Author: Alita Brydon

Alita Brydon is a dating journalist, meme and creator of the cult Facebook Page, Bad Dates of Melbourne. Her hobbies include chicken nuggets and the couch.

If you’re a Melbourne local – and you’re dating – I know the pain you’re going through. I’m Alita Brydon and as the creator of the Bad Dates of Melbourne Facebook Page, I know the journey you take when meeting a new partner in our beautiful city. It’s disappointing, hilarious, heartwarming and – of course – involves dumplings. Let me fill you in on the mandatory Melbourne dating rites of passage that every person looking for a relationship in this town goes through. 10. Meet your partner’s friends at Shanghai Dumpling and bond over the Happy Birthday song being played six…

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