The Proposal Starring Sandra Bullock and Ryan Reynolds Depicts Real Life

    MIAMI BEACH, FL, June 28, 2009 /24-7PressRelease/ -- In The Proposal, last week's #1 movie in America, Sandra Bullock is a Canadian in need of a Green Card, and so she gets engaged to her American assistant, played by Ryan Reynolds. Are Green Card marriages really that prevalent in today's day and age? Last month, leading online dating websites Date.com (http://www.date.com), Matchmaker.com (http://www.matchmaker.com), and Amor.com (http://www.amor.com), polled its members to see if they would walk down the aisle for reasons other than love.

The majority of U.S. male and female singles, ranging in ages from 18 - 55+, voted yes to a sham marriage so that a foreigner could remain in the Country; a high percentage said they would be willing to marry strangers for cash. Surprisingly, the majority of men would marry a complete stranger who they've only met via a blind date, while the majority of women would marry an ex-boyfriend.

"With so many Americans affected by the recession, we're not surprised to see that many single online daters would be willing to trade the sanctity of marriage for money," said Shira Zwebner, Relationship Advisor for Date.com, Matchmaker.com and Amor.com."

In a new survey of thousands of online daters nationwide, we asked: Sandra Bullock and Ryan Reynolds star in The Proposal, a movie about a US citizen engaged to his Canadian boss so she can stay in the Country and get her Green Card. Would you marry someone so they could stay in The United States?

Following are the complete results:

Men Women
Yes 58.8% 60.9%
No 29.4% 34.8%

We also asked: If you would be willing to have a Green Card marriage, who would you wed so that they could stay in the Country?

Following are the complete results:

Men Women
A blind date 29.6% 11.1%
An ex-boyfriend/girlfriend 14.8% 22.2%
My best friend's relative 11.1% 20.6%
A stranger for cash 14.8% 16.7%
My boss 8.4% 10.3%
Gay friend's lover 3.7% 1.0%

About Avalanche, LLC
Avalanche operates several leading online dating websites, including Date.com (http://www.date.com), Matchmaker.com (http://www.matchmaker.com) and Amor.com (http://www.amor.com). Date.com launched on Valentine's Day 1997 and has become one of the world's most popular dating websites. First started as a Bulletin Board System in 1986, Matchmaker.com is the oldest online dating site. It was acquired by Avalanche in 2006 and targets those singles seeking serious relationships. Amor.com, launched in 2007, is a rapidly growing destination for Hispanic singles. Avalanche hosts more than 10 million members worldwide, with the sites adding over 100,000 members each month. Additional information is available at http://www.date.com.

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