Online Dating: Hot Girls/Ugly Guys?

Lindsay Lohan was in New York having dinner with Woody Allen...

Nice going, eHarmony.com.

A Dairy Queen commercial that is running currently, features a couple that met online on their first in person date. She of course is attractive; he of course is a typical 'accountant-going-bald' type...

The common perception of online dating is the girls are hot, guys are ugly - here's what the Online Dating Landscape looks like...
To describe the online/singles scene I'm going to use a GROUP DATE I actually went on:
I dragged two of my beautiful, single friends to an online singles group get together facilitated by  Meet Market Adventures - dot com
http://www.meetmarketadventures.com/index.php
Some of the realizations/perceptions regarding this group date are connected to online dating. 

Here's a closer ANALYSIS of the GROUP DATING EVENT: Who was there, what I rated them, the final analysis of the event

1. Number of singles: There promised to be 160 people at this event, which took place in a downtown Toronto bar...and their could very well have been. Out of 160 Singles/maybe 20 were men. I know because I talked to all of them easily due to the getting to know you game the organizers set up.

2. Rating of singles: Here's How I would rate the people at this event on physical attractiveness...

The Guys:

Michael Moore

 Here's the rating scale:

1 - Michael Moore, Carrot Top
2 - Voldemort, Gary Busey
3 - Steve Buschemi, Danny Devito
4 - Napolean Dynamite, Mr.Bean
5 - Russel Brant, Jerry Seinfeld
6 - Adam Sandler, Ben Stiller, Tom Hanks, Steve Carell
7 - That Vampire from Twilight, Both Wilson Brothers, Nicolas Cage, Denzel Washington  
8 - Michael J Fox, Will Smith, Zac Efron
9 - Channing Tatum, Johnny Depp
10 - Chris Pike/Brad Pitt/Young Harrison Ford/Young Robert Redford/Dean Martin

Chris Pine

 Most didn't dip down below 4 but I don't think anyone was higher than a 6! I would say they were 35+ and most of them seemed successful in their careers as many of them had just moved to the city from out of province/country for work.


The Ladies:

Here's the rating scale:

Joan Rivers

1 - Joan Rivers 
2 - The Orange Girls from Jersey Shore
3 - Charlize Theron in Monster 
4 - Joy Behar
5 - Kathy Griffen on a good day
6 - Ugly Betty, Kristen Dunst
7 - Tina Fey, Reece Witherspoon, Jennifer Anisten, Claire Danes, Sarah Jessica Parker
8 - Scarlett Johanssen, Natalie Portman, Emma Stone
9 - Halle Barry, Jennifer Lawrence, Beyonce  
10 - Rachel MacAdams, Catherine Zeta Jones, Keira Knightly

Catherine Zeta Jones

Most women were around the 7 mark; with a handful easily hitting the 8-9 mark, and only a few ranging 4-6. Again the ages were probably 35+ same as the men, many woman (again, who I talked to on account of the games) were successful in business.
With all these beautiful woman, why do so few men turn out...

3. My Analysis

Why did so few men turn out to such an event, and why were the ones that did so ... lack luster? ESPECIALLY when there were so many Tina Fey's and Natalie Portman's around!

A) Type of event: it was a free event (most events on Meet Market Adventures cost money; they cost money because they are usually 'Adventure Dates' that require equipment/instructors etc.) As with online dating - FREE doesn't always attract the right type of guy. One guy I spoke to in particular only went to the free events... he was probably 5.5
B) The event location: the event was held at a bar - perhaps a different type of person would choose to go Rock Climbing, and for example some of the men at the event I'm sure would not necessarily sign up for Rock Climbing. Back to my fishing analogy - in this case you need the right bait for the right fish.
C) More women are desperate! Okay, not desperate, I'm kidding! BUT I think it's fair to say that perhaps women just want it more; want to be in a serious relationship more (especially younger women, who perhaps like me have a biological clock ticking inside and don't want to wait until our 40s to settle down). Again, when online dating (especially on Plenty of Fish) I find I come across more men's profiles that say they are looking for 'nothing serious'.

For those of us who are Marisa Tomei's in My Cousin Vinny...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7J-2EIvItVY

... with our biological clocks ticking, don't rush the process.

That clip is perfect for displaying the landscape of Online Dating - A babe like Marisa Tomei (easily an 8, maybe a 9 in that cat suit) would really be with Joe Pesci (5 tops) - thank goodness dating is not all about looks anyway - lets boost Joe Pesci to a 6 for his feisty little personality.

The online dating scene is unbalanced; there are a quantity of guys, but not necessarily quality. It makes online dating tough, sure, but so what? So we have to work a little harder, keep tossing our nets out because who knows what we will reel in one day.