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Midlife Dating: Matching Supply and Demand
THe San Francisco Chronicle reports on a dating service that matches an area with an oversupply of eligible women (San Francisco) with an area with too many eligible men (Silicon Valley).
... As the work-obsessed get closer to middle age, opportunities to find romance dwindle. These Silicon Valley Bridget Joneses, who embedded themselves in cubicles during the 1990s high-tech boom, are waking up to what they missed while they were logged on and tuned out to love.
... Amy Andersen (is) the 30-year-old founder of Palo Alto-based Linx Dating LLC, a company with a unique Bay Area twist: Andersen's company pairs San Francisco women with Silicon Valley men.
The idea came to her back in 2001 when she herself was dating a man who had loads of buddies who were single bachelors sporting Ivy League degrees and high-powered careers but few romantic prospects. Some 30 miles away in San Francisco, Andersen's girlfriends, who had similar Junior League pedigrees and Pilates-sculpted bodies, complained they couldn't meet any mates with marriage potential.
"That is when it really dawned on me: What about bridging the gap between the Silicon Valley man and the San Francisco woman, about creating new possibilities that they might not have otherwise?" said Andersen, who launched Linx Dating in December 2003.
As with so much else in the Bay Area, clients pay top dollar: up to $8,500 for 24 months of matchmaking services.
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What the heck? Why would you
What the heck? Why would you pay $8,500 for online dating to meet someone 30 miles away? Why not just sign up for Match.com, eHarmony, etc. and then look for people in whatever city you want? I don't understand how this company matches supply and demand in a way that every other online dating site can't. ---- Mike K.
Since plentyoffish was
Since plentyoffish was launched, online dating goes free. More and more sites like hotornot etc are now free. I think this is because of AdSense, who can monetize dating websites more effectively then paid membership. The same about this case.
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