snooty seth on slate
this piece on slate starts out as a good overview of the chemistry.com ads that respond to e-harmony’s exclusion of gays and others. But then he veers into Bitchy Fashionistaville — “darling, a vest over a sleeveless shirt simply isn’t done.”
He says online dating needs screening to keep out bad people who do bad things like make outfits Seth doesn’t like. I never thought I’d stick up for Dr. Warren, but at least e-harmony’s questions try to get at things that matter in a long-term relationship like values and attitudes toward money, child-raising, sociability, etc.
I don’t think Seth online dates; otherwise he’d know there’s plenty of shallow snap-judging; no additional screens needed.
