Mary Killen Mary Killen

Dear Mary: How can I be ready when Cupid strikes?

Why you must never leave home without a dog lead in your coat pocket

issue 16 November 2013

Q. Walking at a local beauty spot the other day, I passed a handsome young man. We exchanged a few words and both laughed. Afterwards I wished there had been a way of getting in touch again. How can I ensure that such opportunities for romance do not go wasted in future?
— Y.P., Malvern, Worcs

A. Never leave home without carrying a dog lead in your coat pocket. If Cupid’s arrow should strike while you are out walking, you may, by this simple expedient, give your telephone number to any handsome young men you like the look of. Just take out the lead and inform the Adonis that you have lost your dog, but must now get home immediately: could you give him your telephone number, so he may contact you if he sees it? If he liked the look of you, he is sure to ring to find out whether or not you have been reunited with your dog.

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