| With people in Shanghai quickening their tempo of life, traditional romantic styles of dating are gradually fading away from local young people's hearts. More and more young white collars start to pursue new dating styles, like online, group and travel matchmakings. In this new world composed by modern communication tools, young people have started to pursue "long-distance" dating.Ms. Xu, 30, of Minhang District, married Mr. Wang from Beijing not long ago. She said that she met her husband in an... | In spite of its somewhat dubious and unpredictable nature, users seem more than willing to pour money into the Internet dating market. Since its inception in the late ’90’s, online dating has grown from a series of glorified personal ads-once seen as the last-ditch effort of the meek and the desperate-to highly detailed profile lists and highly organized, calculated compatibility and matching systems. U.S. residents have spent some $460 million in 2004 alone, according to a study conducted by th... | After jettisoning the perfect Mr. Wrong, I was ready, at the ripe young age of 39, to throw in the towel on finding even a slightly unperfect Mr. Right. Then, a good friend, one with a shiny new beau, encouraged me to get modern and try online dating. When I hesitated, she pointed out how easily the computer helps separate the dudes from the duds. OK, maybe I was up for just one more dive into the dating pool.
Turns out, that pool is Olympic-sized. The U.S. online dating industry is worth about... |
