Something Old! How a shared love of vintage tractors led to marriage for NHS key worker Liz and farmer Norm. “I love to ride out on a 1964 Fordson Super Dexta and Norm usually drives a Massey Ferguson FE-35 from 1958” At Muddy Matches country life online dating, our massed ranks of rural-loving singletons bond… Continue reading Liz and Norm bond over a muddy love of vintage tractors
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Muddy Matches blooms as manners matter to locked down daters
Muddy Matches blooms as new study reveals common courtesy and manners matter to locked down online daters. Looking for love in the lockdown has brought out the best of British manners with people displaying more patience and politeness as they date from a distance – according to new research by the Online Dating Association (ODA).… Continue reading Muddy Matches blooms as manners matter to locked down daters
Shepherdess seeks her ‘muddiness’ lost in lockdown
“It’s now time to find my knight in shining Barbour” says shepherdess, and new Muddy Matches member, Suzie. An aspiring smallholder and part time shepherdess from Buckinghamshire has joined Muddy Matches on a quest to ‘fulfil all the muddiness’ she has had to forgo after lockdown put paid to her usual plans in the countryside.… Continue reading Shepherdess seeks her ‘muddiness’ lost in lockdown
“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”
Carl and Sarah’s ‘picture perfect’ romance
No profile photo? How Carl’s icebreaker to his mystery match led to a rural romance with Sarah. Does your heart sink when you get favourited or winked at only to find that your muddy match has an intriguing bio but, alas, no profile photo? We know it’s an experience that often puts online daters ill… Continue reading Carl and Sarah’s ‘picture perfect’ romance
Love in the Countryside star joins Muddy Matches
He captured the hearts of TV viewers with his gentlemanly conduct and gentle nature on recent BBC Two country life dating reality series, Love in the Countryside. Now thoroughbred stud farm assistant manager Niall Cummings has turned to Muddy Matches to help end his 7-year wait to saddle up with someone special. The 6ft9 ‘naturally… Continue reading Love in the Countryside star joins Muddy Matches
Michelle and Patrick’s Muddy Ever After
“I only signed up to try and prove my friend wrong; now I can’t imagine life without Patrick and the animals.” What started out as a bit of a playful banter between friends has turned into a whole new country loving life for horse lover Michelle after Patrick caught her eye on Muddy Matches in… Continue reading Michelle and Patrick’s Muddy Ever After
Prime Time!
According to reports, over 1.5 million UK households tuned in to see rural singletons Grace and dairy farmer Martin start their pursuit of happiness in the first episode of Love in the Countryside when Series 2 aired for the first time on BBC2 last Tuesday. It may not attract the same viewing figures as enjoyed by… Continue reading Prime Time!
Love in the Countryside returns to BBC
BBC 2 reality rural dating series Love in the Countryside returns to our TV screens this week (Tuesday, 9pm) and yes, here at Muddy Matches HQ, we admit to being just a little too overexcited about the whole darn thing. Now, the little box in the corner of the room doesn’t typically get a look… Continue reading Love in the Countryside returns to BBC
Good things come to those who wait!
Amy’s success story on finding Mr Almost Perfect Cast your mind back a good few years to when the lovely Take That once urged us to “have a little patience”. General wisdom here at Muddy Matches HQ is that Gary Barlow and the boys are indeed correct; patience is very much a virtue when it… Continue reading Good things come to those who wait!