How a breakfast date led to a muddy baby

A 70% muddy Suffolk single says she had been ‘walking around in circles’ looking for love, before stumbling across Muddy Matches where she discovered exactly she was went ‘walking’ for. Jade, who described her favourite part of the day as ‘getting up early to walk out in the fields with her dog’, started countryside dating… Continue reading How a breakfast date led to a muddy baby

10 well trodden rural dating profile lines that get overused

Many dating apps and online dating websites will try tell you that the words you choose to write on your dating profile don’t matter; keep it generic to encourage other singles to message you to find out more. They say photos do the hard graft and all the heavy lifting. However, that’s not quite how… Continue reading 10 well trodden rural dating profile lines that get overused

Muddy Matches is ‘a win in the murky world of online dating’

Today, the Muddy Matches team have been reflecting back on when we welcomed Oxfordshire singleton, and Daily Mail Online lifestyle journo, Lucy onto Muddy Matches in pursuit of her muddy match. “A man who knows his cobnuts from his chestnuts (and which trees they grow on)” – that was her request. Lucy approached us as… Continue reading Muddy Matches is ‘a win in the murky world of online dating’

‘Love at first sight does exist’ on Muddy Matches

“Love at first sight DOES exist!” Do you believe in love at first sight? Norfolk nature lover Kate does.And one ‘little wink’ from her, earlier this year, was all it took to have her mutual match James hooked as well. Now the pair of outdoorsy singles have flown the online dating nest of Muddy Matches… Continue reading ‘Love at first sight does exist’ on Muddy Matches

New book champions Muddy Matches’ dating success stories

This week, the Muddy Matches team stumbled across a feature on rural romance in rural Ireland that championed some of our success stories and celebrated our roots as ‘an early adopter’ in countryside dating. The feature on Agriland Ireland (Caroline Allen) explored ways of dating when you are muddy minded and drew lots of conversation.… Continue reading New book champions Muddy Matches’ dating success stories

“We feel so blessed to have met on Muddy Matches”

Irish racehorse trainer Declan was immediately hot to trot for divorced mud lover Trudie when she appeared in his search results whilst countryside dating on Muddy Matches. The country-minded singles had individually been online dating, on and off, with us for just under a year when they mutually matched in March 2022. A year on,… Continue reading “We feel so blessed to have met on Muddy Matches”

A muddy case of ‘try, try, try again’ leads to marriage.

‘On and off’ Muddy matched couple set to wed, 6 years and 3 mutual matches, after their first online connection. A muddy Welsh couple, who have mutually matched numerous times on Muddy Matches over the past six years, are set to wed with a massive life change planned. Self titled ‘country bumpkin’ Dona first matched… Continue reading A muddy case of ‘try, try, try again’ leads to marriage.

“Our best advert is that it does work” – Forbes interview

In the build up to Valentines Day 2023,  acclaimed global business publication FORBES, featured an interview with Muddy Matches founder Lucy in their article on female influencers in the dating world. Lucy, who still at the heart of operations at Muddy Matches, is one of three female business leaders who contributed to Alison Coleman’s feature:… Continue reading “Our best advert is that it does work” – Forbes interview

The American dream has a muddy dating edge.

It’s a vastly different dating landscape, but a new study of online dating behaviour in the US has revealed that 30% of adults have dipped their toe into online dating – and it’s not just the big branded dating services that are drawing attention. Three in ten online dating users shared that they have tried… Continue reading The American dream has a muddy dating edge.

Amber the cob saying ‘neigh’, Emma said ‘aye’ – Spalding Today

We are always pleased when local newspapers take an active interest in the country couples we inspire, and choose to feature their muddy success stories. The latest local to cover a love story is Spalding Today (Spalding Gazette and Lincolnshire Free Press), who have followed up on our own coverage of Lincolnshire love birds, Emma… Continue reading Amber the cob saying ‘neigh’, Emma said ‘aye’ – Spalding Today