Online Dating Stats from OKCupid – Epilogue
Remember the post from OKCupid about what to say and what not to say in an initial contact email? I was wondering what people had to say about that, so I went back and checked on the comments (there were almost 300!). It looks like most people agree with the stats for the most part but…
A lot of people think that OKCupid is a site for the “BiPolyPaganGothGamerGeek” crowd, and that therefore the stats are skewed. I think those words mean Bisexual, PolyAmorous, Pagan, Gothic, WoW Nerds, and Kids-who-were-stuffed-in-lockers 
I disagree with that. The stats should hold true no matter what you’re interests are, whether that’s on Match, ChristianSingles, or OkCupid. The particular phrases in the interests might differ – maybe Match users won’t have as high of a response rate for a word like “tattoos” or “zombies”, but the bottom line of the article stays true. Make sure you find something from the other user’s profile that interests you, and mention it in the contact email.
