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A survey says we have lost our appetite, but maybe we're choosing quality over quantity

Ah, Valentine's Day, that annual orgy of uncomfortable lingerie, scentless roses and meal deal pairings as questionable as any Tinder match. If its imminence has you either bewailing your singleness or wondering where on earth you're going to find the time and energy to fit both romance and sex into one midweek evening, you can take solace from findings that last week sent our Gallic cousins reeling.

As it turns out, all is far from well in the land of l'amour, where the response to Voulez-vous coucher avec moi, ce soir?" is increasingly likely to be non!" - and that's when the question is asked at all.