Geeks of the world…UNITE!
Some friends of mine were lamenting in their online journals about the sorry state of online dating these days. One person balked at how, on most sites, it felt like they were “shopping” for a date or that the caliber of candidates on the sites was mediocre at best, tending towards people from outside of the United States or older hippie types. Someone else said they discounted people as online friends if they couldn’t spell things correctly or bother to have some semblance of grammar. Another comment was made that, “There should be some sort of geek singles board where you have to pass a test before posting a profile.” Heh. I wholeheartedly agree. The closest I’ve come to finding intelligent people online is okcupid which has superior matching techniques and feels more like a friendly chat/board than a hunting ground. And then today, I ran across this link. PERFECT! Now if one could only find that perfect geek to go with… Maybe one would find someone here.
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I volunteer with a nonprofit called MISFITS that holds a Geek Prom along with other fun events throughout the year. Perhaps they can check out some of their events (I’m participating in the Team Trivia Contest) and get their geek on.
I agree that OKCupid is a great site. However, it STILL often feels like I’m “shopping” for potential dates. I don’t think that is something you can get around using a dating service.