Alita Brydon
Relationships expert, author and Bad Dates of Melbourne founder.
recent posts
- The State Library Victoria and Melbourne International Comedy Festival present This is Why I’m Single
- Say hello at the Brimbank Writers & Readers Festival
- My debut book ‘How to Date Like a Dangerous Woman’ to be released on 24 February 2026
- Singles using AI to flirt – but experts warn it’s ruining romance
- ‘He stole my car’: The good, bad and ugly of modern dating
about
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I’ve become a meme. I have made it! See the entry on Know Your Meme. I’ve been retweeted by the BBC, an NBA team, The Tasteless Gentlemen, am on George Takei’s website and many more.
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I recently did an interview with the ABC on online harassment. The story really resonated with the online community at Bad Dates of Melbourne – it is a real issue.
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It was a full house in the band room at Northcote Social Club as I brought people together for a speed dating inspired event. The goal? To make friends. How wholesome. DancePals was part of my plan to bring together the people of Melbourne in good times, bad dates and laughter.
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Followers from the Bad Dates of Melbourne Facebook Page gathered at the iconic Temperance Hotel on Chapel Street on Saturday 16 June to meet and share their tales of dating woe. With over 600 attending or interested – I am not sure on the final number of who attended – but the venue was truly…
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I recently wrote a giggle inducing story documenting my attempt to hunt down all the men who have ghosted on me. It’s in Mamamia – check it out!
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3AW picked up on today’s Herald Sun coverage and did a segment on Bad Dates of Melbourne. Highlight from Herald Sun below!
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I was in the Herald Sun today talking about ‘Bad Dates of Melbourne’. BDOM has over 10k highly engaged followers.
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Bad Dates of Melbourne is where locals come together to share their funny dating stories. I am the creator and sole admin of this page. BDOM had 1.6 million post views by its third week and has high user engagement – it does ok. Some comments on Bad Dates of Melbourne: “like this page man…
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At a loss now that Married at First Sight has ended? I’ve written a scientific guide for Mamamia showing you how to cope with your loss.
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Not sure how much to give at a wedding? I’ve written a handy and thorough guide to help you figure out how much to get at the ATM. This story was syndicated internationally.