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Posted on April 18, 2014 by Arthur Nelson in Life, Relationships // 0 Comments

I think I’ve discovered the reason for my recent lack of success with the opposite sex, courtesy of an article featuring on the website of the Daily Mail this morning – see here – YOU HAVE JUST 12 MINUTES TO IMPRESS ON A DATE

When I reached the bottom of the page, there was a list of the top five ‘date turn-offs’ – viz. body odour, bad breath, sweating, scruffy clothes and not smiling.

Hmmn, yes … that’s me.

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Looking forward to his retirement in 2015, Arthur has written poetry since childhood and regularly takes part in poetry workshops and ‘open mike’ evenings. More Posts

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