To be or not to be?
That is obviously the question when it comes to revealing your identity if you're a farming and entering the world of online dating.
New research from mysinglefriend.com reveals that more and more women want to date a farmer.
"Eighteen months ago, the city boy was much in demand - but now farmers, plumbers, sparkies and carpenters are seriously hot property," says a spokesperson for the firm. Apparently, they're so in demand they're "flying off its virtual shelves".
The change in the dating trend is, they reckon, a result of the current economic climate.
"Women want stability and to feel safer in the knowledge that their partners will not only reliably bring home the bacon, but be handy round the house too," says Sarah Beeny, co-founder of the site.
"Since the recession began, we've seen a change in what women on mysinglefriend.com are looking for. Forget the previously most popular bankers and financiers, electricians, carpenters and farmers seem to be the most wanted men today. Women want men who can do."
This paints a different picture to that suggested by a recent analysis of figures by extra-marital dating agency Illicit Encounters.
That revealed farmers seemed to be covering up their identity in order to boost their appeal to members of the opposite sex, preferring instead the term 'self-employed' which they believed made them sound more attractive.
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Well well, what a surprise the 'gentlemen' inhabiting Illicit Encounters are hiding their muddy boots during their muddy liaisons. And maybe the 'ladies' on that site aren't exactly looking for a guy who's going to be handy around the house since they're already deceiving some poor grafter into performing those duties in good faith.
I'm sorry, am I the only one who's thoroughly shocked by the existence of such a thing?