I’m not sure what to think when an international publishing house launches a dating service. I mostly get suspicious and wonder if the publisher really has people’s best interests at heart, or is this a subtle ploy to get lonely and broken-hearted folks to buy more self-help, therapy and 101 Best Date Ideas books?
I mean, when I think of a dating website, the first words to my mind are not “book publisher.” But I guess since this dating service will be geared towards literary-minded people, it might have a chance to serve the needs of the bookworm niche. So will potential dates be determined by genre preference? Book length endurance? E-readers versus paperback luddites? Would you have to bring a book along on the date for a read-along, and are graphic novels allowed?
Man, it’s a good thing I’m already married, otherwise I’d find this whole thing rather daunting.
I see that smile.