http://www.country-couples.co.uk/blog A blog about rural life in the UK, our countryside and my country life. It's all here, farming, gardening, wildlife, animals and rural dating. Tue, 12 Jan 2010 08:31:27 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc http://www.country-couples.co.uk/blog/why-shotguns-and-love-dont-mix/ http://www.country-couples.co.uk/blog/why-shotguns-and-love-dont-mix/#comments Sun, 08 Mar 2009 03:37:39 +0000 Sally http://www.country-couples.co.uk/blog/?p=288 A Lincolnshire gamekeeper has been sentenced to 17 years in jail after admitting attempted murder and possessing a gun in a public place, proving that shotguns and love don’t mix. Andrew Dixon, 46 and an ex Grenadier Guard, tried to kill his friend Neil Willett with a double-barrelled shotgun because he was dating Mr Dixon’s [...]]]> http://www.country-couples.co.uk/blog/why-shotguns-and-love-dont-mix/feed/ 2 http://www.country-couples.co.uk/blog/romance-in-the-countryside/ http://www.country-couples.co.uk/blog/romance-in-the-countryside/#comments Sat, 14 Feb 2009 04:59:49 +0000 Sally http://www.country-couples.co.uk/blog/?p=260 Generally speaking farmers and country folk tend to be more of a practical nature than a romantic one, so Valentine’s Day in the countryside can often come and go without any romantic gestures. This year let’s try to be a little different, although it doesn’t have to be limited to Valentine’s day. We country women [...]]]> http://www.country-couples.co.uk/blog/romance-in-the-countryside/feed/ 3 http://www.country-couples.co.uk/blog/places-to-visit-in-cumbria-a-day-out-in-carlisle/ http://www.country-couples.co.uk/blog/places-to-visit-in-cumbria-a-day-out-in-carlisle/#comments Sun, 11 Jan 2009 01:20:10 +0000 Sally http://www.country-couples.co.uk/blog/?p=215 On a day out in Cumbria you can find something to entertain the whole family. Cumbria is not just the home of the Lake District and rugged scenery, there are many places of interest to see. Let’s start with Carlisle, as it’s the capital city of Cumbria and the most Northerly town in England. Carlisle [...]]]> http://www.country-couples.co.uk/blog/places-to-visit-in-cumbria-a-day-out-in-carlisle/feed/ 12 http://www.country-couples.co.uk/blog/muddy-dating-dating-in-wellies/ http://www.country-couples.co.uk/blog/muddy-dating-dating-in-wellies/#comments Fri, 26 Dec 2008 09:24:07 +0000 Sally http://www.country-couples.co.uk/blog/?p=209 Muddy Dating is singles dating for people who aren’t put off by a bit of mud. Dating in wellies is a much more relaxed way of getting to know someone, particularly if you aren’t at home in a fancy wine bar. Whether you don your wellies to walk the dog in the park, spend the [...]]]> http://www.country-couples.co.uk/blog/muddy-dating-dating-in-wellies/feed/ 4 http://www.country-couples.co.uk/blog/online-dating-for-uk-countryside-lovers-does-work/ http://www.country-couples.co.uk/blog/online-dating-for-uk-countryside-lovers-does-work/#comments Tue, 02 Sep 2008 10:25:29 +0000 Sally http://www.country-couples.co.uk/blog/?p=183 Finding love in the UK countryside is not always easy, as expressed in my post Countryside Love – The pub full of ex’s and the time and lifestyle limitations of rural life does not help the situation. Online dating has become big business in the last decade but finding a partner on a big popular [...]]]> http://www.country-couples.co.uk/blog/online-dating-for-uk-countryside-lovers-does-work/feed/ 3 http://www.country-couples.co.uk/blog/how-to-find-people-for-uk-farmer-dating/ http://www.country-couples.co.uk/blog/how-to-find-people-for-uk-farmer-dating/#comments Mon, 23 Jun 2008 04:50:14 +0000 Sally http://www.country-couples.co.uk/blog/?p=142 Just typing dating or UK dating into your search engine may not get you the result you want if you are looking for farmer dating. Farming is a way of life, which involves long hours and lots of mud. Finding a partner that understands farming and rural living is certainly not easy, someone that understands [...]]]> http://www.country-couples.co.uk/blog/how-to-find-people-for-uk-farmer-dating/feed/ 2 http://www.country-couples.co.uk/blog/vegetarian-dating/ http://www.country-couples.co.uk/blog/vegetarian-dating/#comments Sun, 04 May 2008 18:43:14 +0000 Sally http://www.country-couples.co.uk/blog/?p=120 If you are vegetarian, whether through principle or taste, it is usually an important life choice and meeting someone with the same principles or tastes will probably be important to you. I was vegetarian for 15 years and found nothing more stomach churning than finding my boyfriends lump of dead animal in the fridge. I [...]]]> http://www.country-couples.co.uk/blog/vegetarian-dating/feed/ 7 http://www.country-couples.co.uk/blog/dating-in-the-farming-community-is-getting-more-difficult/ http://www.country-couples.co.uk/blog/dating-in-the-farming-community-is-getting-more-difficult/#comments Sat, 03 May 2008 16:37:52 +0000 Sally http://www.country-couples.co.uk/blog/?p=117 Dating in the countryside community used to be a very different affair and dating for farmers is now becoming more difficult. Traditionally the farming family would work and socialise together but things have changed in the rural dating scene making it more difficult to find people to date. One aspect is that farms are generally [...]]]> http://www.country-couples.co.uk/blog/dating-in-the-farming-community-is-getting-more-difficult/feed/ 4 http://www.country-couples.co.uk/blog/countryside-love-the-pub-full-of-exs/ http://www.country-couples.co.uk/blog/countryside-love-the-pub-full-of-exs/#comments Thu, 01 May 2008 20:40:08 +0000 Sally http://www.country-couples.co.uk/blog/?p=118 Countryside love is the idyllic bliss of spring meadows, tussled hair and snogging in haystacks but only when you are 16. After that in rural areas when dating you’re doomed to forever meet your ex partners everywhere you go. It’s the sort of stuff nightmares are made of but for people in rural and particularly [...]]]> http://www.country-couples.co.uk/blog/countryside-love-the-pub-full-of-exs/feed/ 3 http://www.country-couples.co.uk/blog/online-dating-quantity-or-quality/ http://www.country-couples.co.uk/blog/online-dating-quantity-or-quality/#comments Tue, 08 Apr 2008 22:15:53 +0000 Sally http://www.country-couples.co.uk/blog/?p=109 Enough negativity about dating for now, something positive in this post is called for. We need to find the right online dating site for you to join. There are things you need to consider at this point, before registering for any sites. Most online daters will join 2 or 3 sites (which I find really [...]]]> http://www.country-couples.co.uk/blog/online-dating-quantity-or-quality/feed/ 2