i would definitely be interested in hearing about your experiences.
i sometimes think the *size* of online dating databases (literally thousands of people) triggers a consumerist attitude in many people, a "shopping" mentality that carries over to the first several dates. it's really easy to go back online and do a new search, so there's no reason *not* to just throw someone away as soon as they fail to meet one of the items on a list of desired "features." that's the experience i've had, anyway. i'm glad your experience has been different--i know other people who have had better experiences too, so maybe it is just the service i have used. i also wonder if the difference in our ages--thus (probably) in the ages of the guys we're meeting up with--might be a factor in our different experiences.
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Date: 2005-12-17 12:45 pm (UTC)i sometimes think the *size* of online dating databases (literally thousands of people) triggers a consumerist attitude in many people, a "shopping" mentality that carries over to the first several dates. it's really easy to go back online and do a new search, so there's no reason *not* to just throw someone away as soon as they fail to meet one of the items on a list of desired "features." that's the experience i've had, anyway. i'm glad your experience has been different--i know other people who have had better experiences too, so maybe it is just the service i have used. i also wonder if the difference in our ages--thus (probably) in the ages of the guys we're meeting up with--might be a factor in our different experiences.