Jordan Taylor

Bio

Born in Northern Ireland, Jordan is a Pizza eating, Coffee drinking, Netflix watching student at Bath Spa University, studying Creative Writing and Publishing she can usually be found in Coffee shops, spilling something on her jeans.

A Guy Threatened Me To 'Have Sex With Him Or Go Home' At 2 In The Morning

By Jordan Taylor

I had just moved to a new city. I barely knew anyone, and I found myself getting friendly with a guy I'd briefly met on my first day. He worked at the university, and his personality intrigued me. He was the sort of guy who didn't take no for an…

How Losing My Hair Forced Me To Finally Love Myself

By Jordan Taylor

We all have things we like about ourselves, some of which can be pretty weird. You might adore your eyes, or you might like your boobs, but only when you're wearing that certain top. It's not vain, and it's not being cocky. It's natural and…

How Being In A Relationship Completely Ruined My Self-Esteem

By Jordan Taylor

I've never been an overly confident person. From as far back as I can remember, I've always had a list as long as my arm about things I would change about myself: both inside and out. I remember that when I was younger, I'd play a game with myself…

How I Helped My Mother Land The Date Of Her Dreams

By Jordan Taylor

My parents divorced when I just just 15 years old. My mother spent the majority of her time focusing on her career, going back to school to get a degree and spending any spare minute she had on raising us three. She never made dating a priority and…

My Friend Thought We Were More Than 'Just Friends' And It Destroyed Us

By Jordan Taylor

I first met Jay in unusual circumstances. He'd once accidentally messaged me on Facebook thinking I was someone else. From there, we became quite good friends. The first time we met, we went for coffee. It turned out we both loved coffee and I was…

My First Ever Tinder Date Ended In Murder

By Jordan Taylor

I first downloaded Tinder on a lonesome panic about two years ago. I was stuffing my face with anything I could find and lounging in my pajamas, spread out on the sofa and watching "Gone with the Wind." I was fighting back tears at the thought of…

'The One That Got Away' Came Back, And It Wasn't The Fairytale I Imagined

By Jordan Taylor

There's nothing worse than losing someone you love. But what if they came back? Why does society not prepare us for the magnificent return of our unrequited love? Is it because it's impossible? No, it's because it shouldn't happen. People get away…

This Is Why I'll Always Regret Waiting To Have Sex With My SO

By Jordan Taylor

Once upon a time, I found myself dating a guy. I had never liked a man so much and so soon in, well, my entire life. There was just something about him that made me feel 100 percent myself. No silence was awkward, and no joke was misunderstood. All…

Here's Why It's Impossible To Ever Be 'Just Friends' With An Ex

By Jordan Taylor

There's a famous saying that goes, "If two past lovers can remain friends, they are either still in love, or never were." And I've never agreed with something more in my life. I've had my fair share of relationships over the years: silly,…

I Was Strangled By My Ex Boyfriend, And It Was A Huge Wakeup Call

By Jordan Taylor

Whenever I used to hear the words domestic violence, I automatically thought of what the media portrays to us on TV and in movies. I pictured scary men beating the living shit out of their sweet and timid wives or girlfriends. It's something that…

I'm Afraid Of Having Oral Sex, And I Don't Think I'll Ever Get Over It

By Jordan Taylor

It's usually by the third glass of wine that I bring up the topic of oral to my friends during our drunken chats. I like to hear their opinions, and being close friends with a lesbian couple, I get extra information on topics like this. "I don't…

My Ex Made Me Sign A Relationship Contract, And I'd Never Do It Again

By Jordan Taylor

Now now, I can already see your horrified expression as you eagerly and curiously await to find out more. "He did what?" you may be exclaiming at the screen, and yes, you read it right. My ex made me sign a relationship contract with an actual…

From The Other Side: How Much It Actually Hurts To Ghost Someone

By Jordan Taylor

A few months ago, I found myself dating a pretty nice guy. Wait, he was more than a nice guy... he was a really, really nice guy and I can't stress that enough. When we met, it was full of potential; he asked me out for drinks, then dinner, followed…

Here's Everything Rom-Coms Get Wrong About Dating In Real Life

By Jordan Taylor

“It was like something out of a movie,” my friend once happily shrieked to me about her first Tinder date with a potential new love interest. I had to stop myself from laughing in her face. Firstly, which movie is about a couple who meets on Tinder?…