Mystique #3:

Person of My Dreams

I met my husband on online...I was just surfing the Internet...Little did I know that my life would never be the same again! I met my match within seven days and we were married six months later. I am happier than I ever thought I could be.

-- "Success story #1"

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Some do not believe in love at first sight, and neither did I until I met my match online! We managed to meet, date and fall in love in the space of two months. Three years later, we are looking forward to our June wedding.

-- "Success story #2"

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I have been searching and hoping, for much of my adult life, that I would someday find the one for me. (She was) not just another woman, but someone with whom I felt a genuine, deep, loving, bond and connection. I signed on to your site with that goal in mind. I want to tell you, as well as the entire world (at least anyone who is interested) that I have just married the woman I have dreamed I would find!

-- "Success story #3"

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We exchanged email and continued to talk online for the next five days. Our conversations were like something out of a romance novel. Sparks abounded, fearsome flirting, and so many things in common. There are enough things that we have in common to fill an entire website. After only five days of online chatting, we exchanged phone numbers. Everything progressed so rapidly after this. I can't imagine a life now without her. Our mutual love for each other is so immeasurable that it seems as though no other person on this planet has or ever will feel the way that we do.

-- "Success story #4"

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The above quotes are excerpts from personal "Success Stories" of people who used one of the world's largest Internet based dating sites to find romance on the Internet (Match.Com). These are people who got onto an Internet dating service looking for a legitimate long-term relationship and not just to have a casual cyber affair.

The comments from these users really do sound like a dream come true.

The dream of finding love where you least expect it or finding a soulmate on some distant shore has been around since the days of Shakespeare. People are not just searching for better ways of meeting others -- they are also looking for good old-fashioned romance. 

However, the problem is that they have precious little time to go out and look for it. Many people lack the time and opportunities to meet others in traditional ways. The allure of the Internet is that it allows people to use its vast resources to make new friends and discover potential love interests without having to leave the comfort of their home or invest a lot of time.

The huge numbers of people who use the Internet gives it a tremendous advantage over other means of meeting people. The chances of finding that special someone within one's own backyard is not very likely. The chances of finding him or her from a worldwide database of several million seems like a sure bet.

The #3 Mystique of the Internet is that people can use the Internet to find their perfect match faster and easier than they can in real life.