The World of Relationships and Dating

Online Dating Tips: How to Tell if He's for Real

From eharmony to match.com, togay.com , to singles net, toperfectmatch.... there are a gazillion sites designed to bring people together. There are also chat rooms on many sites, plus message boards and discussion groups where you could also possibly meet someone with similar interests, or similar locale.

So you meet a guy online. You email, you chat. You exchange some photos. You feel like this could be someone special. What do you do?

Please remember these two key truths:

1 - Many people online are not what they represent themselves to be.

2 - If it sounds too good to be true, it's probably not true.

That being said and understood, let me be the first to tell you that you CAN meet a great person online. Some people online are very real and wonderful. And that this can be a safe and smart