Feeling lonely and friendless? No worries! You can rent-a-friend for $10 an hour!!!

Scott Rosenbaum, 30, has a database of 218,000 men and women who members of his site Rent a Friend can hire "to hang out with, go to a movie or restaurant with", or be "someone to show you around an unfamiliar town".

The US-based site already has around 2,000 members, each paying up to £16 a month ($25) to access the site.

When they see a friend they like the look of, they can rent them for as little as £6.50 ($10) an hour. More...

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