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Match first launched in 1995, with ownership changing hands several times since then. It is widely considered to be one of the pioneers of the online dating scene, and its savvy marketing campaigns and continued efforts to help people find true love has greatly helped in bringing online dating into the mainstream.
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I haven't had good luck on Match in two weeks, so I was attracted to a review that said men on the site outnumbered women at a 4 or 5 to 1 ratio - quite the opposite to the ratio of single older men to single older women in the United States. I wondered how he knew so I did some simple research. Here's what I discovered:
Man looking for woman, 45-70, 1000 miles of my ZIP (southern state): 1032 women.
Woman looking for a man, 45-70, 1000 miles of my zip: 139 men.
I repeated the same with a New York City zip; 1602 women for 165 men.
This was the opposite of the other reviewer's suggestion. Conclusion is also the opposite of my experience (maybe I might list myself as middle of the road rather than socialist): Older men - this is a good place to look for an older woman. Odds are good 7.5 to 1 in your favor!
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