It really is love at first sight

Ed: And now for some good news ...

Countless poets, musicians and artists may have offered less austere definitions of love at first sight, but the natural phenomenon is no fleeting fancy.

New research has revealed that nearly four out of ten relationships which had their roots in instantaneous attraction are still going strong a decade later.

At a time when the nation is witnessing its highest rates of divorce,

38 per cent of Britons who got together with a partner they fell for the moment they met are still together. And with 87 per cent admitting they still believe in the principle of love at first sight, the spirit of romance is alive and well. Read more