BALTIMORE SUN - Feb 10 - Helen Fisher, a biological anthropologist, has 35 years of experience studying why and how humans are attracted to each other. A few years ago, she developed a probing questionnaire for Chemistry.com.
Q: Internet dating sites used to be sources for jokes and even derision for people who used them. How have they evolved?
A: They represent major trends in our modern world.
A: In many respects, we're going back to the way we used to be introduced. With Internet dating, getting to know a little bit about somebody before you meet them is really compatible with how the brain is built.
Q: How effective is Chemistry.com and Match.com at helping people find happy partners?
A: When somebody leaves Match.com or Chemistry.com, they ask you why you left. One box you can check is, "I found somebody." Between 15 and 20% of people check that box.
Q: What are the key things you've learned from studying the biology of the brain?
A: The most important things: We put people in a brain scanner. We found activity in a little part of the brain -- this area makes dopamine and sends natural stimulants to different parts of brain, creating basic traits of romantic love.
The full article was originally published at Baltimore Sun, but is no longer available.
Between 15% and 20% of people leave Match.com having met someone. Is that good or bad? It's not bad, but leaves much to be desired. Part of the problem is that users think Match.com will do all the work. The reality is, they need to do the work. The work is searching, and initiating and following up. Women shouldn't leave it up to the guys to initiate.
Mark Brooks
OnlinePersonalsWatch
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Posted by: Mark Brooks | Feb 10, 2011 at 06:45 PM
Yeah Mark,that statistic is what it is but being the devil's advocate I always am flipped around it says 80-85% of people leave Match.com because they HAVEN'T met someone or enough of the right someone's and they're fed up,frustrated and feel they're not getting value for the money.You're right though it takes a lot of work and a lot of people(especially newbies)don't understand it may take more than 1-3 months or even 13 yrs(as in my case.....LOL) Of course a lot of people have delusional expectations as well.
Posted by: JB | Feb 11, 2011 at 06:48 PM