The Death of Dating?

Written by Ramon Johnson at About.com:

Should hopeless romantics start planning a worldwide vigil for the loss of dating? According to New York Times Op-Ed columnist Charles M. Blow in The Demise of Dating, “The paradigm has shifted. Dating is dated. Hooking up is here to stay.”

Blow cites a report released by Washington-based Child Trends stating that there are more high school seniors that opt for the hookup instead of the date. But, prudes rejoice, Blow also points out that the high school high crowd is also having less sex overall. And when they do hook up, it’s usually with a friend. (Gay boys: Commence to chuckle. We all know that many of our friends are ones that we hooked up with at some point or another.)

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Gay Man Who Sued eHarmony Wins

From the Washington Post:

“This is going to end up making them a lot of money, and I think they’ll be asking themselves why they didn’t do this sooner,” predicts Joe Tracy, editor of Online Dating Magazine.

There are plenty of GLBT dating sites, and even a few that focus on commitment using compatibility testing, such as OneGoodLove.com, but none with the name recognition or marketing budget of eHarmony. And although Chemistry.com, the relationship-oriented arm of Match.com, does match gay users, it doesn’t focus solely on them.

So if the GLBT community forgives or forgets, Compatible Partners (which must launch by March) could have as good a chance as any at becoming its go-to site for online love.

Will McKinley, who is 46 and still single, use the service when it launches early next year?

“I’m not certain,” says McKinley, who was awarded $5,000 from the settlement. But of one thing, he does feel sure: “They’re gonna make tons and tons of money.”

eHarmony’s Homophobic Colors Shine Through

From Evil B*tch:

Why are you going to give your GAY DOLLARS to Neil Warren who is associated with homophobic organizations? Why would you support this bastard just because some wack job queen wanted to use their site, and got sue happy? Did this bitch never hear of any of the other MILLION gay sites you can cruise on? He wanted compatibility through a Christian right wing nut’s website? Girl get a grip and enjoy your paltry $5000 consolation prize.

Eharmony’s new site is called Compatiblepartners.com and will be up by Mar 09. Go ahead I dare you to type in the address. It’s not live yet, but you get the standard coming soon page. On this page are terms they think will interest you and their respective links.

The links are (and I’m not lying)

Dating Service
CHRISTIAN SINGLE - CLUE #1 KIDS YOU ARE A HOMO/WOMYN - WHY BOTHER WITH THIS?
Russian Woman - Sure I’ll buy one
Russian Wife - Gays need these!
and best of all?
P U T O
no, no not Pluto of Disney - PUTO as in faggot.

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Gay Love Blog: Can Online Dating Work?

The first question you may have about online dating is whether it actually works. The answer to this question is different for everyone, but I can say that online dating has the ability to work well and be very successful in the world of matchmaking. I met my partner online in 1998 and we are still together in a healthy and happy relationship today, which I see as a confirmation of this.

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Choosing The Right On-Line Gay Dating Service

There are many gay online dating sites on the Internet and one should take time to find a site that best suits their needs. There is no doubt that gay online dating service is being used by millions of gays from all over the world but you have to do your research well before joining the first site that comes your way.

Every gay online dating service will offer you a free trial when you first create your profile. You can make the most of these and join as many gay dating web sites as you can. Joining as many as possible will allow you to find out as much as possible about them all before you decide to upgrade your membership.

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