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Josie Adnitt & John Bett

'I can’t get a date because I’m a single mum on benefits – men stereotype me’

A woman who is looking for love said she is constantly rejected and has even been branded a " parasite " by potential suitors - because she's on benefits. Lynn McDermott, 48, claims she has been called nasty names by potential suitors when they find out she doesn't work.

The single mum, from Southampton, Hampshire, says she claims disability benefits legitimately but that doesn't stop men she talks to on sites like Plenty of Fish and eharmony from dismissing her. Lynn, who is disabled, said all she wants to do is meer Mr Right - but now she's at her wit's end.

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