Month: November 2013

Muddy Matches at #SBSEvent2013

*Warning – this blog post contains shameless namedropping and praise for some fantastic UK and Irish businesses. On 28th November we had the great pleasure of attending the #SBS2013 winner’s event to celebrate being chosen by Theo Paphitis as one of his Small Business Sunday winners. On the day, we (co-founder Lucy and social media… Continue reading Muddy Matches at #SBSEvent2013

Would You Let Your Parents Review Your Dates?

This week Britney Spears announced that her dad had pre-vetted her new man by running a background check on him. Is this the sign of a caring dad or an overprotective father? In some cultures it is normal for parents to have a hand in their children’s love life, but in others parents usually leave… Continue reading Would You Let Your Parents Review Your Dates?

Manners Cost Nothing

Manners cost nothing is the sort of quip that you probably heard from your parents as a child when you forgot to say please or thank you, but it’s also an important thing to remember as a grown-up. Online dating can feel more detached than meeting someone in a bar or through friends, but the… Continue reading Manners Cost Nothing

I just got engaged having met through Muddy Matches…

“I just wanted to say a big Thank You to you all at Muddy Matches because my boyfriend and I just got engaged, having met through Muddy Matches in May 2011! I was the first to message him and after a few messages back and forth over a couple of weeks we met up for… Continue reading I just got engaged having met through Muddy Matches…

How to Market Yourself

There are two ways to go about internet dating; you can sit back and hope for the best, or you can be proactive and make sure that you get the most out of it by ‘marketing’ yourself. So if you’re prepared to be proactive and to make sure that you get the most from your… Continue reading How to Market Yourself

Farmers Weekly: “Rural romance: Heart of the Countryside – Iain and Jane”

Iain and Jane, who feature in this week’s Farmers Weekly, met on Muddy Matches in 2009 and have since gone on to get married. The couple open up to the Farmers Weekly journalist about their very own rural romance from their first date where the barman kept “shouting across the room to ask how the… Continue reading Farmers Weekly: “Rural romance: Heart of the Countryside – Iain and Jane”