PIX MORNING NEWS — Feb 11 — Dating expert Julie Spira has gone on over 250 dates from dating websites, leading to four marriage proposals, one husband and one fiance. Julie has a book coming out on February 13th which is called The Perils of Cyber Dating – Confessions of a Hopeful Romantic Looking For Love Online.
Although I’ve signed up with Match.com, I now don’t trust the company because of its misleading presentation of its fees. To a quick reader considering the service it appears as though 6 months of the service can be had for about $17, when the charge is actually over $100. Match.com calls itself a “community” but if it were really interested in responsible community building it would have posted in large print something like “$17 PER MONTH” instead of playing tricks with fonts in order to mislead people. At the point when I saw that the charge was $100+ instead of $17 I felt half-committed so I continued, but I now I somewhat regret having signed up. Trust is important in match-making, and the ugly surprise I had about the fees as I moved along in the registration process has left me feeling suspicious and mistrustful. Being honest instead of sneaky and greedy is important both in business and in love relationships, and Match.com’s sneaky way of presenting the fees sets a very bad tone for people coming to use the website. I’m not sure I want to hook up with someone in a situation where we both are being coldly manipulated for financially someone else’s financial gain.
Although I’ve signed up with Match.com, I now don’t trust the company because of its misleading presentation of its fees. To a quick reader considering the service it appears as though 6 months of the service can be had for about $17, when the charge is actually over $100. Match.com calls itself a “community” but if it were really interested in responsible community building it would have posted in large print something like “$17 PER MONTH” instead of playing tricks with fonts in order to mislead people. At the point when I saw that the charge was $100+ instead of $17 I felt half-committed so I continued, but I now I somewhat regret having signed up. Trust is important in match-making, and the ugly surprise I had about the fees as I moved along in the registration process has left me feeling suspicious and mistrustful. Being honest instead of sneaky and greedy is important both in business and in love relationships, and Match.com’s sneaky way of presenting the fees sets a very bad tone for people coming to use the website. I’m not sure I want to hook up with someone in a situation where we both are being coldly manipulated for financially someone else’s financial gain.