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America's Singles Take a Stand on Protection In an effort to address consumer needs, TrueBeginnings, the relationship building online service, announced today an exclusive partnership with Rapsheets Criminal Records, the nation's largest criminal records database. This alliance was created to help provide TRUEBeginnings members with a safe and secure online environment. Unlike other online relationship sites, TRUEBeginnings conducts background checks on all individuals who sign up as communicating members, checking for felons and sex offenders.

Point and Lick In a column last Saturday headlined "Love, Internet Style," the New York Times’ new conservative op-ed columnist David Brooks explained why he believes the internet is bringing back dating and courtship rituals from some bygone era. Since couples can "exchange e-mail for weeks and months" rather than hop in the sack right away, he explains, the internet is providing the "restraint" we so desire. Hawking online dating services such as eHarmony, Brooks declared that, "Online dating puts structure back into courtship."

Out of sight In the dark, as on the Internet, nobody knows you're a dog. At least, that might be one way to describe the Dinner in the Dark matchmaking concept, which hit the Twin Cities recently.

With the click of a mouse those looking for love can have hundreds of options. Internet dating has become a popular way of meeting people. Technology has brought an entire world of information to our fingertips, and now a variety of online dating services have emerged. They help thousands find lifelong partners or simply find people to have fun with.

More Singles Trying Online Dating Raleigh Man Turns To Internet Service Thousands of people are using the Internet in search of that soul-mate; but how well does it work?

Dating Expert Reveals Secrets to Increasing Matches at Speed Dating Events LOS ANGELES, Nov. 10, 2003 (PRIMEZONE) -- LeeAnn Webster, a dating expert, singles event planner and Rapid Dating(r) creator, just published the book "Dating At The Speed of Life - How To Make A Date in Only 5 Minutes."

Slouching toward messianism On the unholy heels of the news that the Presbyterian Church (USA) has established a "messianic" Jewish congregation in a Philadelphia suburb comes word now from the Connecticut Jewish Ledger that a Jew who venerates Jesus is currently serving as the faculty advisor for the Jewish Student Union of a respected Connecticut boarding school.

How To Get Married By 40 No luck in love? Don't despair. An author wrote a book claiming she has the foolproof way to get you married before you turn 40.

Singles must study relationships Some years ago, a local radio station had a morning segment they called "Losers Club." Singles in the listening audience were invited to call in and explain why they were losers at dating and relationships.

Make friends with just a few key strokes When Ernest Wong turned 36 in September, his friend Michael threw him a surprise birthday party at a San Francisco restaurant, attended by six or seven of his closest pals.

Dating services boom These headhunters help you find a mate, not a job Pick up a newspaper or scan the Web and you're likely to see a pitch for a dating service: "Find your perfect match." . . . "Meet new people."

Young, educated singles flock to Charleston Census numbers show South Carolina as a whole is experiencing a 'brain drain' as many college-educated people between the ages of 25 and 39 are seeking opportunities elsewhere.

Sarah McLachlan relives the past to create timeless appeal Albums are often a diary of an artist's most recent life events. for Sarah McLachlan, that might suggest her retreat from the music business to have a child and settle into a well-earned, blissed-out, post-Lilith Fair life in Vancouver, British Columbia. Even the title of her new record, "Afterglow," hints at such bliss.

Using the Internet to look for a perfect match Some would call her a dating expert, and in her own right she is just that.

Striptease lessons take off in Paris DESPITE yips from feminist critics and yawns from blase shoppers, striptease classes being held at a landmark Parisian store are an ideal accessory for other lacy items on sale here.

singles Stories support value of change In last week's column, I encouraged readers to make changes to become winners in dating and relationships. I'd like to share two unsolicited success stories of people who made changes.

True Love a Top Priority for Singles Recent Surveys Explore Relationships, Modern Dating Challenges, and the Quest for True Love Despite the difficulties facing today's singles as they search for the "right" person, most remain hopeful that they will find true love and have made that goal a top priority, according to recent polls

Over 40? There Are Singles Parties For You Gotham Parties Help Older Singles Have Fun, Make Matches NEW YORK -- Are you're single, successful, over 40, and sick of blind dates with people who make you wish you were blind?

Ready, set, date! Let's Mingle comes to Vineland Men have a handful of decent pickup lines at their disposal, but women have about 1,000 ways of dismissing them.

SpeedMatching Event for Dallas-area Singles the events affiliate of online dating site Match.com, is hosting a SpeedMatching event in its hometown of Dallas on November 18 at Americas Latin Cuisine & Tapas Bar. The featured host of the event is Alex Michel from the original season of ABC's "The Bachelor." SpeedMatching is an exciting, fun way to quickly get to know other eligible singles on several "mini-dates" in one evening.

American Singles Nationwide Agree - Compatibility is Key to Finding a Long-lasting Relationship. While many American singles believe that they are the only ones not in a relationship or that there simply aren't any available partners out there, a recent TrueBeginnings national survey(1) proves otherwise. Based on research recently conducted on the company's behalf, the TrueBeginnings survey reveals that among Americans 18 years of age and older, nearly half are single.

Love 'clicks' for singles online I am a woman seeking a man age 24 to 30 within a 20-mile radius. My idea of a fun date is loading up at the candy store, white-water rafting and playing trivia in a pub. I like to talk about the meaning of life, horoscopes, world politics and, well, nothing really in particular. My friends would describe me as “sometimes out in left field,” a “throwback” and “nobody’s fool.”