REALITY NEWS ONLINE -- July 15 -- Is anybody truthful in online dating? The answer seems up in the air given that on the first episode of Hooking Up we see not only the men providing slightly untruthful information, but at least one of the women as well! How can Lisa (right) lie so much in her online profile and expect a man to be okay with it? The show opens with several clips of the woman either on their dates or discussing their dates. One dater says to the camera, “She committed the crime of dating deception.” Amy says that Chris is a very good kisser, which means she will forgive him for anything. She also tells us that he is going on a date with someone else and she is OK with it.
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Mark Brooks: I propose that online daters on first dates follow the following etiquette for blatant instances of dating deception...politely inform your date they have lied unnecessarily, thank them for their interest in you, and leave.
Respectfully disagree with you, Mark. There are lots of insecure people out there, which means there will always be lots of people who misrepresent themselves. Getting up and leaving may send a strong message to them not to lie anymore, but I think it only makes you look bad. Better to have a drink, be a class act, and leave gracefully, just like any other date where there's no chemistry. Least that's the way I do it...
Posted by: Evan Marc Katz | Jul 18, 2005 at 02:40 PM
I thought this was a great summary of the show, thanks for the link! I didn't have time to watch it, but I read every word of this.
Posted by: Glenn | Jul 18, 2005 at 05:45 PM