17 times Britain was the least romantic country in the world

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Sam Haysom
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LONDON -- Not everyone looks forward to Valentine's Day.

If you're the type of person that physically cringes at the thought of anything even vaguely romantic, then cast your eye over the images below -- we've pushed aside anything corny and scoured social media for the most gloriously un-romantic things the UK has to offer.

From awkward Twitter exchanges to puns that are hard to love, it turns out Britain and romance are a long way from a match made in heaven...

1. This Tesco supermarket display.

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2. And this display from Sainsbury's.

What on earth do @sainsburys think goes on at Valentines?! #romantic #ValentinesDay #errrm pic.twitter.com/hUpygb3hSU— Ventingdicktorian (@OTweeter) February 7, 2016


3. This brilliant Twitter exchange.

Bye Danni pic.twitter.com/FcQr0Bz6Qi— Eazy B (@BradleyMeasor) September 24, 2015


@BradleyMeasor Bye Brad pic.twitter.com/5MXOnaSMn7— Danni Bishopp (@dannibishopp) September 24, 2015


4. This "Food to fall in love with".

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5. This message exchange from the aftermath of an awkward date.

I might offer to donate £3 for the coffee to a charity of his choice as a chance for him to regain some humanity pic.twitter.com/0sWC28O4m2— BadDatesGoodStories (@Crouchi) November 11, 2015

You can read the full story behind that one here.

6. This mildly confusing chalkboard.

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7. This no-nonsense food deal.

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8. This business card from a "Specialist In Love."

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9. This heartfelt card.

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10. And this one.

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11. This slightly unfortunate display placement.

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12. Not to mention this awkward arrangement.

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13. This half-hearted train pun.

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14. This wildly tenuous train pun.

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15. And, perhaps most dubious of all:

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It's not easy to make Dorking sound romantic, to be fair.

16. This card, which gets straight to the point.

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17. And finally, this loving piece of street art.

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