I Googled the words “Antarctic Dating Sites,” this morning. When you’ve exhausted all the dating possibilities in Toronto, New York, London, and Paris, well … Doesn’t every single look further afield? In this case, the snowfields of the South Pole?
I’m not single, and have no-o-o interest in looking beyond our happy home, so please consider this post “research.” If you’re single, you’ll be sure to find the person of your dreams in Antarctica! At least, that’s what the Antarctic dating sites suggest.
Antarctica isn’t my end game in this literary jaunt, but you’ll have to wait a bit to find out what is. I recommend you Google “Antarctica” to find the answers to the questions that have plagued your troubled dreams for years, weeks, or the last few seconds, whichever comes first.
Questions such as: Has anyone ever been murdered in Antarctica? Has anyone ever been born in Antarctica? Are there spiders in Antarctica (Yes, yes, and yes). Plenty of other non-Antarctic questions plague my troubled dreams. Asking them has generally served me well: It never hurts to ask questions and seek objective answers.
Right now, I’m curious about dating sites - especially those that purport to feature “Antarctic singles” eager to connect with you and me.
Take this Antarctica dating site, for example: “Join our site and meet single Antarctica men and single Antarctica women looking to meet quality singles for fun and dating in Antarctica … Sign up now to begin using one of the largest online dating sites in the world!”
Or this one, headed: “Antarctic Dating Site/The Irish Civil War.” Wondering what the connection between Antarctica and The Irish Civil War might be, I clicked. What popped up was the name of a town not far from where I live.
As you likely know, geolocators can easily pinpoint where your computer is. The photo supposedly taken in the town not far from me showed the many half-naked people who allegedly live there (not with highrises towering in the background, they don’t).
The half-naked people who allegedly live in the alleged place allegedly near me look so … cool! Maybe that’s because their second home is in Antarctica and they’ve just returned from fighting the Irish Civil War.
Curiously, the dating site makes no reference to Antarctica. Zippo. Could this be a (gasp!) scam?
It’s winter in Antarctica right now. Antarctica has 24 hours of darkness in winter - as I learned from doing a little basic research. Here’s a photo of some of those happy, good-looking singles just waiting to meet you and me today.
Too bad Antarctica’s Internet and communications service is limited, with most of it dedicated to its research stations, making it unlikely for one of these gorgeous singles to have meaningful online dating-site chats. Learning this took only basic sleuthing - asking Google questions; receiving answers ... asking Google more questions; receiving more answers.
Too bad Antarctica’s Internet and communications service is limited, with most of it dedicated to its research stations, making it unlikely for one of these gorgeous singles to have meaningful online dating-site chats. Learning this took only basic sleuthing - asking Google questions; receiving answers ... asking Google more questions; receiving more answers.
Fun facts: Antarctica has an area of 5,500,00 square miles, or 14,200,000 square kilometers. Its population density is 0.0002 per square mile, or 0.00008 per square kilometer. Its terrain comprises glaciers, ice shelves and icebergs.
That, too, speaks to the difficulty of a meaningful connection. Anything’s possible, of course, but the odds don’t look good. A little open-ended research strongly suggests that.
That, too, speaks to the difficulty of a meaningful connection. Anything’s possible, of course, but the odds don’t look good. A little open-ended research strongly suggests that.
Ahhh. but here’s yet another dating site:
Antarctica’s best FREE dating site! … Start meeting singles in Antarctica today with our free online personals and free Antarctica chat! Antarctica is full of single men and women like you looking for dates, lovers, friendship, and fun.
Finding them is easy with our totally FREE Antarctica dating service. Sign up today to browse the FREE personal ads of available Enderby Land singles, and hook up online using our completely free Antarctica online dating service! Start dating in Antarctica today!
All of this doesn’t mean there are no singles in Antarctica. I suspect there are plenty. But Googling Antarctic dating sites may not be the best way to a meaningful relationship with someone who actually lives and works in Antarctica, rather than a half-naked poseur.
The Internet can be the Wild West of sales pitches, but it’s a good, basic research tool. Be careful out there. Use your noodle. THINK.
Googling Antarctic dating sites is obviously a ridiculous exercise, but it’s not a waste of time.
It’s important to ask questions - and plenty of ’em. Some people rarely do. They want to believe that even if something looks and sounds too good to be true, it must be true because they want it to be true. That can lead to a whole mess of trouble, usually financial.
Do your homework. Pay attention to information that may conflict with your beliefs, particularly when it comes from credible sources such as government agencies. Check for lawsuits and their outcomes. Check reviews. If they’re relevant and available, look at balance sheets.
The Internet can be the Wild West of sales pitches, but it’s a good, basic research tool. Be careful out there. Use your noodle. THINK.
© Nicole Parton, 2019
