BY YOUR SIDE

Sitting in front of the TV, I was barely paying attention to Top Gear.

Instead, I trawled through dating site Plenty of Fish looking for a match.

I’d never been one for looks–I preferred focusing on what my potential matches had to say, and their personality.

I liked the ones that seemed a bit cheeky, and made me put in the work.

And then I came across one perfect woman who wanted exactly that.

Her dating profile read; ‘Give me your best chat up line, because I’m not settling for anything cheesy.’

She was called Caitlan, then 20, and had a welcoming smile and warm eyes.

Swiping right, I sent an opening line, not really thinking