New Study Shows Preferred Online Dating Handles

Finally, a researcher who specializes in cyber-psychology has undertaken the interesting task of scientifically determining what types of online dating handles are the most appealing.

According to the Times Online, Dr. Monica Whitty at Nottingham Trent University in England presented the study at the British Psychological Society’s annual conference on April 4th, 2008.

So what did Dr. Whitty determine? Handles that convey playfulness or attractive physical features are clear winners (i.e. blueeyedguy), whereas screen names that were plain or used someone's name were less attractive choices (i.e. george24). Surprising to both the researchers and myself, online dating handles that played on wealth or financial well-being were ostracized (i.e. porschelover), probably because it made the people choosing to use them seem pretentious, uppity or stretchers of the truth.

Do you agree with the study's findings? Have certain online dating handles worked better than others for you?