Cupid flaps wings in France as Internet dating soars - Yahoo News

Cupid flaps wings in France as Internet dating soars - Yahoo News Cupid flaps wings in France as Internet dating soars - Yahoo News Paris (AFP) - The Internet is powering Cupid's wings in France, with use of online dating sites soaring, according to... More

Cupid flaps wings in France as Internet dating soars - Yahoo News Cupid flaps wings in France as Internet dating soars - Yahoo News Paris (AFP) - The Internet is powering Cupid's wings in France, with use of online dating sites soaring, according to matchmakers preparing to help singletons maximise their seduction opportunities this Valentine's Day. Of the 18 million single people in France "one in two uses Internet dating" said Jessica Delpirou, director in France of the Meetic dating website, which was launched in 2001 and recently taken over by the US website Match.com. The run-up to St Valentine's Day -- before New Year resolutions are forgotten -- is a particularly busy time. On February 14 last year, Meetic, which has around 840,000 paying subscribers in Europe, registered a 38 percent increase in people signing up compared with other Thursdays in the month, said Delpirou. Keen to woo Paris's singletons with a bit of pampering, Meetic, the biggest advertiser in the sector, this y Less