Hold the phone – this is either completely wrong, or completely genius. MIT graduate and self-confessed geek Brandon Wade has invented a new dating app. But not just any dating app, no no. This app allows even the ugliest of blokes to have a genuine shout at a first date, through the use of what are essentially bribes.

“Carrot Dating” is an online match-maker app that allows men, and presumably women, to “dangle a carrot” in front of potential dates in an effort to entice them into a swanky restaurant, or darkened movie theatre. The ‘carrots’ can be absolutely anything – be it a pair of shoes, or an apartment. The app creators argue that bribery is the “best way to get your foot in the door in the competitive world of online dating”. And ensure transactional sex.

Women have all the power in the online dating world: they receive countless messages from suitors, while men struggle for even a single reply.But by ‘dangling’ the right ‘carrot’ in front of beautiful girls, suitors can convince anyone to say ‘yes’ to a first date.

That may well be true, but surely this smacks of transactionalism? Surely it’s spreading the belief that women are greedy idiots who are willing to exchange their dignity for a piece of jewelry or a holiday?

Let’s say this does work between two people who use the app. A marriage and two children ensue, and sooner or later little Johnny asks how mommy met daddy.  “I bought your mommy a helicopter and then she had to fly back to my place, that was the deal.”

We’re not going to deny that this has been going on for years, Donald Trump being the case in point.

Let’s see what the creator has to say.

[Source : Daily Mail, YouTube]