Love no longer blind with Internet research

Blind dates may be a thing of the past if new patterns of dating become popular.

Internet-savvy daters are turning to the Web to research potential partners before meeting them.

Some would-be daters want to remove the elements of fate and luck attributable to finding a partner, and replace them with rationality.

Complete anonymity is well-nigh impossible with new technology, the Internet being a ‘little black book’ and a clearinghouse to meet and research potential dates.

Some have their doubts over how successful this is. What really matters in dating, they say, is the how well people get along, and whether they are attracted to one another, and no amount of technology is going to alter that fundamental issue.

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