A straight dude from the U.K. who bought a billboard in hopes it of finding a date says he’s “flattered” by the flood of inquiries from men, but that’s not really what he was aiming for when he placed the ad.
30-year-old Mark Rofe paid £425 (roughly $550 U.S.) to put up the roadside ad on Fairfield Street in Manchester. It reads: “Date Mark. This could be the sign you’ve been waiting for” and directs people to visit www.DatingMark.co.uk to learn more about him.
“I’ve had more than 100 people get in touch,” he tells the BBC. “Unfortunately, half are men, but I’m still very flattered.”
Rofe, who has been single for a year, says the idea came to him while he was at the pub.
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“I was talking to my mate saying how I was struggling on all these dating apps and I joked that I should put my face on a big billboard,” he explains.
“We laughed about it but then actually I thought what a good idea. I tried to make it funny,” he adds.
“Hopefully, I don’t come across as a desperate loser.”
According to www.DatingMark.co.uk, over 1,500 people have now applied to date Rofe. Here’s hoping he finds a match!
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Harley
What a desperate looser.
TheAustinMark
It’s *loser, you loser.
Goforit
Harley…. Let me guess. Uhm You dropped by Queerty to leave a nasty comment before uploading yet another headless torso pic to your Grindr profile. Casting stones, glass houses………
Virpilosus
LOL, kind of ADORKABLE, but he seems gracious about the men interested in dating him. I wonder if he’d actually try dating a bit out of his comfort zone just to get a sense of just how inclusive love can actually be?
MISTERJETT
why would he if that’s not what he’s looking for or wants? not everyone is curious, you know. not everyone wants to “step out of their comfort zone”.
lord.krath
Fun and clever.
Re: being a desperate loser:
It’s no more desperate than the stereotype that goes to bars with expressed intent of having fun and possibly hooking up, by deep down hoping to find “the one.”
I’m not condemning either. Just offering perspective
woodroad34
I know…it’s like Steve Martin and Dan Ackroyd as the “Wild and Crazy Guys” or Chris Kattan as one of the Roxbury Brothers.
HaguePeter
Comic Sans MS?
What were the gays thinking? That is obviously a straight dude.. Who else would use that awful font.
1898
i had the exact same thought as soon as i saw the billboard lol
NateOcean
Futura bold, perhaps. Or some nice, thick, muscular Helvetica. A frilly, ornate, script? Perhaps an avant-garde extra light twink font?
curiobi
Oh god this! 🙂
CurtisIsTheOne
You wins “The Internet” today.
Smith David
Terrible waste of money.
Hdtex
“……I’m Mark, an extremely handsome and modest 30 year old living in Sheffield. I work in marketing, and if you’re reading this, then I must be pretty ok at it…..”
Or, just a gigantic douchebag
Donston
In some ways it’s cute. But when you look at the details it does come off more douche-y and narcissistic. And it does seem more like he’s looking for attention than looking for “love”.
GymMan456
Hm, why show up in shades ? Isn’t the purpose to be seen?
I still don’t know if i like his looks.
Otherwise its a good idea, as no one else does.
pdpant
At least he handled the male responses with dignity and class