Dallas-based Match.com unveils new advertising campaign, called “It Starts With a Look”

Peter Stawicki, says:

Ok, just call me a little jaded but isn't "It Starts With A Look" kind of lending to the whole vanity stereotype that cities like Dallas are known for. How about a campaign where we care about a bit more than just the looks. Or do we leave that up to companies like E-Harmony?

Lisa Lawrence Merritt, says:

Have you seen the selection of men on there? It doesn't take long to figure out why they're still single or divorced.

Yikes!

Peter Stawicki, says:

Castlehills - Thats only if you want to date the guys with the Porches & the BMW's. Lets face it, descriptions like that are what makes Dallas the Capital City when it comes to Cosmetic Surgery. When they talk about Plastic in this town they are not referring to your credit cards. I'd take a woman with a nice laugh and who could keep up her end of the conversation over that description any day of the week. (Especially the Hep C!)

Peter Stawicki, says:

Ms. Castlehills you surely don't beleive that all men are totally shallow do you? At the age of 39 I have to say that I would prefer a woman who has "a nice personality" over the Pamela Anderson's of the world in a heartbeat.

No matter what the initial attraction, you have to be able to communicate with this person outside the bar and outside the bedroom.

Dallas seems to have a shortage of ladies equipped for conversation as well as day to day activies like shopping (in a grocery store and not a clothing store), casual juants to museums and plays, even visits to movies that dont include beautiful hunks or loud explosions but might hold that deeper soul searching plot. I'd love to pass along the message that life is about more than what bar you can be seen in at 2am on a Friday or Saturday night - but in Dallas, no one listens.

Yes a nice smile is wonderful, there does have to be some attraction - but I can be just as attracted to a regular woman as I can to a plastic barbie in Dallas - and I wont be choosing that barbie anytime soon.

Scott Doyle, says:

CastleHills, depends on what you want out of the deal. Of course I'd take Pam Anderson if I just wanted a good romp in the bushes, but if I had to spend any kind of time with her aside from sex I'd probably hurt myself in an effort to get away.

I'm of the mind that prequalifying the ability to communicate in written form is superior to meeting someone randomly in person (especially at a bar, when we're both inebriated). Yes, appearance can obviously vary from what people post, but it's tough to mask personality when they TyPe LiKe ThIs or have no coherent thoughts at all (scenarios aren't necessarily mutually exclusive). I'd like to think that people who take the time and money to post a profile are likely a step-up from some douche on myspace, which is probably the same douche you saw in the bar.

Which brings me to a question: don't ladies generally not have to pay for dating sites while guys do?

Laura Seewoester, says:

Here's a solution: find the guy/girl with a good personality, and <i>then</i> get them fixed up. This way everybody wins. You can't fix stupid.

Erin Rice, says:

Another relevant song for this discussion:

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Lisa Lawrence Merritt, says:

Touche'? If it's Dallas then it's Douche'.

;)

Scott Doyle, says:

Meh, just remember some girls I know saying they didn't have to pay for Yahoo personals.

You must get bored pretty easily if that's how you have a good time, CH. =p