Here's a reprint of an article that quotes my research into online dating industry in South Africa...
Clean-shaven, straight teeth and a friendly smile … in a word, handsome. After a week of vigorous SMSing and long phone conversations, "handsome" and I decide to meet.
Eager to see each other in real life, we meet in a parking lot -- and as I walk towards him, my excitement is replaced with anger almost immediately.
"That's not you in the picture," I blurted.
We haven't spoken since.
Hundreds of thousands of South Africans are looking for love on the internet, which offers a chance to get
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