Alita Brydon
Relationships expert, author and Bad Dates of Melbourne founder.
recent posts
- I’m featured on ABC RADIO NATIONAL BIG IDEAS WITH NATASHA MITCHELL
- 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
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This week I am in ‘From rizz to throning, an ultimate guide to Gen Z’s dating dictionary’ as dating expert and creator of the ‘hugely popular Bad Dates of Melbourne and Bad Dates of Australia’. Love to hear that! “Language is powerful – don’t underestimate how validating dating slang can be and how it helps…
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I spoke to SBS News about Bad Dates of Melbourne and the scary side of online dating. There’s a new voluntary code that is trying to help – my feelings on it are mixed. It’s ok but these problems are much bigger than dating apps – and there’s nothing wrong with the technology itself. It’s…
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Man of Many has got some advice from me on how to have a conversation on Tinder. There are some good tips in here – take a gander!
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A major survey has revealed some revealing statistics about cheating, polyamory and dating. I spoke to Body + Soul about the juicy findings. Bad Dates of Melbourne was written up as “hugely popular” in this story, which I loved. Take a look here!
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I was on the Well Enough Alone podcast speaking with journalist Jill Stark about modern dating and single life. There’s lots of interesting discussion in this one! Listen on Apple Listen on Spotify Or wherever you get your podcasts!
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I spoke to Body & Soul about Gen Z and how they’re doing a fantastic job at living life authentically. Go Gen Z! You can read the story here.
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A Bad Dates of Melbourne classic horror story was covered in The Mirror and Tyla. What a feral date. Sending love to the OP who sent this in.
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This Bad Dates of Melbourne classic featured in The Daily Mail this week. Check out ‘I was on a first date with a woman when she picked up another guy at the bar – then she asked me to do something crazy’ here!