A man’s hunt for ‘girl of his dreams’ in supermarket causes controversy

An Australian man who spotted "the girl of his dreams" in a supermarket is on an Internet hunt to find her, in spite of the fact people are finding it creepy.

Brok Neilson, from the Gold Coast in Queensland, thought he had experienced love at first sight when he spotted a mystery brunette from afar in the fruit and vegetable section of Woolworths on Monday. What began as a Facebook post, soon spiralled into an online campaign to reunite the pair.

Although some find the gesture romantic, the ordeal has faced heavy backlash from people who don’t see the rosy side of capturing and sharing a photograph online of a woman who didn’t give her consent. Read more…