<a href="http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/online-dating.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-4409" src="http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/online-dating.jpg" alt="" width="265" height="190" /></a>Someone said to me that online dating is a bit like buying a second-hand car - there are some similarities.

There are some women who refuse to put a photo on their profile because they believe a partner should not be influenced by looks. Really? Get real! I wouldn't buy a second-hand car without seeing what it looked like - does that make me shallow?. I'd want to get up close and personal; make sure it didn't have too many chips or dents; kick the tyres; make sure the mileage was accurate (20 years old and only done 5,000 miles, who you kidding?); and if it all looks good then you want to take it for a run round the block or maybe even further if you're not too sure.

So far, so good - finding a partner <strong>is</strong> like buying a second-hand car until... until you decide actually this car is a bit of a heap. It doesn't give the mpg I was told, the mileage on the clock was a fabrication and the 0 - 60 speed is very lethargic. At this point you want to get rid of it - a car is easy; put it back on the market or trade it in for something more suitable. No harm done, no tears, no retribution, no worries. People are not like second-hand cars!!!

Of course, all of the above was written with tongue firmly in cheek, however like all humour there is an element of truth in it.