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Adam Staunton

I had more Tinder matches in two days as a potato than two months as a man

I have never been much of a hit on Tinder. So, I decided to become something new. I changed my bio and photos to those of a humble spud, a potato. Everyone likes potatoes, right? Maybe when the chips were down I’d have more luck in the dating scene as a hunky Jersey Royal.

Sadly declaring myself pan-fried sexual wasn’t an option, so I opted for demisexual and uploaded a few photos: a bowl of spuds to pass as a group pic, a shot of my potato on a bus seat (since potatoes can’t drive) a half-peeled bathroom mirror shot -  my answer to the cliched topless selfie - and started swiping.

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