No one can ever say that you can't find love online, because I did. Here is how it happened:

I was sitting around the house one day, feeling pretty lonely and I decided to create a profile in the Yahoo dating service but I didn't realize that you had to pay for the service so I never did. I just let it sit there but some how I had a few people e-mail me that were of no interest to me and then one day I had a guy e-mail me who seemed really nice so we started e-mailing back and fourth .

I started to like him the more and more we talked through e-mail.  After a while, I had considered giving him my phone number but was hesitant about doing so, you just never know who you are talking to these days.  I found out after we were together that he had thought of asking for my number as well but he didn't want to scare me off.

After a while, we shared numbers and began to talk on the phone, we did that for about a month I would say.  By that time we had become quite comfortable with each other and decided that we wanted to meet, so he hopped in his car and drove two hours just to see me.   When I saw him for the first time I knew that we were perfect for each other!   I remember him leaning against his car in the parking lot, waiting for me to show up.

Our date was amazing, we had so much fun and from that moment I knew that I would never be lonely again, this was the man for me.  I had found my other half and have felt whole ever since.  We have now been together for almost five  years and we have a beautiful little girl.  I really couldn't be happier.   So, if you want my tips for online dating, here they are:

• Be patient it may not happen right away.

• Try different dating venues such as eharmony.com etc., never limit yourself to more possibility.

• You might consider chat rooms and forums, as they can sometimes be a good place to find some local people that you may have interests in common with.

• Make sure to e-mail for a while first.  You want to be sure you not only have things in common, but also that you like the other persons personality.

• Send pictures to each other because you never know if you are going to be physically attracted to the person.  You always should make sure to see what they look like.

• Make sure you to give out your phone number after you have been talking to the person for awhile, there are a lot of bad people out there.

• Be sure that if you do decide to meet, that you do it in a public place for security reasons.  Never invite a stranger into your home!

Online dating is the future.  Not only will online dating really help if you are a person that does not get out alot, but it will also give you the opportunity to meet people you would have not otherwise been able to meet, say for instance if they lived two hours away.   So my advice is to try out the online dating scene, you never know what might happen,  you may just end up like me and find your true love.  I could never imagine loving anyone else.  Here is to your happiness!