Dating service that bans ugliness comes to Canada

[se7en]

whos gonna take the plunge? who thinks their beautiful?:)


An exclusive online dating service that attempts to weed out unattractive members, allowing only the beautiful through the door, is coming to Canada.

Prospective members of the BeautifulPeople Network submit a picture and profile, and other members of the opposite sex rate the applicant over a 72-hour period, deciding whether they're worthy of joining the coveted community.

The online service even goes so far as to advertise a ban on ugliness -- something the managing director says is more a reflection of reality than evidence of arrogance.

"If you're in a bar in a romantic situation and you're going to approach someone with a romantic inclination, you're going to approach someone you're attracted to, at least initially," Greg Hodge tells Canada AM. "There's certainly nothing shallow about that, it's human nature."

Hodge says he isn't trying to define beauty. Instead, he said the organizers believe in the old maxim 'beauty is in the eye of the beholder' and as such they give the power to the people -- other approved members -- to decide who is allowed in.

Including Canada, the dating service now operates in 16 countries, and Hodge attributes the success to a simple formula.

"It plays on a clever combination of four things: beauty, love, sex and money. Advertisers use those four desires to sell us pretty much everything and Beautiful People plays on a clever combination of all of that," Hodge said.

He admits the dating service usually provokes some negative reactions whenever it opens in a new market and he jokes he could soon need his own security detail.

But the bottom line, Hodge says, is that the online service simply makes it easier for people -- provided they pass the attractive test -- to meet that special someone.

"People want to be with someone they're attracted to, that was the initial premise of the creation of Beautiful People, remove that first hurdle," Hodge said.

"And once you do become a member of this coveted community, you have essentially the best little black book in the world."


BeautifulPeople

[NinjaBoy]

Awesome, a site full of stuck up people, who think they are attractive, yet have no social skills whatsoever.

Huzzah.

[cubed]

^HEY, BARNEY WOULD NOT SNEER AT SOMETHING LIKE THIS!!!!o

[Ragga_Wh0re]

remember that time beauty was subjective kind of like art and spirituality?

I guess they forgot about that.

[ebbomega]

art and spirituality aren't entirely subjective. See: Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance.

[Phrenetic]

[The R]

looks like the right site for me .

[wishbone]

I call it: Single City

I call it: Swing City!

I call it: Fuck City!

[NinjaBoy]

Originally Posted by The R

looks like the right site for me .

Social rejects who validate their existence by rating each other's photos from when they are at the club drinking/making gang signs?

Yeah, sounds like a bast. Have fun.

[ppcock]

I applied and sent off a $50.00 cheque.

[NinjaBoy]

Originally Posted by ppcock

I applied and sent off a $50.00 cheque.

I'd cancel that check, their standards don't seem as high as they would have you believe.

[ppcock]

are you in the male section?

[NinjaBoy]

That being said, girls with father issues seem to be abound.

[The R]

Originally Posted by NinjaBoy

Social rejects who validate their existence by rating each other's photos from when they are at the club drinking/making gang signs?

Yeah, sounds like a bast. Have fun.

joking, lol at people who use websites to find love.

[ebbomega]

Originally Posted by The R

joking, lol at people who use websites to find love.

No less valid than any other method, honestly.

[Drazkers]

Originally Posted by The R

joking, lol at people who use websites to find love.

Not everyone has high school and their grand parents bmw to meet people. I know some girls who have issues with just going up and meeting people, online dating works really well for them.

[ppcock]

i use the internet for love

porno

[ebbomega]

I use the internet for cybersex with marty.

[ppcock]

he turns me on with ascii porn.

[Carrie]

Meet women or men, rate singles at HOT or NOT

isn't this the same website?

[Revolver]

this story is EVERYWHERE lol....cant be escaped.

so who is going to apply?..LOL.

shits ridic

i can see this is going to create some HUGE shisms in peer groups and various social circles ahaha

[mithridate]

Originally Posted by NinjaBoy

That being said, girls with father issues seem to be abound.

i'd hook up with her,
spend the night and STEAL HER ZEBRA STRIPED CARPET!!!!!!!!!

[se7en]

Originally Posted by NinjaBoy

I'd cancel that check, their standards don't seem as high as they would have you believe.

maybe that chick is still in the waiting period. supposely only 1 out 10 get into the exclusive club.

[NinjaBoy]

Originally Posted by se7en

maybe that chick is still in the waiting period. supposely only 1 out 10 get into the exclusive club.

Don't worry, she's been accepted and is looking for love.

[Grapes]

People who are both similarly attractive and like-minded will be able to find each other more easily.

Don't have a problem with it.