On-line Single Scene
Oh, honey! Amber, come here, dear. Let me give you a hug. Was it because I wrote about you? I didn’t mean to put you and the City of Sugarland at a disadvantage. I thought you and Dr. Baldwin looked cute together. Just don’t listen to what the mean folks on the message boards are saying. Ok?
Well, in honor of one of our own re-joining the single scene after last night’s “Bachelor”, I decided to highlight the on-line scene for H-town singles.
The national sites are very well-known, thanks in part to an aggresive marketing campaign that features both television and radio ads. E-Harmony.com, Match.com and Yahoo Personals.com all boast large numbers of individuals looking for — well, something. Registration on these sites are all free, but sending or responding to e-mails from your “matches” will cost you anywhere from $35 - $60/month. Someone has to pay for all that marketing after all.
On both Match and yahoo Personals.com, queer, gay, lesbian and/or transgendered individuals can register and search for love, although E-Harmony has banned all gays and lesbians from the site. E-Harmony’s founder, Dr. Neil Clark Warren, created the site based on conservative, marriage-oriented Christian values. No “intimate-only” encounters allowed.
Since I primarily use free dating sites (because I’m thrifty and poor like that), I like Plenty of Fish. It is by far one of the rowdiest dating sites that I’ve ever tested the waters on. Last night, when I created a profile, I was in a playful mood and wrote a silly description of myself. Within an hour or so, I had 15 messages and many, many more people instant messaging my account. If you join, you might want to be prepared and come armed with multiple, recent photos of yourself.
The other free site in Houston that is widely used is Houston Connect.com. It’s part of the Houston Chronicle’s website and has one of the more thorough profile and photo album capabilities. Unfortunately, many of the folks on there are in relationships and maintain profiles to comment on the forums and the blogs. I haven’t had much luck from that site, especially since it takes 5 or 6 e-mails to different individuals get at least one response back.
Maybe it’s just me. Or maybe Houston Connect kind of sucks a little. If you’ve found love (or lust) on there. Let me know, I’m willing to retract my statements.
singles, dating, on-line dating sites, love, friendship
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