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Tuesday, June 12, 2012

'Searching For Soulmate' = Stalker: 7 Ways To Decode An Online Dating Profile

Women come to me all the time for relationship advice, as I have been married three times (well, technically four -- I don't count the annulment) and dated hundreds of men. I try to explain that this is not a badge of honor; if you want relationship advice, go to someone who married her college boyfriend and is still married to him 30 years later.

Be that as it may, there are many women out there who, at 50-something, are dipping a wary toe into the brave new world of online dating. Having spent the majority of the past two decades single and available, I watched online dating mature from "last resort of the desperate" to "harmless fun for married men" to "the road to romance in a high-tech world." I assume this is an improvement, although I cannot guarantee it.

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