Meet the dating addict who spends more than 30 hours a week swiping - but still has a "disastrous" love life.<br /><br />Damon Birch, 52, regularly spends up to four hours a day on apps and websites like Tinder, Match.com and Ourtime.<br /><br />But he says he's still unlucky in love - and is waiting for Mrs Right.<br /><br />Damon, a project engineer by trade but currently between jobs, said: “I’m on the apps for three to four hours a day.<br /><br />"I’m addicted. When I was working I’d go to the loo and sit and swipe.”<br /><br />Damon, from Leicester, met his ex-wife on early social media site Friends Reunited.<br /><br />The pair were together for 12 years before their marriage ended in November 2022.<br /><br />Damon then took to the dating apps again to combat his shyness.<br /><br />He said: “I wasn’t overly self-confident. Going up to strangers was a bit daunting.”<br /><br />But he hasn’t had so much luck this time round – and has had to navigate catfishes and scammers.<br /><br />Damon said: “It makes you really suspicious of people. I keep them engaged.<br /><br />“I had one who wanted to meet up but kept asking for me to send her money.<br /><br />“Another sent absolutely gorgeous photos but I did a photo search on Google and found out she was using a photo of an American porn star.”<br /><br />Damon says he’s been on four dates since getting back on the apps - but they have mostly been “disastrous”.<br /><br />He said: “One date broke her nose falling down the stairs. That was the end of that one.”<br /><br />Damon is still hoping his time on the apps will help him find love again - and is currently splitting half his time on them and looking for a job.<br /><br />He said: “Sometimes it’s just boredom. I’ve got more self-confidence now.”
