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more about #onlinedating HereComesMyBaby: Eh. I don't think Karen comes off great here. I don't take anything seriously that people tell me online before I've met them. Wait to meet the guy an... more » shailiethakkar000: by the way, they're both googling themselves right now. more » cockeyed: To add, I am not taking either one's side, but she looks like a jackass here. more » quantumcooney: I don't think Karen gets off sounding any better than Joe in this exchange. Sure, he has a streak of misogyny and may have trouble getting back to peo... more » voteforme: Dude, this guy's clearly an ass, but don't devalue the Jewish High Holy Days, okay? The Yom Kippur fast fell on a Monday this year. The guy didn't w... more » Betty Bea Getty McClanahan: Clearly both of these specimens are of the "self-involved morons" section of the gene pool, just to say off bat. I rolled my eyes during that entire t... more » ejd71: This was just cringe-worthy. He sounded like a disinterested ass. She sounded desperate yet self-absorbed (google me NOW!). If you don't give a shi... more » drinkwater: Is Joe in the Bay area? Because I swear to god I dated this dickhead. Or perhaps there are just a lot of men with that particular brand of assy charm. more » Helen Valentine: Um. I wouldn't consider his reference to Chinatown a rape joke, just an allusion. And then she jumped down his throat about it. I don't feel sympathetic. more » jgh: Did you get "Karen" confused with the dude? Because her e-mails are just as haughty and annoying as the guy's own douchiness. more » genau: i'm not up on the internet dating communication etiquette or whatever, but this seems like an awfully uncomfortable conversation to be having with som... more » TallyCola: They are both pretty big jerks right off the bat. Why would either of them want to meet the other? more » mipsy6: Joe's last email cracks me up for some reason. It's so needlessly overdramatic. Suddenly, he's the victim of an insane Internet stalker. more » katekate is squared: I kind of think they're both assholes. Crap email from both parties? more » thesciencegirl wields the truth like a mighty axe.: I think the problem here (in Karen's case) is needing to have the last word. I'm so very familiar with that feeling, but sometimes it's best to ignor... more » Mushu_the_educated_whale: This sounds so familiar. One of my male friends had a rape joke as his status on facebook. I didn't find it funny, so I told him he's the reason I car... more » Gumbina80: Am I dense or naive or lacking in critical thought when I say that the initial "Chinatown" joke was more cinematic allusion than a joke about rape? Pe... more » happiestgirl1000: I don't get why she kept on bothering to respond when it was clear that he was being a bit of a douche - and took his time in getting back to her. Sur... more » Pizza!Pizza!Pizza!: His non-answer about the Polanski stuff was lame and probably a red flag, but no more so than being unavailable and that awful 'I dunno' response to a... more » Flackette Goes Retro: Oh hey, funny story about googling online dating folks: When I first e-met the now-boyfriend a couple of years ago, he gave me enough info to figure o... more » -
#crapemailfromadude
"I'll Forgive A Lot From The Man Who Gave Us Chinatown"
On Saturday, Hortense asked if we'd be able to watch movies by Polanski apologists. Maybe — but can we date them? And what if they also like rape jokes?
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#whatwomenwant
Who Knew?: Women Prefer To Be Treated Like People, Not Sex Objects
Dating site OKCupid analyzed 500,000 inquiry messages and found, as shown in the chart at left, that calling a woman "pretty" decreased a man's chance of getting a response. Women prefer comments about their interests, not looks. [Sociological Images] -
#datingadvice
Online Dating: Tips, Tricks, And Mockery
On Saturday, The Early Show ran a quick segment on online dating, in which they claim to reveal certain "insider secrets" about digital courtships. More » -
#playingthepercentages
Like Online Daters, Online Dating Sites Make Specious Claims
New York is reportedly the best city for online dating, but beware — dating sites may be inflating their claims. EHarmony says 2% of people who married last year met through them, but their surveys may be biased. [Reuters, WSJ] -
#namegame
You Are Cordially Invited To The Wedding Of Kelly Hildebrandt And Kelly Hildebrandt
Kelly Hildebrandt decided to look up her own name on Facebook last year, just to see if anyone else shared it with her. Lo and behold, someone did; a young man she thought was pretty cute. More » -
#edisharmony
How Online Dating Is Like Buying Cereal
Whether or not online dating is stigmatized, it's still difficult. One reason: too many choices! More » -
#facetofacebook
Are Love And Hate On The Internet Just Love And Hate Of The Internet?
This week we wrote about the stigma (or lack thereof) of online dating. Now Virginia Heffernan asks whether an online love affair is really just a love affair with being online.
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#mustlovedogs
Has Online Dating Really Lost Its Stigma?
Yesterday a tipster alerted us to the personal ad of a dude who'd winked, nudged or otherwise demonstrated casual electronic interest. "Lovemaking is physical, and so its its language. Suck, cock, fuck, and prick, are not bad words." Quoth he.
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#planb
Recently-Divorced Guy Dates 50 Women To Find Ms. Right
After reading the Sunday NY Times' "Generation B" piece, we felt like we'd been on an emotional roller-coaster. "Oh, that's sweet! But that's creepy. But maybe that cancels it out? Ew, not that..."
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#doublewidedating
Single White Redneck Seeks Same
Online dating is apparently thriving in the recession, and one beneficiary of these tough times is Redneck and Single — "it's like an online honky-tonk, but without the drinkin', cussin', and fightin'." More » -
#loveisblind
When Your Date Looks Different On The Internet
In the age of internet dating, when people have the tools to PhotoShop themselves into supermodels, it's not terribly unusual for people to be surprised when their blind date looks nothing like their online picture. More » -
#lovebytes
Do You Have The Guts To Take Online Relationships Offline?
We've posted about online dating experiences — specifically the horror stories and the Worst Date Ever™ — but the Wall Street Journal's Dara Horn writes about "Operation Match," the innocent dawn of technology-assisted love: More » -
#loveonthedole
Love Is In The Depressed, Impoverished Air
Apparently in a recession, no one wants to be alone. Good news for eHarmony! More » -
#modernlove
The Loneliness Of The Long-Distance Lover
This week's "Modern Love" column in the Times made us cry. Oh, and so did "Vows." More »
