Flossie, a women’s lifestyle magazine, has designed something very special for single women and it is brilliantly strange.
This creative project was developed on the basis that it would be great if single men were as easy to find as a can of Coke. So Flossie had the idea of a big vending machine packed full of real live single men to satisfy women of all ages. They auditioned all the men to check they were not mental cases, think Britain’s Got Talent, but with hotties.
The Rise of Online Dating:
One particularly notable change in dating habits is the rise and acceptance of online dating. Initially met with skepticism, online dating has become a common and accepted way to meet potential partners. In fact, according to a study by the Pew Research Center, as of 2021, about 30% of U.S. adults have used an online dating site or app, and 12% have reported entering into a committed relationship with someone they met through online dating.
A Historical Milestone: The First Online Date:
An interesting historical milestone related to online dating dates back to 1965, long before the internet became publicly accessible. Operation Match, developed by Harvard students Jeff Tarr, David Crump, and Vaughan Morrill, was one of the first computer-aided matchmaking services. Interested singles would fill out questionnaires, which were then processed by a computer to find compatible matches. Although it took weeks for results to be returned and the service was more playful than scientific, Operation Match is considered a precursor to modern online dating services.