Germaine Greer was one of my tutors at school, and so equality in a relationship was drilled into me from a young age I would never like to be paid for in a relationship. I’d much rather just share time together at the beginning, and later if they want to spoil you with a small gift that’s fine. In relationships I will always just be me and never play games. I keep lipstick on at all times.Kathy Lette, Author of ‘Dead Sexy’My first husband organised for a string quartet to sneak into my bedroom so that I woke, gently, to the strains of Bach. Now that’s what I call the rhythm method!The worst gesture someone made was entertaining the restaurant with his quirky rendition of “God Save The Queen” in armpit-farts or burps.

I also have a bit of a cuff fetish; I love it when men have their cuffs showing. Sharing things often scored a lot more points at the time.Jennie Bond, Television journalistI was wooed by a moustache, twinkling eyes, a gravelly voice and someone who really made me laugh. It was such a terrible, terrible time to be dating.On attempting the old-fashioned, gentlemanly manner, you were often bewilderingly met with a lengthy discussion about a woman’s need for equality. Being honest and sincere is how I always played things and I’ve never used any special techniques or chat-up lines. Sharing things is always important, and not assuming they always want you to pick up the bill I had to be careful about these things in the 1980s. I said, “I’d like to have sex with you”, and she seemed quite happy with that and so we took it from there I can never be bothered with any nonsense. He was so generous, and what he did took a lot of thought and imagination That’s important.

I don’t think you can beat the theatre and a lovely dinner.
Charlie Higson, Comedian and novelistI am wooed by the simple, direct approach, no bullshit or nonsense I always liked to use the direct approach when dating When wooing my wife, I simply said what I’d like to do. Leo knew all sorts of people and he had a lot of life experience. What I hate are those horrible men who I called “half-bottle men”: They’d take you to lunch or dinner and try to make you drink – half a bottle – and then get you back to the flat and lunge for you! I also remember one man who said to me: “You can never marry me because you’re too common, but I’d love to have an affair with you.” I wasn’t impressed by that The tactics I would use would be the same as Leo’s. It was wonderful, and we then went to dinner at a restaurant where I remember they were serving huge Mediterranean prawns; it was so glamorous.

They, and their loss, should be first and foremost in our minds today.”. Jilly Cooper, Novelist

My first date with my husband, Leo, couldn’t have been more perfect. He asked me to come to the theatre to see Billy Liar, with Albert Finney in the lead role, I think. It achieved absolutely nothing and brought incalculable suffering to victims throughout the north. Actions on the ground must demonstrate this- and there is an equal obligation on all loyalist paramilitaries to end their terror and crime. Mr Durkan added: “There is also an onus on the two governments and the unionist parties to work together to deliver the full implementation of the Good Friday Agreement.” He added: “The use of violence was always immoral and unjustified. SDLP leader Marc Durkan said the statement appeared to show the IRA had brokenwith its past, and he hoped the organisation’s involvement in organised crimewould end for good, as well as the culture of cover-up and community control.