Metro writer Katie Bailey wrote a tongue-in-cheek guide to the first episode of the new series of ‘First Dates’. She made reference to Muddy Matches, by saying: “There is a dating site for country folk called ‘Muddy Matches’ out there (Picture: Channel 4) Jenny knows, she’s on it.” Click to read the full article on… Continue reading Metro: lessons to be learnt from Channel 4’s ‘First Dates’
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The Telegraph: “The Secret Language of Internet Dating”
The Telegraph writer Casilda Grigg writes about what people say and what they really mean when it comes to the language of internet dating. Speaking about text speak, Casilda wrote: “Faced with the pressure to write well and avoid clichés, it’s tempting, perhaps, to take the easy option and dash off something brief and ungrammatical,… Continue reading The Telegraph: “The Secret Language of Internet Dating”
The Guardian: “Your festive workplace – in pictures”
The Muddy Matches Christmas tree was chosen as one of the best workplace Christmas decorations. Click to read the full article.
Irish Examiner: “Too buttoned-up to find love”
Irish Examiner Deirdre Reynolds looked in how dating has become a case of “swiping right” and mentioned Muddy Matches as an alternative to tinder. Deirdre said: “If the farmer wants a wife then you’re likely to find him on this popular dating site for welly-wearers in Ireland and Britain, which launched a new iOS and… Continue reading Irish Examiner: “Too buttoned-up to find love”
London Evening Standard: “How to Fall For a Tweed-heart”
London Evening Standard writer Robert Jackson wrote about Muddy Matches launching the ‘Get Muddy’ app at The Country Life Fair. He said that the app will help “lonely countryside-enthusiasts find their tweed-hearts”.
The Sunday Times: “The Sunday Times Guide to the Top 10 Dating sites in 2014”
Muddy Matches was named as one of The Sunday Times top 10 dating sites. The writer Wesley Kepple said: “Set up by two friends, this site is for anyone looking to share their muddy-boots lifestyle with like-minded country folk.”
New Statesman: “28 Dates Later by Willard Foxton: Part Six, The Farmgirl”
Willard Foxton’s ’28 Dates Later’ blog is featured in the New Statesman. This week Willard, a self-confessed urbanite tries out Muddy Matches and finds out through our quiz that he is more ‘muddy’ than he first thought. His date with a farmer even leads to his first kiss of his dating adventures. To read about… Continue reading New Statesman: “28 Dates Later by Willard Foxton: Part Six, The Farmgirl”
The Evening Standard’s ES Magazine: “Love in the Time of Social Media”
Muddy Matches received a mention in ES magazine’s rundown of go-to dating sites and was recommended as a ‘specialist dating site’ for farmers. To read the article, please click here.
The Telegraph Online: “The 20 Most Useful Dating Websites”
With thousands of online dating sites around, we were delighted to be chosen as one of the top twenty most useful dating sites by The Telegraph Online. The journalist wrote: “If you’re partial to the country life – then this rural Online Dating Site for Single Farmers, Rural Singles, Equestrian Singles and Country Friends could… Continue reading The Telegraph Online: “The 20 Most Useful Dating Websites”
Daily Mirror: “Perfect dates”
Muddy Matches is the first online dating site to get a mention in this Daily Mirror article about the increasing popularity of niche dating sites. The article claims that “those on the lookout for online love are far more choosy. In fact, they know EXACTLY what they want.” Click here to read the article.