I log into Plentyoffish and head for the search page. I complete the fields - male seeking female, input an appropriate age range, supply my locale - and here's what pops up;
SEARCH RESULTS - Pages 0 to 9 out of 600+ results are shown below.
Six-hundred-plus women.
Six-hundred.
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One of my arguments against online dating is that it encourages viewing people as a commodity. It's the Walmart Syndrome:
Well, I'm looking for a beach towel, so I can spend twenty-five dollars for one that's well-made and long-lasting, or I can go to Walmart and buy five that are ugly and won't last the summer.
About which one can only say - yep, it's a low-rent world 'coz everyone wants it cheap.
Bottoms Up Cost Firsters.
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