Late-night television really is the worst. I was up until the wee hours this morning (coffee at 10 p.m. will do that to you), unsuccessfully trying to find something worth watching, when I started taking notice of the commercials. Sure there were the usual ones about sexy local singles, but there was also a very high volume of dating site advertisements. I've seen these commercials before, I'd just never really paid a whole lot of attention to them.
The thing that struck me about these promos is the way outward appearances were never mentioned, with all the focus landing on a connection, some similar interests, or how quickly they knew the other person was "The One." What I'm trying to figure out, however, is how happy these people truly are. Do dating websites really do such a great job of matching people, or is it that by the time you sign up your standards are so low you are willing to settle on anything decent? You both like Italian food, want two children, and aren't repulsed by the other person's face... and those are your main reasons for getting married? I'm not trying to insult people who join these sites, I am genuinely curious.
If you are tired of being alone and one day find someone with the same interests/beliefs, is that enough to convince yourself it's love? Or do these personality profiles really work? I wish I could see some numbers on how many of these relationships lead to marriage, and how many of those marriages fail. I know that data is out there somewhere. It has to be.
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here's something funny for you to think about. 4 couples at work met online and 2 of those were on a dating website. weird huh? im not saying it works.... but maybe it does to a certain degree. its my belief that you can fall in love with anyone if youre just willing to love them and be love. and to deal with all the crap otherwise called a relationship. so maybe finding someone who likes the samethings as you makes it easier. anyway...
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