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Discuss “Log on for love ”

Once upon a time, lovers courted each other with flowers, poems, and good manners. Maybe that’s a little simplistic, but still — there was a time when people went out of their way to show each other how much they cared for one another, and this usually required meeting in person. Of course, people still do go on dates — to Fuel and Fuddle — after they have been dating for a few months. With the advent of modern technology, specifically the Internet, people have begun to surf the web and join social sites, such as facebook.com, xuqa.com, match.com, craigslist.com, and matchmaker.com to meet their future mates.

Despite the increasing number of users, there is still a stigma around Internet dating: Only desperate, balding 40-year-olds...

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