Online Dating Services
In my journal entry posted 7/29/10 I mention that I went on a date with a woman I met through an online dating service.
I find myself a year later (tough to believe it's been that long) in the same situation, single.
So now I ask, are dating services good or bad?
The one I signed on for seemed pretty good. I was matched with 200 or so women over the 3 months I was a member. I initiated contact with around 50 of them. I ended up getting through their guided communication with only 3 of them. Of those 3, I only ended up going out with 1 of them. Those odds seem pretty awful to me. Particularly for the $60.00/month I paid. Perhaps it was me.
So, do online dating services indicate that I'm desperate enough to pay someone to find a date for me? Or do they say that I have disposable income to spend on dating services and could spend it on dates too? I tend to feel that for men resorting to a dating service it's desperation, but for women who turn to a dating service it's because they genuinely don't have time and have the money to burn.
I find myself a year later (tough to believe it's been that long) in the same situation, single.
So now I ask, are dating services good or bad?
The one I signed on for seemed pretty good. I was matched with 200 or so women over the 3 months I was a member. I initiated contact with around 50 of them. I ended up getting through their guided communication with only 3 of them. Of those 3, I only ended up going out with 1 of them. Those odds seem pretty awful to me. Particularly for the $60.00/month I paid. Perhaps it was me.
So, do online dating services indicate that I'm desperate enough to pay someone to find a date for me? Or do they say that I have disposable income to spend on dating services and could spend it on dates too? I tend to feel that for men resorting to a dating service it's desperation, but for women who turn to a dating service it's because they genuinely don't have time and have the money to burn.