
In our messages, all the pictures he'd sent beforehand were soooo old that I barely recognised him when we did meet.Ĭriticising someone's taste in music is also a really bad idea if you want to establish a rapport. Sheena said: "I think the worst ones have been the one who asked if he could bring his mum and the one who lied loads on his profile. Jenny said: "There was the guy in his late 40s who was a who was already drunk when I arrived on the first date, continued to drink red wine by the gallon on a school night, disclosed he was into raves and then proceeded to take a video call from his mum while we were in the bar. This seems to happen more than you'd imagine. Not everyone is comfortable being associated with a journalist, after all. They are mostly from the East Midlands, aged between mid 20s and mid 40s, and all their names have been been changed. The only thing these women have in common is that they have all experienced an evening, sometimes more than one evening, out with a journalist working for Derbyshire Live.

They kindly shared their stories of men who frightened, bemused, bored or even sparked feelings of pity. Our reporter contacted a number of the women he's met on Tinder, Bumble and the bewildering jumble sale that is Plenty of Fish. More importantly, it can offer a load of stories about how guys behave very bizarrely when they are searching for a mate.

The often weird and occasionally wonderful world of online dating provides fascinating insights into human nature.
