Online dating is a hot topic - it has been for years. It started with sites like Match.com and eHarmony.com, targeting men and women who were tired of the dating scene and looking for long-term love.
Next came the dating sites whose target markets were men and women looking for fun, casual relationships. Nothing too intense, just good old-fashioned, need someone to party with type dating.
Then came the specializations. There were dating sites designated by race, religion, and sexual persuasion. Really, it makes sense - if you are going to search out a mate online, you might as well make sure that your core beliefs or sexual interests or racial preferences are in agreement.
All of this sounds great… until we get to the newest online dating site… SugarDaddy.com. This site specializes in connecting hot, money-hungry young women with rich old guys. Well, let me take that back. See, the commercial for SugarDaddy.com shows a hot YOUNG rich guy. I’m absolutely sure that this truly reflects their male membership. After all, there is truth in advertising….. right?
I mean, really… if you are young and hot and looking for a man with money.. you might as well weed out those poor guys whose wallets just don’t measure up. If you are old and rich, just can’t seem to find a date, and really want to KNOW that the woman you are with is only after your money… you have a whole menu to choose from. Take your pick… blond, brunette, red-head… doesn’t matter.. they all want the same thing - your money.
Of course, perhaps there is an upside to this site. Women can be open about their gold-diggin’ ways instead of pretending to love a wobbly old geezer - till death do they part. Men can be honest about their desire to buy the company of a hot woman for an evening or a year, instead of earning her love and respect and forging a relationship with a lasting bond.
I expect the next generation of online dating sites will push the envelope even further. HookUpForSex or SexWithoutDinnerAndMovie might be just be the next big thing. Hmmmm. wonder if those domains are available?
January 29th, 2009 at 9:45 am
I don’t see any problem with websites like SugarDaddy.com. However, the problem is with people who want to fool themselves that by spending some money they can buy happiness and love or by agreeing to giving some company and pleasure to some old rich men can become happier. Most people, forget that happiness can never come in a short cut way. It is like a mental sickness.
January 31st, 2009 at 4:06 pm
Like Razib, I don’t find anything ingenious in these kind of sites. I don’t see any kind of problem in people playing on these sites, it is up to them what they choose to experience in afterall. Happiness or no happiness, we are not the rulers of their lifes. Each experience is unique to the owner that is creating that part.