Take a look at some of the unexpected places these couples from across the nation met. You never know where you may meet that special someone.

"My boyfriend and I met on Twitter two years ago. I mentioned I was going on a business trip to Seattle, and he saw my note and offered to suggest things to see while I was there. After chatting for a minute we discovered we both went to the same Connecticut boarding school and had mutual friends. We met for a drink while I was in Seattle, and I moved in the following … Read More

If you don't think matchmaking is rocket science, well, maybe you're right. Either way, it took a handful of Harvard alums to create OKCupid, a site that uses math, psychology and a series of questions to derive a percent compatibility among its members. Simply sign up (which takes about four seconds and costs nothing) and start answering. There's no fine print, no cost for anything (including messaging) and no need for an Ivy-league degree to answer most of these brain-busters, including: What is your relationship to marijuana? How often are you open with your feelings? Is … Read More

More than one million singles have logged on to the Lavalife, which claims to be the online dating site "where singles click." Cute. So hold onto your hats, folks, and get ready for this: whatever you're looking for (Date? Relationship? Fling?), Lavalife.com will hook it up. Amen to online dating.

All cynicism aside, here's what Lavalife has going for it: the site separates users by what they're looking for, casual dating, a relationship or an intimate encounter. Other sites boast similar breakdowns but Lavalife goes one step furthur, using the same system to organize articles Click, its … Read More

A mediocre-looking guy recently approached my sister, a hesitant JDate subscriber, online. After a brief chat, the strangers decided to take things to the next level. Sex? No. Facebook? Yes. They exchanged names and allowed the inter-network stalking to begin.

A day or so later, my sister burst into laughter at a Facebook message she'd received a video message from the JDate boy. Playing the piano and singing (in a surprisingly good voice, I might add) he began: Here I am writing strange girls messages via video, via song, but only because you looked like someone I'd like to … Read More

Imagine walking down Broadway in NYC, one of the most densely populated cities in the world. It's rush hour. Bumper-to-bumper traffic is at a standstill and you can hardly part the seas of people on the sidewalk. Now imagine that every person you pass on the street—be it cab driver, corporate type, casual shopper or tourist—is single and looking for love.

This is what it's like on Match.com, where over 15 million members navigate a virtual city of singles, hoping to meet their match. Match.com is available in 18 different languages with members from 246 countries so you … Read More