The Right One PR

According to Paul A. Falzone, CEO of bricks and mortar dating service, The Right One and Together Dating (300,000 members at 60 lccations), “Online dating is not new and it’s not trendy anymore. And, there are too many problems with misrepresentation online. …It’s like the Wild West.”  Now celebrating their 32nd anniversary, The Right One, Together Dating and Elove.com gross $45 million a year. FULL ARTICLE @ THE OPEN PRESS

Mark Brooks with Online Personals Watch interview with Paul Falzone

Hooking up via cyberspace is especially attractive to the 35 to 55 crowd, said Sorin Matei, a Purdue University associate professor who specializes in online communication. Herb Vest, CEO of TRUE, said the sheer number of singles participating online is a draw. “It is a very, very efficient way and effective way to find your soul mate.” Although still coming in droves, for the first time, personal dating sites are losing more users than they are attracting, Jupiter’s data shows. Only about a quarter of users are either “very satisfied” or “satisfied” with online personals sites, according to Jupiter Research. “The biggest issue people have today with online dating is dishonesty,” said Falzone of Together Dating/The Right One, whose traditional dating service has experienced a boon from clients disappointed with online dating. “I could be the Lone Ranger on there and no one would know.”  FULL ARTICLE @ TRIBUNE STAR