A woman is suing Match.com after she went on a date with a man she met on the site, who then followed her home and assaulted her. After the incident, a quick Google search revealed that the man had been convicted of several counts of sexual battery, prompting her to ask why aren't online dating sites pre-screening…
A woman is suing Match.com after a man she met there followed her home and assaulted her. The website says users are ultimately responsible for their own safety. She says the site should be screening its members. So who's right?
The Wisconsin Dept. of Justice has released details of its investigation of sexting DA Kenneth Kratz. In addition to disturbing allegations by a variety of women, investigators found Kratz's Match.com profile and messages. Kratz's username: exboytoy1.
Citing consumer demand for background checks on potential paramours met online, services offering to root out the baddies have recently sprung up. Hooray! All of our worries about dating online are over! Not so fast.
Nowadays, an enormous percentage of people meet online, and the options for virtual Yentas are limitless. So: what does your ultimate choice tell the world?
On Saturday, The Early Show ran a quick segment on online dating, in which they claim to reveal certain "insider secrets" about digital courtships.
In the video at left, comedian Jon Cordero impersonates Jon Gosselin in a fake Match.com ad. Like most jokes about the Gosselins, it starts out funny and gets less amusing when you remember there are eight kids involved. [Mediabistro]
