> (I believe most people could find an interesting match even just by randomly selecting 88 people that fit their criteria) Sure, but it's a lot easier to meet

> (I believe most people could find an interesting match even just by randomly selecting 88 people that fit their criteria) Sure, but it's a lot easier to meet those 88 people if you can get them to message you. For most guys to meet 88 women via OkCupid they'd have to send thousands of messages, which would probably take years.