Posted on 06/02/2011 12:11:04 PM PDT by woofie
The self-confessed 'ugly' couple who got engaged through Britain's first dating agency for the 'aesthetically challenged' have split up. Tom Clifford and Janine Walker, who shared a mutual love of junk food and TV dinners, parted company last month following a whirlwind online romance.
The couple hit the headlines last October after meeting on www.theuglybugball.com.
They became engaged after only four dates and less than a month after joining the site.
Mr Clifford, 37, and Miss Walker, 32, were originally planning a winter wedding near their respective homes in Stow-on-the-Wold, Gloucestershire, but postponed the date and have now separated. Friends believe Mr Clifford - a carpet fitter who has a 'face that makes children cry' - may have got cold feet.
Jessie Bridge, 31, who has known Miss Walker since childhood, said: 'All I'll say is that Janine and Tom have very definitely broken up. 'It wouldn't be right for me to divulge information about the split, but I will say that Tom has been acting edgy about wedding plans for some time.
'Objectively-speaking, it may well be that the thought of marriage pushed him over the edge.'
Mr Clifford, who has been single since 1998, spotted Miss Walker on the site in August 2010.
His first email to her read: 'Dear Janine, Just seen your beautiful face on The Ugly Bug Ball and would love to meet up. You live near me, so this shouldn't be a problem.
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He got banned for posting something OTT to a troll, last week, I think. I can see if I can find the thread if you're interested.
moobs.
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Yes, please try to find the post.
Kinda liked Laz. He was funny.
I’m not finding the thread. Sorry. The post was pulled. Laz made an extreme statement as a way of illustrating a point. I didn’t see the actual post, just other people’s responses to it. Maybe somebody else who was on the thread can find it. Hope it’s just a temporary banning. Laz is an institution around here.
The guy is becoming a frequent flyer...
Thanks for looking for the post.
Yes, I also hope his ban was temporary.
Bah. On a good day I’m still uglier than that.
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