Well I've rejoined POF. Have decided I need to get over myself and actually do something, failing which my 2 year drought will become 3, 4 and so on. And I will turn into some Miss Havisham like creature, though wearing my 'ideal date' dress rather than a wedding dress 
So far I have an amusing message from a builder who uses the word somewhat in his profile, a fairly literate if dull one from a half Portuguese man, and one from a 20something personal trainer, who isn't at all my type but I could use his professional services! :)
all in all rather better than I was doing previously, which I suspect may be due to the fact I have deducted several years from my age 