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Janice · 03-21-2007, 09:30 PM

http://money.aol.com/news/articles/_...00010000000001

Hot Enough? Dating Site Mimics Studio 54

TRENTON, N.J. (March 21) - Jason Pellegrino (an 8.2 on the attractiveness scale) says the problem with Internet dating services is not enough really hot-looking people. So he and a business partner have created HotEnough.org, a sort of online version of Studio 54, the exclusive '70s disco where gaining admission was a pitiless Darwinian exercise.

A New Kind of Velvet Rope

Jason Pellegrino says he and his business partner came up with the idea after concluding that most dating sites attract a lot of brave and desperate people, but not particularly attractive ones.

The site, HotEnough.org, is for "fit, good-looking" people.

Prospective members must submit pictures and must be rated an 8 or higher by people already in the club. Once they're in, they are permitted to e-mail other "hotties" for $9.95 a month.

"It's definitely hard to get through that rope, but once you're in, you're in and you're part of the party," Pellegrino said. "But you know there's going to be a lot of people outside waiting."

The 33-year-old Nutley resident said he and his partner, Sean Cohen of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., created the site after concluding that Internet dating sites attract a lot of brave and desperate people, but not particularly attractive ones.

A few months after its launch, membership is just under 1,000, Pellegrino said. In the beginning, only 8 percent of those who applied made the grade, but now about 25 percent of applicants do, he said.

Candidates must send in three pictures, including one full-body shot. Active members rate the pictures online without knowing anything else about the people in them.

"People can say that the site is shallow, they can say it's superficial, but I think we're all a bit superficial when it comes to dating," Pellegrino said.

One of the "hotties" accepted into the club is Jimmy Ziomek, a 29-year-old from New York City who rated an 8.2. Ziomek, who said his job in real estate keeps him from going out much, is 5-foot-11, has blue eyes and light brown hair and goes to the gym four to five times a week.

Using HotEnough.org "saves time and it does the searching for you, narrows it down to the people that you are interested in meeting," he said.

Among those who didn't make the cut was Jeanette Ponder, a 28-year-old Internet blogger from East Orange who considered herself an 8 or 9. She said she applied because she thought it would make a good story.

"I got rated at like 5.7," she said. "When you put yourself out there in any situation, even if it's one which you're not taking seriously, it's going to sting."

But she also reasoned: "You cannot make a relationship by being arm candy."

Like it or not, HotEnough.org operates according to a principle that watchers of the singles scene have long recognized: "People tend to end up with partners who match them in physical attractiveness," said Margaret Clark, a professor of psychology at Yale University.

Pellegrino, whose day job as a project manager for a construction company in Maplewood leaves little time for dating, is 5-foot-10 and 180 pounds, has brown eyes and a bright smile, goes to the gym at least three times a week and gets his stylish haircut touched up every two weeks. He was happy to make it onto his own Web site.

"I see myself more in like the 7.5 range," he said.

Zoneboy · 03-21-2007, 09:45 PM

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Candidates must send in three pictures, including one full-body shot. Active members rate the pictures online without knowing anything else about the people in them.

One question, How does anyone know that the 3 photos are actually those of the person trying to join the site?

TVFactFan · 03-21-2007, 11:09 PM

Sounds Good to me-lol That way I wouldn't see any COYOTES!!!!

catlover79 · 03-21-2007, 11:47 PM

Once again, I have no comment.

Brad Russ · 03-22-2007, 12:14 AM

This article is depressing.

It just shows the hypocrasy in this world, and proves that some forms of discrimination are acceptable. I guarantee you, if there were a dating service for just white people, people would be outraged. I think this is disgusting!!

Janice · 03-22-2007, 12:28 AM

I actually think it's a good idea because it keeps the shallow people in one place, lol. There are dating services for singles...Jewish, Christian, blacks, and who knows what else. I've had the same dentist for 22 years. He's a very nice man. He's Jewish, and he told me years ago that he would only marry a Jewish woman. He would go to the Jewish single's dances, and he ended up marrying a Jewish woman. Sometimes it's a cultural thing. Some people don't want to marry outside their faith or race.

dawsongirl · 03-22-2007, 12:32 AM

Dudes that started it probably look like gargoyles. *howls at the moon* Can't get any? Go on the net and pretend like you're hot ****...some moron will buy it.

And having other shallow morons rate you? Yeah, that's a pretty accurate testimony of beauty.

I think I'll go get some fake photos and pretend they're me. !! I wanna be loved too!!!

Mr. Television · 03-22-2007, 12:37 AM

I guess snobs have to have a dating site too. LOL

Janice · 03-22-2007, 12:42 AM

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Originally Posted by Walking Tall

I guess snobs have to have a dating site too. LOL

I know, lol. Can you imagine the conversations of these bubbleheads on dates.

I work out five hours a day. I have the best hair stylist, he's to DIE FOR! I just love turning heads when I'm walking down the street, don't you? I was voted best of everything my entire life. Well, enough talk about me. Let's talk about you. What do you think about me?

catlover79 · 03-22-2007, 12:48 AM

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Originally Posted by Janice

I know, lol. Can you imagine the conversations of these bubbleheads on dates.

I work out five hours a day. I have the best hair stylist, he's to DIE FOR! I just love turning heads when I'm walking down the street, don't you? I was voted best of everything my entire life. Well, enough talk about me. Let's talk about you. What do you think about me?

Enough about you, let's talk about ME.

Ireneparalegal · 03-22-2007, 12:52 AM

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Originally Posted by catlover79

Enough about you, let's talk about ME.

Mr. Television · 03-22-2007, 12:55 AM

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Originally Posted by Janice

I know, lol. Can you imagine the conversations of these bubbleheads on dates.

I work out five hours a day. I have the best hair stylist, he's to DIE FOR! I just love turning heads when I'm walking down the street, don't you? I was voted best of everything my entire life. Well, enough talk about me. Let's talk about you. What do you think about me?

I wouldn't think shallow people would get along because they need someone to listen to them talk about themselves all the time.

Janice · 03-22-2007, 01:05 AM

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Originally Posted by Walking Tall

I wouldn't think shallow people would get along because they need someone to listen to them talk about themselves all the time.

Files nails, while watches videos of my last vacation, while flipping through my Narcissism Today magazine....

What was that Sonny, did you say something darhhhling. I was thinking of someone else...myself, naturally.

WHERE'S MY MIRROR!?!

Mr. Television · 03-22-2007, 01:15 AM

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Originally Posted by Janice

Files nails, while watches videos of my last vacation, while flipping through my Narcissism Today magazine....

What was that Sonny, did you say something darhhhling. I was thinking of someone else...myself, naturally.

WHERE'S MY MIRROR!?!

dawsongirl · 03-22-2007, 02:11 AM

I bet you Terri Alden Hater was the first person there. She's a beauty queen, you know.

03-21-2007, 09:30 PM	#1
Janice Retired Admin - Hollywood Swingin' Forum Legend Join Date: Aug 03, 2001 Location: Beantown Posts: 36,388	Internet Dating Service for Beautiful People Only http://money.aol.com/news/articles/_...00010000000001 Hot Enough? Dating Site Mimics Studio 54 TRENTON, N.J. (March 21) - Jason Pellegrino (an 8.2 on the attractiveness scale) says the problem with Internet dating services is not enough really hot-looking people. So he and a business partner have created HotEnough.org, a sort of online version of Studio 54, the exclusive '70s disco where gaining admission was a pitiless Darwinian exercise. A New Kind of Velvet Rope Jason Pellegrino says he and his business partner came up with the idea after concluding that most dating sites attract a lot of brave and desperate people, but not particularly attractive ones. The site, HotEnough.org, is for "fit, good-looking" people. Prospective members must submit pictures and must be rated an 8 or higher by people already in the club. Once they're in, they are permitted to e-mail other "hotties" for $9.95 a month. "It's definitely hard to get through that rope, but once you're in, you're in and you're part of the party," Pellegrino said. "But you know there's going to be a lot of people outside waiting." The 33-year-old Nutley resident said he and his partner, Sean Cohen of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., created the site after concluding that Internet dating sites attract a lot of brave and desperate people, but not particularly attractive ones. A few months after its launch, membership is just under 1,000, Pellegrino said. In the beginning, only 8 percent of those who applied made the grade, but now about 25 percent of applicants do, he said. Candidates must send in three pictures, including one full-body shot. Active members rate the pictures online without knowing anything else about the people in them. "People can say that the site is shallow, they can say it's superficial, but I think we're all a bit superficial when it comes to dating," Pellegrino said. One of the "hotties" accepted into the club is Jimmy Ziomek, a 29-year-old from New York City who rated an 8.2. Ziomek, who said his job in real estate keeps him from going out much, is 5-foot-11, has blue eyes and light brown hair and goes to the gym four to five times a week. Using HotEnough.org "saves time and it does the searching for you, narrows it down to the people that you are interested in meeting," he said. Among those who didn't make the cut was Jeanette Ponder, a 28-year-old Internet blogger from East Orange who considered herself an 8 or 9. She said she applied because she thought it would make a good story. "I got rated at like 5.7," she said. "When you put yourself out there in any situation, even if it's one which you're not taking seriously, it's going to sting." But she also reasoned: "You cannot make a relationship by being arm candy." Like it or not, HotEnough.org operates according to a principle that watchers of the singles scene have long recognized: "People tend to end up with partners who match them in physical attractiveness," said Margaret Clark, a professor of psychology at Yale University. Pellegrino, whose day job as a project manager for a construction company in Maplewood leaves little time for dating, is 5-foot-10 and 180 pounds, has brown eyes and a bright smile, goes to the gym at least three times a week and gets his stylish haircut touched up every two weeks. He was happy to make it onto his own Web site. "I see myself more in like the 7.5 range," he said.

03-21-2007, 11:47 PM	#4
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03-22-2007, 12:14 AM	#5
Brad Russ Member Forum Fanatic Join Date: Feb 17, 2002 Location: Portland, Oregon Posts: 10,085	This article is depressing. It just shows the hypocrasy in this world, and proves that some forms of discrimination are acceptable. I guarantee you, if there were a dating service for just white people, people would be outraged. I think this is disgusting!!
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03-22-2007, 12:37 AM	#8
Mr. Television 23 Years at Sitcoms Online Forum Icon Join Date: Jun 06, 2003 Location: Somewhere you're Not Posts: 62,132	I guess snobs have to have a dating site too. LOL
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03-21-2007, 11:09 PM	#3
TVFactFan Member Forum Junkie Join Date: Aug 17, 2002 Posts: 99,097	Sounds Good to me-lol That way I wouldn't see any COYOTES!!!!

03-22-2007, 12:28 AM	#6
Janice Retired Admin - Hollywood Swingin' Forum Legend Join Date: Aug 03, 2001 Location: Beantown Posts: 36,388	I actually think it's a good idea because it keeps the shallow people in one place, lol. There are dating services for singles...Jewish, Christian, blacks, and who knows what else. I've had the same dentist for 22 years. He's a very nice man. He's Jewish, and he told me years ago that he would only marry a Jewish woman. He would go to the Jewish single's dances, and he ended up marrying a Jewish woman. Sometimes it's a cultural thing. Some people don't want to marry outside their faith or race.

03-22-2007, 12:32 AM	#7
dawsongirl Member Forum Icon Join Date: Jan 04, 2001 Posts: 53,140	Dudes that started it probably look like gargoyles. howls at the moon Can't get any? Go on the net and pretend like you're hot ****...some moron will buy it. And having other shallow morons rate you? Yeah, that's a pretty accurate testimony of beauty. I think I'll go get some fake photos and pretend they're me. !! I wanna be loved too!!!

03-22-2007, 02:11 AM	#15
dawsongirl Member Forum Icon Join Date: Jan 04, 2001 Posts: 53,140	I bet you Terri Alden Hater was the first person there. She's a beauty queen, you know.