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(From Leicester Mercury)

It can be a tough time for the singles among us when St Valentine's Day draws close. Non-attached women picture themselves 30 years on, as a friendless spinster, while men see a lifetime dependence on microwave food.

As Monday nears, amazing changes start to happen.

It's as if Cupid has swapped his hit-and-miss bow and arrow for an AK47 and a skip-full of love bullets.

People who once saw the personal adverts in the back of newspapers as mini-headstones of desperation, now find any old Barry from Birstall an enigmatic option with true-love potential.

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