Drawn - First dates 06

One with my old friend, the Garlic Lover.

I'm away from my computer for a week or so whilst we do the big house move, so hopefully (if we can get our internet to work!), I'll see you back here soon! Have a good week, all.

Drawn - First dates 05

You know, the boy with the overbearing mother. But he doesn't realise she's a psycho.
This was inspired by one of Jeannine's comments on an earlier drawing in this series - the family that's just a little bit too close.

Drawn - First dates 04

The aggressive paranoid. I imagine that I would behave in just this way on a first date, pointing out my deficiencies (including facial hair) and then forcing them to tell me they dislike them...

Drawn - First dates 03

When you're so nervous that you just blurt out anything that comes into your head. It often turns out to be something that makes you sound like a lunatic.

This one was inspired by one of my best friends, Kat. Anyone got any more suggestions?

Drawn - First dates 02

The close talker. Nothing much worse than someone invading your space. Thanks to Jessica Gowling for the suggestion (website, twitter).

Have a good weekend, all!

Drawn - First dates 01

I don't profess to know much about first dates. I've only been on one.

Truth is, I met my husband when we were students at Cambridge and we were friends for eight months before we started going out with each other. As friends, we went on a geology field trip to Arran, in Scotland, and had such a wonderful week that from then on we were almost inseparable, even though it took another couple of months to actually decide that we liked each other in that way. During those two months, I went on a couple of dates with another chap - a ginger-haired, 6'5, half-Spaniard from Girton College. It didn't last long. And that was it.

I do know, however, that it's not very polite to lunge at someone with your tongue out. This is my new theme: first dates.