Is romance dead?

Not content with the delights of German supermarket dating, fast food speed dating has been unleashed on an unsuspecting world. It's being touted by Burger King as the latest thing to do in London, and will be rolled out to the poor unfortunates in Manchester, Birmingham, Edinburgh, Glasgow and Bristol if it's successful. Thankfully, Newcastle seems to have escaped their notice. Whatever happened to the idea of going out for a romantic meal, a picnic, or even fish and chips in a steamed-up car overlooking a windswept beach? (not that that's my favourite or anything...)