“On Twitter, actually” she says, clearly surprising even herself with her answer “which in a way is better.People only reveal a very specific corner of their personality on dating sites, but on social networks you get to see what they think and feel about a whole range of topics, as well as what their sense of humour is like”.

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- “Martyn said the moment he saw me he knew I was the girl for him.

For our first date Rod rode a 300 mile round trip to watch me compete in a charity race.

With dating sites being used as a form of social networking and social networking sites being used to find dates, it’s clearly a confusing world out there for the modern singleton.

Yet with the online dating industry worth £170 million by 2012, and a 2014 study predicting that more than half of couples will meet in the digital world in 20 years’ time, it’s clear that dating websites have an enduring appeal.