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dating in sydney, written down

Where to go, how to stop texting and start meeting, and how to set two friends up without making it weird. All of it Sydney, all of it specific.

Dating

20 August 2026 The talking stage is the worst part A friend told me she thinks she is bad at dating. I have been chewing on it ever since, because I do not think it is true, and I think a lot of people have quietly decided the same thing about themselves.

Sydney

8 September 2026 First date bars in Surry Hills Ten bars around Surry Hills and Darlinghurst I am fond of, roughly in the order I would try them, with what I like about each room and where to go afterwards. 20 August 2026 Where to go on a first date in Sydney Places around Sydney I have had good nights in, and what I have noticed about the ones that seem to make meeting a stranger easier. Surry Hills, Newtown, the city, Potts Point and the beaches.

Setting people up

8 September 2026 Setting two friends up, without making it weird I have done this four times, mostly clumsily. What I got wrong, what I would do differently, and why I still think it is worth the small risk of it being awkward for a month.