“My muddy match changed my life for the better”

A retired sheep farmer, and equestrian, from Suffolk has told how ‘so lucky’ she is that her Shropshire based muddy match remains the love of her life 11 years after connecting online. Jeanette, who now breeds miniature shetlands as a hobby, met Rob whilst farmer dating on Muddy Matches in July 2012. She insists their… Continue reading “My muddy match changed my life for the better”

A really rural refresh of dating profile interests and hobbies

We’ve refreshed the list of over 160 really rural hobbies and interests that mud lovers can add to their dating profile. The Muddy Matches team have been inspiring rural romance and love in the countryside now for well over 16 years. The reason we are so well trusted, and what stands us apart from other… Continue reading A really rural refresh of dating profile interests and hobbies

How to move on to pastures new after dating rejection

At Muddy Matches we have a great track record of helping country loving singles meet and find love. If you ever need any proof that countryside dating with us really works, just have a look at some of these fantastic success stories we have inspired. However, not every mutual match or date will end in… Continue reading How to move on to pastures new after dating rejection

Making more of your dating profile on Muddy Matches

Does a picture really paint a thousand words?In our experience, singles looking for love in the countryside on Muddy Matches tend to put more focus on the personal words in online dating profiles, than the photos. One standout feature to discover on Muddy Matches is that our country dating profiles are more in-depth and a… Continue reading Making more of your dating profile on Muddy Matches

“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”

Couple set to marry, 15 years after muddy matching online

Muddy Matches has been trusted as the original online home of rural dating and farmer dating for well over 15 years now. In that time, we have attracted more than ¾ million rural singles to come looking for love in the countryside with us. The rewarding thing is we regularly stay in contact with many… Continue reading Couple set to marry, 15 years after muddy matching online

“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”

Something scrambled brings something new for Beck

How do you like your eggs in the morning? Muddy matched, mud lover Beck likes hers with a 💍 ring! For shepherdess-turned-animal therapist Beck a simple breakfast of farm fresh scrambled egg would turn out to be life changing. Her then muddy matched herdsman boyfriend Gary had big plans cooking. “He’d hidden an engagement ring… Continue reading Something scrambled brings something new for Beck

Sarah & Ben’s Muddy Ever After

“He stood out asking me questions about my goats; I was the crazy goat girl and he the agri engineer.” It was recently reported that a bride-to-be will spend, on average, 524 hours planning the finer details of a perfect wedding day with ‘wedding mode’ taking up over 44 weeks of head space. Imagine then… Continue reading Sarah & Ben’s Muddy Ever After

“He invited me to a hunt ball and we never looked back”

Anne and Joe build a new life in the country together after bonding over a mutual love of horses and hunt balls on Muddy Matches A dairy farmer’s daughter from Wales believes she has landed her ‘dream’ country life after finding rural romance whilst online dating with Muddy Matches. 34-year-old harp playing, land agent Anne… Continue reading “He invited me to a hunt ball and we never looked back”