In November of 2019, I was using an online dating site. I had used them before but was still hopeful. This time, things took a nasty turn for the worse and I ended up harassed. When I told a guy not to contact me again on my phone, he did, even when I told him further contact would be considered harassment. I should have been wise to the sites, as you see, I had a dear friend who was raped by a man she met on an online dating site.
I posted my experience on Sitejabber, what a wonderful service that company provides. Within a few weeks, my review of the online dating company posted on Sitejabber got over a 1000 reviews, and it is still going. I wondered, how did that happen? What is going on? I will tell you what is going on.
Online dating sites prey upon people.
Here is what they do:
- They publish fake profiles. Oh, yes they do. I have seen these “model” looking guys and their pic is on the web site for Years. I can almost pick them out by looks alone now. These people don’t exist, and they are used to draw you in and get your money.
- The sites are so lax that you often don’t have enough information to make a decent assessment of a person.
- They set up the sites in such a way that you are often stuck “approving or disapproving” a person without the ability to see a profile, all you see a picture. That is very unhelpful.
- They publish fake “results” of happy and married people. Just like the model guy up above in item 1, these are lies.
- And, I am sure this list is just the beginning of what is happening.
It is time we take a stand as women and say no more lies. If you can’t try to sell a car that doesn’t exist, you shouldn’t be able to advertise a date who doesn’t exists. We need some laws and some serious caution statements posted to customers every time they get on the site.
Let’s try these caution statements when you log on to a dating site:
Caution: We do not screen anyone for being convicted of a sex crime or harassment. Use at your own risk.
Caution: We use fake profiles so you will spend money on this site. These people don’t exist and are guaranteed to make you feel like a looser when they don’t ever respond.
Caution: We don’t make people give enough information so you can make sound judgements. And, people lie on the information they do give.
Caution: We have no way for you to ever meet anyone safely. There is always a risk of harassment, physical harm, or death.
Let’s call it like it is; very risky. Let’s take action and get some lemon laws (term used in America to protect consumer from goods that fail to meet quality standards) to protect people: #onlinedatinglemonlaws
Era Lewis 