Little Miss Contrary couldn’t wait to offer her advice. She’d been on all sorts of dates. Speed dates with Mr Rush, cheap dates with Mr Mean, expensive dates with Mr Sugardaddy, double dates, group dates, past their sell by dates . . .

Little Miss Shy Goes Online Dating

Little Miss Shy Goes Online Dating

‘Listen babes, we need to set you up a dating profile on Mr Mendr,’ she said.

‘So in your profile pic you need to look sophisticated but fun, intelligent but not too intelligent, aloof yet available, effortless but also very attractive. Try pouting with a coy hand over your mouth.’

So despite the fact that she hated posing for picture and felt a crushing pain in her chest, Little Miss Shy gave it her best shot.

. . . And this really was her best shot #nofilter.

‘now we just need to condense your personality into a few words,’ said Little Miss Contrary. ‘What do you like?’

‘Quiet nights in, whispering and financial independence,’ said Little Miss Shy.

‘I’ll put: being spontaneous, karaoke and having my drinks bought for me,’ said Little Miss Contrary.

The Mr. Men & Little Miss for Grown-Ups books are available now in all good bookshops. Published by Egmont