Do not lie on your online dating profile

When it comes to setting up an online dating profile in a bid to find love, Britons are likely to find their best plan is to be entirely honest with prospective matches.

Female First has published a guide to the top reasons not to lie on a profile, starting with the simple fact that it is not fair on you.

Nor is it fair to those people who are reading your page, who may be led to believe certain things that simply are not true. They will only be disappointed if they meet up with you, so there is nothing to be gained by embellishing the truth.

The publication went on to remind online daters that dishonesty is a poor quality to have, while trying to keep up a pretence can take up far too much of your time and effort.

Lying is also said to be a factor behind struggling to get a date, while the news source finished by describing it as ultimately a "waste of time".