here is a hanky. it's on the floor in the station and no one has picked it up.

it used to be the case that ladies would drop their hanky to attract the attention of male of the opposite sex who would lean over and return said item to the lady of the opposite persuasion. (i suspect i may be over wording this slightly).

but the very fact that this was left on the station proved that this approach to dating no longer works. people would rather go speed dating instead it seems.