I watch those commercials on TV where online dating services have led to the marriage to the grossly happy couples you see on the screen. Such and such were married on this and that date. So many couples successfully matched and made happy. We put together our users this way and it’s so much better because of this really intelligent graphic that displays some sort of statistic or pie chart. Mind you they explicitly say the word “user” in referring to people who log onto their service; other people commonly called “users”: drug addicts.
What I would really like to see are the percentages of people who are horribly pissed with the service. Let’s see the statistics of how many have had to file restraining orders on other “users.” How about those who were horribly deceived by some fourteen year old claiming to be a rich executive with a condo in St. Martin. It goes without mentioning about those who failed to have the “six pack abs” that they touted so much about.
Dating services are nothing new, but if you want to talk about stats, you stand the same chance of success that you do at a bar or church function. Now if you have to pay for the service, then it must be a good one, right? You might have a point, but I can also steer you towards clubs with steep prices and over priced religious events for all your dating needs.