Leeds university student who asked boys to send poems over Tinder gets death threat and creepy messages

English literature undergraduate George Arkley, 20, promised a Valentine's Day date to the sender of the 'most romantic poem' but had to go back on her word after reading the replies.

George was greeted by everything from painful pledges of everlasting love and promises of heroism to death threats and creepy comments.

The most concerning response read: "Roses are red, violets are blue. Love me today, or I'll kill you."

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Meanwhile an especially straight-talking user simply said, "I'm not Shakespeare" and another said "fuck this I'm going".

One creepy user wrote: "I wish I was your mirror, hanging on your wall.

"Cos every time you get undressed, guess who'd see it all?"

Another said: "Violets are blue, roses are thorny.

"Be my valentine, cos I am horny."

Another user decided to just copy and paste the chorus from Enrique Iglesias classic love song 'Hero' and click send.

On the other end of the spectrum was a desperate young man who claimed George's message and picture alone had turned his 'boring life' around.

He channelled his inner Wordsworth by describing her as having 'hair of golden curls' and 'a smile to rival the brightest pearls'.

George, a student at the University of Leeds, used dating apps Tinder and Bumble to carry out the unusual experiment.

The story first appeared on student news site The Tab.