# romantic dopers - look here to find love **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [March 3, 2000, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/romantic-dopers-look-here-to-find-love/14362 "2000-03-03T23:40:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Arnold\_Winkelried](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Arnold\_Winkelried](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arnold_Winkelried)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2000, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/romantic-dopers-look-here-to-find-love/14362/1 "2000-03-03T23:40:00Z")
Are you hoping for that romantic white wedding dress? Do you want to be gazing into someone’s eyes and whisper “I do” ? Best of all, do you want someone else to pay for it? [Wed at First Sight](http://www.wedatfirstsight.com/) has the answer to you, and, no > [@](#): > > This Is Not A Game! Another great idea, hatched by the masterminds of american civilization. * * * Official winner of [Bricker _Challenge #5_](http://www.straightdope.com/ubb/Forum4/HTML/004959.html). First Place Trophy in [Shayna, chocolate and Grace’s _Rock & Roll Jeopardy_](http://boards.straightdope.com/ubb/Forum4/HTML/005262.html). Voted [_Most Valuable Poster_ in “Comments on Cecil’s Columns” forum](http://fathom.org/teemingmillions/vote.adp). ---
**Author:** ![Shayna](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shayna/32/17976_2.png) [@Shayna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shayna)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2000, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/romantic-dopers-look-here-to-find-love/14362/2 "2000-03-04T02:42:00Z")
That is the most ridiculous, absurd and **stupid** idea I’ve heard since _ **Who Wants to Marry A Millionaire** _. I mean, didn’t these people learn _anything_ from the debacle that turned out to be? And have they never watched _Love Connection_??? Same exact concept, only instead of picking out 3 people who match your profile that you get to review and choose between to **go out on a date with** , they actually expect you to **marry** this person! Good grief - with all the horrendous dates people have had off of that show, what on earth makes these _Infinity Productions_ people think it’d work to have them get **married**??? I hope NO ONE replies to their nonsense so we don’t have to endure actually having it trashing up our airwaves! * * * “How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world.” - Anne Frank ---
**Author:** ![Catrandom](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7bcc69/32.png) [@Catrandom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Catrandom)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2000, 7:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/romantic-dopers-look-here-to-find-love/14362/3 "2000-03-04T07:05:00Z")
And they’re collecting contestants through the \Internet\! Gee, people never misrepresent themselves on the Net. I wanted to see the questionnaire, but the “Click here to be a contestant” button wasn’t working, for some reason… Catrandom ---
**Author:** ![The\_Ryan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7feea3/32.png) [@The\_Ryan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Ryan)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2000, 7:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/romantic-dopers-look-here-to-find-love/14362/4 "2000-03-04T07:18:00Z")
Add one more thing to the list of things I won’t do on a first date: get married. What’s next; will a TV network choose a religion for people and have them convert on live television? ---
**Author:** ![SingleDad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9e8a1a/32.png) [@SingleDad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SingleDad)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2000, 7:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/romantic-dopers-look-here-to-find-love/14362/5 "2000-03-04T07:29:00Z")
Was it P. T. Barnum who said, “no one ever went broke underestimating the intelligence of the American people”? * * * He’s the sort to stand on a hilltop in a thunderstorm wearing wet copper armor, shouting ‘All Gods are Bastards!’ ---
**Author:** ![Sylence](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b19c9b/32.png) [@Sylence](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sylence)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2000, 7:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/romantic-dopers-look-here-to-find-love/14362/6 "2000-03-04T07:44:00Z")
I have an urge to make a website with the theme “Who Wants To Date A Pro Athlete?” I’d take applications online, then set everyone up with everyone else’s number as their “athlete.” Or maybe I’d use real athletes. John Rocker’s probably got an unlisted number now, darn it. . . – Sylence * * * If a bird doesn’t sing, I’ll wait until it sings. - Tokugawa Ieyasu ---
**Author:** ![Arnold\_Winkelried](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Arnold\_Winkelried](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arnold_Winkelried)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2000, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/romantic-dopers-look-here-to-find-love/14362/7 "2000-03-05T17:41:00Z")
**Catrandom** , don’t stop trying! I’m eagerly looking forward to seeing you on the show. Let us know when you’ll be on! Shayna said > [@](#): > > That is the most ridiculous, absurd and stupid idea I’ve heard since Who Wants to Marry A Millionaire. I mean, didn’t these people learn anything from the debacle that turned out to be? Well, I’m sure they did. I wouldn’t be surprised if this company came up with the idea after Fox started advertising “Who wants to marry a multi-millionaire.” And look at all the free publicity that happened after the show, when the couple decided not to remain married!