Perhaps subtlety isn’t a virtue after all

When lonely Londoner Jeremy Butler gave up on the bar scene and “the whole speed dating genre,” he decided that only a ridiculous, over-the-top gesture would reverse his dating fortunes. Specifically, he set up a stall on Crouch End Broadway in London, complete with a “Girlfriend wanted, apply here” banner and honest-to-God application forms. He got permission for his desperate stunt and “handed out more than 200 fliers advertising the ‘vacant position’ of his girlfriend.”