ABC NEWS -- June 16 -- An estimated 40 million Americans use online dating and there are more 1,400+ sites, but some question their safety. Prosecutors say a Philadelphia nursing student was conning women on Match.com. He was convicted this week of assault. Jeffrey Marsalis, 34, pretended to be a doctor, an astronaut and even a spy to lure women. True.com provides background checks. Match gives temporary phone numbers. Intelius.com will conducts dating background checks. FULL ARTICLE @ ABC NEWS
Mark Brooks: The dating industry takes another hit. It's all the dating websites fault! 'Online dating's not safe.' Sigh! Unfortunately, with 40 million people using these sites, statistically speaking, there should be several rapes and a couple of murders every day. Internet dating improves over real world dating. But, the industry can do more. Let's take this into the comments section... Your comments please...