Livingston: Now that you're out of the maze, do you get asked out on a lot dates through HOT or NOT?

Hong: Yeah. I actually stopped using my dating service a long time ago as a way to find my own dates, because everyone on there knows who Jim and I are, and many of the ones who seek us out are crazy. I would often get random emails from women sending me naked pictures and all sorts of weird stuff. A lot of them want to date us because they have low self-esteem and they think dating us will suddenly make them hot and cool. Crazy, psycho girls can be fun to date for a while, but I'm a little older now and I'm looking for something a little more serious.

The ironic thing is that from running HOT or NOT, I care less about looks now. When I was a dork, I never really dated anyone who was hot. The models—they weren't going to date me. So you always aspire to it, they're like the untouchables. All of a sudden, HOT or NOT happened, and I was starting to date all these attractive women. I got a taste of it and I realized that looks don't make up for a good personality. Many of these girls were annoying. They were fun to hang out with, but I couldn't have a conversation with them. I'm sure there are smart and hot girls, but if you look at the hot ones first, it's harder to figure out if they are smart too. That takes time.