10 bits of highly questionable dating advice gleaned from the internet

The internet offers all kinds of dating tips – which will either help you meet the love of your life, or ensure you spend the rest of your days alone and sobbing in the shower.

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DATING TIP: If you wish to chat up a maritime historian, don't start by talking about Shackleton's ship, it's not a good icebreaker.

— Scott Hoad (@ScottHoad) April 18, 2016

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#DatingTip: You can tell that a woman doesn't want to go out with you anymore when she enters the witness protection program, okay.

— Pepé the King Prawn (@SpicyPrawn) April 16, 2016

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Dating tip:
Maintain an aura of mystery and romance in a new relationship by not sharing photos of your genitals on social media.

— paul bassett davies (@thewritertype) April 9, 2016

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DATING TIP: Men, if u want to take it slow, shave chest 3 days b4 date. Yr hedgespikes will form an impenetrable barrier & protect yr virtue

— Alice R Fraser (@aliterative) April 8, 2016

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DATING ADVICE: poke your date with a stick to make sure it's not a decoy

— Post-Culture Review (@PostCultRev) April 13, 2016

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