I am as awkward, cross-grained, nerdy (I go tractor spotting) and I have a had a few dates, not all of which have ended in disaster.

Women are unfathomable, and as an experienced if jaundiced observer of life I have noted that there seems to be a, possibly misguided, woman for the most unpromising men, you just have to give it a go.

And since when has Yahoo been a reliable source of information?