The Consumer guide to finding love

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3 November 2006

The Consumer guide to finding love

It had to happen. Consumer has ventured into the realm of romance. They have sent forth four intrepid white-coated testers to try out internet dating, speed dating and a matchmaking agency.

“We all went out there looking for a good time, and maybe a soul mate” says Lois* one of the Consumer testers. “We had fun – but did find the white coat and gloves turned off some of our dates.”

The current dating poll on consumer.org.nz shows that the traditional avenues of meeting a partner still dominate, with almost a quarter of respondents meeting their partner through friends and family, followed closely by meeting at a party, bar or social occasion (20%). Internet dating and dating agencies make up just 7% of responses in the poll so far.Error! Hyperlink reference not valid.

To vote in the Consumer online dating poll and view the running results visit www.consumer.org.nz

* Not her real name

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Full text of this article is available at www.consumer.org.nz and in the November issue of Consumer magazine.

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