Did you know that, during the first national lockdown, over 60,000 couples across the UK took the decision to get engaged? All that despite limited opportunity for overly romantic gestures or the chance to put plans into immediate action. It’s a little known stat that somewhat flies in the face of doom and gloom predictions… Continue reading Lockdown brought us closer, quicker… now we’re engaged
Tag: countryside connection
Singles making love, and hay, whilst the sun shines
Down the lanes, across the paddocks, and into the nation’s country pubs, love is in the fresh air this summer. Well, it’s certainly the case according to the hike in country life dating success stories winding their way to Muddy Matches right now. Mud lovers are currently flocking to our lovely customer care girls, informing… Continue reading Singles making love, and hay, whilst the sun shines
The secret to winning a country lover’s heart
At Muddy Matches, we regularly get asked ‘what is the best way to win the heart of a country lover?’. Folklore says the way to a man’s heart his through his stomach. So maybe a hearty farmhouse breakfast or a proper homely roast is key? Some singles suggest a spontaneous, sense of adventure in a… Continue reading The secret to winning a country lover’s heart
Winnie’s arrival marks a year of muddy love
Trish and David met whilst online dating with Muddy Matches just over a year ago. Now they have a gundog together… that’s commitment! ‘Do you like peacocks? No that’s not a euphemism!’ Trish and David’s fledgling rural romance got off to the muddiest of starts with the muddiest of messages; the type you’re only likely… Continue reading Winnie’s arrival marks a year of muddy love
Long distance love blooms online for Ruth and Sean
A nine-hour road trip for relationship has seen mud lover Sean plan to upsticks from Suffolk to be with this muddy match on the moors in Lancashire. When it comes to muddy love, the ‘perfectly matched’ Ruth and Sean, who met online whilst country-life dating, are roots and all. “We are a couple of self-confessed… Continue reading Long distance love blooms online for Ruth and Sean
Two muddy proposals and a quad biking bride!
From a dog walking date and two proposals to a bridal party on a quad bike, enjoy the muddy love story of all-action couple, Clive and Mary. Mary, Mary, quite contrary. How does your garden grow?Well for one Mary – a sheep and cattle farmers daughter – it grew with daffodils spelling out the words… Continue reading Two muddy proposals and a quad biking bride!
“We knew on date 2 we’d both found ‘the one'”
Side by side or over and under?Spaniels or retrievers? When South Yorkshire single Julia met Geoff whilst country life dating in March 2020, she littered the messages with questions designed to unearth more about her ‘perfect match’. It worked; now the country couple are engaged to get married, after Geoff posed a question of his… Continue reading “We knew on date 2 we’d both found ‘the one’”
“We cut our wedding cake with a chainsaw”
Heard the one about the agricultural couple who cut their wedding cake with a chainsaw and wore matching blue wellies for the ceremony? No joke. When tree surgeon Martin married farmer’s daughter Hannah in 2016, the muddy matches couple took an unconventional route to giving their guests a slice of the unexpected. It was certainly… Continue reading “We cut our wedding cake with a chainsaw”
How Minnie Driver led to a mud-inspired marriage
Mud lovers Simon and Kate set to take centre stage for a summer wedding as the next chapter in the story of their lives. ‘Minnie Driver!‘It isn’t the muddiest of replies to an opening messaging exchange received whilst country life dating on Muddy Matches – but it has led all the way to a rural… Continue reading How Minnie Driver led to a mud-inspired marriage
“Quantity does not mean great quality” when dating
A ‘born and bred’ West Country mud lover has heaped praise on Muddy Matches as her online dating site of choice, insisting ‘quality is better than quantity.’ After a few years working overseas, 31-year-old Pip said she went on the hunt for a UK dating site that was more focused on her areas of interests.… Continue reading “Quantity does not mean great quality” when dating