A 37-year-old man paid £200 for a newspaper advert to try to track down a blonde he met in a bar.
''Missed Connection'', he wrote: ''
Nick - who did not want to give his surname - splashed the cash in a desperate attempt to get in contact with the woman, who he met in Brighton, south east England, after growing tired of waiting for her to email him.
In the advert, entitled ''Missed Connection'', he wrote: ''Are you about 5ft 5in blonde, with a beautiful smile - drinking with another taller female friend and about six guys (from work by looks of it)?
''You looked at me (6ft 2in, fair haired, blue shirt) as you left. Please get in touch - you looked lovely.
''I am not crazy just a hopeless romantic.
''I asked her to email me and I've not heard from her yet. But she didn't have a ring on her left hand, so fingers crossed!''
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