Online Dating for Fringe Benefits is Fair
Mr. Brandon Wade, Online Dating Expert and founder of online dating website WhatsYourPrice.com, has expressed support for the controversial behavior of a 23 year old Miss Jessica Sporty. Jessica was alleged to be a "Gold Digger" by Business Insider for using the online dating website called Match.com only for the sake of getting free dinners and scoring USD 1,200 from them.
Business Insider reported that Jessica's annual salary of USD 45,000 wasn't sufficient to meet her demands of a lavish lifestyle. She joined the online dating website by paying monthly subscription fees of USD 50 which served as a platform to meet guys who would be interested in dating her, and in turn pay for dinner and drinks. She had cleverly planned the entire thing by meeting guys only in public places, not meeting the same guy more than 5 times and scheduleing a different date every day.
While this conduct has been criticized by many, according to Mr. Brandon, online dating for free dinners is not absolutely condemnable as long as one is upfront and honest about one's intentions and doesn't play with another's emotions. He defended Jessica further by saying that majority of the men also use online dating services solely for sexual urges. So, women using it for financial concerns is not very far removed from the picture in real life dating.