GSOH is no laughing matter

He describes himself as Mr Good-Looking, an unattached, solvent businessman with GSOH and own car.

But, for two-thirds of women, that ideal blind date turns out to be anything but, according to new research.

By the end of the first date, most women have discovered their ideal man has exaggerated his looks, job and even lied about his single status.

Half end up ditching their wouldbe lover at the first meeting and twothirds of those who persevere do not last a month. For one in 20 women, first impressions are so dire they make their escape without even introducing themselves.

Nearly half of female blind-daters said men were likely to overestimate their good looks, a quarter suspected their dates gave themselves a promotion and one in eight discovered men would happily forget their wife or girlfriend.

However, women were not so squeaky clean when it came to landing a man. A quarter lost a few pounds when describing their weight and 17 per cent lied about their age, the survey of 1,200 women for car maker Hyundai found.

'Most women know exactly what they are after and some are even willing to lie to land a date,' said Hyundai's Penny Szczepaniak.

But, when you look at what women want in an ideal date, it is not surprising men lie. The poll found the perfect man would have the looks of Brad Pitt, the charm of Pierce Brosnan - and David Beckham's style.