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Increase in Promiscuous Girls Online

PlentyofFish.com has recently released a press release which states that the promiscuity in the women on the site has doubled since 2004. According to their site's statistics, 18% of it's female dating population have selected the "intimate encounter" option in their profiles, up from 9% four years ago.

So what does this mean for the men on the site?

You'd think that an increase in promiscuity of the women on the site would mean an increase in guys getting more action. However, in my opinion, these numbers are not reliable and will likely not have any significant impact on a guy's attempt to get laid from the Plenty of Fish dating site. There are two reasons why I feel this is insignificant:

1. Increase of Bait and Switch Profiles

We've all seen these before. Profiles of beautiful women who message you out of the clear blue, proclaiming their interest in you, except that they only communicate through another paid dating site which you would need to sign up for if you want to talk to them. Seriously, I can't believe there are guys that fall for this stuff.

Because Plenty of Fish is now the top online dating site in the world, with over 10 million users, and free, it is only natural that there would be an increase of these fake bait and switch profiles. The larger the market share, the larger the opportunity for spammers to take advantage of that market.

2. Online Promiscuity Increases Selectivity

Lets suppose that this increase in promiscuity is real and that there are in fact women online that are simply out to have sex. If this were the case, then I would think it'd be even harder for the average man on Plenty of Fish to attract these types of women. Why? Selectivity.

We already know that the odds in online dating are strongly skewed in favor of women. Well, this is even more true for women who are looking for "intimate encounters." These girls will get way more attention then a girl looking for normal dates. Thus, the competition is higher and their standards are likely higher as well.

In this regard, an average looking woman in pursuit of an intimate encounter will likely only pursue the highest quality, best looking men on the site. This means, that your average guy doesn't even come close to having a shot with these women.

In the end, I don't think this changes the online dating game. In reality, the only reason for PlentyofFish to send out this press release is to attract more men to the site who believe they have a chance at some random play.

2 comments:

  1. Anonymous4:25 PM

    "In reality, the only reason for PlentyofFish to send out this press release is to attract more men to the site who believe they have a chance at some random play. "

    Agreed. It's interesting since POF and other free online dating sites are quickly approaching, if not already there, exhausting the supply of people who would never pay for dating sites, but are willing to try it for free.

    To me, POF pushing this press release seems to be a last gasp effort to squeeze out more members to the site. An odd marketing decision for sure since most women on POF constantly complain about men only looking for sex. Why would POF act to increase those numbers?

    AND of course, whether women choose intimate encounter, dating, or whatever means little in terms of whatever the encounter will be.

    Anyway, most guys on POF, who are well above average in terms of looks/body see it as little more than an intimate encounter site regardless. But that's similar to real life for these guys anyway.

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  2. Anonymous,
    Yes, if this is indeed a marketing strategy, then it certainly isn't helping to increase the quality of men on the site, only the quantity of pervs.

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