Los Angeles, CA -- (SBWIRE) -- 09/23/2015 -- Here's some insider info that might come as a surprise - the online dating industry loves Ashley Madison.
It's downfall is bad news for online dating websites and singles who are looking for true love and a serious, committed relationship online.
It has been estimated 30% or more of men dating online are married. While many are cheaters, the numbers are even higher when you factor in those in the midst of a separation or divorce - regardless these guys are not relationship material for women who are looking for a commitment.
This adds up to a big problem for online dating websites. They are well aware of this problem; however they're not going to do anything about it.
Here's why: Dating sites have shied away from offering background checks, identity verification or marital status verification for one very big reason - to avoid liability. Imagine if you are guaranteeing the identity, single status and lack of a criminal history for millions of people you've never even met ...you're bound to get it wrong and you're bound to get sued by someone who relied on your "personal guarantee" to their own disappointment or detriment. It's just bad for business.
Yet relying on members to be honest in their profiles and shifting the responsibility to a do-it-yourself (or not) approach to checking out you're your own matches hasn't quite worked either. It's awkward to ask someone you've never met before to submit to a background check, show you their ID or prove they're not married! So most people just cross their fingers and hope for the best.
While we want to believe most people are going to be honest a quick google search of "people-lying-online-dating" is disappointing with tens of thousands of search results from busy chat room complainers and angry articles about women scorned to research studies and tips to spot liars.
This has no doubt contributed to the short shelf life of online dating subscriptions - a flimsy 90 day average. Maybe some daters can overlook someone not looking like their pics or fudging their height or income for a little while - but finding out you met someone online who is married is definitely the last straw for many.
Enter Ashley Madison - a place to send those married users and get them off dating sites where they wreak havoc with their serious, commitment minded members...a god send! Online dating websites LOVE Ashley Madison because it solves their problem…some may even get kickbacks and affiliate fees for referring members!
With the downfall of Ashley Madison where are their 5.5 million cheaters going to go now? Are these cheaters going to just stop cheating? Once a cheater always a cheater, right?
They're coming to a dating site near you and that spells bad news for online dating sites and for commitment minded singles!
While we can debate the morality of Ashley Madison - they served a purpose of giving the Josh Duggar, lying, cheating, married with 4 kids crowd a place where they can do their thing in an "upfront" way with people who are "informed consumers" and know what they're getting into.
In the absence of dating websites taking the position of the moral police - which they're not going to do - online daters are now going to be faced with a "refugee crisis" of their own.These guys need somewhere to go and they have already proven they don't mind bending the truth and not following the rules.
While online dating websites aren't exactly "opening their borders" to former Ashley Madison users - there is literally nothing in place – nor will there ever be – to keep married men off online dating websites.
The Josh Duggars of the world now know a revenge hack was only a matter of time for a site like Ashley Madison and they would have been much safer preying on and seducing unsuspecting women on Match.com or Christian Mingle. And that's exactly where they're headed.
While it is estimated that 1 out of 5 couples meet online what other options are available to the 80% who are looking for an alternative?
Los Angeles Matchmaker, Kristina Lynn says "working with a professional Matchmaker who meets with each client personally and conducts a background check has never been more appealing. The investment made by clients also eliminates people who are not serious and commitment minded since they have plenty of free and cheap options online…and the investment required to work with a Matchmaker is much more difficult to hide from a spouse."
In response to years of client requests for a service that combines the affordability of online dating with the privacy and screening of professional Matchmaking, Lynn launched FinalMatch.com earlier this year.
"There has been something missing from the online dating market for serious singles and we've filled that gap!" says Lynn. Her service allows serious, commitment minded singles to register in a confidential database – which can only be searched by professional Matchmakers who are looking for the best possible match for their clients. "It's similar to submitting your resume to a job site where recruiters and corporate headhunters can find you" says Lynn.
About FinalMatch.com
FinalMatch.com costs about the same as online dating. Members are identity verified, background checked and personally interviewed before they are eligible for introductions.
FinalMatch.com recently added on a service to place clients at discounted rates with Matchmakers in the US, Canada, the UK and Japan. "We knew we were providing an alternative to online dating that singles really wanted," says Lynn "but we were shocked by the flood of international requests we received right out of the gate. I think we're at the right place at the right time."
Lynn's motto is "Love is priceless - but it doesn't have to cost a fortune to find it!"Perhaps working with a Matchmaker is a small price to pay to avoid wasting time meeting the former Ashley Madison users of the world!
Media contact:
FinalMatch.com
Kristina Lynn, Matchmaker
310-492-1954
5042 Wilshire Blvd. #28563 Los Angeles, CA 90036
http://www.finalmatch.com/