We read a very interesting article in the Times over the weekend about Celibacy, so we thought we’d share some of the best bits with you. 

1. The ingredients that make sex wonderful can also make it destructive. Psychologist Harvey Milkman and chemist Stanley Sunderwirth, authors of Craving for Ecstasy: The Consciousness and Chemistry of Escape, believe that sexual arousal triggers an increase in the release of neurotransmitters in much the same way as drugs and alcohol.

2. Leonardo Da Vinci, Stephen Fry, Cliff Richard, Morrissey, Isaac Newton, Hans Christian Andersen, Stevie Smith, Beryl Bainbridge, Irma Kurtz and Mother Teresa were all famously celibate.

3. If you don’t have sex, you can’t have bad sex. And you won’t have to worry about contraception, sexually-transmitted infections, compatibility, penis size and so on. Which leaves a lot more time for beauty treatments, sports, good books, movies and more.

4.  Clara Meadmore, Britain’s oldest virgin at 105 says lifelong celibacy is the secret to her long life.

Of course, you don’t have to be celibate if you don’t want to.  We believe that sex is great for keeping fit, gets your heart going and keeps you healthy. Why not come along to one of our events or send out some emails on our dating site and start meeting other singles today

Our Halloween party at the Abbey was the biggest and best so far – with over 250 guests signed up.

The Abbey was decorated with lots of gruesome decorations – from hanging skeletons to bats and spiders. Our staff dressed up and many of our guests did so too as you’ll see in the photos below. Guests were invited to play the Halloween ice breaking game to win free drinks. To do this, they had to plunge their hand into the ice bucket ( complete with ice!) and pull out an eyeball. They then had to search the room for the matching eyeball which provided an instant talking point.

Magician Ravi Mayar and Tarot Reader Hayley Blake proved to be incredibly popular and both were in high demand. Once the mingling and speed dating had taken place, the evening was rounded off with a couple of stunning sets from Single Solution’s favourite covers band “The Bluejacks.” We’ve had such great feedback about our band that we are delighted to say we’ve booked them again to play at our big Christmas party on the 20th December.

Thank you to everyone who came and “got into the spirt” of Halloween. We hope next year will be even better!

We took a few photos that we though you might enjoy.