so kay hammond has found herself a husband after offering her hand in marriage in an online auction, though it remains to be seen if a marriage actually results. whilst i don’t think this is unethical (as ebay did), i do think that it’s spectacularly unimaginative and that someone who can’t find the time or effort to start a relationship is unlikely to find the time or effort to maintain one. it’s just a gender reversed version of the dowry system as far as i can see, not very 21st century.

i thought that by creating an online auction I would be able to reach as many men as possible and hopefully prove that the internet is not full of cyber-geeks, there are normal people out there. that’s normal people with a quarter of a million quid to spend on unseen goods before they’ve even thought about the wedding plans.

[found via boing boing]