Three weddings and a tractor!

Muddy-matched couple finally tie the knot after having their big day cancelled twice due to lockdown If at first you don’t succeed… Having had their rural wedding plans thrown into disarray by COVID-19, engaged Muddy Matched pair Kerry and arable farmer Richard have tied the knot in a church ceremony, at the third time of… Continue reading Three weddings and a tractor!

Green fingered Scottish single finds his match, down under.

Green fingered Scottish singleton finds his match 11,500 miles away in New Zealand… and it’s all thanks to Muddy Matches. It may just be the longest long-distance relationship we have ever had a helping hand in inspiring, but 90% muddy singleton Karl has found his muddy match… 11,500 miles away from his rural, beachfront home… Continue reading Green fingered Scottish single finds his match, down under.

Wedded to the feel good of dating success

Why hearing of ‘something old, something new’ never leaves us feeling somewhat blue. Few things in life please the Muddy Matches team more than to hear of wedding plans, and engagements, of country couples we have helped match. The balmy days of summer always bring a welcome flurry of emails into our lovely customer care… Continue reading Wedded to the feel good of dating success

Edward flys the nest after unearthing ‘the one’

After country life dating on and off since 2008, mud lover Edward flies the nest with a new connection in tow. At Muddy Matches country life dating HQ, it was great to hear from Wiltshire-based mud lover Edward today, confirming he has met the new ‘potential’ love of his life whilst online dating with us.… Continue reading Edward flys the nest after unearthing ‘the one’

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

‘Slow burn’ dating helped our relationship fully bloom!

A country couple believe the slower pace of dating during lockdowns has benefited their new relationship for the long run– and they spent it all 250 miles apart. Suffolk based Sean matched with Lancastrian Ruth whilst country-life dating on Muddy Matches in January 2021, right when the dating scene was anything but normal. Virtual dating… Continue reading ‘Slow burn’ dating helped our relationship fully bloom!

“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”

“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

Shared smallholding dream matches Philippa & Jack

“My Muddy Match and I have already worked out what breed of pig we’d want on our ‘dream’ smallholding together.” A mud loving couple of wannabe smallholders, connected by a ‘shared dream’ of a far muddier lifestyle, are making moves for a life together after meeting on Muddy Matches. Philippa, from South London, met Surrey-based… Continue reading Shared smallholding dream matches Philippa & Jack