(Online Dating Industry Journal) A student journalist for Penn State's "The Daily Collegian Online" has written an article titled "Internet Dating Sites Unrealistic" about her "experiment" with online dating. She signed up for a Match.com account with the username MeltNmyMouth69 and a provocative profile. Then she talked about how entertaining it was to read the responses, concluding her article with the following sentence:
"...So for all of you who are considering online matchmaking, I have a suggestion: Get off the computer and get out into the real world. You will not find love on the Internet..."
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Joe's Comments
If you post a provocative ad with a provocative username then it's a foregone conclusion that you won't get inquiries from people serious about a relationship or love. The student writer, Mary Kanaskie, does a good job of contributing to the ill-conceived stigma that some people believe. In her article, she wrote:
"What you're seeing on dating service Web sites is the product of an hour-long self-photo shoot by desperate and horny individuals."
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