Re:Here’s what Ashley Madison members have told me
by JohnBooty on Tuesday August 25, 2015 @02:59PM
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What's indisputable is that women get flooded with offers on dating sites. We agree there.
Whether or not this means that women can more easily find successful and enjoyable dates and/or relationships on dating sites... is another story.
An inbox full of unwanted advances from a bunch of strangers is not exactly a liberating experience, I wouldn't think. Certainly women I know don't think so.
They clearly have a greater number of suitors to choose from, yes, but like you say - men tend to approach women in such great numbers that there's no way to know who's worth pursuing.
How do you have a quality conversation with a stranger when 100 strangers are trying to talk to you simultaneously?
To top it off, the stakes are a little higher for women. A woman is one mistake (or one instance of violated consent) away from getting pregnant. A woman is always one step away from being sexually assaulted. Obviously men can be victims too, but adult female-on-male sexual assault is vanishingly rare.
Whether or not this means that women can more easily find successful and enjoyable dates and/or relationships on dating sites... is another story.
An inbox full of unwanted advances from a bunch of strangers is not exactly a liberating experience, I wouldn't think. Certainly women I know don't think so.
They clearly have a greater number of suitors to choose from, yes, but like you say - men tend to approach women in such great numbers that there's no way to know who's worth pursuing.
How do you have a quality conversation with a stranger when 100 strangers are trying to talk to you simultaneously?
To top it off, the stakes are a little higher for women. A woman is one mistake (or one instance of violated consent) away from getting pregnant. A woman is always one step away from being sexually assaulted. Obviously men can be victims too, but adult female-on-male sexual assault is vanishingly rare.