Is it me or are these dating sites getting out of control? First, they want to help you find someone who is exactly like your ex, and now they want to match you according to your DNA? That's right! If other sites like Match and Tinder can't find you a mate, then maybe your genes can help you find a date online. SingldOut.com claims to be the first dating site that links people by their DNA. According to the site's co-founder, Elle France, "There is a science behind attraction." I have to be honest, I don't know how comfortable I am sending my DNA to a total stranger.
Users pay $199 for a three-month membership, $249 for six months, or $299 for a whole year. They can join via LinkedIn to start building their profile. They will then receive a DNA testing kit, which includes a tube for new members to spit into and all they have to do next is mail the tube off. The test would be used to look at people's serotonin uptake transporter, which helps determine people react to positive and negative feelings, as well as genes that impact the immune system.
The company who makes the DNA tests for SingldOut, Instant Chemistry,cites research shows that women are most into men whose DNA sequences are the most opposite of their own. Having a diverging set of DNA in the immune system provides a prospective offspring with a better chance of warding off infection. Couples with this "biological compatibility" say that they have have way better sex lives, more physical attraction and higher likelihood of solid long-term relationship. They go on to say that people responding differently to emotional circumstances have different DNA sequences, and probably aren't a good match.
Users will have their DNA results posted to their online profile in about a week. After completing a personality questionnaire, they can start searching SingldOut members based on "ideal mate preferences." I'm not sure that I am too into this idea. Thank God I am no longer on the market and looking like some of my friends because this whole online dating thing seems to be getting out of control. I mean spitting into a tube to get a date? That's a little creepy and it doesn't seem like it really works. How can you be so sure a relationship can be long-term just from spit? What happened to the days of courting a girl that you met and asking them on dates? Now, we have to rely on spit? This is so ridiculous!
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