The cold hard facts about Internet dating
<p><span word="For">For</span> <span word="anyone">anyone</span> <span word="banging">banging</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="head">head</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wall">wall</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="dating">dating</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="seems">seems</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="answer">answer</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="lie">lie</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="calculator">calculator</span>. </p><p><span word="I">I</span> <span word="recently">recently</span> <span word="spoke">spoke</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Shanghai">Shanghai</span> <span word="millionaire">millionaire</span> <span word="Dr">Dr</span> <span word="Li">Li</span> <span word="Song">Song</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="CEO">CEO</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="co">co</span>-<span word="founder">founder</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="largest">largest</span> <span word="matchmaking">matchmaking</span> <span word="website">website</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="speakers">speakers</span>, <span word="www">www</span>.<span word="zhenai">zhenai</span>.<span word="com">com</span>. </p><p><span word="It">It</span> <span word="boasts">boasts</span> 23 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="registered">registered</span> <span word="users">users</span> - <span word="and">and</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="ones">ones</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="signing">signing</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="rate">rate</span> <span word="of">of</span> 30,000 <span word="a">a</span> <span word="day">day</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="key">key</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Dr">Dr</span> <span word="Li">Li</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="company">company</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="matchmaking">matchmaking</span> <span word="success">success</span>? <span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="amazing">amazing</span> <span word="intuition">intuition</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="lovers">lovers</span> <span word="feel">feel</span>, <span word="into">into</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="hearts">hearts</span> <span word="beat">beat</span>, <span word="what">what</span> <span word="makes">makes</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="tears">tears</span> <span word="flow">flow</span>? </p><p><span word="Not">Not</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="all">all</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="fact">fact</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="comes">comes</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="quantifiable">quantifiable</span> <span word="statistics">statistics</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="probability">probability</span>. </p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="size">size</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Dr">Dr</span> <span word="Li">Li</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="database">database</span> <span word="enables">enables</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="of">of</span> 400 <span word="call">call</span>-<span word="center">center</span> <span word="matchmakers">matchmakers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="input">input</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="data">data</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="seeker">seeker</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="love">love</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="pops">pops</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="likely">likely</span> <span word="suitor">suitor</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="profile">profile</span>. </p><p><span word="Details">Details</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="length">length</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="style">style</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="hair">hair</span>, <span word="clothes">clothes</span>, <span word="manner">manner</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="speaking">speaking</span>, <span word="are">are</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="collected">collected</span>. </p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="matchmakers">matchmakers</span> <span word="advise">advise</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="sign">sign</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="that">that</span> 70 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="long">long</span>, <span word="straight">straight</span> <span word="hair">hair</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="dates">dates</span>. </p><p><span word="Just">Just</span> 5 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="short">short</span>, <span word="curly">curly</span> <span word="hair">hair</span> <span word="do">do</span>. </p><p><span word="His">His</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="advises">advises</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="wear">wear</span> <span word="above">above</span>-<span word="the">the</span>-<span word="knee">knee</span> <span word="skirts">skirts</span>, <span word="high">high</span> <span word="heels">heels</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="definitely">definitely</span> <span word="black">black</span>, <span word="transparent">transparent</span> <span word="pantyhose">pantyhose</span>. "<span word="Not">Not</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="low">low</span>-<span word="cut">cut</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tops">tops</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="wear">wear</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="low">low</span>-<span word="cut">cut</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="lead">lead</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wrong">wrong</span> <span word="way">way</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="sexy">sexy</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="sexual">sexual</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="stresses">stresses</span>. </p><p>"<span word="We">We</span> <span word="don">don</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="worry">worry</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="politically">politically</span> <span word="correct">correct</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="merely">merely</span> <span word="tell">tell</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="clients">clients</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="observed">observed</span>." </p>
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