(Online Dating Industry Journal) A recent article by Olivia Barker of USA Today compares online dating with blind dates, claiming that blind dates are becoming much more popular due to previous bad experiences with online dating matches. According to the article:
"Seasoned singles are experiencing "online dating fatigue," Miller [Andrea Miller, founder and president of Tango] says. So their blind-dating efforts are a form of backlash.
"The technology of Internet dating, while it may seem like a great thing in terms of multiplying your opportunities to meet people, more options does not necessarily translate into a better chance of meeting The One," says Jillian Straus, author of the forthcoming "Unhooked Generation: The Truth About Why We're Still Single." "Sometimes having so many choices makes people hesitant to commit."
Daters and dating analysts agree there are two kinds of people trawling the Internet and the speed-dating circuit: those shopping for sex and those shopping for a mate. The anonymity of the online world makes fulfilling the first goal "so much easier," says Straus, 33, who interviewed 100 singles ages 25-39 across the country. And distinguishing those who want to hook up for a night vs. a lifetime can be tough.
The anonymity also breeds rudeness, Straus says. The Internet date is much easier to stand up."
The article suggests that many young singles feel that online dating feels contrived and less romantic than their notion of falling in love and meeting someone. For more information read the full article.
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