Category: AshleyMadison

Free Online Dating . . . Just For Millionaires!

Posted on July 5, 2007

Millionairecupid_logo PRESS RELEASE — July 4 — MillionaireCupid.com announces free membership for referral business. Normally, $29.95 a month, the service is now free for users who invite several people to join and they register. MillionaireCupid.com bills itself as "one of the first and most popular dating sites for wealthy and pretty singles." If offering free memberships to millionaires works, who knows how effective it could be for other sites?

The full article was originally published at Business Portal 24, but is no longer available.

Mark Brooks: Girls, would you want to go on a date with a millionaire who chose the free-to-join millionaire dating site? Ah, I get it, they're saving their money for more dates. Also see WealthyMen.com and SugarDaddyforMe.com. For the truly unavailable, there's always AshleyMadison.com.

Monogamy or Monotony?

Posted on September 1, 2006

PolygamieTHE VILLAGE VOICE — Aug 30 — "I prefer to cheat with other married people because they have as much to lose as me typically" says a 35-year-old executive at a large corporation in midtown Manhattan. Married for seven years, he and his wife have sex twice a week. He cheated for the first time with another married woman he met through the Ashley Madison Agency. He's one of over a million members of Ashley Madison, which—like Married Secrets, Affair Match, Discreet Adventures and International House of Wives—caters to cheaters. The company's founder, Darren Morgenstern wanted to offer a service where folks could be up-front about their marital status.  Membership costs $240 for three months. Sites like Ashley Madison tap into a very profitable niche within the online personals arena by bringing honesty to the dishonest practice of cheating. Statistics show that 12% to 25% of women and 22% to 60% of men cheat.

The full article was originally published at Village Voice, but is no longer available.

Mark Brooks: Sexsearch is into threesomes. AdultFriendFinder markets to swingers. Polymatchmaker also.  In some ways Ashley Madison, and others are providing a service to the dating industry by soaking up the marrieds that would otherwise venture onto mainstream dating sites and give them a bad reputation. By their mere existence they also encourage infidelity.  Do these services provide a useful public service? For or against? Your comments please.

Married Man Sues After Dating Service Won’t Match

Posted on March 28, 2006

Eharmony_7SAN JOSE KNIGHT RIDDER NEWSPAPERS — Mar 27 — John Claassen is taking eHarmony.com to court, because the popular online matchmaker refused to find him the perfect mate.  Why? Because he is married.  Claassen says he is legally separated. Claassen cites California civil code, section 51 and seeks $12,000 in civil penalties. 

Mark Brooks: Black or white, married or not.  That's the way eHarmony sees it.  That's their position, and when users are paying $50 a month to meet serious singles who are ready for a relationship (i.e. no baggage), why not. Ashley Madison takes a different (appalling) position.  Sexsearch.com doesn't mind separated singles. 

Insanity Reigns When Dating and Technology Collide

Posted on January 19, 2006

Poddater_1GANNETT NEWS SERVICE — Jan 17 — Through http://www.poddater.com, users of the new video iPod can download video profiles of singles. Women can get recommendations from other women about good guys at http://www.greatboyfriends.com, but they should probably cross-reference him first on http://www.dontdatehimgirl.com.  If you're superficial and shallow, there's http://www.dreammatches.com, a "dating service for beautiful people."  Those who want to stalk good-looking members of the opposite sex also can go to http://www.hotmaps.frozenbear.com, which combines the technology of Google mapping with the rating and dating site http://www.hotornot.com. Or try "Hot Or Not Hook-Up" at http://www.hotmatch.frozenbear.com. It's a really dumb thing to do, but it's totally addictive. There's a site for introverts and shy singles called http://www.shypassions.com.  The Toronto-based Ashley Madison Agency helps you cheat on your spouse. 

Defensive Dating

Posted on July 19, 2005

ABC NEWS — July 14 — Technology is here to help you distinguish potential soulmates from future cellmates.  Nearly one out of every two unmarried people have tried Internet dating in recent years, turning it into a $1 billion business. True.com performs criminal background checks and warns that "married people will be prosecuted." eLove.com, requires new members undergo face-to-face screenings at which officials verify pictures.  Cheaters are more than welcome at AshleyMadison.com.  MyPrivateLine.com provides an untraceable, toll-free phone number that you can set up in minutes for 15 cents a minute.  Engage.com is carving out a role for friends and family. 

The full article was originally published at ABC News, but is no longer available.

Mark Brooks: True's 'married people will be prosecuted' insignia is brilliant.  I wonder how many Marrieds the background checks catch?