June 23, 2011

Online dating trifecta: beautiful people, iPhone hookers, Zoosk statistics

  1. Beautiful People an online dating site that only allows, you guessed it, beautiful people, had to lay down the law on 30,000 “uglies.” Good for them.
  2. Apparently iWhores may be in our future. Ah, the march of progress.
  3. New research from Zoosk on summer dating (I guess they were jealous of OkCupid). Here are the takeaways:
    • Don’t talk about your ex on a first date. (Duh)
    • The large majority of people expect men to pick up the bill for first date. (I guess you aren’t THAT independent, huh ladies?)
    • Most women have made up their mind about a potential romantic interest by the end of the first date. For most men it takes less than an hour, some only 15 minutes. (Me? 15 seconds.)
    • The majority of singles think an outdoor date is best for summer. (Not on the first date. See rule #2.)
    • Very few people think karaoke is a good idea on a first date. (Ya think?)
    • Most men, but less than half of women would go on date that requires a bathing suit. (My advice: not on the first date. Again, see rule #2. But it can be a good way to find out what you want to know. If she won’t show you her body, you probably don’t want to see it.)