I always found the "matchmaking" aspects of OLD absurd - how dumb do you have to be to rely on an algorithm to tell you whether you get along with someone? The worst sites are the ones that only allow you to contact the people they recommend to you. E-harmony was the f*cking worst for that bullsh*t.
Speaking of which, have you seen the new ads for E-harmony basically promoting cuckoldry? There's always some (formerly) single mom raving about how great e-harmony is, and there's always some poor dumb schmuck sat next to her, pleading with his dead eyes - what the f*ck have I done?! There's another one where the woman openly mocks her new boyfriend, saying how awkward he was. What. The. Actual. F*ck.
Some barriers to entry might be a good idea though, I like the idea of "curated" OLD.
Hell, if I ran an OLD site, instead of flagging profanity and nudity in people's profiles, I'd ban the f*ck out of people for using daft cliches. Probably institute some rule where you have a minimum and maximum number of messages. Minimum to keep the girls from getting too lazy, and a maximum to stop the guys from acting all thirsty. Go over or under and I'll hide your account for a week.
Yeah, that would work actually - a successful site would moderate the worst tendencies of both genders. You need to stop women from acting like entitled princesses, and prevent men from acting like slobbering jerks.
Sadly, I don't think it would be too popular.
