Wearing rubber gloves in the bath and trying to swallow a watermelon: The desperate poses of Russians looking for love online (which may reveal why they are single!)



From mermaids to swords, welcome to the world of Russian online dating



Hilarious pictures posted by singles hoping to meet a potential soul mate

Lonely hearts looking for a mate have been known to go to extraordinary lengths to find the partner of their dreams.

But for these people, captured in images posted on a Russian dating site, those lengths might be just a bit too far.

The images provide a bizarre snapshot into the worlds of the people looking for love - and in some cases a weird and wonderful view inside their minds.

This girl attempts to pose seductively by a microwave, complete with knife block and cat food box on top

This lady thinks that munching on an entire watermelon is a surefire way to attract the partner of her dreams



This lady thinks that a pair of rubber gloves make a seductive accessory (left) and (right) a swordsman displays his softer side, and an array of weaponry, in an attempt to woo an impressed other half

In one of the hilarious pictures a woman, who has fashioned a mermaid costume from what looks like an ironed tablecloth, gazes seductively at the camera.

And in another, which is designed to find the subject a date, a woman takes a bathtime selfie complete with glass of wine... and yellow rubber gloves.

Sometimes homemade isn't always best: This woman created her own mermaid costume for her picture



Musclebound: This man hopes that showing off his body on the dating site will bag him a potential love interest



Seductive? This lady thinks that pouring a can of Jaguar on her clothes on a riverbank creates a sexy look



Does this man think that posing with a gun in front of ornamental dogs will detract from his unusual hairstyle?



Food also features in the saucy snaps, with one lady pictured pouring a fizzy drink over her clothes on a riverbank.

Another woman goes all out, by donning a bikini to munch on a whole watermelon, an image which she hopes will attract a potential life partner.



This Russian gentleman (left) hopes that showing how flexible he is in a children's playground will make a potential partner swoon. (Right) a man relies on a 'sexy' dead fox headpiece to entice an online love interest



A woman uses those tried and tested seduction tools, a banana and a newspaper, to help in her quest for love



The men don't spare any blushes when looking for love too.

One of the pictures shows a topless man, complete with a lego-esque haircut and high-waisted trousers.

In the image he is flexing his muscles in a room that looks like it is straight out ITV sitcom Rising Damp.

Many people on the site seem to believe that a heavily patterned carpet is the perfect backdrop for a picture



Floral tribute: These guys seem to think that the way to a lover's heart is through snappy dressing and flowers



Another show a man in what can only be described as a shellsuit, performing a unusual backwards high kick in a children's play area.

It is not just macho men on display, some of the boys have got in touch with their feminine side in order to attract a significant other.

This pair like to show off their leisure wear, and think that it will inspire people to get in touch with them online



One man poses in a Halloween witch's hat, while another looks to be sporting an unusual peroxide blonde mullet.

However, the fancy headpiece is actually a dead fox.

Towels: This sexy bathroom selfie will surely bag this lady a meet-up with somebody from the dating site?

