The girlfriend of the founder of Match.com dumped him... for a man she met on Match.com!

The girlfriend of the founder of Match.com dumped him... for a man she met on Match.com!

Online dating is quickly becoming one of the most acceptable ways to start relationships. Match.com alone (a pay site) has over 1.8 million registered users! The site uses a complex algorithm that suggests people based not only on what people say they're looking for (hair color, age etc) but also on their browsing behavior on the site!

However, there was a time when online dating had a very negative connotation. Back in 1995, Gary Kremen saw potential for online dating and created Match.com. He faced a problem very early on... most people weren't dating online. He had EVERYONE on the company create a profile, including himself and his girlfriend, despite the fact that they were in a relationship. 

While this may have helped the company grow the number of users, it also backfired for Kremen. His girlfriend met another man on Match.com and left him for him! Kremen later said that while it was painful, at least it showed him that the site worked! What an optimist!