# Dating Sites... Really????

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dating-sites-really/703077>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [October 31, 2014, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dating-sites-really/703077 "2014-10-31T01:53:24Z")\
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**Author:** ![gregsmom](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/dfb087/32.png) [@gregsmom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gregsmom)\
**Post date:** [October 31, 2014, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dating-sites-really/703077/1 "2014-10-31T01:53:24Z")

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Can someone tell me why are all of the men on dating sites such as [match.com](http://match.com) etc are “athletic and toned”?  
If 68% of people in the United States are overweight why are the other 32% on dating sites? I just don’t get it. :mad:  
It’s intimidating and superficial.  
And why is everyone holding out for someone who para-sails, zip-lines, sky dives, cooks, cleans, and works out at the gym every day? Does this person even exist?

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**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\
**Post date:** [October 31, 2014, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dating-sites-really/703077/2 "2014-10-31T02:25:08Z")

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