For the single among us, dating can be a total, utter ballache. Where to go? What to do? Do you order the spaghetti? Is he actually a bit weird and, my god, why is he staring like that?

So when starts trending on Twitter, obviously we had to take a closer look. In amongst the odd creepy AF reponses (word to the guy who Tweeted: 'Please get in the minivan, I want to take you somewhere special where no-one can find you forever and ever and ever' - you are literally not funny), women are firing back hilarious replies.

Many turn the cliched woman-trying-to-catch-man-and-turn-him-into-baby-daddy and spectacularly flip it:

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Oh, and that cat lady stereotype we love having thrown at us:

The necessary four-hour prep all women must endure prior to any date:

Also, the 'prostitute' thing:

Some are simply straight-up hilarious:

And some, well, some are just plain weird:

Having said that, one guy did nail it:

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Louise Donovan
Deputy Digital Editor
Louise Donovan is the Deputy Digital Editor at ELLE UK, with a focus on international women's rights, global development and human interest stories. She's reported from countries in Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Middle East.