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The dating-site founder whose girlfriend left him for a Match.com date

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Alanis Morissette really should have written a verse about Gary Kremen. He built the foundational architecture for online dating by launching Match.com in 1995. He enthusiastically encouraged everyone he knew to sign up, including his own girlfriend. She took his advice to heart, created a profile, and promptly dumped him for another man she met on his own platform.

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