Offline vs. Online Dating
Wednesday, 10. March 2004 - 11:59 am
Advanced matchmarking services with prices reaching thousands of dollars react on online dating in an article by an Associated Press reporter.
Here'a a quote:
" Men now make up 60 percent of visitors to online personals sites, where users can troll anonymously with little commitment, Financial or otherwise. But for myriad reasons, they remain a much tougher sell for higher-end matchmaking services, which usually subject participants to extensive face-to-face interviews that require personal information upfront, such as home phone numbers, place of work and a Social Security number. These interviews also tend to weed out those inclined to fib about anything from their weight to whether they have a spouse at home. (About 10 percent of Internet personal users are not single, according to a recent Nielsen/NetRatings study.) "
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