Carefully screen the profile, get phone numbers at work and home and check the person out first to make sure they are who they say they are.

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Figure out what you really want in a person: lifestyle interests, income, personality, religion, hobbies etc. Don't set too many qualifications or artificial criteria though or you could miss out on someone you really like.

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Online dating is efficient. We're a fast food society and now you have a pool of eligible people to choose from.

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