AshleyMadison.com - online dating service with a twist

[Edward64]

Interesting concept, a statement about our society I guess (at least in MA).

Risqué ads promoting affair website hit the Hub (http://www1.whdh.com/news/articles/local/BO94929/)

BOSTON -- A new local ad campaign is promoting some risqué business.

The Ashley Madison Agency is an online dating service, which hooks up married men and women with other people. The company's website, AshleyMadison.com, says it "guarantees an affair to remember."

Its motto is, "Life is short, have an affair."

[Ronnie Dobbs2]

ROFL.

[Kodos]

Wow. That is just sad. Promoting adultery.

[Drake]

That's a whole company full of people who deserve to rot in hell.

[Maple Leafs]

It couldn't hurt to check it out. Worst came to worst, I'm sure it wouldn't be difficult to get any evidence removed from your credit card statement.

[weegeebored]

That's a whole company full of people who deserve to rot in hell.Umm...they are not forcing people to have an affair.

[Logan]

Jimmy came...and JimmyWint.

[Lathum]

You are just hearing about his now?

I actualy heard an interview with the founder on Howard Stern on day and he was very down to earth and had alot of things to say that made sense. Obviously some people would disagree with his practice. Basicly he said people are going to do it anyway so he gives them a safe enviorment, etc...

[Dr. Sak]

PING LOGAN!

[Logan]

PING LOGAN!

PING THE PRICK MAILMAN WHO STOLE MY GIFT CERTIFICATE!

Or Pumpy. Either one.

[sterlingice]

PING THE PRICK MAILMAN WHO STOLE MY GIFT CERTIFICATE!

Or Pumpy. Either one.

Who says they aren't the same person ;)

SI

[JPhillips]

I'd be very worried that these services would make the company liable for damages.

[Mustang]

I wonder how the charges will appear on a bank statement?

[CraigSca]

Easily fudged.

[Kodos]

I wonder how the charges will appear on a bank statement?


...
11/20/2008 Walmart 52.18
11/21/2008 McDonald's 12.98
11/21/2008 Jared 255.00
11/21/2008 Super8 110.27
...

[Drake]

...
11/20/2008 Walmart 52.18
11/21/2008 McDonald's 12.98
11/21/2008 Jared 255.00
11/21/2008 Super8 110.27
...


Brilliant. :D

Umm...they are not forcing people to have an affair.

And drug dealers aren't forcing people to do drugs, blah, blah, blah.

Nobody said I was exempting cheaters from rotting in hell along with them. ;)

[Radii]

It couldn't hurt to check it out. Worst came to worst, I'm sure it wouldn't be difficult to get any evidence removed from your credit card statement.

its shocking how few seem to have made the connection so far. No link even yet to one of the greatest threads in FOFC history?

[Radii]

Is it Possible to Fudge a bank Statement? - Front Office Football Central (http://operationsports.com/fofc/showthread.php?t=50589)

For reference :D

[Ronnie Dobbs2]

As is so often the case, Maple Leafs really distilled that thread down pretty quickly.

You're fucked.

[Lathum]

...
11/20/2008 Walmart 52.18
11/21/2008 McDonald's 12.98
11/21/2008 Jared 255.00
11/21/2008 Super8 110.27
...


awesome

[DanGarion]

They have been advertising on KLSX 97.1 in LA for over 6 months.

[Raiders Army]

Is it Possible to Fudge a bank Statement? - Front Office Football Central (http://operationsports.com/fofc/showthread.php?t=50589)

For reference :D

Really, shouldn't this be one of the historic threads in FOFC history?

[DaddyTorgo]

that's pretty shitty of them. not a fan.

[Matthean]

Basicly he said people are going to do it anyway so he gives them a safe enviorment, etc...

People are also doing crack. Don't see many online sites helping people with that either.

[General Mike]

I laughed.

[DaddyTorgo]

Seriously though, I wonder what their liability insurance / situation is like. Couldn't they be named as a co-defendant in an "alienation of affection" type lawsuit, or a divorce lawsuit? Or, thinking worst-case, what about in a criminal case?

[Lathum]

Seriously though, I wonder what their liability insurance / situation is like. Couldn't they be named as a co-defendant in an "alienation of affection" type lawsuit, or a divorce lawsuit? Or, thinking worst-case, what about in a criminal case?

never happen in a million years.

I have never visited the sight and have no desire to, but I would imagine there are a number of waivers you have to agree to. I am also sure they have an army of lawyers.

I laugh at people who get all up in arms about this, like they are the morality police. The guy found a niche and found a way to make alot of money off of it, good for him I say.

[Lathum]

People are also doing crack. Don't see many online sites helping people with that either.

that comparason is laughable.

[Logan]

People are also doing crack. Don't see many online sites helping people with that either.

You're definitely not looking hard enough.

Saw a story not long ago about how Youtube is commonly used by young kids to learn about binge drinking and how to creatively get high. Better shut it down.

[JPhillips]

People are also doing crack. Don't see many online sites helping people with that either.

craigslist classifieds: jobs, housing, personals, for sale, services, community, events, forums (www.craigslist.com)

[jeff061]

Why do people care what other people do.

[DeToxRox]

JIMMYWINT APPROVES

[Lathum]

Why do people care what other people do.

so true.

And before anyone gets up in arms about this company I hope they don't smoke, drink or gamble. Because all those vices are just as responsible for destroying marriages as anything else.

[Ronnie Dobbs2]

Smoking destroys as many marriages as infidelity?

[Dr. Sak]

Smoking destroys as many marriages as infidelity?

Smoking other guy's pole does.

[Drake]

never happen in a million years.

I have never visited the sight and have no desire to, but I would imagine there are a number of waivers you have to agree to. I am also sure they have an army of lawyers.

I laugh at people who get all up in arms about this, like they are the morality police. The guy found a niche and found a way to make alot of money off of it, good for him I say.

I agree that there's no legal liability (and there shouldn't be) for this company facilitating this behavior.

I'll also note that no one here seems to be saying that they don't have the right to do this or that they should be shut down.

All I said was that they deserve to rot in hell. They can make all the money they want in the meantime. They're not getting any money from me, so it's no skin off my nose.

[Lathum]

Smoking destroys as many marriages as infidelity?

I would say dying of lung cancer at an early age can destroy a marriage.

[Lathum]

I



All I said was that they deserve to rot in hell.

But why? Because they facilitate a service that people would do anyway?

You know how many people should rot in hell under your judgement?

[jeff061]

I think the spouse of someone who goes to Ashley Madison and finds out is going to be pissed at the cheater. Not Ashley Madison, why should you be.

Or, once again, why should you care at all. People continue to confuse me.

[DaddyTorgo]

Good for the guy for finding a way to make money off of it. Booo for the fact that there is a market for it is I think what the general consensus is.

[Drake]

You know how many people should rot in hell under your judgement?

Yup.

Understand that I rank infidelity right up there with child molestation on the Scale of Evil Behaviors, though. I recognize that others feel differently.

Just because I think they deserve to rot in hell doesn't mean they have to. It doesn't even have to hurt their feelings that I think so. My personal moral judgments really don't carry any weight in the grand scheme of things.

The Ashley Madison guy may feel the same way about the fact that I don't recycle and think that people who do are idiots.

[DaddyTorgo]

I think the spouse of someone who goes to Ashley Madison and finds out is going to be pissed at the cheater. Not Ashley Madison, why should you be.

Or, once again, why should you care at all. People continue to confuse me.

really? why should you care at all? :confused:

wouldn't bother you in the slightest if your significant other/spouse had an affair?

[jeff061]

Of course it would. I'd be pissed at her, upset at the situation whatever. Ashley Madison itself would be lost in some ancillary fuzziness.

[Lathum]

really? why should you care at all? :confused:

wouldn't bother you in the slightest if your significant other/spouse had an affair?

thats just silly.

If your spouse met a guy at a bar and had an affair would you be mad at the bar?

[Drake]

If your spouse met a guy at a bar and had an affair would you be mad at the bar?

If someone t-boned you at an intersection, would you dread the intersection? Psychologists will tell you it's the same reaction.

You should read up on post-infidelity discovery PTSD.

[Lathum]

If someone t-boned you at an intersection, would you dread the intersection? Psychologists will tell you it's the same reaction.

You should read up on post-infidelity discovery PTSD.

No I wouldn't. I was almost killed in a car accident and drove through that intersection many times without incident afterwards.

I do see your point however and we will just have to agree to disagree.

I hope I never have to read up on infidelity, I know what you went through and you are stronger then me. There would be no second chances as far as I am concerned.

[Ronnie Dobbs2]

I would say dying of lung cancer at an early age can destroy a marriage.

Old age is actually the #1 cause of the destruction of marriages in the world.

Anyhoo, I see no reason why this place should be held legally liable for anything. I also see no reason why someone shouldn't be able to hold them morally liable at all. I personally wouldn't want to have to get up every morning knowing I'm making a living off destroying lives, but for each his own.

[Drake]

No I wouldn't. I was almost killed in a car accident and drove through that intersection many times without incident afterwards.

I do see your point however and we will just have to agree to disagree.


I'm cool with that, Lathum.

On the business model, I actually don't disagree with you. I just see their presentation as poor taste. To me, it's the equivalent of gun maker advertising "Life is short. Shoot your wife." or a beer maker going with "Life is short. Drive drunk." because the aftermath for the victims (the betrayed spouse and the children) is pretty much the same.

I hope I never have to read up on infidelity, I know what you went through and you are stronger then me. There would be no second chances as far as I am concerned.

Me too, man. It is by far the hardest thing I have ever done. And I used to be a "no second chances" guy, right up to the point that I had to realize that giving my kids a stable, loving, complete household was an obligation I took on when they were born, and one I had to keep if it was at all possible.

Life is funny that way. You never know how you're going to react until you're forced to deal with it.

[Marc Vaughan]

How long before the first scandal from this site? ... an expose where one of its members is found to be (shock horror) single .... ;)

[Drake]

Sorry, Marc. No scandal brewing. From the FAQ:

http://www.ashleymadison.com/app/public/faq.p?s=5#31

Are there any 'Singles' on Ashley Madison?
There are many single people on Ashley Madison that wish to meet attached people for various reasons.

If you are single and wish to meet an attached person, you're probably going to have to try a little harder. Single people don't have as much to risk and you may find some attached people unwilling to take a risk with you.

People in relationships may feel that you have an upper-hand and that you may not be sympathetic to their circumstances. Take your time to build an additional level of trust with attached people you wish to meet.

Alternatively, single people have more flexibility with their schedule & are usually more available. Singles are more apt to work within your limitations since they have few boundaries. Single people can also be more fun to be with - their guard is down & they don't care who sees them.

[CraigSca]

Ewww! That's dishonest!

[Subby]

HELL HATH NO FURY LIKE AN INDIANAN SCORNED!

[Lathum]

This company has been around since 2002. I doubt at this point there will be an incidents coming up they haven't dealt with.

[Drake]

And really, when you're dealing with cheaters, can you really complain if they're dishonest with you? Shouldn't you sort of expect that going in?

[SFL Cat]

But why? Because they facilitate a service that people would do anyway?

You know how many people should rot in hell under your judgement?

Sorry, unrepentent adultery is a rottable in hell offense. The Supreme Being's judgment, not his. If all this God and Christianity stuff is hooey...then no worries....if it isn't....then I would say someone promoting this kind of promiscuous lifestyle that damages/destroys the lives of spouses and children will have a very special super-heated place to rot. :D

[Drake]

I don't actually even go quite that far, SFL. I still believe in personal redemption -- that someone can commit adultery, truly repent for it and be forgiven, as can those who facilitate it like these asshats.

I don't presume to speak for God when I offer my opinion that they deserve to rot in hell, especially since I'm cognizant of the fact that from God's perspective, hell is what we all deserve for sin.

[SFL Cat]

I don't actually even go quite that far, SFL. I still believe in personal redemption -- that someone can commit adultery, truly repent for it and be forgiven, as can those who facilitate it like these asshats.

I don't presume to speak for God when I offer my opinion that they deserve to rot in hell, especially since I'm cognizant of the fact that from God's perspective, hell is what we all deserve for sin.

We've got no arguments then.

[Buccaneer]

I don't actually even go quite that far, SFL. I still believe in personal redemption -- that someone can commit adultery, truly repent for it and be forgiven, as can those who facilitate it like these asshats.

I don't presume to speak for God when I offer my opinion that they deserve to rot in hell, especially since I'm cognizant of the fact that from God's perspective, hell is what we all deserve for sin.

So much truth in so few words. Nicely done.

[GrantDawg]

You know what would make this a great gimmick? You charge the intial fee, then in the fine print have it be a recurring fee of $1,000 every year. If you don't pay, then they'll use any means necessary to collect the fee, including contacting employers, or sending certified letters with the name of the company boldly printed on it to your house. You'd have a gold-mine.

[Edward64]

You know what would make this a great gimmick? You charge the intial fee, then in the fine print have it be a recurring fee of $1,000 every year. If you don't pay, then they'll use any means necessary to collect the fee, including contacting employers, or sending certified letters with the name of the company boldly printed on it to your house. You'd have a gold-mine.
Hah. They might not be able to get you encouraging adultery but this sounds like extortion!

[GrantDawg]

Hah. They might not be able to get you encouraging adultery but this sounds like extortion!


Yeah, but other websites do the same thing. It is just we'd have a little, ummm.., more "encouragement" for people to keep paying. It's a 100 million dollar idea just waiting to happen.

[Crim]

I was tired of my lady
We'd been together too long
Like a worn-out recording
Of a favorite song
So while she lay there sleeping
I stayed up on-line instead
On AshleyMadison.com
There was this profile I read

"If you like Pina Coladas
And getting caught in the rain
If you're not into yoga
If you have half a brain
If you'd like making love at midnight
In the dunes on the Cape
Then I'm the love that you've looked for
Write to me and escape."

I didn't think about my lady
I know that sounds kind of mean
But me and my old lady
Have fallen into the same old dull routine
So I typed in my password
Couldn't wait to respond
And though I'm no one's Adonis
I hoped she'd be a hot blonde

"Yes I like Pina Coladas
And getting caught in the rain
I'm not much into health food
I am into champagne
I've got to meet you by tomorrow noon
And cut through all this red-tape
At a bar called O'Malley's
Where we'll plan our escape."

So I waited with high hopes
And she walked in the place
I knew her smile in an instant
I knew the curve of her face
It was my own lovely lady
And she said, "Oh it's you."
Then we laughed for a moment
And I said, "I never knew."

That you like Pina Coladas
Getting caught in the rain
And the feel of the ocean
And the taste of champagne
If you'd like making love at midnight
In the dunes of the Cape
Then thank God for that website
Come with me and escape

[Shkspr]

This company has been around since 2002. I doubt at this point there will be an incidents coming up they haven't dealt with.


Ping: Subby and Fritz

[Fritz]

Ping: Subby and Fritz

Sure, we fooled around, but it was for a Asbury Park Community College study.

[Fritz]

...
11/20/2008 Walmart 52.18
11/21/2008 McDonald's 12.98
11/21/2008 Jared 255.00
11/21/2008 Super8 110.27
...


What knob spends > 110 at a Motel 8?

[SFL Cat]

^^^It was the damn room service.

[Suburban Rhythm]

thats just silly.

If your spouse met a guy at a bar and had an affair would you be mad at the bar?

At a bar, no...now if it was the bathroom of an Iowa Hawkeyes football game, possibly a little pissed at the university.

[Senator]

How come Ashley never responds to my emails?

[Galaxy]

Melanie Berliet on Internet Adultery | vanityfair.com (http://www.vanityfair.com/culture/features/2009/08/ashley-madison200908)

[Farrah Whitworth-Rahn]

*Sigh*

I never did buy that Marc Jacobs handbag.

[Galaxy]

*Sigh*

I never did buy that Marc Jacobs handbag.

Ask your boyfriend to buy it for you.

[Farrah Whitworth-Rahn]

Ask your boyfriend to buy it for you.

Which one? ;)

[cuervo72]

Jackson eagerly listed a host of sexual positions and described various fantasies, none of which were outlandish. He wanted to experiment with a vibrator and sex toys, to be seduced by a woman in lacy lingerie wearing deep-red lipstick, and, on occasion, to be awoken by oral sex. He followed up this recipe for fulfillment with complaints about his wife’s shortcomings in bed. She doesn’t know how to move her hips, he said, and was apparently never briefed on the all-important Avoid Teeth While Performing Fellatio rule. Still, Jackson insisted, “my life is absolutely perfect, except for the gaping wide hole left by lack of sex.”

Seems topical given a recent thread. Other questions should have been:

1. Has he been married a decade?
2. Does his wife have braces?

[Mizzou B-ball fan]

Which one? ;)

The one you're having sex with..................

[Passacaglia]

You bumped the wrong thread. Maybe the two should be merged.

[Galaxy]

The one you're having sex with..................

+1

[Noop]

Jackson eagerly listed a host of sexual positions and described various fantasies, none of which were outlandish. He wanted to experiment with a vibrator and sex toys, to be seduced by a woman in lacy lingerie wearing deep-red lipstick, and, on occasion, to be awoken by oral sex. He followed up this recipe for fulfillment with complaints about his wife’s shortcomings in bed. She doesn’t know how to move her hips, he said, and was apparently never briefed on the all-important Avoid Teeth While Performing Fellatio rule. Still, Jackson insisted, “my life is absolutely perfect, except for the gaping wide hole left by lack of sex.”

I love to get head and I love to have sex, if those two things are not good...

I also like to be awoken by oral sex best feeling in the world I say...

[Galaxy]

I've heard on the radio the other day that this site counts more than 4 million members. Pretty interesting facts.

I wonder how many people in America are in "happy" marriages these days.

[RendeR]

I've heard on the radio the other day that this site counts more than 4 million members. Pretty interesting facts.

I wonder how many people in America are in "happy" marriages these days.


If I raise my hand am I going to get blasted with all sorts of ignorant insults and derogatory comments?

[Galaxy]

If I raise my hand am I going to get blasted with all sorts of ignorant insults and derogatory comments?

Not from me.

I was just shocked at the number of members on the site. In addition to the divorce rates, I was just wondering how many people that are married are staying in marriages for some other reason (money, children, ect.). Is it a lack of sexual chemistry? Do marriages just get stuck in the everyday-life mundane cycle?

[Subby]

Yes?

[RendeR]

Yes?


+10 million


Its very very VERY hard to not get caught up in a regular routine that at some point becomes terribly stale and boring. it sucks the life right out of a marriage.

it takes a lot of work to keep things going but a happy marriage isn't impossible.

[RomaGoth]

+10 million


Its very very VERY hard to not get caught up in a regular routine that at some point becomes terribly stale and boring. it sucks the life right out of a marriage.

it takes a lot of work to keep things going but a happy marriage isn't impossible.

+1

[Galaxy]

+10 million


Its very very VERY hard to not get caught up in a regular routine that at some point becomes terribly stale and boring. it sucks the life right out of a marriage.

it takes a lot of work to keep things going but a happy marriage isn't impossible.

Think once you reach the point of things becoming terribly stale and boring, you can bring it back?

[Autumn]

Think once you reach the point of things becoming terribly stale and boring, you can bring it back?

Definitely. I think most of what's behind the divorce and infidelity rates is a sense that love is something you're either in or out of. When in fact, marriage just involves a lot of daily work. If you stop doing it, things get bad. But the solution is to get back to working on it. A lot of people feel like if they're not feeling it any more though, it must be the wrong relationship.

[lynchjm24]

It's 4 million members because they force you to sign up to check out the site. How many women do you think checked it out to be offended when Oprah was talking about it?

The key number would be how many people actually pay, which I would guess is a pretty low number. I would doubt it's even 100k.