i feel that couples shouldnot live together before marriage because it takes away all the fun and excitment as if your dating.

I work to much so online dating really help me on the dating screen

I agree 1% sounds low. I'm also surprised that "education" was a category. That's something that is fairly important to me. Could someone explain what "family buy-in" is?

Family buy in - introducing him/her to your family - it's a big milestone and that can be your kids, your parents, siblings etc All that being said - online dating is way easier than other ways - we were dating within 3 days of initial contact and it's going great!

haha, how timely this article is. I am now exclusively dating a man I met less than three months ago via a dating site. Milestones include the "exclusive" part, meeting family, chemistry. I feel a lot less crazy now for some reason. I think the basis behind this is that if you use online dating sites right, you will end up talking to people who are already good matches for you. You have time to email and share stories, so you already feel close before you meet face to face. From experience, it's almost as awkward telling people that we met at a mall (our first date was a putt putt course at a mall) as it would be telling people we found each other online.

ok. I am a goal driven, hard working, independent woman. and the guy that i now call Ex was none of these things. He would jump from job to no job and had to have money lent to him. We were TOTAL opposites in every way, shape, and religion. We were good for about a few months then once the puppylove phase ended I started to see him for what he really was. Emature...in the worst way! he still had "mommy gonna pay my way" syndrome! Im sorry but im not gonna agree with the whole opposites attract...sure they attract but do they last?

Yes opposite attracts. My wife and I are married for almost 34 years and we are totally opposite of each other but we love each other so much. Every marriage has it ups and downs but you overcome it if you love your significant other. By the way we did not met on line and we dated exclusively for only 6 months.

I take polls like this with a grain of salt. Chemistry is felt, not articulated in checkboxes and multiple choice answers. Of course people will say they want someone to value family, and that they do not care about money. But when you meet them in person, their true colors come out. In Malcolm Gladwells book "Blink", he relates studies psychologists did on speed dating. People in the study wrote down traits they wanted in a partner - for instance, a woman might write "clean cut, well educated, stable career". But then when she speed dated, she picked the bad-boy mechanic with dirty fingernails. Chemistry is felt in the blink of an eye! It is no surprise this survey said most people meet significant others through friends. That sums it up completely. dadshouseblog.com

i will disagree with 1% of income. Now a days it takes 2 incomes to make ends meet. I am a widow married for 25 years. My husband and I only dated for 2 months,got married, had three kids and the america dream. We had our ups and downs but we never gave up on each other and cherished our love for each other.I can honestly say trust plays a large part in a marriage. Marriage is till death do we part.

one step ay a time. enjoy life and live it to its fullest. one day at a time,u-see (amen)god as are witness and has us here for. deanna ps if you want to talk e-me deeducci4u@yahoo good day!