Marketing

Nice to pick up some press for theComplete.me from the NY Post.

When Lesley Workman decided to meet up with a prospective Romeo from OkCupid, the 30-something Internet entrepreneur noticed something wrong on first sight. “He looked at least 10 years older than his profile picture,” she says.

It’s become a loathsome part of the dating process. You spot an online cutie, develop some excellent chat banter and arrange an IRL (“in real life”) meeting with Angel214 or Casanova2012 only to be disappointed by what can most generously be called “discrepancies” in their profiles.

Workman nixed one suitor whose true personality was revealed via Facebook. He “uploaded a photo of a girl in a G-string bikini on a bike on his profile,” she says. “That extra information is why I had no interest in entertaining a conversation with him.”

After her run-in with the Dorian Gray-like dude, Workman joined theComplete.me. Since then, she’s ignored her OkCupid account because the site’s users share interests and other information via verified Facebook accounts.

“The goal is to mimic the way singles meet when they’re not in front of the computer,” says Brian Bowman, founder and CEO of theComplete.me. It also allows daters to weed out unwanted advances, like philanderers looking for a covert fling.

Julie Spira, self-proclaimed cyber-dating expert and author of the book “The Perils of Cyberdating” says sites like these are likely to become the new Internet standard for love seekers.

“People want to verify now,” says Spira, who coaches singles and even writes profiles for her clients. “The next generation of people dating online are looking for a real connection.”

That includes your real name and maybe a couple of references from your real friends.

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