Oh go on, date Mark (Picture: SWNS)

If you’re a singleton looking to be more daring in your dating life then perhaps you need a sign.

How about a whole billboard? One man has put up a massive advert encouraging women to get in touch with him.

Mark Rofe, 30, said he’s been single for more than a year and has noticed all his friends are getting married while he’s struggling to get a date.

So, instead of just working on his Tinder profile, he decided to buy a 3m high and 6m wide billboard for £425 to flex on his qualities.


And in just 24 hours he’s had 124 applicants.



The massive sign in Manchester features a photo of him lounging on his side and says: ‘Single? Date Mark. This could be the sign you’ve been waiting for.’

Mark, from Sheffield, said he bought the billboard to stand out from the crowd.

6ft Mark – whose ideal woman is Maya Jama – said: ‘I’ve had more than 100 people get in touch. Unfortunately half are men but I’m still very flattered.

‘I’ve been single for a little while now, and many of my friends are married or in long term relationships.

‘I’ve tried the dating apps, but they just weren’t working for me, so I decided to try something a little bit different to try and stand out.’

The face of a man looking to commit (Picture: SWNS)

The 48 sheet billboard went up in the centre of Manchester last week and will be seen by around 462,000 drivers a week.

He said he placed it in Manchester because it is one of the largest cities in the UK, near where he lived and has the highest footfall in the region.

Mark – who jokes he’s kissed over three women – works in marketing but insists his campaign is totally legitimate.

Describing himself as ‘extremely handsome and modest’, Mark has launched a website where applicants can get in touch.

And of course, those billboards don’t come cheap so Mark has launched a crowdfunding website to pay for more in case the first doesn’t do the trick.

Get you a man who can do both (Picture: SWNS)

He hopes to raise enough funds to purchase more in Dublin, Edinburgh, Birmingham, Cardiff, Leeds, Sheffield, Portsmouth, Bristol, and London.

He added: ‘If at first you don’t succeed, buy more billboards?’

That’s one way to go about it.

If you’ve ever pulled off a daring dating trick and want to tell us more, get in touch at metrolifestyleteam@metro.co.uk.

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