Written by Rachel Kleinman on November 30, 2010. Originally published in New York Press.
Late one night, while checking my messages on OKCupid—the latest in a string of online dating sites I’ve used since moving to Manhattan in 2002— dr_spengler chatted me. We engaged in mindless banter about Scrabble strategies for less than three minutes before I announced my decision to sign off. Dr_spengler seemed cute and charming from his profile, but I was tired and, in my eight years of online dating, I’ve learned that chatting online is needlessly burdensome when what I need to know about a potential paramour can only be ascertained in person. [Continue reading.]
Rachel A. Kleinman 