A Dublin man is expecting 'an avalanche' of requests after offering his services for anyone needing company for Valentine's Day.
Antony O'Flaherty has placed himself up for rent on social media, offering four packages at various prices for those who might need him.
For €200, you can get the 'friend zone', which is one hour of 'basic hanging out'. 'No touching or hand holding. Just to make you feel less lonely.'
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The innocent romance package will set you back €350 and is described as a 'one-hour walk along the beach or in the park. Hand holding in private only. No photos'.
Antony says that for €800, you can get the 'we're almost official package', which is a two-hour evening date, including a meal or ice cream, up to the value of €100. This includes public handholding and a private kiss goodnight. An extra 50 quid will allow him to pose for an Instagram pic.
And finally, for a cool €2,000 euro, you can be dating. A three-hour date, dinner and the movies, with CDs, chocolates, unlimited handholding and a kiss goodnight. Your name will also appear in Antony's Instagram bio for seven days.
The 57-year-old Balbriggan resident, who is originally from Bradford in the UK, hasn't had any offers yet after posting on several community pages, but says he is expecting an "avalanche of offers" on Valentine's Day.
And the classically-trained singer, who works in the civil service, hasn't even ruled out a free serenade on the day.
However, he has admitted that the tongue-in-cheek post is being taken in the good spirit it was meant and has given a lot of people a lot of laughs.
"It's all a bit of craic really," he said.
"Some people go over the top for Valentine's Day, while others can find it very lonely. I just wanted to lighten the mood a bit and give people something to laugh about.
"No offers yet but plenty of good fun comments and laughing emojis. And sure why not go in for a penny and in for a pound! I'm between girlfriends myself at the minute so you never know, I might just find someone to hold hands with on Wednesday!
"Discretion is assured, what happens in the romance stays in the romance.
"Being a classically trained singer, a serenade could even be in the offing for those with generous tips and short coughs," he laughed.
Antony can be found on Facebook here.
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