Dating

What is a single girl to do. Not in school, does not take from the work pool, friends are all married with no other single friends to hook up, and the leftovers at church appear to be emotionally unstable. So what is a woman who is ready to start dating to do. The internet, right, I mean internet dating has changed over the past few years. The stigma has been lifted there are published success stories as well as the scary ones. But if you are careful and know what you are looking for you can remove the yahoos and keep those worth it. Let's face it there are a lot more people out there looking for hook ups then looking for relationships. The relationship ones are a diamond in the ruff and sometime the hook ups turn out to be relationships. People will surprise you. So with the encouragment and wisdom of my friends who have dated online and are now married I entered the chat rooms, dating services and attempted to find a Mr. Right or Mr. Right now. I mean you never know unless you try right. Well what I found were those looking for the hook ups (which truly is to be expected) and some generally nice people who might not be right for me but have been fun to talk to and become "friends" with. I did of course, find some scam artists. However, the scam that I found surprised me. I expected to find individuals online not being who he said he was. I expected to have to weed out the scams from the truth and with feet on the ground that became easier and easier to do. Not to mention after the first one or two you begin to see the signs. These are individuals claiming to be americans but really they are foreigners trying to imitate americans. They tend to be needy and very overwhelming. They attempt to "wine and dine" you online then claim they are stranded in a foreign country (usually) africa and then want money from you. Some will go as far as to ask for personal information. In my opinion these individual peg certain profiles where he has been taught the individuals are desperate enough and will believe anything. The individuals create enough of a profile and story where an individual who is desperate and trying to believe anything will believe them and will be sucked in. Thank God I have had previous knowledge, strong in my self-worth and have friends who point out the problems and holes in the story so I am not sucked into the story. Not that I would send money to a total stranger. These individuals know the right questions to ask and how to ask them. Therefore, when dating make sure you have friends who will help to see the holes and research. LOL