“She helped me rescue a lost calf on our third date!”

The muddy love story of Steve and Anna. Livestock farmer Steve had always been too busy tending to his 230-strong herd to dedicate too much time to dating. But when he joined Muddy Matches in the summer of 2023, he did so in hope of discovering someone who understood his rural way of life. That’s… Continue reading “She helped me rescue a lost calf on our third date!”

Beef farmer meets and marries his muddy match

January usually brings flocks of success stories and updates from newly matched countryside couples, fresh into their fledgling relationship and keen to us know they recently connected. Not Wiltshire beef farmer – and land agent – Olly. Olly’s update has taken a little longer to reach us: 15 years since he posted his profile on… Continue reading Beef farmer meets and marries his muddy match

Loyalty and kindness key to the connection – Em (36)

With her sunny disposition, and wingmanned by her ‘two naughty little terriers’, farmers’ daughter Em started countryside dating with Muddy Matches last summer. Brought up on a farm, and with a passion for rural life, she hoped to land a connection with someone who shared her ‘wealth of life experience’ and valued both loyalty and… Continue reading Loyalty and kindness key to the connection – Em (36)

“I went looking for a 100% muddy man.” Joanna (55)

With one of the muddiest profiles that championed the farming lifestyle we’ve seen in a while, Joanna joined Muddy Matches in June 2023. She was openly looking for a man with a 100% muddy score; ‘a Farmer preferably, you can talk farming til the cows come home.’ She was clear, “No games, no weirdos.” She… Continue reading “I went looking for a 100% muddy man.” Joanna (55)

Muddy Matches puts its support behind popular rural podcast

As the original home of countryside dating, Muddy Matches always champion the rural way of life, that both our team, and the hoards of singles who choose to date with us, live and breathe. We celebrate our roots, and after more than 16 years of inspiring rural romance, we are always exploring new ways to… Continue reading Muddy Matches puts its support behind popular rural podcast

Will farmer Will be a Love Island hit for rural dating?

As the UK’s original home of rural dating, we’ve been the nation’s ‘go to’ place to meet, match and date genuine UK farmers for well over 15 years now. And having attracted nearly 1 million singles with a fondness for life knee deep in wellies, we think we know a thing or two about inspiring… Continue reading Will farmer Will be a Love Island hit for rural dating?

‘No drama, llama’ for Jo and Russell

There’s some drama afoot for one of the llama farmers signed up to Muddy Matches… she is getting married! Ok, so Jo isn’t technically a llama farmer. She is in fact one of the 1,400 alpaca farmers across the UK. But Jo, who also has a working love of horses, isn’t your average hobbyist alpaca… Continue reading ‘No drama, llama’ for Jo and Russell

Angela and Stuart saddle up and make hay

“We knew that a week together in a horse box, in a foreign country, would either make or break us!” Here at Muddy Matches HQ, we often find it is the muddiest of circumstance that brings country loving folk closer together as they seek that Muddy Ever After we all look for. That was certainly… Continue reading Angela and Stuart saddle up and make hay

A long distance love story!

Andrea’s long distance love story! Ah, long distance relationships! Don’t you just love them. General wisdom will have it that location, location, location is king when it comes to online dating. But then ‘absence makes the heart grow fonder’ we are told! Well here at Muddy Matches, distance is never a decision maker. Just ask… Continue reading A long distance love story!

Ten Ideas For High Summer Dating

It’s no secret that we love summer. All those long, hot days, tennis tournaments, BBQs with friends and family, not to mention the incredible profusion of summer fruits and fresh vegetables to choose from. With all this joy in the air, it’s a wonderful time to get outside and get dating too. We’ve put together… Continue reading Ten Ideas For High Summer Dating