Tag: rural friends

When Harry found Lexi love in the countryside

Cast your mind back a fair few years to 2014. Muddy Matches had been going just over six years, and the team were out inspiring all and sundry about the virtues of dating online at the Country Life Fair. The Muddy Matches stand in the Grand Marquee had been pretty popular, when up popped country… Continue reading When Harry found Lexi love in the countryside

Alice’s adventures in mud-derland with farmer Tom

I love ewe! Alice and Tom celebrate 10 years of muddy love and family life together on their sheep farm in the South West. For Somerset-born and bred country girl Alice, online dating with country life dating experts, Muddy Matches was to present a well timed, new opportunity in life during the summer of 2011.… Continue reading Alice’s adventures in mud-derland with farmer Tom

Could Belper’s ‘cattle cry’ against Covid-19 get any more muddy?

The Derbyshire Dales are alive with the sound of mooing as residents embrace the animal inside during lockdown. The Italians hold impromptu DJ’ing sessions into the early hours from their balconies. The Spanish serenade each other with traditional song from their windows… …and the residents of Belper, Derbyshire, well they make like cows and moo… Continue reading Could Belper’s ‘cattle cry’ against Covid-19 get any more muddy?

“Muddy Matches is a nice distraction from everyday life”

Key worker Kate ‘grateful’ for the normality and companionship she’s unearthed on Muddy Matches during lockdown. “Muddy Matches is a nice distraction from everyday life.” As a key worker working in a primary school, and as a single mum of nine years, Muddy Matches member Kate has certainly got her hands full at present –… Continue reading “Muddy Matches is a nice distraction from everyday life”

From catfish to Chris; Claire’s tale of the unexpected

Authenticity starts in the heart. With the new series of The Circle airing on Channel 4, featuring Muddy Matches member Farmer Sy, the hot topic of catfishing has raised its ‘you can never be quite sure who’ head again. Here at Muddy Matches HQ, we take great pride and great care in protecting our country-loving… Continue reading From catfish to Chris; Claire’s tale of the unexpected

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!

January success stories: Boots, bovine and a baby

Here at Muddy Matches we’re proud to be responsible for thousands of relationships, marriages and babies over the last 10+ years. But perhaps the ultimate honour was bestowed upon us this month… A boot rack dedicated to Muddy Matches in tribute to our match-making skills. Honestly, it brought a tear to our collective eye. Boot… Continue reading January success stories: Boots, bovine and a baby

December success stories: Baby makes three

‘Twas the season to be jolly. ‘Tis now the season to look back at some of the fantastic success stories we received in December, including a Muddy baby that we created! Well, sort of. Not physically, obviously. We made it all possible, is what we’re trying to say. We had no further participation beyond that.… Continue reading December success stories: Baby makes three

October success stories: FANG-tastic dates

Tenuous Halloween / dating joke for you: Why didn’t the skeleton go to the Halloween party? Because he had no-body to go with. Ba-dum-tish. October delivered another wave of success stories from Muddy Matches members getting up to mischief with other country-minded singles. Here’s just a few examples from this month’s Inbox… We got married… Continue reading October success stories: FANG-tastic dates