Everything is fair. Paid dating services are gaining popularity.
'17.04.2017'
Source: The verg
As often when we went on a date, we were faced with the fact that our ideas about this meeting and our partner’s expectations differ significantly. All these omissions, conflicts and embarrassment could be avoided by determining in advance the boundaries of what is permitted or ... the cost of this meeting. Anyone who registers on a dating site has different priorities and tasks, someone there is looking for a companion for a couple of hours, someone needs a partner for hot sex for one night, and someone hopes to meet their fate there. And to understand the motives of another person from the first time is unrealistic.
Berlin startup Ohlala Offers a fair opportunity to get a date in the form in which both partners are ready to accept it. In the web application, men openly state the time, the duration of the date and the amount they are willing to pay. On average, a date lasts from 1 to 4 hours, the average meeting cost is $ 300. Women look at such offers of men and choose whether they want to meet with one or another man and how much they want for it.
It is worth clarifying that before the start of communication, a man cannot view a woman's account and see her photo. In this service, a man proposes himself, and only after starting a correspondence with a partner, he can see her and discuss the cost of the date, the scope of what is permitted, the time and place of the date. Only after agreeing on all the conditions, the couple moves to the next level, registering the correspondence and going on a date. What happens on that date - the developers are no longer interested.
Previously, the company was accused of providing escort services, in response, the founders insist that the service Ohlala has nothing to do with escort and adult entertainment.
Now the startup is still being improved. Developers are working to create a payment system directly in the application.
The founder of the project Ohlala Pia Poppenreiter insists that this application is designed for women who believe that they have the right to receive compensation for the time and effort spent on dating someone. Leisure time, as part of this project, is a scarce product, and developers turn it into productive work time.
It is worth noting that besides Ohlala other applications work in this area. So on the site What's your price Dating buyers make bids from $ 5 to a candidate, and he can choose with whom he is willing to go, and who should be refused. While service Ohlala declares the average cost of a date from $ 300, then this service $ 200 for a date is considered sufficient.
Also, applications that offer paid dates can include services Sugar daddy meet, Suga dady, Sudy и Seeking Arrangement... These apps are effectively a dating service between wealthy daddies and mommies and people looking for generous patrons. In the applications “daddies” and “mommies” indicate how much they are willing to pay and on what conditions they would like to meet, the “kids” already determine the acceptable level of expenses.
