Is Paying for Dates Ethical?

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At least that's how it works on WhatsYourPrice.com, a new dating site that's trying to bring Adam Smith's rules of capitalism to Cupid's world of romance.

On the site, which went live a week ago, members who label themselves "generous" flash dollar signs to bid for the chance to take "attractive" members out on a date.

The buying and selling of beautiful singles may sound an awful lot like prostitution, but the site's founder, Brandon Wade, insists that WhatsYourPrice is about paying for first dates, not paying for sex.

"If you look at the way charity events are held, you have these firemen and beautiful prom kings and queens [up for bid]," he said. "People are already doing this around the world, obviously for charity, but a similar concept would apply here."

Dating Website: Members Buy, Sell First Dates on What'sYourPrice.com - ABC News

Charity is not capitalism.

The people that set themselves up for that and bid on such things know that thier money is going to charity.

this is little more than social climbers looking for sugar daddy/mama.

Unethical? no
Crass? of course.

 

[william the wie]

It is simpler to go to a sugar daddy site or hire a matchmaker probably cheaper too.