‘Without Muddy Matches, I’d never have met my husband’

How online dating with Muddy Matches proved a lifeline for two horse loving soulmates who lived busy lives 65 mile apart Whilst some well known dating sites and apps have earned a reputation for serving as light entertainment, for many of the mud-loving remote and rural singletons looking for love on Muddy Matches, online dating… Continue reading ‘Without Muddy Matches, I’d never have met my husband’

Born Muddy! 2 becomes 3 for Sophie and Ed

Mud lovers Sophie and Ed welcome baby E into the locked down muddy world on their Lincolnshire farm. When we first caught up with muddy matched couple Sophie and Ed back in June, the pair were fast closing in on their 7th wedding anniversary together with big plans afoot for the arable farm they call… Continue reading Born Muddy! 2 becomes 3 for Sophie and Ed

Countryside Code refresh is timely and relevant

First Countryside Code update in over a decade brings a change in tone to inspire a welcome change in behaviour and respect. Here at Muddy Matches country life dating, we know a fair number of those looking for rural romance and online dating with us, were among the 4,000 mud-lovers, from all walks of country… Continue reading Countryside Code refresh is timely and relevant

Two’s company…but is three really a crowd?

Why inviting a mate to join your date is not as unusual as you may think when it comes to dating post-lockdown. “Can I bring a friend?” We recently had a mud-loving member tell us she ‘didn’t want to be that weird woman’ who brought a friend along for a first date, but felt she… Continue reading Two’s company…but is three really a crowd?

Roadmap dating requires patience and perseverance

Patience key to letting love bloom this Spring and Summer as some degree of dating normality returns   The national roadmaps back to a life less locked down offer plenty of opportunity for keen and eager singletons to enjoy some degree of dating normality this Spring and Summer. As hospitality opens up, there is every… Continue reading Roadmap dating requires patience and perseverance

Vaccination status: the dating profile do’s and dont’s

How sharing your vaccination status on your dating profile could be a timely tonic or a dealbreaker on the roadmap to a life less locked down   The mere mention of vaccination passports splits public opinion; but it appears, for an ever-growing volume of online daters, the vaccination status of those they match with could… Continue reading Vaccination status: the dating profile do’s and dont’s

Alice’s adventures in mud-derland with farmer Tom

I love ewe! Alice and Tom celebrate 10 years of muddy love and family life together on their sheep farm in the South West. For Somerset-born and bred country girl Alice, online dating with country life dating experts, Muddy Matches was to present a well timed, new opportunity in life during the summer of 2011.… Continue reading Alice’s adventures in mud-derland with farmer Tom

North Yorkshire couple enjoy a decade of muddy love

A decade on from mutually connecting on Muddy Matches, farmer love is still in full bloom for mud lovers, Helen and Tom. How do you measure the success of a first date?Is it a feeling of instant, mutual attraction? The crackle of chemistry at the slightest touch? Or even the immediate comfort and reassurance in… Continue reading North Yorkshire couple enjoy a decade of muddy love

Thirsk farmer’s daughter goes the extra mile for charity

Muddy Matched Helen aims to complete 100k charity challenge before the extra legwork of lambing begins A mud-loving farmer’s daughter from Thirsk in North Yorkshire, who met her gamekeeping husband whilst online dating with Muddy Matches nearly a decade ago, has taken on a marathon mission this month, all in the name of charity. Helen… Continue reading Thirsk farmer’s daughter goes the extra mile for charity

Daters digging deeper into digital footprints

As curious daters dig deeper for online information on matches, is your digital footprint hindering your chance of a date? Online daters are digging deeper than ever before into the digital footprint of their matches; and as many as 1 in 6 are turning down dates due to what they uncover (or not) online. New… Continue reading Daters digging deeper into digital footprints