Dating sites never seize to amaze me. Just before you think it, some dating site will have done it.
Match making … that is what dating sites do. But remember when mommy dearest used to tell you “See Doris next door? That is the girl you should marry.� Seems those days are back with matchmakingmoms.com. Mommy chooses your online dates for you – from creating a profile, to sorting through thousands of potential suitors, to the inevitable anonymous rejections.
On this site, the members are mothers. Apparently, after years of dating and marriage, parents know the deal-breaking nitty gritties that are often overlooked until too late in the dating game … like refusing to eat your vegetables 
According to Dawn Miller, the coiner of the site, “An ex-boyfriend or ex-girlfriend may not always give an unbiased evaluation of you …Your mom, on the other hand, has seen you in many different relationships and knows what has worked and what hasn’t about each … She knows what makes you tick, and certainly, knows what living with you on a daily basis is like.�
I must say that I find the idea of letting my mom – mine especially – run my love life downright creepy. But is it really practical? I think moms will exaggerate a lot (except mine of course). Picture this – you have been accused of murder. What does mommy say when the cops come knocking? “That sweet child of mine can’t even kill a fly!�
Would you let mom do your dirty work for you?
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Comment by ILOVEBLUE on 31 May 2008:
Letting Mom pick your online dates? Does she have choice in your clothes or your job? While I recognize the implied humor here, I’m worried too.
When do we cut the apron strings and fly solo? Are we that afraid of becoming adults?
Dating with the expectation of finding a mate is for grown folks. Kids have no place here. Hopefully this site is catering to those adults.
The kids have homework to do.
Comment by DividedSoul on 1 June 2008:
My MOM picking my dates? That will most certainly NOT happen, EVER.
I have been “out of the nest” for 27 years. Mom has no clue who I am anymore.
Comment by bleedinglove on 1 June 2008:
Well seeing as how my moms love life hasnt been very successful, I think Im better off doing bad by myself.
Comment by marvelocity on 17 July 2008:
This is humourous, but unlike other responders, I would totally let my mum pick my dates. And by the way, my mum does still pick my clothes out AND being the fashionable diva that she is, she does a damn good job at it. I’m highly capable of running my own life - and indeed I do, but mum’s intuition on all matters: love, life, and work, is a godsend.
My mother knows me better than we both let on to and my parents have been married for 30 years - they know what works and what doesn’t. I’m open to arranged marriages - as long as the picker and the pickee are in tune with one another, then the details will come out in the wash. I’m big on family, so if my man doesn’t mesh with the parents, then he’s got to go. I’d rather start off on the good foot, so parental choosing would do just that!
Ever hear your mom (or dad) suck their teeth whenyou brought a guy/girl home…then have the relationship end up being a debacle? It might be a self-fulfilling prophecy, or it might be that wisdom trumps rose-coloured glasses. In most cases, Mom and Dad have been around long enough to see more than you have and they only want what’s best for their pumpkin.
I could see this catering well to a select group of independent individuals who need a “second (conditioned) set of eyes” on the situation.
Don’t knock it til you try it and sometimes mother does know !