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Terms and conditions apply. * Savings buckets are a feature of Ally Bank's Savings Account. * No ATM fees from Ally Bank at Allpoint and Moneypass ATMs plus we reimburse for fees charged by other ATM owners nationwide up to $10 per statement cycle. * Early direct deposit offers eligible direct deposits up to two days sooner. * Spending buckets are a feature of Ally Bank's Spending Account. by [Claire Suddath](https://time.com/author/claire-suddath/) Apr 15, 2011 4:00 AM UTC  New York Times Co. / Getty Images by [Claire Suddath](https://time.com/author/claire-suddath/) Apr 15, 2011 4:00 AM UTC Let me get one thing out of the way: I have never read Ayn Rand. In fact, until recently I was one of those uneducated boors who thought the author’s first name was pronounced _Ann_. A few of her readers have corrected me over the years, but for some reason, I assumed they were joking — which is also what I assumed when they told me they’d just read a great book about government intervention in the railroad industry. (That book is now a movie, _Atlas Shrugged: Part I_, opening Friday, April 15, in the U.S.) [(Read more about the screen adaptation.)](https://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,2065262,00.html) But then my editor asked me to look into the dating website [the Atlasphere](https://www.theatlasphere.com/), on which Randians can search for their soul mate among fellow objectivists. I didn’t have time to read all 1,200 pages of _Atlas Shrugged_ or even the 680-page _The Fountainhead_ beforehand, so I did what any self-respecting journalist would do: I called up a friend. “Quick, can you explain Ayn Rand’s personal philosophy to me in one sentence?” I asked Fahad Siadat, a professional musician who’d just finished reading _Atlas Shrugged_. I know this because he’d cornered me at a dinner party and told me all about it. Which is what people tend to do when they’ve just discovered Ayn Rand. [(See the top online dating sites.)](https://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,1988896%5F1988908,00.html) “O.K., it’s like this,” Siadat said. “According to Rand, it’s your moral obligation to manifest in the world the best that you have in yourself. In other words, do whatever it is that makes you great.” That greatness has nothing to do with public opinion of you. “Think of Kanye West,” he said. “He’s a total douche bag, but he writes good music. According to Rand, that’s what counts.” And isn’t everyone who follows Rand supposed to be selfish? “They _are_ selfish,” Siadat said. “To become the best, you have to do what’s right for you, not someone else.” That doesn’t sound like the conventional makings of a solid relationship. Maybe these people really do need their own dating site. There are about 12,700 dating profiles on the Atlasphere, which Joshua Zader, 37, founded in 2003 after attending a few Rand-related conferences. “I realized that all the single people were using the conferences to search for another Ayn Rand fan they could fall in love with,” says Zader, who modeled the site after Match.com’s pay-to-view profile system. But the Atlasphere also functions as a social network (with some 22,000 nondating profiles) in which members can contribute essays and articles. I asked Zader how someone who espouses a me-first philosophy can also maintain a loving relationship. “Ayn Rand has a great quote in _The Fountainhead_,” he told me. “She writes that a person cannot say ‘I love you’ without first being able to say the _I_.” So what exactly is a nice, selfish Randian looking for in a relationship? I signed on to the website to see for myself. Here is a composite profile using real answers from Atlasphere users. [(See the best business books of 2009.)](https://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,1948499%5F1948490,00.html) **About me:** I am my own standard of value. I believe in self-esteem, integrity and self-improvement. I do not have tolerance for the weak and pitiful. I love America and its capitalist views. I was born to an upper-class family. I am perfect just the way I am. I don’t like Russia at all. I have creepily long toes. **My virtues:** Confidence. Sense of purpose. Honesty. Integrity. Courage. Well, if we are going to be completely honest, I would say my boobs. **Occupation:** Finance/business\*. _\*One brave objectivist made this very unobjectivist admission: “I am currently another victim of the economy and looking for work.”_ [(See how Ayn Rand would have tackled our current financial crisis.)](https://www.time.com/time/politics/article/0,8599,1842879,00.html) **Favorite work of art:** Buildings represent what is possible of men. Standing around looking at paintings doesn’t do it for me. The sound track to _Vanilla Sky._ Björk. **Looking to meet:** A libertarian gal who has a good attitude. An egoist bastard with a loving heart. A man who can stand alone against a tide of opposition. An independent, rational, logical, ambitious, selfish, productive \[woman who is\] proud of her moral character \[and\] values maintaining physical attractiveness. **If I could “do lunch” with anyone, I’d choose:** Ayn Rand\*. _\*Rand is the overwhelming favorite among Atlasphere users, except for one person who picked George Carlin._ **Ideal date:** We’d go watch the new _Atlas Shrugged_ movie. If these responses set your heart afire, you can join the Atlasphere for $29.85 (which buys you a three-month subscription). Or, for a cheaper, more old-fashioned alternative, you just might find plenty of objectivists looking for love at the movies this weekend. 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