In the section in Freakonomics about online dating, we referred to some of the more specialized dating sites: ChristianSingles.com, LatinMatcher.com, USMilitarySingles.com, PlusSizeSingles.com, etc. Now there’s a new dating site that serves a shrinking but apparently underserved market: American farmers. FarmersOnly.com is “THE place for farmers, ranchers, and down-to-earth people who relate to the agricultural lifestyle to meet their match.” The site claims that membership has gone from 2,000 to nearly 50,000 in the past year. As most farmers are male, and as income is a big factor in men’s online dating success, I am guessing that the recent spike in corn prices due to ethanol demand is helping make some matches. The site’s motto: “City Folks Just Don’t Get It!”
The site’s founder, Jerry Miller, realized that a website could be the perfect answer to a true supply-and-demand problem: “I talked to farmers and ranchers all over the country and discovered they all had the same problems. They already knew everybody in their immediate areas. They didn’t have enough time to socialize. When they did find time, they didn’t want to hang out at a bar. They wanted to find someone who understood their lifestyle.”
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They should really write to share their concerns. Not being from New York City does make you somehow ‘country-trip oriented’.
Call me pv uni’s dear.
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They should really write to share their concerns. Not being from New York City does make you somehow ‘country-trip oriented’.
Call me pv uni’s dear.
.lermit
I wonder how many middle aged white guys are signed in as farmer’s daughters?
I wonder how many middle aged white guys are signed in as farmer’s daughters?
It’s not just actual farmers who are eligible to use the site. Among others, it lists “animal lovers,” “nature lovers” and “wannbees” as people who can use it. That’s probably unavoidable, as if only genuine farmers could sign up the membership would be overwhelmingly male.
It’s not just actual farmers who are eligible to use the site. Among others, it lists “animal lovers,” “nature lovers” and “wannbees” as people who can use it. That’s probably unavoidable, as if only genuine farmers could sign up the membership would be overwhelmingly male.
“Agricultural lifestyle???”
If that’s not an alternative lifestyle, I don’t know what is. Don’t ask, don’t tell!
“Agricultural lifestyle???”
If that’s not an alternative lifestyle, I don’t know what is. Don’t ask, don’t tell!