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So if you wanted to find the way to a man’s heart, how would you go about it?

I suppose it would be sensible to start with a man who you know has a heart in there somewhere to begin with, a capacity for warmth and tenderness, for passion. That’s already ruled out a few chaps we know.

Then the exploring would begin. It’s a blindfold journey with only a few clues along the route. Perhaps it’s the way he listens more carefully to a particular story, the way his eyes light up when he talks on a certain topic, the catch in his voice when he tells you about a memory. The way he softens in your arms at a particular touch, his look when his eyes meet yours at a certain moment.

Sometimes you can find the way. Sometimes you can get close. Sometimes it's like the centre of a maze: tantalisingly slipping into view and then as suddenly away again.

Some men want you to find a different part of the body, lower down. Some men want you on the outside: they don't want you coursing through their veins, echoing their beat. Some men have an invisible tattoo on their heart that says "Closed". Some men have a heart that's open for business, but with a sign out saying "No Vacancy".

To assist with the unravelling of this mystery, I've made it the new Quiz of the Week. Safe for anyone to take part. Even Americans.