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Why do we do it? Could it be all that sun, sea and sangria making us feel all romantic? Take a look at these amusing real-life tales of holiday romance, found on the internet.

Some Like It Hot?

"I burnt my bottom on a gas stove, whilst reversing, naked, out of the tent in the morning."

Oops - Double Trouble

"I pulled a girl, walked up to her the next day, and stuck my tongue down her neck in a bar, only for it to actually be her identical twin sister, who had already pulled a very large man. Eventually, after many drinks, and much apologies, he and she saw the funny side!"

Single Dad's Advert

Not everyone wants to leave his or her holiday love life to chance. Single father-of-three Terry Holt from Romsey in Hampshire ran an ad in his local paper offering a free holiday for any single woman who'd accompany him and his family for two weeks in Turkey. He received more than 500 replies.

Too Busy For Love

It's a sad tale too for Britain's workers. Almost a quarter of them said they are too busy for romance, according to a survey. For those who could find time for relationships, 36% preferred a cosy friendship, rather than hot romance.

OAP Battles To Bring Teenage Bride To UK

Sometimes true love is ill-fated. A Scottish pensioner launched an appeal to force British authorities to allow his teenage Cuban bride into the country. William Brand, 67, from St Fergus, Aberdeenshire, married Mercedes de la Caridad Mena, in a ceremony in Havana, after a holiday meeting.

The British Embassy in Havana, refused to grant her a settlement visa.

Mr Brand said romance blossomed soon afterwards, despite an age gap of 50 years, and the fact that his 18-year-old wife does not speak English.

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