When I meet a woman in person, I can tell almost right away whether she has an open heart or whether she is a closed, cold, negative, judgmental person (and there are a lot of those around.) Online, it's alomst impossible to do that. You can waste a lot of time exchanging correspondence with someone who is lying about who she is, even if she is telling the truth about her marital status.
So I remain skeptical of the format, but then I live in a major metropolitan area. For those in smaller towns, there may be few other options.
That's true to an extent....because I used that excuse often. *chuckle* I could join dance clubs or go to hotspots in the metroplex if I got desperate (hope it never comes to that)....but I guess that's not very comfortable for me.
I have more fun engaging in conversation and going places that are in a more "low-key" mode. I was a Mom, wife and nurse for so long....that I'm not sure that I fit in most single situations. *smile* I guess that takes time. I've been divorced for just over 2yrs and was married a total of 30. Maybe I need to be deprogrammed? ha!