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While internet dating's a common option for love-hungry youngsters to obtain a mate, in Shanghai, China, one idiosyncratic venue's a magnet for the maturer lonely hearts craving love - the cafeteria of the multinational conglomerate, IKEA.
Tuesday's the day when hundreds of elderly singletons land on the Swedish chain's café, shunning the celebrated meatballs as they carefully spread out their pre-prepared lunches.
Sharing chai, tangerines and occasionally a little cheap alcohol, the seniors dream of luring in a loved one.
Committing to the weekly 90 minute pilgrimage on public transport to the dating diner, ex-coach driver Gu Yijun is on a mission to hunt down a soul mate.
China has in excess of 29.7 million pensioners, with 25 percent of those being singletons.
Where multigenerational households were once the norm, a shift in social structures as well as an ageing demographic have meant solitude for countless individuals.
Although Qingqing, 70, has devoted years of her working life tending to elderly folk, the time's now ripe for her to put herself first.
It's perplexing to fathom precisely how an IKEA café blossomed into a dating hot-spot, but for a decade the love-struck retirees have been appearing on a weekly basis, ignoring the furniture superstore's endeavours to put an end to the practice.
In the eyes of Xu Yizhen, this locale ticks all the boxes.
