femail.com

... then I found femail. I have used the interent for about four years - only once ever entering a chatroom in all that time. Being nervous enough anyway, I shot straight back out when I discovered two lesbians having a flirting session. Not that I have a problem with that, and I do not shock that easily, but lets say it was inappropriate! Since then, I've stuck with the safe anonymity of message boards, until recently. I found Femail through a message board were it was being criticised has being full of middle-aged housewives. As one not to resist the opportunity of a 'nose' I had a peek .... ... not a middle-aged ...  Read the complete review

I am deliberately posting my update on this at the top of my original review, written some years ago, as it is far more relevant, sadly, than the original text. Read below, and you'll see a picture of empathy, friendship, support and, mostly, hilarity. Now, very sadly, that is not the case. These days, Femail.co.uk doesn't even really exist, as it's been swallowed up by the Daily Mail's very slow realisation that it needed a VISIBLE online presence (as opposed to one dressed up by another name). Worse, the Daily Mail is so petrified that it might get sued for people posting opinions on the daily news, it is now almost impossible to post anything ...  Read the complete review

~November 1999~ My mother emails me to tell me there’s new woman’s community website just been launched by The Daily Mail. They’ve called it Charlotte Street. I’ve only dipped my toe into one real-time, online chat forum before and that was by accident. I’d been to an American Fitness Guru’s website to get some tips as to how to reduce my spreading computer botty, and amidst all my amateurish clicks,inadvertantly found myself in the Chat Room. I was amused at all the messages rapidly appearing before my eyes, when I realised Hairy Muscles was talking to me. As this was a totally new experience, I had no idea I’d been ...  Read the complete review

This site was advertised in the Daily Mail and I thought I'd give it a go. There are a wide variety of items to interest everyone ranging from news, health, beauty, relationships, parenting,fashion, entertainment or food and drink. You can take part in polls on a whole range of topics, check the daily weather, go shopping, enter competitions or while away your time with 10 minute timekillers. It has extras such as a calender, e mail usage and picture galleries so you can view photos of latest events such as the Oscar awards. Many of the items you will need to register to use them, but the process is straight forward. The ...  Read the complete review