S_H since you have brought it up a few times and may have planted a seed of curiousity in some I am going to address the internet dating issue...pardon the highjack, please
First, yes you can meet a variety of people easily and in a short period of time...the problem is often they tell you ONLY what they want you to know...they may leave out things like they are married, they are abusive, they are a lier, they are broke and looking for someone to support them (emotionally and physically)...don't get me wrong, there are good people out there but anytime you start a relationship behind the screen of your computer you are taking a huge risk!
I know several people who have gone this route...some married, some got swindled, some got really hurt...of the ones who got married all wished they had not...because the basis of the relationship they had was only "rosey"...the person didn't disclose all the faults...not that we don't all have them but some are not ones we would choose to live with...
Don't even get me started on the game-players...just out for free sex or whatever they can get with out concern for the feelings, real feelings, of another person...then the married people who may or maynot admit they are married upfront...
I can tell you with a certainty that my H would probably have handled his MLC much differently if not for the "easier then you can imagine" " for those of us getting up in years" availability of the internet!
Not saying it never works out...but personally if one sits and considers the pros and cons, unless you are out for a free whatever yourself...you will see the cons out weigh pros...nothing can replace the solid foundation of real face-to-face interaction from the beginning and not some I-can-be-anyone-I-want-to-be behind this screen.
Stepping down off of my soapbox and shaking my head
