Free vs. Paid Online Dating

I'm a nerd on a budget. I try my best not to pay full price if I can help it. Don't shop without a plan! Every nerd knows that! The same holds true with dating, in my opinion. I REFUSE to pay money to exchange emails. Just doesn't make for good nerdsense.

From what I can tell, there seems to be a battle going on between pay and free dating sites. The pay sites can obviously put money into an advertising budget. They want to convince you that if you spend the money, you'll yield a better dating pool. They say folks who pay to date are more serious than us nerds who still believe in the internet as open access to the masses, social networking and all that.

In the spirit of my favorite white girl Kathy Griffin, I say, "Suck it, Leaches!" You'll never get my 3-digit code! Although my Apathy/Curiosity Meter tips slightly on the Curious side to see if there's any merit to what the e-har.mony (no link love here) sites of the world claim, to pay for dating is antithetical (big words are sexy) in my nerd-world.

Consider this; YOU still have to write your profile, YOU still have to delimit your search, YOU still have to read and sort your email, YOU still have to take time to manage your online dating. So, um, why would you pay a company to allow you to do all the work you would do if you were on a free site?

Free vs. pay online dating is a topic worth revisiting. Let's discuss, shall we? Stay tuned for the next episode...