Really good point... forums are a great place to "watch" character (to some extent).

Like everything else in the world, online dating can be used for good or evil. :D You have to be careful who you date regardless of how you meet. I've used eHarmony a few times with some success, but I find myself too busy to put enough time and energy into the whole dating process. At my age, it's a challenge to meet unattached, quality, christian men, so meeting online is a great tool. It can be a great first start to meeting, but you need to watch others "do life" to really get to know them... and that takes time and face-to-face interaction. Not very romantic, but I wouldn't hesitate to pay for a background check on any man I was seriously involved with. You just never know. The Lord does a great job in leading and helping us steer through the dating waters, but we (and our baggage) can often reroute us in the wrong direction.