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A bachelor's bizarre Plenty of Fish dating demands have been exposed, in which he says women have "no excuse" to be overweight and even says that partners can have children but the dad must be DEAD.

Dan Fleming, 29, who works as a building surveyor but is also a Labour councillor, joined the dating site in July and was happy to lay out his relationship demands in black and white terms.

But while he says he has not been in a long-term relationship for some time, he's not afraid of being VERY specific about what he wants in a woman.

He even says that size 12 is only average in Britain because "lots of women are overweight".

Mr Fleming even states that women should be able to talk about more than TV or clothes - and not have tattoos.

Dan, from Burnley, Lancashire, said: "It probably is a bit extreme but it's all light hearted.

"I've been speaking to a few women about my profile and some have been a bit offended, one asked if I was deliberately trolling women, which of course I'm not.

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"Those I have exchanged a few messages about it with have just had a bit of banter about it.

"Online dating is hard but it's all meant as being light hearted - it's hard to interpret what someone is saying online than if you are having a conversation."

Alongside his job, Dan is also a Labour councillor for Burnley Wood with Rosehill.

Despite his high-profile political position however, he's NOT afraid of being 100% honest.

Here's his Plenty of Fish profile in full

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I don't use POF very often, I very rarely send the first message and I'm content being single.

I read many profiles, with women describing in detail their previous bad judgement when it comes to selecting a partner.

Detailing how they quite simply want a man whom [sic] is honest, that they can get along with and will remain faithful. I don't think that's much to ask.

I urge you all to choose more wisely next time, if you don't pick well, ask your family to judge them for you, a brother, dad for example.

You probably have bad taste in men, because deep down, you enjoy complaining to your friends how badly your partner treats you, it probably gives you a sense of enormous well-being.

I could take on a woman like that, but you'd probably get bored of me. So instead, I'll keep clear and enjoy the spectacle of entertaining female psyche!

I won't take a partner for the sake of not being single, I'm looking for a keeper, I'm in no rush, if I don't relply [sic] to you, I probably don't envisage you being the mother of my future children, sorry!

The following qualities are what I'm looking for: - slim (no excuse ladies, at our age, we should be in our prime).

I may budge if you're really pretty and willing to let me whip you into shape by sharing my athletic lifestyle.

Size 12+ is not for me, you may be average in the UK, but just because lots of women are overweight, doesn't make it right. Too much greed & indulgence in this country.

without child, unless your partner has died, or at least well and truly out of the picture (I know many a good man that's been a gap filler, only for daddy to back on the scene)

be Roman Catholic (I may budge on that, but our kids would be going to the Catholic school, end of discussion!) or at least hold similar values, such as kindness and family values

have some kind of interest in sports

have more interests than just shopping and watching TV

be able to hold a conversation about topics other than reality TV, soaps, clothes, make-up or other female apparel

not have any tattoos, or if you do, they must not be visible (on your face, arms or legs). In fact, all tattood [sic] women can do one, disgusting! I guess I'm going to be single for a long time ha! If you have read my profile all the way through, you probably need to find a hobby, anyone for tennis?

Dan wrote the 442-word profile in the hope that it would "be a bit different".

Dan said: "It was a social observation more than anything. I'm not saying all women do that but I actually got the idea from reading a lot of women's profiles.

"It's only a bit of fun."

Dan says he has met one woman for a date at Starbucks in Preston, Lancashire, in August, but she didn't match her online dating profile pictures.

Dan said: "She didn't look anything like she did in her photos.

"I'd arrived half an hour early and went to the toilet to freshen up and there was this great big woman.

"I thought she was a member of staff and then she said 'are you going to the toilet first? I'll go sit down and wait for you'.

"When I realised who she was I was really embarrassed and I think she was as well.

"There are a lot of big people out there nowadays - both men and women. I'm slim and athletic.

"I'm happy enough if I get married to a slim, beautiful woman and she puts some weight on after having kids - I wouldn't really care.

"I just think your body is a reflection of yourself and your lifestyle."

Dan not only wants to ensure his future partner is a size 12 or less, but also that she has un-inked skin.

He said: "I'm old-fashioned when it comes to tattoos. I know employers nowadays are starting to come round to hiring people with visible tattoos.

"For me it's not a visual thing but more of a brain thing.

"If they've got a visible tattoo they're being short-sighted and not looking far enough into the future - they're not envisioning themselves in 50 years' time."

The councillor also explained his insistence that a partner does not have a child unless the father is dead.

Dan said: "I've not experienced it myself but I've had friends who have experienced being a 'gap filler' only for the child's father to be back on the scene.

"There are a lot of single mums on POF - I'm getting older so it's to be expected.

"I'd be worried if I were to fall in love and have a baby and family - how could you trust someone who's done that with someone else?

"Every situation is different I guess but I wouldn't entertain anyone who has been divorced.

"At the end of the day you've made a promise to live with someone for the rest of their life.

"How could you trust someone [who had]? I personally couldn't.

"Thinking I'll find someone who matches everything I'm looking for isn't realistic - I think I would be very lucky if I did, especially as at my age all the best ones are taken.

"I'm nearly 30 so I'm down to slim pickings unfortunately.

"We all want the ones more desirable than ourselves, then don't show enough interest in the ones more on our own level.

"I definitely suffer with that and being too stubborn to message first, I often get the less desirable ones chatting to me.

"But it's not always the case - I've shared messages with some really nice and pretty young ladies too.

"Thankfully I'm content with my own company, I've given up hope of ever finding the right person.

"I'll probably just plod along as I am for as long as possible, then when I'm old and lonely, less attractive and less shallow, I'll just grab anyone that I can get along with, even if it's just for companionship."