Straight guy puts up billboard looking for a date, shocked to find most of the enquiries are from men

Mark Rofe, 30, said he is 'flattered' by the interest

A straight man who put up a billboard seeking dates has said he is “flattered” by the flood of enquiries from men.

Mark Rofe, 30, put up an ad on the side of a busy road in Manchester, bearing the message: “Date Mark. This could be the sign you’ve been waiting for”.

Neither the sign nor his website datemark.co.uk clarified that he is looking for women – leading to a flood of male interest.

Billboard man ‘very flattered’ at interest from men.

Speaking to the BBC, he said: “I’ve had more than 100 people get in touch. Unfortunately half are men but I’m still very flattered.”

Rofe shelled out £425 for the cost of the initial billboard, and is hoping to raise money through crowdfunding to expand to other sites.

Billboard: Mark Rofe, 30, said he is 'flattered' by the flood of interest from men after putting up the billboard at the side of a road in Manchester

Mark Rofe, 30, said he is ‘flattered’ by the flood of interest from men after putting up the billboard at the side of a road in Manchester

He explained: “Like any good idea it started off in the pub.

“I was talking to my mate saying how I was struggling on all these dating apps and I joked that I should put my face on a big billboard.

“We laughed about it but then actually I thought what a good idea. I tried to make it funny so hopefully I don’t come across as a desperate loser.”

Hundreds have applied to date Mark.

Rofe’s website says: “I’m Mark, an extremely handsome and modest 30 year old living in Sheffield. I work in marketing, and if you’re reading this, then I must be pretty OK at it.

“I bought a billboard in Manchester and made this website because I’m single, all my friends are getting married, and I’m struggling to get a date.

“If you think you could be interested in going on a date, you know where to apply.”

1,557 people have now applied to date Rofe, according to the website.