NY man sues dating website Match.com for deception
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Re: NY man sues dating website Match.com for deception
#2Seriously?
A.) Use okcupid.com -- much better site. B.) I agree that match.com should probably identify which members actually are capable of responding, and it might increase signup rates if it notified non-paying members when they received a response and then allowed them to see what they'd missed once they paid. But imho, online dating is inherently "humiliating and disappointing."
Re: NY man sues dating website Match.com for deception
#3It is deception. If you pay to contact a person, but the person has no way of responding, then you have been deceived. You cannot even tell the person to upgrade or so, since you cannot contact the person.
Re: NY man sues dating website Match.com for deception
#4Seriously? A.) Use okcupid.com -- much better site. B.) I agree that match.com should probably identify which members actually are capable of responding, and it might increase signup rates if it notified non-paying members when they received a response and then allowed them to see what they'd missed once they paid. But imho, online dating is inherently "humiliating and disappointing."
imho, online dating is inherently "humiliating and disappointing."
Even if that is true, that is no reason for the design of match.com to increase the humiliation or disappointment.
Re: NY man sues dating website Match.com for deception
#5Seriously? A.) Use okcupid.com -- much better site. B.) I agree that match.com should probably identify which members actually are capable of responding, and it might increase signup rates if it notified non-paying members when they received a response and then allowed them to see what they'd missed once they paid. But imho, online dating is inherently "humiliating and disappointing."
imho, online dating is inherently "humiliating and disappointing." Even if that is true, that is no reason for the design of match.com to increase the humiliation or disappointment.
I can see why some people find it disappointing, but why would you find it humiliating?
Disclosure: I met a lot of women online (including the one I married) and generally enjoyed it, but I'm always interested in hearing other perspectives.
Re: NY man sues dating website Match.com for deception
#6Earlier quoted context omitted.
imho, online dating is inherently "humiliating and disappointing." Even if that is true, that is no reason for the design of match.com to increase the humiliation or disappointment.
I can see why some people find it disappointing, but why would you find it humiliating? Disclosure: I met a lot of women online (including the one I married) and generally enjoyed it, but I'm always interested in hearing other perspectives.
Hey, I don't get the humiliating part either.
Why are you disclosing that you met and married a woman online?
Re: NY man sues dating website Match.com for deception
#7Earlier quoted context omitted.
imho, online dating is inherently "humiliating and disappointing." Even if that is true, that is no reason for the design of match.com to increase the humiliation or disappointment.
I can see why some people find it disappointing, but why would you find it humiliating? Disclosure: I met a lot of women online (including the one I married) and generally enjoyed it, but I'm always interested in hearing other perspectives.
It's entirely likely that match.com's setup drastically reduces your response rate in a deceptive fashion. If you contact 500 people on match.com and not a single one responds, you'd probably be humiliated.
Re: NY man sues dating website Match.com for deception
#8A New York man sued dating website Match.com on Tuesday for misleading members by posting profiles of prospective dates who are unable to respond to any interest in them because they do not have a paid subscription.
Charging for the ability to send messages is pretty standard practise on most dating sites. It's how they make money.
Unsurprisingly, this is just another typical American greed lawsuit.
As a sidenote, Match.com does engage in some slimy practises too. For example, your subscription will get automatically renewed, and your credit card charged.
If you ask about this, they'll say it's because they want to provide you with "uninterrupted service", which is, of course, a load of bullshit. In the event that your subscription runs out, you can have it back up in like two minutes.
Re: NY man sues dating website Match.com for deception
#9Sorry, but how is this hacker news?
Re: NY man sues dating website Match.com for deception
#10Earlier quoted context omitted.
imho, online dating is inherently "humiliating and disappointing." Even if that is true, that is no reason for the design of match.com to increase the humiliation or disappointment.
I can see why some people find it disappointing, but why would you find it humiliating? Disclosure: I met a lot of women online (including the one I married) and generally enjoyed it, but I'm always interested in hearing other perspectives.
Interesting... I met my first wife online, more than 20 years ago, well before the web, over a Minitel-based chat system accessed via an Apple II (mine) and a Matra dedicated terminal (hers).
I met my second wife at a party.
I must be truly disconnected from my time.