Why You Should Never Pay for Online Dating [cached]

This was originally discussed some time ago, but all the cache links from there are now dead and the actual article is almost impossible to find in search engines now.

For context, OKCupid removed this story when it went paid after being acquired years ago. You can find the full story here along with their statement about why they did this:

https://www.themarysue.com/okcupid-pulls-why-you-should-neve...

Here's a prior HN discussion thread: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2170998