Woman Blows $7K on Matchmaking Service, Only Match was Toothless, Unemployed Man...

[dj_patm]

Pretty pathetic situation on both sides if you ask me....


An Edmonton woman is urging buyer beware after she spent thousands of dollars with a matchmaking company but only went on a single date with a gap-toothed homeless man. Val Taylor, 54, paid $7,344 for a membership with Edmonton Matchmakers at their office in Old Strathcona. A company salesperson promised to find her a match, but Taylor says her single suitor was hardly the man of her dreams.

The date was shorter than her five-foot-10 frame, not in her age group, unemployed and homeless, she said in an interview with CBC Radio's Edmonton AM. "He was partially toothless," she said. "And during our coffee, he continuously chewed and destroyed plastic utensils. It was a very surreal experience."

http://www.cbc.ca/beta/news/canada/edmonton/edmonton-woman-warning-love-matchmakers-edmonton-investigation-complaint-1.4086464

In my opinion, yes the company is clearly Shady AF and praying on lonely, desperate people which is not okay.

But the lady has to take a lot of the blame here. Instead of spending that 7 Grand on a delusional fantasy match, she could have spent that on bettering herself and spent a little time researching the plethora of online dating options and she would most likely be far ahead of where she is now.

She was lazy and wanted to take the easy way and she's paying for it.

[btimbit]

Was nice of the company to give her the best looking guy in Edmonton

[EK 2.0]

Originally posted by btimbit
Was nice of the company to give her the best looking guy in Edmonton


HI-OOOOOOO!!

[Hallowed_point]

Originally posted by btimbit
Was nice of the company to give her the best looking guy in Edmonton
:clap: :clap: :eek: :rofl: What a stud

[Mitsu3000gt]

Pretty obvious most of these type things are scams...not too surprising what happened. The amount of control a third party has to make two people like each other is extremely low. If you simply want to meet people and get the same result, it's free.

[shakalaka]

Originally posted by btimbit
Was nice of the company to give her the best looking guy in Edmonton


:english:

[vengie]

Originally posted by btimbit
Was nice of the company to give her the best looking guy in Edmonton


AND /thread

:clap: :clap: :rofl: :rofl:

[ZenOps]

I resemble that remark. There aren't many 40 to 50 year olds who have bothered to surgically replace a lost tooth or two, especially a non-visible molar. Its almost un-Canadian as a male to not have had some dental issues at some point.

http://www.greatesthockeylegends.com/2010/10/top-ten-hockeys-worst-teeth.html

Now I'd like to know how many of those guys she would consider dateable if they did not have a hockey player salary.

"So you wanted Parmesan and got Swiss instead." Meh, its not like anyone forced you to walk through the door of the matchmaking service or to pony up big wads of bills.

[Hallowed_point]

Originally posted by ZenOps
I resemble that remark. There aren't many 40 to 50 year olds who have bothered to surgically replace a lost tooth or two, especially a non-visible molar. Its almost un-Canadian as a male to not have had some dental issues at some point.

http://www.greatesthockeylegends.com/2010/10/top-ten-hockeys-worst-teeth.html

Now I'd like to know how many of those guys she would consider dateable if they did not have a hockey player salary.

"So you wanted Parmesan and got Swiss instead." Meh, its not like anyone forced you to walk through the door of the matchmaking service or to pony up big wads of bills.

Don't ever leave beyond.

[mazdavirgin]

Originally posted by ZenOps
I resemble that remark. There aren't many 40 to 50 year olds who have bothered to surgically replace a lost tooth or two, especially a non-visible molar. Its almost un-Canadian as a male to not have had some dental issues at some point.

http://www.greatesthockeylegends.com/2010/10/top-ten-hockeys-worst-teeth.html

Now I'd like to know how many of those guys she would consider dateable if they did not have a hockey player salary.

"So you wanted Parmesan and got Swiss instead." Meh, its not like anyone forced you to walk through the door of the matchmaking service or to pony up big wads of bills.

That was surprisingly lucid and on point for a ZenOps post.

[FraserB]

Seems like this is a clear cut case of whether or not the wording of the contract was followed by the company. Would have to see the whole contract, including the fine print (which she will say she did read, but in reality didn't), to see if they guarantee that all matches and arranged meeting will meet all the criteria laid out by the client. Chances are she gave them lofty targets for dates, accompanied by a helping over overselling on her part.

Online dating isn't much easier than finding someone another way. Men and women alike lie about everything from their interests to their weight. They'll crop pictures, use creative angles and filters and use ones that are months or years out of date. It's probably pretty rare to find people on an online dating website who honestly answer the questions, post good, up to date photos and don't have ridiculous double standards.

[dj_patm]

When I was single using tinder I tried to keep my pics as honest as possible. Nothing worse about online dating apps than chatting with someone for a bit and starting to like them and then realizing right when you meet that it's not going to work cause they misrepresented themselves in some way (looks or lifestyle). Been on both sides of that. Just easier to be straight up right away.

[FraserB]

Originally posted by dj_patm
When I was single using tinder I tried to keep my pics as honest as possible. Nothing worse about online dating apps than chatting with someone for a bit and starting to like them and then realizing right when you meet that it's not going to work cause they misrepresented themselves in some way (looks or lifestyle). Been on both sides of that. Just easier to be straight up right away.

The ones I found interesting were the ones where there was a current headshot, usually with some odd angle. Then the other photos would all be older, sometimes by up to two years.

Pro tip: If you're going to do this, don't put the date taken in the photo caption.

[Sugarphreak]

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[heavyD]

Just wondering what the reaction would be if the tables were turned and it was a fat, bald guy (because she's no prize) complaining that he spent $7k and was matched with a short, overweight woman with bad teeth and lives in a trailer park. Pretty sure he would be raked over the coals publicly for shaming this woman

[Hallowed_point]

Originally posted by Sugarphreak
Anybody feel bad for the guy who got matched up with a superficial woman that thought he was so ugly that she complained about him to the media?

Poor guy was on hard times and probably was pretty excited to maybe meet somebody who would see him for him

No, because men don't have feelings and are not allowed to be unemployed without risking being ostracized by society.

[Hallowed_point]

Originally posted by heavyD
Just wondering what the reaction would be if the tables were turned and it was a fat, bald guy (because she's no prize) complaining that he spent $7k and was matched with a short, overweight woman with bad teeth and lives in a trailer park. Pretty sure he would be raked over the coals publicly for shaming this woman

It's a complete double standard. In fact, it wouldn't have made it past the editors desk.

[dj_rice]

Originally posted by btimbit
Was nice of the company to give her the best looking guy in Edmonton


:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

:english:

[rx7boi]

Originally posted by Sugarphreak
Anybody feel bad for the guy who got matched up with a superficial woman that thought he was so ugly that she complained about him to the media?

Poor guy was on hard times and probably was pretty excited to maybe meet somebody who would see him for him

Why should someone feel bad though? Everyone has a list of things they want in a propsective partner with varying priorities.

Her expectations were what? She didn't want to financially support someone, she wanted someone attractive (relatively), someone employed, someone close to her age.

Instead, she got someone who lives in a camper, has no job, presumably looks homeless, and chews on plastic utensils during social interactions. Yet, you still imply that she's somehow obligated to jump on the grenade and take one for the team.

Not only that, you're choosing to focus on the fact that she had an opinion on his physical appearance and as such she is superficial.

Do you guys even hear yourself? Haha

PS: Post of the month goes to btimbit :rofl: :rofl:

[Tik-Tok]

Originally posted by Sugarphreak
Poor guy was on hard times and probably was pretty excited to maybe meet somebody who would see him for him

They probably found him at the bus station and paid him $20 to go.

gJ1HsQzIpF8

[FraserB]

Originally posted by rx7boi


Why should someone feel bad though? Everyone has a list of things they want in a propsective partner with varying priorities.

Her expectations were what? She didn't want to financially support someone, she wanted someone attractive (relatively), someone employed, someone close to her age.

Instead, she got someone who lives in a camper, has no job, presumably looks homeless, and chews on plastic utensils during social interactions. Yet, you still imply that she's somehow obligated to jump on the grenade and take one for the team.

Not only that, you're choosing to focus on the fact that she had an opinion on his physical appearance and as such she is superficial.

Do you guys even hear yourself? Haha

PS: Post of the month goes to btimbit :rofl: :rofl:

So when they provided her with his picture and profile, she didn't reject him as a match then? Especially considering that she knew she was locked into her contract as soon as she accepted a date.

[jwslam]

Originally posted by Sugarphreak
Anybody feel bad for the guy who got matched up with a superficial woman that thought he was so ugly that she complained about him to the media?

Poor guy was on hard times and probably was pretty excited to maybe meet somebody who would see him for him

Originally posted by rx7boi
Why should someone feel bad though? Everyone has a list of things they want in a propsective partner with varying priorities.

Her expectations were what? She didn't want to financially support someone, she wanted someone attractive (relatively), someone employed, someone close to her age.

Instead, she got someone who lives in a camper, has no job, presumably looks homeless, and chews on plastic utensils during social interactions. Yet, you still imply that she's somehow obligated to jump on the grenade and take one for the team.

Not only that, you're choosing to focus on the fact that she had an opinion on his physical appearance and as such she is superficial.

Do you guys even hear yourself? Haha

PS: Post of the month goes to btimbit :rofl: :rofl:

Stolen from CalgaryPuck /flamesuiton

The guy lived in a camper, so he's not homeless. And he didn't have all his teeth? Also the article height shames him. Maybe he's a super nice guy, and just an eccentric outdoorsman.

Ok. Let's do this, and turn it around. If a man approached CBC about this service, and complained even remotely about the appearance or social status of a woman he was set up with? Oh lord. He'd be publicly shamed into the Stone Age. Go Fund ME's and makeovers would be pouring in. Oprah would have the slow piano music darkened studio intro for her.

The double standard on display with this report is kinda sickening. I'm not saying the matchmaking service is in the clear. But what do you expect when your basically treating dating like yanking on a slot machine handle in a seedy casino.

[btimbit]

Originally posted by rx7boi


Why should someone feel bad though? Everyone has a list of things they want in a propsective partner with varying priorities.

Her expectations were what? She didn't want to financially support someone, she wanted someone attractive (relatively), someone employed, someone close to her age.

Instead, she got someone who lives in a camper, has no job, presumably looks homeless, and chews on plastic utensils during social interactions. Yet, you still imply that she's somehow obligated to jump on the grenade and take one for the team.

Not only that, you're choosing to focus on the fact that she had an opinion on his physical appearance and as such she is superficial.

Do you guys even hear yourself? Haha

PS: Post of the month goes to btimbit :rofl: :rofl:

Oh I 100% get her complaint, I'm just too shallow and privileged to not question the fact that she's a dummy for being so desperate that she spend over 7k.

But hey, as a slightly overweight unemployed jackass who is slowly losing his hair, this story offends me too!

[rx7boi]

Originally posted by btimbit


Oh I 100% get her complaint, I'm just too shallow and privileged to not question the fact that she's a dummy for being so desperate that she spend over 7k.

But hey, as a slightly overweight unemployed jackass who is slowly losing his hair, this story offends me too!

:rofl: :rofl: Not even in the same league as the guy's description. Without pics it's hard to say if she's exaggerating. Maybe he's dreamy like no one ever thought :love: :love: :love:

Alot of people are using double standards as the primary argument while refusing to acknowledge that people are entitled to basic preferences.

This woman didn't get matched with someone that fell short of her expectations. She got matched with someone that was basically the exact opposite of what she asked for.

#escortbaitandswitchtactics

[Sugarphreak]

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[sexualbanana]

Originally posted by FraserB


So when they provided her with his picture and profile, she didn't reject him as a match then?

There's no mention that hey did show her a picture. The matchmaking service that this company was supposed to provide is entirely different from simple online dating, as the client has a personal point of contact whom, after getting to know you, is supposedly an expert in setting the client up.

The hook, and this would probably be the point of contention for the plaintiff, is that the company acted in bad faith by setting her up with her first referral who did not meet the criteria that she had laid out. That, in combination with the clause in the contract stating the fee is non-refundable after the first referral, means that the company had no intention of ever trying to provide her with the service they had promised.

[btimbit]

Originally posted by rx7boi


:rofl: :rofl: Not even in the same league as the guy's description. Without pics it's hard to say if she's exaggerating. Maybe he's dreamy like no one ever thought :love: :love: :love:

Alot of people are using double standards as the primary argument while refusing to acknowledge that people are entitled to basic preferences.

This woman didn't get matched with someone that fell short of her expectations. She got matched with someone that was basically the exact opposite of what she asked for.

#escortbaitandswitchtactics

Meh, that double standard will always be there, doesn't bug me much.
My only this is that I can only feel so sorry for her if she willing paid that much. Maybe it's victim blaming, but you're kind of a willing participate in your own fuckover at that point. Is she really so desperate that she thought there was no way she'd get ripped off? If so, that's really sad, and to me that's the real story here, not the fact that she got a crappy match

[btimbit]

Wait a minute, if this guy allegedly has no job and lives in a camper, did he have to pay thousands for a match as well? Or is he just in on the scam?

[rx7boi]

That is sad, but only because it's considered socially taboo to pay to be set up with a total stranger. People pay for all kinds of services, whether it's due to a lack of competence, skill, or physical ability.

I doubt any of us here know much about matchmaking services but personally I would have thought that they're more legitimate than a beaner on the Las Vegas strip handing out cards on the smoking hot babes they'll send to your hotel room :rofl:

Maybe I'm just not savvy to the scammy side of matchmaking services so I sympathize with her story more.

Either way, $7k is a huge chunk of change to lose even if it's not to a nigerian prince.

[btimbit]

Paying to be set up like that, sure no problem. The sad part is that she allowed herself to be taken for that much when someone in a more reasonable state of mind would likely have thought that's way, way too much for such a service.

Loneliness and desire to be with someone can be a very powerful emotion, sucks that there's people to take advantage of it

[sexualbanana]

Originally posted by btimbit


Meh, that double standard will always be there, doesn't bug me much.
My only this is that I can only feel so sorry for her if she willing paid that much. Maybe it's victim blaming, but you're kind of a willing participate in your own fuckover at that point. Is she really so desperate that she thought there was no way she'd get ripped off? If so, that's really sad, and to me that's the real story here, not the fact that she got a crappy match

Are you only victim blaming because of the nature of the service? Otherwise I don't see how she could have contributed to her own fuckover.

Say I go to an expensive restaurant and order a $300 steak of Kobe beef, and what I get is a quarter-pounder patty. You'd complain right? The problem is, the restaurant policy states that no refunds are available once the meal has been plated.

As rx7boi said, it's not that the service simply failed to meet her criteria, it's that the date they set her up with was nowhere near the criteria that she stated.

[FraserB]

Originally posted by sexualbanana


Are you only victim blaming because of the nature of the service? Otherwise I don't see how she could have contributed to her own fuckover.

Say I go to an expensive restaurant and order a $300 steak of Kobe beef, and what I get is a quarter-pounder patty. You'd complain right? The problem is, the restaurant policy states that no refunds are available once the meal has been plated.

As rx7boi said, it's not that the service simply failed to meet her criteria, it's that the date they set her up with was nowhere near the criteria that she stated.

I find it very, very hard to believe that she agreed to the meeting without seeing a picture or profile of the match before hand.

It's like your restaurant example, but before they serve you the quarter pounder, they showed you a picture and a description.

[Xtrema]

I thought women get all the dicks on Tinder, why pay $7K? I'm sure even she will get a few right swipes in Edmonton.

[Kloubek]

Originally posted by Sugarphreak
Anybody feel bad for the guy who got matched up with a superficial woman that thought he was so ugly that she complained about him to the media?

I was thinking the same thing. Who's to say that just because he was missing teeth and unemployed that he wasn't a great guy?

I was also wondering who is so unable to get a mate themselves that they pay the price of a decent used car to find someone? She reeks of issues even without going to the media to shame this guy.

[sexualbanana]

Originally posted by FraserB


I find it very, very hard to believe that she agreed to the meeting without seeing a picture or profile of the match before hand.

It's like your restaurant example, but before they serve you the quarter pounder, they showed you a picture and a description.

But why would the matchmaker suggest that person in the first place knowing that he doesn't match any of her criteria?

Admittedly, that's where the hole in my QP analogy exists. But the fact remains: either the matchmaker did a really good job selling her on this guy, or the matchmaker had no real intention of fulfilling their end of the contract.

[GingeRRRBeef]

Originally posted by sexualbanana


But why would the matchmaker suggest that person in the first place knowing that he doesn't match any of her criteria?

Admittedly, that's where the hole in my QP analogy exists. But the fact remains: either the matchmaker did a really good job selling her on this guy, or the matchmaker had no real intention of fulfilling their end of the contract.

I would have had dinner with her for much much less than 7k

[rx7boi]

Originally posted by Kloubek


I was thinking the same thing. Who's to say that just because he was missing teeth and unemployed that he wasn't a great guy?

I was also wondering who is so unable to get a mate themselves that they pay the price of a decent used car to find someone? She reeks of issues even without going to the media to shame this guy.

:rofl: :rofl:

Face it, the dating scene is what it is. If you're homeless, jobless, and have poor etiqutte then you're less prospective than the guy who does have all 3. There's nothing hard to comprehend about that.

Really also wondering how many dudes in this thread subscribe to the notion of being friendzoned simply because someone doesn't want to fuck them. But you're such a great guy!



Originally posted by FraserB


I find it very, very hard to believe that she agreed to the meeting without seeing a picture or profile of the match before hand.

It's like your restaurant example, but before they serve you the quarter pounder, they showed you a picture and a description.

You haven't considered that some matchmaking services could potentially set up blind dates with the understanding that they'll match you based on criteria you set out.

You know as well as we do that not all menus provide pictures. Descriptions, yes. If you ordered a bacon jalapeno cheeseburger that came with no bacon and no jalapeno, you'd call the server over.

Sorry, you can't. It's already plated. It's your fault if you don't just give the burger a chance :rofl:

The article does not indicate that they get a complete James Bond pre-mission briefing for each match, but rather that there is high sales pressure to get you to commit to a specific membership package where they promise her certain amount of referrals.

If she didn't need to provide any criteria, she could have just done it all herself and bypassed the service altogether by looking at pictures and messaging.

[btimbit]

Originally posted by sexualbanana


Are you only victim blaming because of the nature of the service? Otherwise I don't see how she could have contributed to her own fuckover.

Say I go to an expensive restaurant and order a $300 steak of Kobe beef, and what I get is a quarter-pounder patty. You'd complain right? The problem is, the restaurant policy states that no refunds are available once the meal has been plated.

As rx7boi said, it's not that the service simply failed to meet her criteria, it's that the date they set her up with was nowhere near the criteria that she stated.

Sure, but in your expensive restaurant what you thought you were getting is worth what you paid. In this scenario the girl still got ripped off and scammed, but even if she got exactly what she wanted, still paid $7000 for it. That's fucked

[ZenOps]

By that analogy though, maybe she was willing to pay $7,000 to try caviar for the first time - only to realize caviar wasn't what she wanted. Or a year long gym membership that was used twice.

From a law standpoint, if she signed anything stating no refunds, and then paid - She isn't getting anything back.

[sexualbanana]

Originally posted by ZenOps
By that analogy though, maybe she was willing to pay $7,000 to try caviar for the first time - only to realize caviar wasn't what she wanted. Or a year long gym membership that was used twice.

From a law standpoint, if she signed anything stating no refunds, and then paid - She isn't getting anything back.

From a law standpoint, the service provider is also expected to fulfill their end of the contract. Whether it's in the contract or not, the basic principle of the business advertised is to set the customer up with someone who matches their criteria.

Going back to food analogies (I'm clearly hungry)...
As a customer can't sue KFC for not having any burgers, a KFC shouldn't be serving a burrito when the customer ordered a a 3pc with coleslaw, then claim no refund because the burrito has already been wrapped.

[sexualbanana]

Originally posted by ZenOps
By that analogy though, maybe she was willing to pay $7,000 to try caviar for the first time - only to realize caviar wasn't what she wanted. Or a year long gym membership that was used twice.


Well no.

In a simple, straight and fair transaction, sure. She paid for caviar and got caviar. Whether she likes the caviar is up to her own personal preference.

But what if she ordered beluga caviar and got salmon caviar (roe)?

Or, if the seller knew they couldn't get caviar but took the order (and the money) anyways and gave them salmon caviar (which costs a fraction of beluga caviar) and said no refund.

[rx7boi]

Originally posted by btimbit


Sure, but in your expensive restaurant what you thought you were getting is worth what you paid. In this scenario the girl still got ripped off and scammed, but even if she got exactly what she wanted, still paid $7000 for it. That's fucked

And in her case, she thought she was getting a service that is a "premier matchmaking service for upscale and mature singles."

Regardless of sales tactics, even if she shelled out $7k, it's about perceived benefit anyway. People pay $7k to have a couple pornstar escorts fuck them all night long until they're pruny and dehydrated and think it's worth their money.

[J-hop]

Originally posted by Mitsu3000gt
Pretty obvious most of these type things are scams...not too surprising what happened. The amount of control a third party has to make two people like each other is extremely low. If you simply want to meet people and get the same result, it's free.


It's tough for singles though. Even in my 30s I don't know of a single quality girl that spends time at bars regularly so you aren't meeting them there. Tinder is mostly a joke especially if you're a hot female(not referring to the lady in this story!!!). A good looking friend of mine who isn't from Calgary had the worst experiences with tinder dates showing up just trying to get laid.

Paid services are (from what I've heard) much better as you weed out a lot of the skidz as they'd rather go for easy pickings.

So what do you do? Date a bunch of donkeys and hope that statistics will eventually work in your favour?

[heavyD]

Originally posted by J-hop



It's tough for singles though. Even in my 30s I don't know of a single quality girl that spends time at bars regularly so you aren't meeting them there. Tinder is mostly a joke especially if you're a hot female(not referring to the lady in this story!!!). A good looking friend of mine who isn't from Calgary had the worst experiences with tinder dates showing up just trying to get laid.

Paid services are (from what I've heard) much better as you weed out a lot of the skidz as they'd rather go for easy pickings.

So what do you do? Date a bunch of donkeys and hope that statistics will eventually work in your favour?

Isn't Tinder really all about instant gratification?

[ZenOps]

I don't think it was false advertising. What does "premiere" mean, what does "super" mean?

"Super happy fun time match making service" would mean something completely different to me, but not necessarily a bad thing.

"Upscale" meaning small fries to jumbo fries?

[ercchry]

Originally posted by J-hop



It's tough for singles though. Even in my 30s I don't know of a single quality girl that spends time at bars regularly so you aren't meeting them there. Tinder is mostly a joke especially if you're a hot female(not referring to the lady in this story!!!). A good looking friend of mine who isn't from Calgary had the worst experiences with tinder dates showing up just trying to get laid.

Paid services are (from what I've heard) much better as you weed out a lot of the skidz as they'd rather go for easy pickings.

So what do you do? Date a bunch of donkeys and hope that statistics will eventually work in your favour?

Need friends... then you have a party, and friends bring friends... then you meet new friends... then :love:

Don't have friends? Join activities or sports teams.. same thing, it's been how people have been finding dates since the dawn of society

Problem is, if you're 54 and still single you have fundamental issues that you need to address first, everyone knows at least a few people that are not complete deadbeats, maybe even mildly attractive but just know they will be forever alone cause even if they manage to get a first date... or even a month's worth of dates with someone they just don't accept that there might be flaws and it's not their ideal partner so they end it and repeat the cycle all over again

Solution? Pre-relationship counselling? More cats? I dunno :rofl:

[max_boost]

Originally posted by ercchry


Need friends... then you have a party, and friends bring friends... then you meet new friends... then :love:

Don't have friends? Join activities or sports teams.. same thing, it's been how people have been finding dates since the dawn of society


agree to this lol when single and looking you really have to get out there and have a good time. people are attracted to those who like to have fun haha and then after you find someone, give it a 6-12 months and you can go back to being boring :rofl:

[thetransporter]

imagine how the man feels...

[cancer man]

Plastic Utensils..first date or meeting wonder where they went?
I dated got married have kids only place i can think of was McDonalds for
Hot cakes or a KFC picnic with paper plates.
But then again this is Edmonton.

[J-hop]

Originally posted by ercchry


Need friends... then you have a party, and friends bring friends... then you meet new friends... then :love:

Don't have friends? Join activities or sports teams.. same thing, it's been how people have been finding dates since the dawn of society

Problem is, if you're 54 and still single you have fundamental issues that you need to address first, everyone knows at least a few people that are not complete deadbeats, maybe even mildly attractive but just know they will be forever alone cause even if they manage to get a first date... or even a month's worth of dates with someone they just don't accept that there might be flaws and it's not their ideal partner so they end it and repeat the cycle all over again

Solution? Pre-relationship counselling? More cats? I dunno :rofl:

Or do the whole work incest thing :rofl:

I notice that is becoming (or continuing to be) a big thing.

I think that would be horrible. Talking about the same company stuff all day. Going through the same layoffs and be worrying about losing both incomes at the same time. Having to get rid of your work wife. Just a horrible situation haha

[sputnik]

What ever happened to just getting an eHarmony account?

[mr2mike]

Originally posted by ercchry


Need friends... then you have a party, and friends bring friends... then you meet new friends... then :love:

Don't have friends? Join activities or sports teams.. same thing, it's been how people have been finding dates since the dawn of society


I'd love to see beyond run a singles speed date night. I'd go for the lulz.

[sexualbanana]

Originally posted by mr2mike


I'd love to see beyond run a singles speed date night. I'd go for the lulz.

Because there are soooo many women on this site. It'd be like the old Chinook meets. :rofl:

[ExtraSlow]

I thought we were all gay?

[J-hop]

Originally posted by sexualbanana


Because there are soooo many women on this site. It'd be like the old Chinook meets. :rofl:

I've never been to one but I'm picturing a car girl showing up and swarms of vultures decending.

[ercchry]

Originally posted by J-hop


I've never been to one but I'm picturing a car girl showing up and swarms of vultures decending.

Yeah right! They're all afraid of girls :poosie:

[Mitsu3000gt]

Originally posted by J-hop



It's tough for singles though. Even in my 30s I don't know of a single quality girl that spends time at bars regularly so you aren't meeting them there. Tinder is mostly a joke especially if you're a hot female(not referring to the lady in this story!!!). A good looking friend of mine who isn't from Calgary had the worst experiences with tinder dates showing up just trying to get laid.

Paid services are (from what I've heard) much better as you weed out a lot of the skidz as they'd rather go for easy pickings.

So what do you do? Date a bunch of donkeys and hope that statistics will eventually work in your favour?

Sorry I wasn't very clear, I agree with you completely - I was talking about the super elite dating services like this, with a $7K price tag.

Online dating in general I think is great and I've used it on & off for the last 7-8 years or so with great success. The free or reasonably priced services I think are more than enough for most people. If one of those services asked me to pay $7K for better matches (or in this case what appears to be a single date), I would automatically assume it was a scam.

Also who in their right mind pays $7K to a service like this without first seeing an amazing track record, talking to previous customers, etc. A good chunk of the responsibility is still her's for being a dumbass unless this amazing reputable company all of a sudden decided to screw over their first customer on that day.

I always had luck with the (normally priced) paid services as well because even a small cost weeds out the people who just sign up for the hell of it. The free sites/apps have a higher percentage of people just looking for hookups but there is a mixture of serious/not serious people across all the platforms.