Tuesday, June 1, 2010

Outsourcing Online Dating with "Assistants"

Have you ever heard of an online dating assistant? Neither had I until I read this WP article. If you're too busy, lonely or incapable of wooing a date, these guys will write the emails and IMs for you so that you can *hopefully* land a date.

While intriguing and useful, this is another example of the layers of deception that go into initiating a relationship? And if based on a lie, then what are your motives? If you're too busy to type out an email, won't you be too busy for any kind of meaningful relationship? Is this just one more step in the chain of efficiency? When it comes to authentic relationship, is this a step too far? I think so.

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