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WhatsYourPrice.com Male Users Would Pay Up To $422 For A First Date

PHILLYVOICE - Mar 2 - WhatsYourPrice.com polled its male users in different cities to find who was the most "generous" when paying for a first date.

Here's the rankings:

1. San Francisco - $422
2. Philadelphia - $396
3. Dallas - $236
4. New York City - $207
5. Chicago - $205
6. Spokane, Wash. - $204
7. Cleveland - $198
8. Detroit - $190
9. Roswell, N.M. - $186
10. Boston - $184

WhatsYourPrice.com is an escort dating site that puts a "monetary value" on dates, according to a description from the company. The men browse pictures and profiles and then make a monetary bid for the women, who then can chose to accept or make a counter-offer. The average price for a date is $80.

by Daniel Craig
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How Social Media Impacts A New Relationship

BRIDES.COM - Jan 5 - Dating site What's Your Price surveyed ~15k of its users to find out when in their relationships they had friended or followed a significant other. The survey found that 26% connected online before the first date, 42% did it immediately after and 32% waited one month after the date. Those who waited longer reported that their relationship lasted longer. "Social media certainly isn't all bad for new relationships, but it does present some challenges," says Kristen Carney, Ph.D., associate director of clinical training at the Illinois School of Professional Psychology at Argosy University. "We can easily see wall posts, pictures, and friend connections going back for years," she points out, "and if you don't yet know your romantic partner that well, it could be easy to misinterpret things you see on social media," like that picture you see of your new love interest with his arm around another woman.

by Jillian Kramer
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Single Mother Raised $2M For Her New Company From WhatsYourPrice.com Sugar Daddy

DAILYMAIL.CO.UK - Mar 23 - Samantha DeFazio joined the controversial dating site WhatsYourPrice.com in 2014. The site allows men to bid on attractive women to go on a date with them. Samantha, who has been paid up to $600 for an evening out, pitched her idea for a luxury taxi service driven by attractive women to her dates. She has received $2M from one of her suitors who was inspired to invest in her app.

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CarrotDating.com's Founder Was Inspired By His Mother

DIG MAGAZINE - Mar 3 - Launched in October 2013, CarrotDating.com is a site and an app for people who use bribery to score first dates. Brandon Wade, the site's founder, was inspired by his mother’s suggestion to finding true romance by gift-giving. Wade’s mother is of Chinese descent. In the Asian culture, gift-giving is a widely accepted practice. Wade is also the founder of SeekingArrangement.com, a sugar daddy dating site; SeekingMillionaire.com, a millionaire matchmaking website; and WhatsYourPrice.com, where singles bid for first dates.

by Megan Hofileña
The full article was originally published at Dig Magazine, but is no longer available.

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CCTV America: Technology Has Made Dating Far More Convenient

OPW - July 16 - CoffeeMeetsBagel was founded by three sisters - Arum, Soo and Dawoon Kang. It gives users 24 hours to decide whether they like or pass on proposed dates. If there is a mutual interest, the site sets up a private chat line for them. WhatsYourPrice.com was founded by Brandon Wade. The site lets male users to bid on first dates. It is not prostitution, Brandon Wade, argues. He said there is no sex guaranteed on the first date and it is just a compensation for the cost associated with going on a first date. VideoDate is a dating app, founded by Marcel Caferata, that allows users to connect before first date via video dates. So far ~100K people have downloaded the app.

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1 In 3 Dating Dads Lie About Having Kids

MASHABLE - June 6 - A new survey by WhatsYourPrice.com found that one in three online-dating dads lie on their profiles about having kids. The main reason for this type of lie is male fear of rejection by a potential date. The survey found that more younger men lie about being a dad than guys over age 30.

by Vignesh Ramachandran
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On WhatsYourPrice Men Pay $131To Buy A First Date This Week

DACULA PATCH - Feb 12 - According to a study by dating auction site WhatsYourPrice.com, men are paying an average of $131.70 for a first date during the weeks leading up to Valentine's Day. The average annual price is $80. WhatsYourPrice.com is an online dating website where first dates are bought and sold through a bidding process. The website was founded by Brandon Wade, who also founded the Sugar Daddy Dating website, SeekingArrangement.com, as well as the travel dating website, MissTravel.com, and the millionaire matchmaker website, SeekingMillionaire.com.

The full article was originally published at Dacula Patch, but is no longer available.

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Brandon Wade Can Proceed With Lawsuit Against PayPal

ONLINE MEDIA DAILY - Sep 11 - Brandon Wade has won a round in court against Paypal, which he said wrongly refused to process payments to his sites. PayPal permanently stopped processing payments to WhatsYourPrice.com and other sites last year. PayPal allegedly told Wade that it had banned his sites because they violated the acceptable use policy, which prohibits the sale of "certain sexually oriented materials or services." WhatsYourPrice.com allows people to purchase dates with other users. "Just name a price, and if your offer is right, you'll get a YES and you're off on a first date," the site says Wade claims that WhatsYourPrice and his other dating sites don't allow nudity, obscenity or prostitution ads.

by Wendy Davis
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Brandon Wade Is Fighting PayPal For Ditching Him

BUSINESS INSIDER - Aug 31 - Brandon Wade runs an online dating empire including whatsyourprice.com, in which singles "bid" on first dates, and SeekingArrangement.com aimed at "sugar daddies." He recently sued PayPal, claiming it got rid of him because it deemed these businesses too "sexual" and even implied his websites promoted prostitution. Paypal is handling payments for Ashley Madison, a much more lucrative customer. So far, Wade has won a small victory in his case against PayPal. The judge in charge of the case rejected a motion to dismiss the suit before a trial.

by Erin Fuchs
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Dating Sites With Money-making Twist

CLICK2HOUSTON - Aug 22 - WhatsYourPrice.com and SeekingArrangement.com let men put their money where their mouse is, all while women get paid for companionship. Brandon Wade is the mastermind behind these websites. "Some go as far as calling me an e-pimp, but I think I'm an e-cupid." said Wade. On What's Your Price, a man offers a "price" for a date and the woman can accept, decline or counter the offer. Seeking Arrangement is the same idea but covers longer periods of time with monthly payments. Seeking Arrangement has 1.6M members. Despite Wade's claims that members are just looking for love on the site, he has admitted that 40% of the men on Seeking Arrangement are already married.

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WhatsYourPrice.com Lands An Episode On The Anderson Cooper Show

PR WEB - Jan 9 - WhatsYourPrice.com, the dating website where anyone can "name a price" for a first date, is featured on the Anderson Cooper Show today on its "Dating for Dollars" episode. Launched on March 29, 2011, WhatsYourPrice.com currently boasts ~300K registered users and has successfully arranged ~750K first dates. On the show, Dr. Michelle Callahan, a Relationship Expert who is a critic of the dating site says the site is an escort service. Three members of the website who were featured on the show disagree with her.

The full article was originally published at SF Gate, but is no longer available.

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WhatsYourPrice.com Quantifies the Cost of Dating Younger Women

PR WEB - Sep 12 - WhatsYourPrice.com, the dating site where singles can buy and sell first dates, announced the results of a five month long study to determine the ideal dating age gap between men and women, and to quantify the cost of dating younger women online. Women are most attracted to men who are six years older than they are. Older men with money can close the dating age gap disadvantage with money. Men who want to date women over 10 years younger than themselves have to pay approximately 13% more than the average to close every year of age gap. A man who is 40 years older will have to pay approximately 400% (or 4 times) more than a man who is only 10 years older to attract the interest of the same woman.

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WhatsYourPrice.com Launches Free Certification Program for College Students

PR WEB - Sep 6 - WhatsYourPrice.com, the dating site where first dates are bought or sold, launches its certification program for college students. Single college students registering on WhatsYourPrice.com as Attractive members using their dot-EDU email address will automatically receive a free upgrade and become certified as an Attractive College Co-Ed.

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WhatsYourPrice.com: Men Value Love $73 More Than Sex

PR WEB - Sep 1 - In a new study by dating site WhatsYourPrice.com men consistently priced the opportunity to have a first date with someone they may fall in love with higher than with someone they are only interested in having casual relationship with. Men seeking no-strings-attached relationships paid an ~$121 for a first date, whereas single men looking for serious long-term relationships paid ~ $194.

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WhatsYourPrice.com Estimates: First Date in Chicago Worth $173

RED EYE - June 10 - Single guys in Chicago who signed up on WhatsYourPrice.com, are shelling out an average of $173 to "buy" a date, according to Brandon Wade, CEO and founder of the site. That price makes Chicago among the most "generous" cities when it comes to paying for dates. The site went live in March and now counts ~100K active members. How it works is users fill out a profile and go into the category of generous, which pays for a date, or attractive, which gets paid for a date. Then, an offer for a date is made, negotiated, accepted or rejected. Last week, the site surpassed the 50K first date mark.

by Leonor Vivanco
The full article was originally published at Red Eye, but is no longer available.

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