A Case For Online Dating, in Response to Romeo Rose
THIS is Romeo Rose.
If you’ve been on the internet in the last 24 hours, you’ve probably heard about Romeo Rose, the Austin based crazy-head that makes Quin Woodward Pu look like a level-headed volunteer librarian. If not, here’s a quick rundown:
Romeo Rose, real name: Larry Busby, of Austin, TX, has had a hard time finding love since the demise of his 11-year relationship. So, as is normal, he made a website advertising his search for love, promising $1,000 if you could find him the woman of his dreams – his very specific, misogynistic, controlling, racist dreams. Check out this cached version of the site to see his demands, which include being thin, piercing-free, and DEFINITELY NOT BLACK.
However, we want to address his mention that online dating doesn’t work. Or, more specifically:
“Women would message me on those sites but I refused to even meet them to to either A. They were unattractive and overweight. or B. They had “issues”. It is my firm belief that most women on dating sites are so unattractive they just don’t have many options in real life so they hide behind a screen. Or they just have too many issues. There’s usually a reason why a woman would look for a man on a dating site. It’s usually because she has tried to find a man in real life but couldn’t. This is usually due to her appearance, or to other issues.”
Interesting point, Romeo. On the other hand, though,
WHAT THE EVER LIVING F*** ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT? You have had to resort to paying someone A THOUSAND DOLLARS to find a woman who would be willing to sleep with you. In online dating, people join for free to simply widen their dating pool, to meet people they might not have in everyday life, and then use THEIR OWN PERSONALITIES AND QUALITIES to figure out if they are compatible.
You, who have demeaned online dating (which has started 1 out of every 6 marriages in the US), claim that people using dating sites “have issues,” are “unattractive or overweight,” and “don’t have many options in real life so they hide behind a screen.”
FUN FACT: ALL OF THOSE STATEMENTS APPLY TO YOU.
Unsurprisingly, everyone on the internet is now making fun of Mr. Romeo Rose, enough that he has taken down his site. I think we can safely assume that any woman he’d have been set up will have heard the story and is now safely warned of his existence. Good luck finding anyone to fit your impossible standards now, dick.