flowers as a “nice gesture”. But no, he had to painfully text it out one day!

M. I first saw Emma in a lecture theatre in Stirling. She must’ve made an impression because I tapped my pal during it and said, “I quite like the cut of her jib”. Who would’ve thought we’d be here today?! Once I got to know her, I thought she was very funny, never taking anything too serious but also stubborn….sorry determined. I could tell from very early on that she had VERY expensive taste. Normally that would scare me (for obvious reasons) but I loved that she knows what she wants and flaunts her style.

Matthew started spending more time at Emma’s house and whilst he never had an official ‘move in’ day…… he’s still there 4 years later. They spend most of their time eating out and travelling and holidays usually tend to have at least one disaster.

THE PROPOSAL

Shock - another holiday! This time to Lake Annecy in France where Matthew had planned to propose. He spent the full holiday with the ring and box in his pocket waiting for the right moment. That moment eventually came on the final morning.
He found a quiet spot and popped the question. It was a total surprise. The moment was captured by a local French family that congratulated them and took a picture for posterity. They went on the celebrate with a mini bottle of Prosecco and rented a speedboat for an hour.

I then asked why they felt they were so well suited….Their response?

“We’re both very cynical and love going out for food and drinks and despite our track record we still love travelling!” They also said they are very funny, apparently Emma more so that Matthew but he will deny this.

Their day was pretty perfect with family friends Scarla & Maureen playing violin & piano and even the sun shone☀️
Congratulations Mr & Mrs Gallagher ❤️

Another dating app success story! Back in July 2022 Bumble brought Victoria & Joseph together V. He was living in Cant...
09/05/2026

Another dating app success story! Back in July 2022 Bumble brought Victoria & Joseph together

V. He was living in Canterbury but was visiting Scotland on holiday with his parents and friends. I was disappointed to discover he lived so far away, but we got on so well that we continued texting back and forth, nonetheless.

J. We were heading up to Loch Goil. I was literally absent-mindedly swiping for fun on the drive up, never even stopped off in Glasgow, so it was pure chance that we matched when we were in range. I wasn’t seriously intending to meet anyone, and I wasn’t interested in a fly-by fling, which is why going on a first date with someone who lived 500 miles away seemed so ridiculous at the time. But we immediately hit it off and spent the week exchanging messages. As the holiday drew to a close, I was suddenly faced with the reality that we lived and worked on opposite ends of the country. I was desperate to meet her in person, but I had absolutely no reason to “just happen” to be in Glasgow. With some reinforcement from my friend that I would be an idiot to pass on the opportunity and that “love conquers all”, I decided to stay behind and book myself a hotel. Victoria was surprisingly accepting of my utter lack of nonchalance (there was no way for me to “play it cool”) and suggested that we make an evening of it and go for dinner.

V. It really wasn't as forward as it sounds!
I was feeling a bit jaded by online dating, and it just felt refreshing to just go on a date with someone lovely without any pressure - assuming unless it was something amazing we probably wouldn’t have another date - turns out it was amazing, I was thrilled when he suggested that we meet in Glasgow for dinner.

First impressions?

V. He was absolutely lovely – kind, well mannered, warm and friendly and I felt completely at ease. We had the exact same taste in food/wine/cocktails and the conversation felt so easy. We are similar in that we are both the eldest children, both with two younger brothers with exactly the same age gaps.

J. I felt immediately at ease with her. It didn’t feel like we were on a first date at all. She was beautiful – and impeccably dressed. She was kind, intelligent, and funny, but also self-deprecating – which made me like her even more. I knew right away that she was special, and that I had made the right decision to stay behind.

V. We both agreed that we wanted to see each other again. So, a few weeks later I flew down to London to meet him. It felt like quite a bold move for a second date, but I was really looking forward to seeing him and it was surprisingly straightforward to plan – I picked the restaurant and he picked the theatre. The date went so well that we lost track of time and realised the play was about to start just as the main courses were being served. Decorum went out the window as we wolfed our main courses, downed the rest of our wine and sprinted to the theatre with seconds to spare. We met up again the following day for a walk round Kew Gardens, at which point we were already planning our third date.

J. After a few more dates, I started travelling up to stay with her more often. I would set off on my 500-mile drive after finishing work on Friday and arrive in the early hours of the morning to a sleepy Victoria. Despite the sometimes long stretches apart, we managed to make the distance work.

V. I was extremely appreciative of him doing all the legwork; the 10 hour drive on a Friday evening to come and visit me. He drove a Mazda MX5 when we met, intended for sporty jaunts zipping around the Kent countryside with the roof down. Little did he know that his poor car would be doing 1000 mile round trips every other weekend to Glasgow.

J. I eventually persuaded the Civil Service to allow me to relocate to Glasgow, and we’ve
been living together happily ever since.

Joseph’s friend was right, love really DOES conquer all
Congratulations Mr & Mrs Bondatti! ❤️

Diane & Graham met back in August 2022, where so many love stories begin, on dating app Hinge. And so it was with the sw...
17/01/2026

Diane & Graham met back in August 2022, where so many love stories begin, on dating app Hinge. And so it was with the swipe of a finger, they matched.

G. Diane made the first move; she commented on my prompt about whistling a Westlife song whilst being nervous. You will be shocked to know the demand for bald data analysts on Hinge was low at the time so to see this 5ft 10 blonde bombshell message me was a turn up for the books.

D. We exchanged a few messages, and he seemed fun. Having learned it’s best to skip straight to meeting up after messaging men for weeks only to realise it was a hard pass within 10 seconds of meeting, I quickly said “I’ve heard enough, would you like to go on a date?”.

G. Diane suddenly messaged bluntly ‘You will do, let’s meet’. After having been swept of my feet by her way with words, we met a few days later in Pollok Park. Diane was very late, which would go on to foreshadow our life together, she emerged from a 16-year-old Skoda (The F14 RIP), with a big, beautiful barking black dog called Mia.

D. So I took Mia along and arrived, true to character 30 mins late.

G. We marched around for an hour, she was her hilarious and engaging self from the start, lord knows why we only stayed for an hour but after we ended the walk with a hug, we almost immediately started texting, wondering why we weren’t still together.

D. We went our separate ways after what felt like a far too short date. I remember thinking “well he’s my next boyfriend” on the drive home. I then met my friend for a drink and told her I thought he was great. I think I messaged him on the app to give him my number and said I’d like to see him again - thankfully he felt the same.

First impressions?

G. Diane is clearly beyond intelligent, more capable and fun than anyone I have ever met before but as she gingerly emerged (she has the worst back known to man) from the car, the image of this stunning tall blonde juxtapositioned against the battered Skoda with overflowing coffee cups and rubbish, was quite the sight. There wasn’t a moment on that date that made me think I wouldn’t want to see her again.

D. I fancied him instantly and I think the first thing I said to him was “you have nice eyes” (smooth moves!). We walked around the park, and Mia seemed to like him which is odd because she hates most humans. He was chatty and funny and seemed interested in what I had to say. However, on the second and fourth date (seems the even numbers were not his strong suit) I went very back and forth on whether I was interested or not. I think I was worried his kindness, and enthusiasm was insincere but turns out he’s just a great guy.

G. I know Diane wasn’t sure about me. Date 1 was brilliant. Date 2 was tense. Date 3 was brilliant. Date 4 was tense.

D. We hadn’t be in touch for maybe a week after our fourth date and then I sent him a picture of me and 4 day old Cora with the message “nice niece”. He then asked if I wanted to go and see the Jodie Comer play “Prima Facie”, I agreed.

G. Somehow the critique of defence lawyers and the judicial system’s poor treatment of sexual assault cases equalled romance. We haven’t been apart since, several weeks later we went to Mull and Diane asked me to be her boyfriend on the ferry.

D. He came to my parent’s house for Christmas that December and then we went up to Thurso to see his family between Christmas and new year. We had the best time together and once we got back to Glasgow he unofficially moved in with me. We have slowly but surely made my flat our home with ongoing (much needed!) renovations.
He’s become the best dog dad to Mia and she is obsessed with him to a level that is almost offensive to me. He supported me through my consultant job interview and surprised me in the RAH car park the morning after my last night shift as a registrar with Mia and balloons.

And so that was it, BINGO!!! These two made me laugh so much, they’re a perfect match and their twilight wedding was stress free and no fuss, just like them. Congratulations guys, hope we meet again one day when I’m walking my dog in Pollok Park! ❤️

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