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<div> <div id="ahead" class="posttitle"><h1><font face="Arial" size="3">Doomsday Dating: Find Love Before the World Ends</font></h1></div><div class="pst_st"><h2><font face="Arial" size="3">If you think the dating scene is rough now, try it after the Apocalypse.</font> </h2></div><div class="pst_dt">By <a rel="nofollow nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://living.msn.com/filterview.aspx?author=x54962ca0060300ad3b5232b713844d49357811db4f134817">Kristin Wong</a> <br></div><div id="scplatformSocialToolbarMini_0" class="stb-minitb stb2-int scp-fontscale stb2-toolbar-has-initialized"><div class="stb2-wrap"><li class="stb2-li"><br></li></div></div><div id="abody" class="pst_bod"><p>“Don’t face the future alone.â€Â</p> <p>That’s the slogan for the dating site <a target="_blank" title="http://survivalistsingles.com/" href="http://survivalistsingles.com/"><span class="longword">SurvivalistSingles.c<wbr>om.</span></a> If you’re looking for love—and also happen to be preparing for the end of the world—this is the website for you.</p> <p>Having officially launched in 2010, the online dating site has quadrupled in members, from 400 in 2010 to about 1,640, currently. Dedicated to "preppers," "survivalists" and "doomsdayers,†it’s one of the fastest growing dating sites on the web. Apparently, finding someone isn’t easy when you’re busy building your own gas masks. As one member explained to <a title="http://money.cnn.com/2012/03/29/pf/doomsday-dating/index.htm" rel="nofollow nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://money.cnn.com/2012/03/29/pf/doomsday-dating/index.htm">CNN</a>:</p> <p>"It's hard to connect with someone who doesn't have a similar mindset. You can't explain why your truck is packed like you're always ready for an expedition--they don't get it. But when you meet another survivalist, you start talking about all this stuff and the women look at you like you have a million dollars in the bank."</p> <p>Andrea Burke is a 45-year-old middle school art teacher from Montana, and she took over the site last summer. She also happens to believe the near future will be bleak.</p> <p>"Most will agree that something is brewing that may change life as we know it, whether it be a collapse of the economy, an EMP (electromagnetic pulse) or other natural or government disaster," Burke said.</p> <p>Right now, <span class="longword">SurvivalistSingles.c<wbr>om</span> is free, but Andrea plans to start charging $5 a month. Not bad, especially considering the modern monetary system will be obsolete, anyway, come Dec. 21. Once Andrea starts charging, she says the new slogan will be:</p> <h5>"Find love for less than the price of a box of bullets.â€Â</h5> <p>Most of the members are over the age of 50, and right now, there are about twice as many male members as females. </p> <p>But users aren’t just looking for love; they’re also seeking to join survival groups. For example, one female member, who goes by the screenname Arnold, boasts at least one unique skill she can contribute: making “humanure.†</p> <p>It’s exactly what you think it is.</p> <p>And if you’re going to join, you might as well familiarize yourself with this little acronym: TEOTWAWKI—<i>the end of the world as we know it</i>. You’ll see it all over members’ profiles, and no, they’re not just R.E.M. fans.</p></div> </div>
