July 16, 2010

THE FOUR BIGGEST ONLINE DATING LIES:

#1.)  HEIGHT. They looked at the averages for men and women in general, then they compared it to how tall people SAY they are on OKCupid.com.

--They found out that, on average, both men and women add about TWO INCHES to their height when they list it in their online profile.

#2.)  INCOME.  They took into account where people lived, and what the average income was in their zip code, and found out that the average online dater adds 20% to their actual income.

--And not surprisingly, the guys who SAY they make over $100,000 are the ones who get the most messages.

#3.)  WHAT THEY LOOK LIKE.  Most digital cameras tag each picture file with the date the photo was taken.  So OKCupid went through and gathered up photos with dates, then divided them into two groups:  "Hot" and "Not Hot."

--Over one third of the "hot" photos . . . think bathing suits and guys flexing . . . were at least one year old.  And 12% of them were at least THREE years old.  Only 5% of the "not hot" photos were that old.

#4.)  SEXUALITY.  OKCupid looked at all its members who said they were "bisexual."  And it turns out, only 23% of those members actually try to date both men and women.  77% of them only send messages to one or the other.

--And even though 12% of women under the age of 35 SAY they're bisexual, only about 3% actually go after both sexes.

posted by Lucas on 7/16/2010 12:02:29 PM