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Heart day is on the way

great. Not only is Valentine's Day right around the corner, but it's on a Friday night this year, making you feel twice as pathetic if you sit at home.

But just where are you sposta meet people these days? The bar scene just isn't doing it for you anymore and none of the gym rats will give you the time of day. Plus you've met every single friend-of-a-friend who exists. Perhaps you should look a little closer to home. In fact, look in your home, on the desk -- that big old machine sitting there might just be the answer.

In this digital age, getting online can be the equivalent of getting shot in the derriere with one of Cupid's arrows. Even though tons of dough is spent on silicon and liposuction, people are finding that meeting someone without ever setting eyes on them is actually satisfying. Online romances are very hip these days. Just ask sitcom writers.

You can "meet" someone, have a serious relationship, and give them the boot without ever setting eyes on them. And all from the comfort of your own home, school, or office. It's so simple, so convenient, so '90s.

Maybe this is sounding a bit clinical for you. Maybe you're thinking that doing without that first buzz of physical attraction is taking all the fun out of it. Maybe you're thinking that meeting someone online is for geeks. Maybe you should clue in. This is the way to go, pal. Where else can you find out if your betrothed can spell on the first "date"?

Not only will you find online dating services, newsgroups, and pictures, but you'll get a snootful of romantic advice, along with crowded -- but not smokey -- chat rooms and a heapin' helping of suitor tools, like flowers, chocolate, and fine shom-pahn-ya.

Once you've met your dreamboat, you can hang out together in private chat rooms, send each other GIF files of yourselves, and -- if you're really fearless -- your phone number. Then, once he or she starts bumming you out, you can dump that former heartthrob with a form letter and you don't even have to get your hands dirty. All you need is Dreamboat's e-mail address and about five minutes.

Online romance is fun. I mean it. Do it. Who knows? You might just be able to scare up someone to smooch in time for your favorite pressure holiday -- and mine -- Valentine's Day.

-- M. Trouble Sample

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Snappy Picks

Valentine's Day
Amore on the Net
Anti-Valentine's Day Page
Aphrodite's Love Palace
Be My Valentine
Chocoholic.com
CNN -- The Love Zone
Digital Valentine
The Happy Valentine Site
HomeArts: Valentine's Day Special
Valentine.com
Valentine's Day Shopping
Valentines Forever
Valentines on the Web
World Wide Valentines '97

Pillow talk
Flirt
LoveSearch.com
Matchmaker Org

Dating
Match.Com
Swoon
Ask Dr. Love
World of Romance
The Authoritative Matchmaker
Blind Date on the Net
Get Met on the Net
Cupid's Network
Close Encounters
WebPersonals.com
African American Singles Page
Campus Singles
Single Booklovers
Differently Abled Winners Network (DAWN)
Single Christian Network
The National Gothic Singles Network

International dating
Foreign Relations
Club Prima
Cherry Blossoms
Cupid's Women of the World
Russian Marriage Network

Gay and lesbian dating sites
GaySource
His Web
Lesbian Links
LoveLine
Out and About
Pinkboard
PlanetOut

Love rules
Cyrano Server
(888) Live Flowers Online Flower Stall
Godiva
1-800-FLOWERS
Wines on the Internet
Romantically Linked

Love stinks
alt.romance.unhappy
alt.recovery.codependency
Mark's Apology Note Generator
Joelogon's Foolproof Guide to Making Any Woman Your Platonic Friend
Joe's Amazing Relationship Problem Solver!
The Official Hopeless Romantics Page
Divorce Online

Romance newsgroups
alt.cuddle
alt.hi.are.you.cute
alt.love
alt.personals
alt.romance.chat
alt.romance.mature-adult
alt.romance.online
alt.romance.teen
alt.soulmates
alt.wedding
soc.singles

When you meet offline
Dating: The Benefits and Risks
Frequently Asked Questions on Kissing
Home Dating Etiquette
The Love & Romance Home Page
Romantic Gestures Homepage


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