Well, I finally broke down, and deleted both my "On-line Dating" accounts - PlentyOfFish and OkCupid. A dear friend summed up my feelings on the subject very well, and I'll paraphrase it here (from the 'why are you leaving' message I left on OkCupid...
"Conscientious Mid-life dating is not well served by on-line dating websites, or by the 'dates' they lead to.
The concept of 'modern dating' promoted here (and elsewhere): "Let's spend a few hours together with the express purpose of interviewing each other for possible romantic fulfillment and mating". OMG! Unless it stops at "let's spend a few hours together," it's doomed from the beginning by pressure and judgment. Instead, people need to spend time together doing things they enjoy. Staring at glowing rectangles BY ONE'S SELF does not involve a) other people, or b) something I enjoy doing (thanks to doing it all day 'at the office')."
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