“I’ve just given up on dating, all the apps are terrible. I have lost hope”

“I’ve just given up on dating, all the apps are terrible - I have lost hope” 

I remember hearing words to that effect many times during the research phase of Not a Date. 

So, I did some investigating and even joined a couple of sites in the name of research (not to be named of course) and oh my goodness, they weren’t wrong! 

I promise you – the below are real profile headlines taken from matches sent to me:

"Witty (according to some) an asset to ay pub quiz team, tryin to be the world's greatest film buff. I put the hours in!"

"I would like to say I'm tall, dark, handsome and rich, however, that mayube stretching the truth a litte"

"I'm fun to be around always laughing even at myself my friends say I'm like compo from the last of the summer wine but deffo not scruffy..."

Talk about selling yourself! 

I also did some investigating from a male perspective and boy there were some real horror stories there! I picked up The Times last weekend only to see a story called “Inside the lives of 12 single men: how bad is it on the apps?” Twelve men aged between 27 and 70 had taken part in the story. 

Here are a handful of the worst headlines: 

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