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In reply to the discussion: I'm Here To Tell You That Online Dating Sucks [View all]discntnt_irny_srcsm
(18,479 posts)43. In 1993, Gary Kremen saw potential in online dating...
...but the world was yet to be convinced, so he created Match.com. As people werent dating online, probably due to it having negative connotations, he worked on a solution to the problem. What Kremen did was get everyone in the company to create a profile on the site. This even included his girlfriend at the time, even though they were in a relationship. Uh oh. I bet you can see his problem already developing.
Well it appears as though his idea worked. This trick helped the company grow the number of users, but it came at a cost Kremen. His girlfriend met another man on the site, and left Kremen for him. But all wasnt lost. Gary Kremen has said that it was painful, but it showed him that the site worked.
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Well it appears as though his idea worked. This trick helped the company grow the number of users, but it came at a cost Kremen. His girlfriend met another man on the site, and left Kremen for him. But all wasnt lost. Gary Kremen has said that it was painful, but it showed him that the site worked.
https://unrealfacts.com/founder-match-com-gary-kremen-lost-girlfriend-man-met-match-com/
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Depends on the site. I've had some good results. Results on the free ones, not so good.
brush
Apr 2019
#6
The two I've been on mostly feature people in my city. There are others of course...
brush
Apr 2019
#15
If you just open up and be honest, I'm sure there is someone out there for you
ProudLib72
Apr 2019
#12
Hey, you laugh but I actually put in one profile something about being on DU
ProudLib72
Apr 2019
#29
Try Adult Friend Finder for more interesting, non-judgemental, anything goes, kind of people.
Kaleva
Apr 2019
#40
Met hubby of 10 years on dating site. My daughter also met her husband on a dating site.
patricia92243
May 2019
#41