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Originally Posted by jay23
?Sean McGinn is the perfect example of the person who is really attractive, extremely eligible and gainfully employed,? McGinn?s attorney Norah Hart, with Treuhaft & Zakarin LLP in New York, said today in a phone interview. ?He?s writing to people and hears nothing back from them. Is that because they?re not interested? That?s highly unlikely.?
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Sounds like an ego problem to me.
Truth be told most dating sites allow members to post profiles for free. If a member emails a free member the mail is delivered to their onsite mailbox and a notification is sent to their personal email. Different sites handle the mail different ways, but the mail has been delivered and it is up to the member on the other end if they want to upgrade their service / purchase credits or what have you to read and / or respond.
I don't think this is a deceptive practice at all. Free profiles stay up until the member asks for their profile to be removed, which most sites do. Many members choose to upgrade their accounts based on the activity they receive before they pay.
Also it should be said that alot of dating sites give free upgrades to women. I always had the impression Match had a decent female to male ratio, but who really knows if that is the case.
I've worked for and with a hanful of online dating sites and alot of the user experience comes down to the interraction choices of the user themselves. User complaints of this nature usually come from guys who spend their time emailing the most in demand women with oneliners like, "Hey, you look yummy, let's meet up" or "Nice shoes, wanna fuck?"
Just my
