Dates may well be something of an American construct, but the world has embraced the notion of them, going out for dinner, watching a film or indeed, simply standing in a celebrity’s garden until they call the cops.

The ubiquitous date is a thrilling, fraught experience. It could be the start of something wonderful! The greatest love story ever told! Or indeed, it could be horrible. It could show you your dream partner and then snatch them away from you forever, seeing you vowing to an angry sky that you’ll never love another!

Tricky things aren’t they? So how best to navigate them? Well, as ever, we look to fiction for help.