”Last week my pal Kate tweeted me this delightful link: I told you it was really gross dating tech guys in Seattle (cc: @askvirginia) http://t.co/cf7h2bYjhY — Kate K. (@kateseventy8) July 11, 2014 For now, let’s ignore Gawker’s weird graphic, and also put the issue of dating tech guys in Seattle on hold. I can guarantee that they’re not all gross—after all, …
Why you shouldn’t pay for eHarmony Plus
Ever since I’ve started seeing trailers for The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, I’ve also seen a plethora of links about eHarmony’s new Plus service. This is a new offering in which you pay an expert $5,000 to be your personal online dating… surrogate. They call it a ‘matchmaking professional,’ but in many ways, it’s also a surrogate. Or an …
Hello, Catfish viewers!
Hey y’all! I’m experimenting with Twitter Ads to try to reach people who tweet about Catfish. Why? Because I want to help you! See, Catfish may be a fun show, but it’s SO not what real online dating is like. Online dating is what you make of it; when used correctly, it should be a means of helping you connect …
The (alleged) antidote to online dating
Check it out! MTV is casting for a new reality show that’s the (alleged) “antidote to online dating.” That description kinda cracks me up, because I just don’t think it’s fair or nuanced enough to capture the problems with actual online dating (as opposed to the MTV-style Catfish view of online dating, which is so not the same thing!). The article …
A different kind of catfish
Sorry I’ve been a little absent, lovebirds! Grant and I have relatives coming to stay with us this week, so I’ve been running around cleaning and organizing and laundering and scented candling (as you do). I believe I can call my efforts triumphant, but I’ve still got a bit of work ahead of me. So instead of a huge deep …