Dating Sites

I have issues with dating sites. More specifically dating site advertising. I will admit from the start that I have used dating sites, and have had substantial (by my standards which aren't great) relationships from them. But I still profess that data doesn't predict love. I don't see why choosing someone that has the same interests, personality, temperament as yourself makes it more likely that you will fall in love. Are people really that narcissistic that they are just looking for another version of themselves? It is chance that two people meet and what causes spearks to fly is indefinable. Personally I like someone with a different view on things, who challenges me and shows me things. I don't disagree that it is an easy way to meet people and you have as much chance of meeting someone online as you do in the supermarket or the pub frankly but I dont believe any of them have a questionnaire or algorhythm which can match you with someone you will fall in love with.

But really parting hopeful romantics with their money is not really a terrible thing. Even the odd bit of mine. What really annoys me is their advertising. Patronising, incorrect, frankly not fit for purpose, illogical .... take your pick. Lets look at them individually (without naming names coz I'm not stupid):

1. Advertising something by showing people achieving the aim without it is stupid.
2. Advertising something by suggesting it all starts the step after the something is stupid.
3. Suggesting that you will have better dates because you both like and think the same things seems odd. I imagine the date would go something like this;
• so you like x then?
• yes. so you like y too?
• yes.nice isn't it?
• yes. 
• mmmm.
• *long pause*
• so, it's been raining a lot lately.
4. Telling us we'll find out who we really are by using your site suggests you think we are all quite stupid and not very self aware.
5. Do we really all still just want to get married?
6. Adverts comparing your sites to other sites is silly. You all do the same thing, just with a few differences in your questionnaire,

I think I've made bad matches (we won't explore the issues here coz this blog post would take up all of the internet) and I think their programmes have made bad choices (certifiabally mental and still living with his wife come to mind. Damn he was cute though)  If you think a computer programme will make better choices than you then you really need to have a word with yourself and have a think why you make the choices you make.