I know other's have had problems with "online" dating so I was skeptical to say the least...I figured I'd try the 7 day free trial thing. I met multiple people and went on a few dates, and then one day in May I got the most unique IM I had ever received. All it said was "howdy", this peaked my interest due to the fact that everyone else that had IMed me had basically said the same thing, "you're pretty", "nice eyes", "what up" etc. I figured I'd talk to this guy, upon our first conversation I discovered that unlike everyone else he had actually read my profile, not just "checked me out". After a couple of weeks of IMing back and forth I decided that he was genuine, and gave him my number when he asked for it. We talked all weekend and when he got back from his vacation, he came to my house and picked me up. It was an instant thing and I knew that I had met the man I will spend the rest of my life with. I met my soul mate on Yahoo personals, and he proposed on 11-04-05 at 12:32:42 PM, on IM, I said yes at 12:35:38 PM because I didn't think he was serious at first!! 3 whole minutes seemed like a lifetime! All I have to say is anything with dating/relationships is hard...but don't give up, the right person is out there, whether on Yahoo Personals, another online site or maybe right next door....good luck to you all and God Bless!