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They have similarities, on both you post a picture, write a bio, answer some questions? but, the Matchmaker site is a little bit more complex. On Matchmaker you have, for lack of a better term, the ability to stalk people. On this site you are given the opportunity to send and receive emails, but also to be able to see who is on line that very second, what they are doing, i.e. browsing, answering mail, sending mail. You can even tell what time they logged on and for how many minutes they have been on. So all you losers out there checking email 10 p.m. on a Saturday night, I see you.
With Matchmaker you can actually track your mail -- Fedex has nothing on them. Sounds good? Well, there are some problems.
Say you receive an email from someone you are not interested in ? no problem, you delete the message. Moments later you receive another message from the same person saying something to the effect of, "What's wrong with you I just sent you a complementary email and you deleted it1x" Oh, my. Would you do that to someone in person? I mean really, you walk up to a person in a bar and say, "nice dress". She smiles turns back to her friends. Do you follow that up with, "hey I said nice dress. What's wrong with you? Why aren't you talking to me??"
Yah, don't do it online either. Buddy, this isn't making you more attractive. I am now of the opinion that if had met the message sender, he'd probably stuff me in the trunk of a car.
The dating game in any forum, in-person or via computer, is hit and miss. Move on. Don't linger. There is a fine line between persistence and pestering.
Match is far more mysterious.
You send an email and that's it -- game over1x No one can tell if it has been read. No one can email you on site as they see you logging in. You can take your time answering and sending.
Which to choose?
If you want the constant entertainment, almost like a video game of dating, Matchmaker.com is perfect. If you want to try a more subtle approach go for Match.com. Just remember in both cases the rule of thumb for net dating--don't do anything you wouldn't do in person.
