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Nothing's what it appears to be

Authored by: Anonymous (Anonymous User) on Tuesday, January 03 2012 @ 09:57 pm

I have participated in newspaper personals ads in years past and now have been on OkCupid for over a year. I applaud the intent of OkCupid, which is to enable singles to meet. But in practice there are many obstacles to a good outcome (dates).

There is no verification of members' identities, and so any member can be (and often is) misrepresented in one or more ways. Photos are often years old, sometimes by decades. Many of the "single" members appear to actually be social workers with a professional interest in corresponding with online singles. These mental health professionals don't appear to be looking for real dates at all. There is no means of avoiding any kind of game or con that can be played on members, and as a result, members are often distrustful of each other.

These sites can be a lot of fun, provided you keep in mind that almost nothing and no one on these sites is really what they appear to be.

My experience has been that real life dates with quality individuals can be a very rare occurrence. I've met two women in the year-plus I've been on the site, each only once, for lunch. This is not a good outcome considering my investment of time answering questions and providing other personal details.

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