Anyone who has taken a dip in to the dating pool (or sewer) will know it can be traumatic.
No-shows, blanked texts and cat fishes can be enough to send anyone into cardiac arrest.
But we are not alone in our dating disasters.
Our friends from around the globe are knee deep in courting calamities too.
Here’s 10 of the weirdest dating traditions from around the globe.
1. Fat farms in West Africa
In Mauritania some areas still have fat farms where older women in the village fatten up the young girls, ready to find a husband.
In West Africa, being fat is seen… Read the full story