Love in 2012: What The Future Holds
Looking for love? Want better sex? Get ready for Relationships 2.0.
Prediction 2:
Everyone rents yentas. That’s right. With all our advances in artificial intelligence, matchmaking algorithms, and online chemistry quizzes, we’re going to go back to the basics. And, with the logical convergence of online dating and professional matchmaking, we’ll hire actual humans to help us meet our mates. Wow.
But seriously, Brooks predicts that every top dating site will soon have an upgrade option for its users that includes the services of a real, live, modern-day yenta.
Think about it: The downsides to online dating? It’s impersonal and a serious time suck. And while a matchmaker provides a personal touch, if she doesn’t have a deep enough Rolodex, you’re still stuck. So, reasons Brooks, “If the matchmaking industry teams up with the online dating industry, which has more selections, it’s a marriage made in heaven.” The experiment seems to be working quite well for Match.com. (The site debuted the idea in Dallas last year.) Which brings us full circle: The hot major of the future? A degree in matchmaking, natch.
This year marked the first Professional Matchmaking & Date Coaching Worldwide Conference organized by the Matchmaking Institute in NYC, which offers certification at their Cupid Academy—bow and arrow not included.
Singletons of Two Minds: In a recent global survey, 49 percent of respondents said online dating is a great way to meet others, while 48 percent said it is a “waste of time.”
Discussion
none of these things scare anybody? get out with the three dimensional world!
Seriously, who are you people that don't know what a Yenta is? You never saw Fiddler on the Roof?
Why does the writer presume that anyone outside of f*****g Tel Aviv knows what a f*****g Yenta is? Is it like a Yeti? Makes you want to root for that little Iranian dude..
What's a f...ing yenta? Can't you people speak English??? This is USA, not Israel!
Interesting predictions but most of them seem awfully miserable and completely fantastical. At least I can avoid the dating scene.
Predictions for 2012?
I think MORE sooner!!!!
1) Legislation (Identity Verification / Background Checks)
2) ISO 9001:2000 certification Quality Norms.
3) Market Segmentation.
4) New discoveries on Theories of Romantic Relationships Development will revolutionize the Online&Offline Dating Industry!
1) & 2)
The Online Dating Industry will urgently require Legislation, to avoid anonymity and fake profiles. *anonymity is different from privacy*
There are more than 910 "Online Dating & Social Networking Sites" at the United States and Canada. Legislation could kill most of them, specially those "free sites"!
I think Legislation and ISO 9001:2000 certification could lead to reach the ALARA (as low as reasonably achievable) concept for Online Dating Sites.
i.e. the probability of being scammed, raped, murdered, stalked, etc. using a specific Online Dating Site needs to be as low as comparing to the probability of being scammed, raped, murdered, stalked, etc. using real/traditional places like parks, schools, bars, libraries, discos, etc. for dating purposes.
3) Market Segmentation
THE FLIGHT TO ENTERTAINMENT.
* 13_to_25_years_old_persons (teenagers) not interested in serious dating.
They need fun == instant gratification.
"Fun Online Dating Success" is a high level of instant gratification; Big Databases full of profiles where any new member can find the persons he/she is looking for.
THE FLIGHT TO QUALITY.
* 26_and_more_years_old_persons interested in serious dating.
They need professionalism: i.e. quality CONTACTS == compatible real persons, avoid being hurt in their feelings by other persons, confidential treatment of information provided, privacy, code of ethics, background checks, like the contacts provided by OffLine Chains, but at affordable costs (If OffLine charges USD1,500 - USD3,000 then OnLine will charge an amount between USD300-USD800)
"Quality Online Dating Success" same as "Offline Chains Dating Success"; any new member will be matched with compatible real persons.
4) As for New discoveries on Theories of Romantic Relationships Development
- It seems that what is important in attracting people to one another may not be important in making couples happy!
AND
- temporal patterns of relationship variables may indeed play a significant role between mates / prospective mates; last stage: possible only high level on *personality* *similarity* between mates.
*personality* measured with the 16PF5 normative test in different languages.
*similarity* calculated using quantum math equations. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Braket
BTW, if I were ever offered a 'yenta service' I wouldn't have it for free! The joker who wrote this piece needs to go to grammar school.
http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/yenta
Maybe,he was referring to this
http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/shadchen
