Could you be their perfect Valentine? Blind date special

They’ve been unlucky in love and dread this time of year. So. . .

When you’re single and looking for love, Valentine’s Day can be a bit of a struggle. So we’re pulling out all the stops to help these five fabulous single women — aged between their 20s and their 50s — find a date.

Would you like to meet one of them? Or do you know someone you think would be their perfect match for a date next week? Let us know at blinddate@dailymail.co.uk, and you could soon be on a date . . .

THIS DAY MAKES ME FEEL SO LONELY

Health student Bryoni Collins, 29, is single with two children, aged six and two. She lives in Cardiff, South Wales. VaLentine’S Day is totally rubbish when you’re single like me, i t makes me feel really lonely.

all of my girlfriends laugh about my love life — in a word, it is non-existent.

the standing joke is that at least there are fewer socks to wash at home, but the truth is i’d love to meet someone to have a serious relationship with.

i do miss being intimate with a partner — what 20-something wouldn’t?

i’ve been single for 18 months, and feel ready to meet someone. i’m on social media and have a profile on apps such as tinder, but all i’ve had is one-off dates. i feel my generation are all too busy to actually go out and meet someone. take me: i’m a mum, i’m studying, and i’m looking to go back to full-time employment as soon as my youngest is at school. i don’t have time to hang out in bars or take up leisure activities in the hope that i’ll somehow find the One.

if i don’t get a date after appearing in this column i do have a Plan B in place for the 14th, a girlie ‘Galentine’s’ dinner with my friends. But i hope it won’t come to that — and i’d love to hear from men who look like Keanu Reeves and are a bit rugged, inside and out .. .

I’M ALWAYS SINGLE AT VALENTINE’S

Digital marketing consultant and travel blogger Yariella Coello, 36, lives in East London. By a horrible coincidence, i’ve ended up breaking things off with a few different boyfriends in January. So i’m usually alone on Valentine’s Day.

even though us singles have a tendency to roll our eyes at the idea of it, i know Valentine’s Day is fun when you’re in a relationship.

One year when i did have a partner, i was travelling in Paris with a female friend, and my boyfriend in London sent me a Valentine’s delivery of flowers and chocolates. it was a lovely gesture and has set the bar high.

Since then i’ve had a long-term relationship that lasted four years, with a man who had kids. it was difficult to walk away from — i thought we would go the distance together. in the end though, it just wasn’t right for us.

after the split i spent some time overseas, going everywhere from Peru to the Philippines. i needed to be single for a while.

When you’re on the road, men often assume you’re up for a fling, which couldn’t have been farther from the truth.

now i’m back home i’m finally feeling open to dipping my toe back in the dating pool, and perhaps meeting someone special.

i’m looking for a guy who is smart, ambitious, adventurous, open-minded, light-hearted and doesn’t take life too seriously.

if he looked like Matthew McConaughey, with the charm and brains of Barack Obama, then i’d definitely be interested!

I’D LIKE SOMEONE TO SNUGGLE UP WITH

Teaching assistant Shelley Hunter, 38 is a single mum of two daughters aged 14 and ten. They live in Barnsley, South Yorkshire. Like most mothers after a longterm relationship has broken down, i’ve always put my girls first. i’ve been single for two years, and during that time i’ve been happy on my own because my children are my priority.

While it would be lovely to have a guy in my life, he would need to fit in around us. But there are times now after the girls have gone to bed when i think to myself, ‘Wouldn’t it be lovely to have a snuggle with someone on the sofa?’

i’m a romantic at heart and i love everything about Valentine’s Day. A lot of friends are cynical about it, but i’m not. How can you pick holes in a celebration of love? i adore everything to do with the build-up: cards, flowers, hearts! They all appeal to my feminine instinct.

Now i’m looking for my Happily ever After! i’d love to have a Valentine’s date with a Prince Charming who is happy to embrace his feminine side, as i’m not into bad boys at all. i’m hoping there is someone out there for me who is like Orlando Bloom — tall, dark, handsome and soulful.

I WANT A SPIRITUAL CONNECTION

Jenny Rees, 41, is a shop assistant and lives in Exeter. i’Ve done a lot of work on finding the real ‘me’ since my divorce, which left me feeling a bit lost. i’ve been on retreats, read self-help manuals and opened my eyes to another path.

As a result i’ve tuned into my spiritual side, and it’s changed my life.

i follow the lunar cycle and live my life accordingly — for example, when it’s a full moon i avoid argumentative people if i possibly can, as emotions are heightened at this time.

Romantically i am now ready to meet my twin flame — that’s like a soul mate, your one perfect match. i do believe he is out there!

i have dated guys who are spiritual too, and while some are lovely i found some of them very intense. i’d be happy to date someone who’s not interested in that sort of thing, as long as the connection was right.

i do have a cynical side though — and that part of me says it’s not a great idea to make Valentine’s Day the romantic calendar event of the year. it gives guys a get-out clause to ignore the other 364 days! i wouldn’t expect a man to make sweeping gestures just because of the date, as it feels a bit forced.

even so, i wouldn’t say no if Cupid ensured i was surprised with a romantic present and nice dinner on the day! i’m ready to meet someone special and welcome them into my life. While i’d like them to be funny, with nice eyes and the ability to make me smile, i couldn’t say what i’d want them to physically look like.

For me it is about the spiritual connection and if our souls match — i’d say that my spirit animal is a lion, so i’m looking for a man with a strong energy.

I SEND MYSELF A VALENTINE’S CARD

Katherine Branton, 52, works as a housekeeper and has a daughter, son and granddaughter. She lives in Brentwood, Essex.

My husband phoned me on the night before my birthday two-and-a-half years ago to tell me he was leaving me. it was a shock — we’d been married for 25 years. But i realised in time that we had drifted apart, and it was for the best. Amazingly, we’re still friends and speak most days.

After we split i had to work hard to get on my feet again and stay in the home we used to share. But i’m a grafter, and have been busy building up my own cleaning company on the side of my regular work. Still, paying my own bills and mortgage means that until recently i haven’t had time to date. i get nervous just thinking about it!

The only present i ever received from my ex on Valentine’s Day was a vacuum cleaner. even so, i’m an old-fashioned romantic when it comes to February 14th — i even send myself a card. Why not! i’ve done the same for my children, too. it was years before they cottoned on that it was mum sending them.

People are always trying to fix me up with men, but i want to be responsible for my own destiny — which is why i’m here asking for a Valentine’s date. My children and friends would love it if i had a bit of romance in my life, so this year i am going to go for it.

When you get to my age, physical appearance doesn’t come into the equation — kindness and someone to have a laugh with is far more important than the physical buzz of chemistry.

So i’d love to meet someone like the TV show host Jeremy kyle. He is thoughtful, he listens and he sorts people’s problems out. i’m like that, too.

it would be nice to have a man in my life i could lean on.