I’ve already made mention of my joining of facebook and some components of the social web like online dating through eHarmony and others and the idea sort of piqued my interest in what type of people participate in such. Obviously, with things like eHarmony, you have to pay to subscribe and I’m not that dedicated to find out how it works.
However, I was amused at Yahoo’s personals pages. They’re one of the top-ranking online dating sites and you can actually sign up without a fee (though you do have to post your personal profile first, which I wasn’t willing to do - too many pages). But their ranking system for evaluating your compatibility (at least initially) is your ZIP CODE. Seriously, if you just type in your gender, the gender you’re looking for and your zip code, they have a list of individuals with their compatibility ranking. The closer they are to your zip code, the more compatible. Naturally. Check it yourself if you don’t believe me. I guess it’s good that true love is based on geographic proximity.
Now, granted, you can be more specific later on down the road, choosing everything in your perfect pal from eye color to religious preference. But if you just don’t have time for that, someone in your same ZIP is obviously your best choice.
Disclaimer - I just have to remind readers (especially my wife) that I’m actually very happily married and not looking for anything better. My interest in online dating is purely scientific.
