You didn't think that lying on the internet was restricted to hairy truck drivers pretending to be 11-year-old girls, did you? We all do it. It's a universal truth, generally acknowledged, that as well as using Jane Austen quotes to make feeble points, people on the internet will lie to you.

While we are certainly raising a new generation of broad-minded, free-spirited youngsters, we are also somehow bringing into the world a fresh set of bigots to replace those about to head off to the great big queer-bashing convention in the sky.

Just like objects in the rear view mirror can appear closer than they are, photos on an internet dating profile can look much more flattering than their real-world counterpart. The latest guy comes into my life during a late-night browsing session.