"I don't want to send an email pretending to take interest in something particular in someone's profile. "
I don't want to have to pretend to be interested in someone's profile. I want to actually be interested in it, but profiles are hard to write. If pulling information about what you do across the internet leads to an interesting profile, then that seems like a huge gain with zero effort.
If you just want to meet as many possibly interesting people as possible, it sounds like you're looking for http://crazyblinddate.com.
CBD is sortof a hassle. You have to think too much about your schedule, and be ready to be called to a date on short notice. It lost my interest very quickly. If they dropped their overhead I think they would do better, and be close enough to what I had in mind.
Hah. F*ck me. That is roughly the exact implementation of my project from two years ago (even down to the metro area concept). Difference being their site seems to be successful.
I don't think the site is very successful. I tried it once, and there was never anyone else in my area, which is right in the middle of one of their metro areas. They run OKCupid as well, and I'm sure CBD would be more popular (and therefore useful) if they advertised it on the site like they did at the very beginning.
I don't want to have to pretend to be interested in someone's profile. I want to actually be interested in it, but profiles are hard to write. If pulling information about what you do across the internet leads to an interesting profile, then that seems like a huge gain with zero effort.
If you just want to meet as many possibly interesting people as possible, it sounds like you're looking for http://crazyblinddate.com.