Let’s do this together YOUR

Normally I treat all stories that hit my desk, like “black is the new black” or “17 ways to wear a rubber band” with a big pinch of salt.

But for once, I think the news from the frontline of love by dating app Badoo might be on to something. The dating site reveals that as we emerge from lockdown, honesty bombing by daters is now a thing, and playing hard to get is old hat.

Speaking as someone who is, in fact, extremely hard to get, mainly because most of my suitors seem to be retired businessmen looking for a travel partner – which is fine if we’re talking Clacton, but not the Maldives. I’d need to be back by Monday morning for the school run.

Anyway, in the rush to start dating again, singletons are trying honesty bombing in an effort to be open about themselves straight away, rather than telling people a load of old guff, like, “Of course I’m 5ft 9ins,” conveniently forgetting to add, “…in my Cuban heels.”

It feels like this change in attitude could be true because I’ve recently been getting more truthful messages from chaps saying things like, “I’m funny and smart, but also have an annoying Canadian accent and a pet python”. I’m still not entirely convinced he meant of the reptilian kind, but I’m giving him the benefit of the doubt.

Also, I’ve noticed there are fewer profile pictures of blokes in hats and sunglasses on dating apps now and they’re not pretending to be Brad Pitt behind the accessories when they’re more Bald Pitt with a squint in real life.

Personally I’ve always been up for no-nonsense dating and my dating profile has always told the whole story: “Faded, blonde hack with gobby teenager and a smelly dog who snores in bed. Don’t all rush at once.”

Surprisingly I get quite a lot of takers, until they realise I’m actually being honest!

Email me at siobhan.mcnally@mirror.co.uk or write to Community Corner, PO Box 791, Winchester SO23 3RP.