Nick Poninski, 42, who works as a marketing consultant, created a dedicated dating page instead of using traditional dating apps. (Tom Maddick via SWNS)
By Charlie Fenton and Ciara Healy
An unlucky-in-love singleton has built his very own dating website in a bid to find a girlfriend — after getting fed up with modern apps like Tinder.
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He spent his whole life looking for "the one" but says modern dating has proved infuriating. (Tom Maddick via SWNS)
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