Carrot Dating - Date people by 'bribing' them
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Carrot Dating - Date people by 'bribing' them
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Re: Carrot Dating - Date people by 'bribing' them
#2Am I the only one that thinks online dating isn't superficial? Yes you have the pictures but you also have a complete rundown of the persons likes, dislikes, personality, what they do for a living, as well as how attractive they are.
Bribing people is a really good way to get bad dates. You have no idea of your shared interests, personalities, nothing at all to gauge whether you are of compatible attractiveness.
Re: Carrot Dating - Date people by 'bribing' them
#3Am I the only one that thinks online dating isn't superficial? Yes you have the pictures but you also have a complete rundown of the persons likes, dislikes, personality, what they do for a living, as well as how attractive they are. Bribing people is a really good way to get bad dates. You have no idea of your shared interests, personalities, nothing at all to gauge whether you are of compatible attractiveness.
Absolutely agree. I think this app sounds horrendous.
Re: Carrot Dating - Date people by 'bribing' them
#4And I thought I was cynical. Crumbs.
Re: Carrot Dating - Date people by 'bribing' them
#5I wonder what kind of people sign up to this...
Then again, maybe they fit together.
Re: Carrot Dating - Date people by 'bribing' them
#6Is this satire? Looking at the site the message I get is "Here are 12 women who will be bought, to some degree, for a price. Make a bid and see how much you get."
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#7Is this satire? Looking at the site the message I get is "Here are 12 women who will be bought, to some degree, for a price. Make a bid and see how much you get."
Let's not pretend real life is that much different. You can imagine scoring a date with a very popular girl just by some funny joke at the coffee machine all you want, but inviting her to a show or taking her out for dinner will be much more successful.
Re: Carrot Dating - Date people by 'bribing' them
#8Am I the only one that thinks online dating isn't superficial? Yes you have the pictures but you also have a complete rundown of the persons likes, dislikes, personality, what they do for a living, as well as how attractive they are. Bribing people is a really good way to get bad dates. You have no idea of your shared interests, personalities, nothing at all to gauge whether you are of compatible attractiveness.
Online dating is certainly a lot less superficial than picking people up in a bar.
I've read somewhere that a significant fraction of modern relationships (a third?) start online. And they tend to be relatively stable. There's clearly something to be said for discussion interests before looking at the picture.
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#9'WHAT IF A BRIBEE ACCEPTS THE BRIBE, BUT THE DATE NEVER HAPPENS?
Once a bribe is accepted, it is up to the members to communicate and plan the details of the date. Even after bribe acceptance, some dates may not happen.'
- There is something gloriously appropriate about this being in the FREQUENTLY asked questions.
Re: Carrot Dating - Date people by 'bribing' them
#10My pet theory is that to meet great people (dates or not), you need to apply an "antifragile" approach. Basically, lower the cost of an interaction (which is meeting face to face not messaging for days) and meet many.
From this perspective, dating websites (and this one especially) are just horrendous. They have a very high price for each interaction: women waste time reading many messages, men waste time sending many messages.
I am betting that a couple of days talking to random strangers on the street gives you more results than months spent on these sites.