# I am ready to start dating....

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-ready-to-start-dating/536758>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [April 20, 2010, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-ready-to-start-dating/536758 "2010-04-20T16:20:53Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![AClockworkMelon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aclockworkmelon/32/10803_2.png) [@AClockworkMelon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AClockworkMelon)\
**Post date:** [May 5, 2010, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-ready-to-start-dating/536758/61 "2010-05-05T02:47:46Z")

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> [@Tom\_Scud](#):
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> Per wikipedia, [match.com](http://match.com) was started in 1993.

Wow. That’s mind-boggling.

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**Author:** ![Misnomer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misnomer/32/14897_2.png) [@Misnomer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Misnomer)\
**Post date:** [May 5, 2010, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-ready-to-start-dating/536758/62 "2010-05-05T16:12:44Z")

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> [@umop\_ap\_sdn](#):
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> sometimes as I’m checking out someone else’s profile they’ll list something that’ll make me think, oh! I’m into that too I should add it to my profile!

Oh, I do that, too. 🙂 I’ll like how someone else has worded something, or I’ll see something that reminds me of something I left out, etc.

I _hope_ the prompt I saw was just poorly worded and not actually suggesting what it seemed to be suggesting.

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**Author:** ![jsc1953](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5daacb/32.png) [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\
**Post date:** [May 5, 2010, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-ready-to-start-dating/536758/63 "2010-05-05T23:24:21Z")

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I’m on eHarmony since January and enjoying it… lots of matches with reasonably interesting people, and my social life is quite a whirl. As a matter of fact, Brynda, I think if I expanded my geographical parameters by oh, from 30 miles to 3000 miles, we probably would’ve been matched. Dang. 🙂

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**Author:** ![Brynda](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e79b87/32.png) [@Brynda](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Brynda)\
**Post date:** [May 10, 2010, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-ready-to-start-dating/536758/64 "2010-05-10T14:58:23Z")

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Well, **jsc1953** , I did mention the ocean. 🙂

I joined OKCupid and had my first date on Friday. We hit it off, and are talking about seeing each other again. Hurray for me!

I also joined Match but I don’t like the match process, etc as much as OKCupid, which surprises me. If anyone wants to exchange names, critique my profile, PM me and I will give you the 411. 😉

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**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\
**Post date:** [May 10, 2010, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-ready-to-start-dating/536758/65 "2010-05-10T16:44:34Z")

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Good for you! Go Brynda, go Brynda…

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